Welcome to NCAWPA!
Home of the DC Dragons, NCA Outrigger, and GoPink!DC
We are NCAWPA, a non-profit organization that is the home of three established DC paddling teams, the DC Dragons (15+ Years as DC's premier Dragonboat club), the National Capital Area (NCA) Outrigger Club (who has been competing and training Outrigger newbies for over 10 years), GoPink!DC (the premier DC women's Breast Cancer Survivor Dragonboat team), and the DC Youth Dragonboat team.
We stand strong at over 80 members, and have trained and introduced a few thousand paddlers to DB and OC over the course of the last decade. Our organization's purpose is to introduce the community to paddlesports, while at the same time competing in races across the East Coast, across the United States, and even the world. Beyond paddling, our organization is very involved in the community, volunteering in a variety of ways including: Youth sports days, Earth Day Cleanup, Anacostia Waterfront cleanup, while also training a few hundred paddlers to participate in the Washington, DC Dragonboat festival.
We are actively looking for those interested in trying Dragonboating and/or Outrigging, as we bring new novices into the boats weekly. Come on down!!!
What's New
2011 Mini-Mental Outrigger OC 1/2 race Results
Thanks to everyone who came out to race with us at the 2010 Mini-Mental! The official results are now available. See you again next year!
NEW BOATHOUSE LOCATION
We've Moved! Because of the 11th St. Bridge construction, NCAWPA is now located at a new boathouse, at 1900 M St. SE, Washington DC, 20003. For a map and directions, see our Location page.
ALL practices and events will be held at the new boathouse.
Dragon Boat F.A.Q.
Not familiar with Dragon Boating? Want to learn more about the club, the sport, and the DC Dragons team? All these questions and more are answered on our handy new FAQ.
Past Events
2011 Washington Monumental Outrigger Canoe RaceJune 18. Come out and join National Capital Area Outrigger Canoe Club for a day of racing, food, 'ohana and aloha! Held at the Anacostia Community Boathouse. 2011 Monumental Results.
Washington Mini-Mental Outrigger Canoe Race
Saturday, September 24. Join NCAWPA and NCA Outrigger for a day of 8-mile races!
| OC-1 Women’s | 8:30 am |
| OC-2 Women’s | 8:30 am |
| OC-1 Men’s | 10:00 am |
| OC-1 Men’s | 10:00 am |
| OC-2 Mixed | 10:00 am |