CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Enter now for the Construction Industry Dragon Boat Challenge 2024!

Once we receive your entry we will send you an email with a payment link for card payment (transaction charge 2%), an invoice for a bank transfer or you can send us a cheque for the right amount (Please specify how you are going to pay on the entry form). You can also pay by card directly via the online entry form. Once the payment is received, we will send you an acknowledgement email with a confirmation of entry and further information on the event*.

If you are the assigned Crew Manager, we will be contacting you with any new information related to the event.

*Please note that your entry is not confirmed until you've received an acknowledgment email.

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Entry Levels

Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. No refunds will be given once an entry has been accepted and there can be no refund if the Festival or racing has to be cancelled due to conditions outside the control of NewWave Events. 

Note: There is a minimum fundraising amount of £300 per entry (all entries go towards this). All funds raised are for our charity partner, CRASH.

Standard crew - £1,250 + vat plus £200 CRASH donation (£1,700.00)

• High class venue and facilities
• Qualified helms, dragon boats and racing equipment
• At least 2 races per crew
• Speciality BBQ
• Bankside entertainments
• Printed and online souvenir programme accessible via QR code
• Prizes for the top three crews, the best mixed crew (minimum five women), the highest placed platinum crew and the crew raising the most money for CRASH
• £200 donation to CRASH
• All full-resolution photographs from the day available digitally

CRASH Premier crew - £1,250 + vat plus £400 CRASH donation (£1,900.00)

• Package includes all the benefits of standard entry, £400 CRASH donation and acknowledgment on the Challenge website, crew managers pack, souvenir programme and results board.

CRASH Platinum crew - £1,850 + vat plus £600 CRASH donation (£2,820.00)

• Package includes all the benefits of standard entry, £600 CRASH donation, company logo on each side of one dragon boat, half page advert in the printed and online souvenir programme and acknowledgment on the Challenge website, crew managers pack, souvenir programme, results board and commentary. The highest placed Platinum crew receives a magnum of champagne courtesy of CRASH.

CRASH Charity

Tel: 020 8742 0717 Visit: www.crash.org.uk Facebook/crash.charity/ Twitter@CRASHcharity Linkedin CRASH Charity Reg charity no: 1054107

CRASH is the UK construction industry’s charity that helps homelessness charities and hospices with their vital construction projects. CRASH’s work is about creating buildings for vulnerable people that you would want for yourself or the people you love.  Well designed and expertly built environments have a positive effect on how we all feel and behave. This is especially true for people who are homeless, and children and adults with life-limiting illness. By taking part in this event, you will help to construct places that care for people when they’re most in need.

For more information, please visit crash.org.uk or contact info@crash.org.uk

Registered Charity No. 1054107

How can you help?

In addition to your entry fee donation, each team should aim to raise £300 and continue to help people who are homeless, or those receiving specialist care in a hospice, by transforming the buildings they need. You can set you an online fundraising page for your team at www.justgiving.org.uk/crash. Your company may have a match funding scheme to double donations raised! The crew that raises the most in aid of CRASH will win the CRASH ‘Top Fundraiser’ trophy and a team prize. All forms with evidence of sponsorship money raised must be handed to the CRASH representatives before 4pm on the event day.

‘’CRASH is excited to partner with NewWave Events and media partner Building for The Construction Industry Dragon Boat Challenge 2024, bringing together 40 teams from across the industry to support our work with homelessness charities and hospices! It is a fantastic fundraising event, promoting teamwork, relationship building and good old-fashioned fun. We look forward to seeing returning teams and new faces and our new location in Surrey Docks’’.

Lucie Gillard, Partnerships and Fundraising Manager at CRASH

Building 

Building is construction’s go-to weekly title. Through the magazine, the website building.co.uk, tablet and mobile editions, Building provides an unrivalled combination of news, interviews, analysis and hard industry data. Building is the only title that covers all parts of the construction industry, reaching an audience of contractors, housebuilders, architects, clients and surveyors.

