Membership

This page is for registration of new and returning non-voting Members of USDBF. Members in good standing are able to access their digital ID card via this page. Plastic ID cards are no longer necessary for proof of membership.  BEGINNING IN 2025, ANNUAL DUES FOR NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS WILL BE $40.  **Select from options at the bottom of this page**

Your membership helps support the operation and growth of dragon boat in the United States.

Membership is required for:

• Participants of Team USA, including athletes trying out for the teams, selected athletes, coaches, and support personnel (team managers, etc.)
  • Note: you must be a paid USDBF member before attending any training camps, clinics, time trials, or other Team USA events
• Athletes, coaches, and support personnel who participate in any Club Crew Championships (CCNC, PACCC, CCWC)
  • Note: for Club Crew Championships, you must also be a member of a club in good standing of your regional dragon boat organization (PDBA, ADBA, ERDBA, or SRDBA).
• USDBF board members, officers, directors, committee members
• USDBF race officials

Athletes at all levels of competition are also encouraged to support your local region through participation in a member club or through individual region membership.

USDBF membership is effective through the end of the calendar year.  

• Beginning January 1, 2025, Regular Membership fees for new and returning members will be: $40 per year
  (if you join as a new member before Jan 1, 2025, you will be charged $55 and your membership will expire Dec 31, 2024.)
• Membership fee for all YOUTH (24 years and under): $25 per year.
• Membership fees are non-refundable. 

Mailing address for checks:

USDBF
PO Box 477
Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0477