Events
The IDBF has organised World Nations Dragon Boat Racing Championships (WDBRC) for Representative National or Territorial teams every two years since 1995. In between the National Championship years, IDBF organises Club Crew World Championships (CCWC) for the world's top club-based crews. Due to the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the Shanghai festival was moved to Poznan, Poland. Shanghai were awarded an extra sanctioned Nationals race the following year.
In 2005 the IDBF introduced a Corporate and Community World Championships (WCorcom) designed for crews that normally race in Festival Races and aimed at the 'weekend warrior' type of competitor and not the elite International standard or serious Club Crew competitors.
In 2006 under the patronage of the IDBF, the 1st World Championships for Breast Cancer Survivors - the 'Pink Paddlers' - were held in Singapore. The 2nd BCS World Championships was held in Miami, Florida, USA in July 2009, in conjunction with the World Corcom Championships
The 2006 CCWC took place at the Western Beaches Watercourse, in Toronto's west end. Spectators and dragon boat fans from across North America – and the world – came out to spend the day on Toronto's beautiful waterfront and cheer on their favourite Dragon Boat crews. Over 2000 competitors took part and the event generated over 2 million dollars Canadian for the local economy.
Both the Asian Dragon Boat Federeation (ADBF) and European Dragon Boat Federation (EDBF) also hold National Team Championships on alternate years to the IDBF National Championships and the EDBF have held Club Crew Championships since 1992.
| Year | Nationals | Host City | Country | Club Crews | Host City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | WDBRC1 | Yueyang | China | |||
| 1996 | CCWC1 | Vancouver | Canada | |||
| 1997 | WDBRC2 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |||
| 1998 | CCWC2 | Wellington | New Zealand | |||
| 1999 | WDBRC3 | Nottingham | United Kingdom | |||
| 2000 | ||||||
| 2001 | WDBRC4 | Philadelphia | United States | |||
| 2002 | CCWC3 | Rome | Italy | |||
| 2003 | WDBRC5 | Poznan | Poland | |||
| 2004 | WDBRC6 | Shanghai | China | CCWC4 | Cape Town | South Africa |
| 2005 | WDBRC7 | Berlin | Germany | |||
| 2006 | CCWC5 | Toronto | Canada | |||
| 2007 | WDBRC8 | Sydney | Australia | |||
| 2008 | CCWC6 | Penang | Malaysia | |||
| 2009 | WDBRC9 | Prague | Czech Republic | |||
| 2010 | CCWC7 | Macau | Macau | |||
| 2011 | WDBRC10 | Tampa Bay | USA | |||
| 2012 | CCWC8 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | |||
| 2013 | WDBRC11 | Szeged | Hungary | |||
| 2014 | CCWC9 | Ravenna | Italy | |||
| 2015 | WDBRC12 | Welland | Canada |
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