My Dragon Boat

My Dragon Boat is the all-in-one app for dragon boat paddlers – whether you're a coach or an athlete. Manage your
team, plan training sessions, optimize your boat crew, and track your sessions with GPS.

TEAM MANAGEMENT
• Create your team and invite members with an invite code
• Manage paddlers, drummers, and steerers with multiple positions
• Roles: Admin, Coach, and Athlete with differentiated permissions
• Create up to 2 teams per user for free, join additional teams without limit via invite code
• Profile photo, weight (optionally hidden), paddle side, and gender

BOAT CREW PLANNING
• Drag & drop seating plan for 10-bench (22 seats) and 5-bench (12 seats)
• Automatic weight analysis with center of gravity calculation
• Left/right and front/back balance at a glance
• Separate crew lineup per regatta and category
• Focus mode for expanded planning view
• Mark stroke paddlers – they show a badge in the team list and boat lineup

TRAINING PLANNING
• Create training sessions with time, location, and type (water, gym, ergometer, running)
• Create events (e.g. team night, training camp) – single or multi-day, with RSVP and reminder
• Recurring trainings (weekly, with end date)
• RSVP system with configurable deadlines
• Quick access to pending responses from the home screen
• Calendar view (month, 2 weeks, week) with filter options
• Cancel, reactivate or share training details

GPS TRACKING
• Live map with route recording during training
• Speed, pace, distance in real time
• Heart rate integration via Apple Health / Health Connect
• Background tracking – leave the app while recording
• Detailed analysis: speed chart, km splits, top speed, heart rate timeline
• Workout import from Apple Watch (rowing, paddling, water sports)
• Stroke rate tool: manual tap-based stroke frequency measurement
• Switch units between kilometers and miles

REGATTA MANAGEMENT
• Single-day and multi-day regattas with date ranges
• Categories: 100m to 2000m, long distance, short distance + custom categories
• Map preview with navigation to the venue
• RSVP per regatta or per day for multi-day events
• Multiple races per regatta, each with its own boat crew

ABSENCES
• Report sick, vacation, or inactive – with optional end date
• Absent members are automatically shown as "Declined"
• Coaches can override absences when needed

COMMUNICATION
• Team chat and private 1:1 messages between members
• Regatta chat: a dedicated chat per event to coordinate with everyone attending (meeting point, carpools, schedule)
• Push notifications for new trainings, regattas, and chat messages
• Training reminder 6h before start
• Granular settings: each notification type individually toggleable
• Notifications automatically in the recipient's language

PADDLER EXCHANGE
• Search or offer paddlers, drummers, and steerers for regattas
• Specify performance level (Fun, Fun-Sport, Sport, Competitive)
• Filter by position, date range, and location
• Integrated chat for direct contact

MODERATION & SAFETY
• Report messages and posts (spam, harassment, inappropriate content)
• Block users – their messages and posts are hidden from you
• Quick review by provider within 24 hours

STATISTICS & EXPORT
• Attendance statistics now visible to all team members (previously coaches/admins only)
• Training overview with total kilometers and hours
• Participation rates per athlete (sortable, filterable)
• Export as PDF, CSV or GPX (with heart rate)
• Share or print GPS routes and analyses as image

SIGN-IN & PRIVACY
• Sign in with Apple, Google or email & password
• Email verification on registration
• GDPR compliant – all data deletable, account fully deletable anytime

Available in 7 languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Polish.

Developed by a dragon boat paddler for dragon boat paddlers.