Form a seventeen-strong crew and hop aboard one of these impressive 40ft-long boats in a mission to become this September’s champion of the Interfirm Dragon Boat Challenge. In a thrilling race from the iconic R&H Hall to Cork’s Lapp’s Quay, four of these colourful dragon boats, each with a drummer aboard, will sprint against each other over a distance of 250m. In a series of exciting heats, semi-finals and then a final, 16 companies from all over Cork will compete for the coveted Dragon Boat Challenge Trophy. The Dragon’s Roar trophy will also be up for grabs on the day. Psyche out the competition with your best team chant, battle cry, haka or roar and win a trophy for your efforts. Sign up now and let the fun begin!
Originally practiced in China over the past 2,000 years, dragon boating has rapidly spread throughout the world, from Hong Kong to Vancouver to Cambridge and to Cork - with hundreds of thousands of participants in Europe and the Americas alone. To date Meitheal Mara has organised three hugely successful Dragon Boat Challenges attracting capacity numbers across the board. This September we're back due to popular demand and look forward to another great day out on the river.
In addition to you and your teammates getting the chance to race these unique boats, this event will also be supporting local charity Meitheal Mara, a community boatyard and nationally-accredited training centre in the heart of Cork city. Meitheal Mara is dedicated to promoting and fostering maritime culture and traditional skills through currach and wooden boat building, as well as woodwork and seamanship as the means to help groups of people and individuals to learn, progress and develop. As a registered charity (CHY 12929), your contribution towards this event is tax-deductible and an ideal opportunity to demonstrate your company’s support.
We hope that you will come on board for the 4th Interfirm Dragon Boat Challenge and look forward to hearing from you. Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Clare: projects@meithealmara.ie | 021 4847673. As this is a hugely popular event places are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. We advise companies to contact us as soon as possible to register their interest.