For more information visit www.building.co.uk

BBQ Menu & Order Form

Please download the form below, fill in your details, scan and return to dragonboatevents@newwave-events.co.uk by 13th May 2024 (9am latest)

BBQ Menu and Order Form

Close-up Magician

With a vast repertoire that has been built up over many years performing as a professional magician, Carl uses simple props such as playing cards, coins, sponge balls (for his golden ball routine) and elastic bands. Carl also performs close up mind reading that will leave you stunned and amazed. 

Batak Pro

Challenge your colleagues to the ultimate reaction game whilst waiting for your next race! Batak Pro tests your reaction speeds as you must hit the buttons as they light up as quickly as possible. Who can get the highest score in 30 seconds?

Crew lists are available here

The full race schedule will be available here from Monday 13th May 2024.

Results 2023

Souvenir Programme

Advertise in the souvenir programme and promote your company’s services or products at the construction industry’s premiere team event. With one click of a button your advert can be seen by hundreds of participants and spectators!

• Expected event audience over 600 competitors from the UK construction industry
• A5, full colour printed and online portrait publication.
• Available free to competitors, spectators, media and VIPs via our online portal easily accessible by a QR code.

Sizes and costs width x height

• Full page 148.5 x 210mm = £250 + vat
• Half page 148.5 x 105mm = £150 + vat
• Quarter page 74.25 x 105mm = £100 + vat
• For inside covers add 20% and back cover add 25%

File formats

• Ideally we require a high resolution PDF file with image resolution 300dpi for photos or drawings with scaling no more than 120%
• Fonts should be embedded into the pdf or set to outline in your application
• Safe area - any text or important items should be 3-5mm inside the edge of your document

Order Form 
If you haven't already included it in your online booking form you can fill in a Souvenir Programme Advert Form 2024, fill in your details and send it to us by post at Unit 5 The Old Quarry, Nene Valley Business Park, Oundle, PE8 4HN or scan both documents and send to dragonboatevents@newwave-events.co.uk.

*Platinum entry package includes a half-page advert in our souvenir programme*

Crews comprise of up to 10 paddlers plus a drummer – squads may be larger (max 15 persons). Crews can be mixed, all female or all male and organisations may enter more than one crew. The minimum age is 16 and no previous experience is required. All crew members must be confident in cold water conditions, wearing light clothing and in moving water and compete entirely at their own risk. BDA qualified helms, buoyancy aids and water safety cover are provided by the organisers. All crews accepted for entry must abide with the competition rules and entry details on this website. Each crew is guaranteed a minimum of 2 races (subject to conditions).

The Crew Manager will receive a full Crew Managers Information Pack following email confirmation of payment for the event.

2023 Photos from the day

Photos from the day will be available to view and download for free in full-resolution after the Construction Industry Dragon Boat Challenge. Link to follow...

Please share them on your social media and tag NewWave Events and challenge partners 🙂 

#constructionindustry #dragonboatchallenge

*Please note, participants and spectators must acknowledge the fact this event is in the public arena and therefore by entering the venue, this may result in the recording of his/her image.

Our photographer for The Construction Industry Dragon Boat Challenge 2024 is the award winning Magdalena Sienicka.  

Address: Surrey Docks Fitness & Water Sports Centre, Rope Street, London, SE16 7SX

Parking is not available at the venue so please travel by bus, train/tube or bike.

WHAT TIME CAN WE ARRIVE AT THE VENUE?
The Crew Managers Meeting begins at 13:00 but crews can arrive at the centre from 12:00. Every crew MUST be represented at the crew managers meeting but the remaining crew members can arrive later as long as they are on site at least 1 hour before their first scheduled race.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO BRING ON THE DAY?
We recommend you bring a refillable water bottle to stay hydrated, sun cream in case of hot weather and a sun hat. We also suggest you bring a change of clothes too as you may get wet from splashes when paddling.

If you are the crew manager, please also bring your signed risk forms for your team.

Other than that you just need a bit of determination and team spirit!

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?
On the day of the event we recommend you wear comfortable sports clothing and trainers or strap on shoes. Flip flops are strictly NOT allowed. 

Rain coats and/or hats and sunglasses may also be a good idea depending on the weather!