What age limits apply to Junior, 24 and Under, Senior and survivor categories?

Q: What age limits apply to Junior, 24 and Under, Senior and survivor categories?

All ages are as at December 31 of the given year. Junior B: all paddlers and the drummer 16 or younger. Junior A: all paddlers and the drummer 18 or younger. 24 and Under (PS): all racers 24 or younger. Alternatively, any number of paddlers, the steersperson and the drummer may be registered full-time post-secondary students (fall and/or winter terms of the prior academic year) from a single academic institution. Those crews must be a member crew of a DBC registered club, be an affiliate student group or club at a Canadian university, college or CEGEP as at April 1, and bring printed proof of enrolment for each athlete. Senior A: steersperson and all paddlers 39 or older. Senior B (Grand Dragon): paddlers 49 or older, steersperson 39 or older. Senior C (Great Grand Dragon): paddlers 59 or older, steersperson 49 or older. Senior D: paddlers 69 or older, steersperson 59 or older. Breast Cancer Paddler (BCP): all racers (any gender) must be breast cancer survivors, and all crew 18 or older. All Cancer Survivor (ACP): all racers diagnosed with any form of cancer, and all crew 18 or older. A release form from the registered club must go to the Chief Official before the event. PD1 and PD2 (Para): all crew members 12 or older, with a sighted drummer and steersperson. PD1 paddlers must all be Para paddlers. In PD2 the number of non-Para paddlers may equal but not exceed the number of Para paddlers. No age restrictions: Premier Open, Division II and Division III. Source: Rules of Racing, January 2026 Edition, rule 6.2.

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All ages are as at December 31 of the given year.

Junior B: all paddlers and the drummer 16 or younger.
Junior A: all paddlers and the drummer 18 or younger.
24 and Under (PS): all racers 24 or younger. Alternatively, any number of paddlers, the steersperson and the drummer may be registered full-time post-secondary students (fall and/or winter terms of the prior academic year) from a single academic institution. Those crews must be a member crew of a DBC registered club, be an affiliate student group or club at a Canadian university, college or CEGEP as at April 1, and bring printed proof of enrolment for each athlete.
Senior A: steersperson and all paddlers 39 or older.
Senior B (Grand Dragon): paddlers 49 or older, steersperson 39 or older.
Senior C (Great Grand Dragon): paddlers 59 or older, steersperson 49 or older.
Senior D: paddlers 69 or older, steersperson 59 or older.
Breast Cancer Paddler (BCP): all racers (any gender) must be breast cancer survivors, and all crew 18 or older. All Cancer Survivor (ACP): all racers diagnosed with any form of cancer, and all crew 18 or older. A release form from the registered club must go to the Chief Official before the event.
PD1 and PD2 (Para): all crew members 12 or older, with a sighted drummer and steersperson. PD1 paddlers must all be Para paddlers. In PD2 the number of non-Para paddlers may equal but not exceed the number of Para paddlers.
No age restrictions: Premier Open, Division II and Division III.

Source: Rules of Racing, January 2026 Edition, rule 6.2.