Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club
Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club
Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama entered three W6 and two W12 (outrigger) crews at the 2026 International Va’a Federation World Sprints held in Singapore. Marina Bay provided a spectacular race venue with a backdrop of international banks’ skyscraper offices. Our crews battled against the very best W6 and W12 crews…
The first 2025/26 HWS race was attended by 11 dragon boat crews and 9 waka ama (outrigger) crews. The race took place in ideal river conditions, with the forecast rain holding off. Our waka ama entered as a Mixed crew, ie three men and three women, and completed the 12kms…
Holme Pierrepont, the regatta site near Nottingham, hosted a record number of dragon boat clubs for the 2025 BDA National Championships. The paddlers encountered various weather conditions over the two days of hard, competitive, but friendly, racing. Once again, Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama had a very successful Nationals Championships,…
WSPC is celebrating 50 years at Runnymede. We are having a Sponsored (River) Marathon from Henley to the WSPC clubhouse at Runnymede, on Saturday 30th August, involving skiffs, a dragon boat, and the 6-man outrigger canoe. The Marathon will be a challenge for all the boats taking part, and everyone involved is hoping to…
Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama, the paddling section of WSPC, continues its proud history of its paddlers representing Great Britain in dragon boat racing, with 30 WSPC members being selected for the 2025 World Nations Championships held in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, which was the largest World Nations Championships…
Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama recently raced at the 6th Barcelona Dragon Boat Festival, held at the kayak venue used for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The 500m racing was in standard dragon boats and the 200m racing was in small dragon boats. By using paddlers in multiple crews, we entered the following crews :…
Glorious Spring sunshine and friendly river conditions welcomed the five dragon boat crews and seven waka ama (outrigger) crews attending the Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama annual long distance race. After little racing over the previous few months due to adverse river conditions, the event was eagerly supported by local dragon boat and…
Some members of Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama had an awesome time touring New Zealand early in 2025, visiting the amazing sights and meeting the wonderful people there. Whilst there, these Wraysbury paddlers took part in two waka ama events. The first event was the highly prestigious annual NZ Waka Ama National Sprints…
Early in September, Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama competed at the 2024 World Club Crew Championships in Ravenna, Italy. With almost 6,000 athletes from 30 countries and 163 clubs, the racing was at a very high standard and super competitive. With almost 1,200 athletes, the Canadian clubs proved dominant throughout the…
Thirty three members of Wraysbury Dragons & Waka Ama, the paddling section of WSPC, represented Great Britain at the 2024 European Nations Championships held in Racice, Czech Republic. Wraysbury had paddlers competing in all the categories – Premier, Senior A, Senior B and Senior C, and returned home with 4 Gold, 5…