Dragon Boat Safety USA

About Dragon Boat Safety USA, LLC.

Mission

Serve the dragon boat community by providing our youth and adults with the knowledge resources, training, and decision tools needed to keep our paddlers and community free of harm. -Dragon Boat Safety USA, LLC

Safety and Steering Services

DBSUSA offers advanced dragon boat safety training and dragon boat steering training for dragon boat team and club paddlers and leadership. Explore our advanced, self paced, comprehensive training program.

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Planning Services

DBSUSA offers safety consulting services for your team, organization, or event to maintain first tier dragon boat safety. We will develop a safety or emergency management plan or assist you in developing your own for your entity or event. We will also help you develop your own internal safety training program. Contact us for more information.

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Seminar: Life Jackets; ft. Phillip Curry; September 27, 2023

If you have a formal or informal leadership role on your dragon boat team, you know your paddlers will come to you for advice on life jackets. There are many life jacket options and understanding your life jacket from core to shell will help you to choose the best for you, guide your paddlers to choose the best for them, and to ensure those life jackets work reliably into the future. This seminar will take you from the fundamental function and certification of a life jacket through the design and engineering of a life jacket.

Guest Speaker: Phillip Curry, Founder and CEO of Astral Designs, has been designing and manufacturing life jackets for over 20 years and will be our honored guest speaker for this event.

Welcome: All members of the dragon boat community

Date/Time: September 27, 2023, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (PST)

Location: Zoom

Fee: $25 per attendee

Seminar Announcement 2 (dragonboatsafetyusa.com)

Topics:

Life Jacket Functions
Understanding the Label and Type
Regulations for Use
Longevity
Form and Function
Design and Construction
Life Jacket Testing

Testimonials

Our team chose Dragon Boat Safety USA Safety Training Course to provide group training for our seasoned steerers and steering candidates. Thaddeus' experience and commitment to the sport are apparent through his targeted curriculum and engagement with the participants. He hits all the necessary disciplines a seasoned or novice steersperson must take to heart as they take the helm and lead their team's safety culture and program. The 4 hours course is a small investment in time for the knowledge and insight you will gain into safe dragon boat practices! - Petra, Alameda Dragon Flyers

The dragon boat safety training with DBSUSA was a great learning experience. The session was engaging and the instructor did a great job walking us through a well-organized lesson plan. I left with more confidence as a steersman and a higher awareness on the boat to keep my crew safe. - Vincent, KP Dragons

Oyster Point Dragons has always appreciated Thaddeus Hunt and his longstanding commitment to safety and steering education for the Dragon Boat community. Recently, we were able to hire him through his company, Dragon Boat Safety USA, to complete a comprehensive course in dragon boat safety for a group of our members interested in steering our boats. This session was perfect for all ages as we have both teenagers and adults interested in steering our boats.

Some of us have taken his steersperson training course before, but still learn so much each time we participate. He takes the time to impress on his students that steering is a major responsibility with the potential for disastrous circumstances if not taken seriously. He goes step by step through all the risks associated with being on the water and then helps everyone become comfortable with ways to help mitigate those risks. We highly recommend every member of the Dragon Boat community complete this training but it is essential for any steersperson or leader of a Dragon Boat team. - Tiffany, Oyster Point Dragons