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it had an affiliation with the Exe-Calibre Dragon Boat Club. Wraysbury
Dragons has fielded a number of international Dragon boat athletes in all age classes from Juniors through to "Grand Dragons" (50+). The club regularly represent at the BDA National League, Club Crew World and European Championships. In past and present, the club has sent numerous athletes to represent Great Britain at the World and European Dragon Boat Racing Championships. WSPC is a training base for the GB Grand Dragons and is also used by Junior teams. The youngest international thus far was 12 years old and the oldest over 60.
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The
Wraysbury Dragon Boat Club (now Wraysbury Dragons and Waka Ama), an integral part of WSPC, regularly trains from these premises. Previously it had an affiliation with Bristol Empire Dragons and competed in the British Dragon Boat Racing Association (BDA) National league as Tao Dragons. Similarly
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The club also offers Waka Ama, and outrigger canoe paddlers regularly train on these premises. These paddlers compete in the OC6 boat category which is a 6 paddler outrigger canoe, in long distance races across Great
Britain.
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The club provides support and coaching for all levels from beginner to advanced. WSPC organises a club regatta in
September, Wraysbury and Old Windsor Regatta and the Wraysbury Long Distance event in May. WSPC also hosts
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are traditional, stable wooden boats which are sculled with a pair of blades (oars). Punts are 2 ft and 1 ft (-beam) racing punts. Skiffs are raced at skiff
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The club later moved to accommodation next to
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The club was founded by a group of keen river sports enthusiasts from
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into its activities. The club colours are blue, green and white.
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The club hosts boats for two traditional water sports -
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Assumption, Englefield Green
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293:British Rowing Almanack - All years
149:, Wraysbury and Old Windsor Regatta
166:club founded in 1931 based on the
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939:Staines Sailing Club, Egham Hythe
304:One Hundred Years of Skiff Racing
107:Wraysbury/Runnymede Reach (above
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156:Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club
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19:Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club
898:16 nationally registered venues
237:The club has also incorporated
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1028:Organisations based in Surrey
885:Englefield Green Cricket Club
631:Sir William Perkins's School
336:The Skiff Racing Association
306:British Rowing Almanack 2001
180:the borough of the same name
174:– between the rest of
983:Places listed are articles
560:St Peter's Church, Chertsey
268:Dragon Boating and Waka Ama
210:run under the rules of the
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875:Chertsey Cricket Club
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158:(WSPC) is an English
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601:Chertsey High School
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232:Henley Royal Regatta
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606:Jubilee High School
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70:0°32′56.9″W
57:Coordinates
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390:Addlestone
281:References
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733:Buildings
679:Longcross
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411:Chertsey
243:waka ama
208:regattas
196:Skiffing
42:Location
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302:G Dear
249:History
200:Punting
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119:Founded
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