Gallery 2026

What a busy day we had.

The largest number of teams EVER to take part in one of our Dragon Boat Events.

Thank you so much to all 39 teams for supporting us this year.

The day really does put the FUN into fundraising.

Well done everybody.

And it’s an honourable mention for IJS Installations Sponsored Breaks Boys for claiming the top spot and all the bragging rights by winning the Grand Final.

The day’s honours are theirs.

And in the Minor Final- a big round of applause to one of the Smile for Joel teams- Wood Green Academy – WGA Elite. Well done.

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Supreme Champions- IJS Installations SB Boys who also took the Fastest Time of the Day Award.

Runners up the Crafty Pigeons

And third place to Mid-Counties Co-op Boat 1

And the Minor Final Medals Go To….

1st Smile for Joel Team 5-WGA Elite

2nd Energia in Motion

3rd Fairstone West Midlands

And Now…..Some Special Awards

Joint Best Dressed Team of the Day- the Valhalla Vikings

Joint Best Dressed Team of the Day- the Aspen Dragons

The Smile for Joel Award – DK Running Club and How to Drown Your Dragon- A Taste of Victory

The NHS Team of the Day- Genting Casino

Most Likely to Sink a Battleship Award-the Biggest Splashers- Thompson Lock Stock and Two Smoking Oars

Best First Time Paddlers Award- Thompson Lock Stock and Two Smoking Oars

Most Enthusiastic Team Award- Tough Enough to Care Team 2

The Most Chaotic Paddlers -Awarded to Phoenix Netball Club for what we will just call a rather cheeky startline infringement teehee

And now some photos from throughout the day.

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