Hospital Teams - Sydney only information

The Hospital Team training date will be advised nearer to the date and training timeslots for hospital teams can be booked as soon as your team's registration donation reaches $2,000.

Any queries should be addressed to regatta@dragonsabreast.org.au.

Training times will be ON WATER times - so paddlers will need to arrive 30 minutes prior in order to arrange paperwork, paddles, PFDs, seating and loading the boat.

Should any team desire additional training sessions, these can be arranged at cost.

Safety Requirements

Due to safe boat handling requirements (the boats weigh 250kg each) training sessions may not proceed with fewer than 16 team members present.

For safety reasons all paddlers are required to attend their team's training session . 

Time and Weather

Paddlers should allow approx 2.5 hours for the whole session. Training sessions will proceed in all weather conditions except lightning and gale force winds.  As weather conditions are always changeable, please attend the venue as scheduled - often unpromising conditions dissipate and training can proceed as planned.

What to Wear/Bring to Training

• comfortable clothes that can get wet (not jeans)
• non-slip shoes that can get wet (crocs, old sneakers - not thongs)
• rain slicker if it's cool, wet or windy
• sunglasses or spectacles to keep salt water splashes out of eyes
• a bottle of water to drink in the boat (not glass)
• dry clothes and shoes to change into afterwards if need be

• we will lend you paddles (and PFDs if necessary).

Where to Be:

The paddling venue is directly under the ANZAC Bridge at Pyrmont. Please be sure to arrive on time and ready to paddle - and preferably not in a car as parking is limited, both at the site and on-street (watch the parking meters).

By Public Transport: Catch the light rail from Central Station and alight at the Sydney Fish Market. From there it is just a short walk towards the ANZAC Bridge along Bank Street, Pyrmont. Continue towards the bridge pylon, past the turnoff to the Fish Market parking lot until you come to a gate to a large open area on your left with a cyclone wire fence.

By Car: Follow the signs to the Sydney Fish Market and you will find yourself on Bank St Pyrmont. Continue along Bank St towards the ANZAC Bridge pylon, past the turnoff to the Sydney Fish Market parking lot until you come to the gate mentioned above.

We strongly recommend car pooling!