'World Cup' themed racing

• Clubs are invited to enter a ‘fixed mixed’ team of up to 28 paddlers (including sweeps, drummers and emergencies) in an age category – Premier, Senior (40-54) or Senior (55+)
• Composite crews are also permitted from across clubs, states or countries (they can be outriggers, kayakers – as long as they can be covered for insurance, using a Dragon Pass or being a paid-up member of a dragon boating club affiliated with AusDBF
• As this is a World Cup style event numbers per category are limited.
• As in 2021, some flexibility will be available enabling some ‘out of age’ participation in the Senior age categories, using the Victorian by-laws. Our goal is to make it easier to build teams, increase participation and improve the quality of racing
• All paddlers must be entered on their team list at the start of the competition. The crew list remains the same over the three days
• Teams compete in both Mixed 20's and Open and Womens 10's crews in races across four distances - 100m, 200m relay, 500m and 1km pursuit race
• Points are awarded to every team in each race based on their times. The Southern Cross Cup winner in each category is based on the team with the most points over their four race categories.