About cyl

The Chinese Youth League (CYL) of Australia Inc. is a non-profit community organisation based in Sydney, Australia. One of its aims is to bring Chinese culture to the wider Australian community, and dragon boating is one activity it organises to do this.

Dragon boating provides a unique sporting experience with a cultural history going back 2,000 years. It is a team sport that both men and women can participate in and compete side by side.

Our mission

CYL is a dragon boat team dedicated to enriching the lives of our members and to growing the sport in our community.

Our History

The CYL Dragon Boat team has been competing since the first dragon boat races in Sydney back in 1984. During this time, the crews have developed, grown, chopped and changed, and morphed into many different forms. We currently have a fantastic bunch of paddlers who like to be competitive, but party pretty hard when we're not on the water!

Get Involved

So if you're thinking about giving dragon boating a try, then just take the plunge and contact us! It's a great way to get fit and make new friends. Many of our paddlers help out with the other community activities run by CYL, so c'mon out and give dragon boating a go!