Despite the weather putting a damper on the weekend, many companies and organisations will the braving the weather to race against each other in the Tauranga 10 Up regatta.

This year's annual Tauranga 10 Up regatta is a fun-day that encourages healthy competition for beginners, where people dress up and race other businesses, organisations and schools in a dragon boat at The Lakes.

The community event will see 36 teams from the ages of 15-75 in male, female, mixed, school and breast cancer teams.

In the teams there will be 10 paddlers, a caller to pump up the team during the race, and a sweep that steers the boat.

Event organiser and dragon boat Boobops member Barbara Rundle says the regatta is a great team building exercise and helps grow interest in the sport.

'Due to recent growth within the club, we are investing in two new 10-person boats using the proceeds from the regatta, some generous donations and also grants from TECT and Lion Foundation.”

She says usually the dragon boats are for 20 people, but the club found that 10-person boats have become more popular in recent years and are easier to handle.

'Some of the corporates who have entered are challenging other corporations to create a bit of competition.

'The teams wear some outrageous costumes, everything from leis to pirate outfits.”

The teams competing in the race have the opportunity to win spot prizes and trophies on the day.

'Every team is going to get 11 vouchers to be given out to the team when they arrive, so everyone gets something.”

The Tauranga 10 Up regatta will be held on October 28 from 8am-5pm on Lake Taurikura, The Lakes, Tauriko.

On the day there will also be coffee carts, a sausage sizzle, raffles and live entertainment.

All proceeds will go towards two new 10-man boats for the Bay of Plenty Dragon Boat Club.

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