What crew categories and divisions are there?

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Dragon Boat Canada's Rules of Racing (January 2026 Edition) cover DBC-sanctioned events: the Canadian Dragon Boat Championships, Race Off Regattas, Race Series Regattas and festivals. Crews race in three divisions.

Division I (all racers are DBC members through a single member club), each offered as Open, Women and Mixed where listed:

Premier
Junior B (16 and younger) and Junior A (18 and younger)
24 and Under, post-secondary (24U-PS)
Senior A (39+), Senior B (Grand Dragon, 49+), Senior C (Great Grand Dragon, 59+), Senior D (69+)
Breast Cancer Paddler (BCP) Open and All Cancer Survivor (ACP) Open
PD1 Open and PD2 Open (Para)

Division II: Mixed and Women, no age restrictions, with a maximum of four Division I paddlers.

Division III: Mixed and Women, no age restrictions.

Standard boats and small boats or small crews both race. Race distances at DBC events can be 200 (250), 500, 1000 and 2000 metres, and other distances may be added with DBC approval.

Source: Rules of Racing, January 2026 Edition, rules 1.1, 5.2, 6.2.