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1. Place: Jia Ling river, He Chuan, Chong Qing Province of China. Chong
Qing is the fourth municipality directly under the Central Government. It is
the joint of Jia Ling river, Qu river and Fu river. It controls the North
Chuan river and road transport, and has rich water resource and long
historical and cultural tradition. He Chuan once was an important city of
Shu during the historical period, Three-Kingdoms. It ensures the safety of
the Si Chuan Plain. He Chuan is called “the place god broke his whip”
“Oriental Mecca”, the Fishing-City has rich relics.
2. Time: Jun. 8. 2008
(Chinese Dragon Boat Festival)
3. Events: Open group standard Dragon Boat 500m, 800m Straight way race.
4. Schedule
(1) Register on Jun. 6.
(2) Adjusting to racing place and hold the technical meeting.
(3) Have the opening ceremony of National Dragon Boat Month and have the
500m straight way race in the morning of Jun. 8. Have the 800m straight way
race and awarding ritual in the afternoon. Have the send-off banquet and
awarding ritual of finals in the evening.
(4) Departure on Jun. 9.
(5) Provide the groups free accommodations and local transportation in
Chong Qing He Chuan from Jun. 3 to Jun 6 (4 days and 3 nights). Be in charge
of the free transportation in Chong Qing (airport, station or bus station).
(6) If foreign race groups keep on take part in next tournament held by
Chinese Dragon Boat Association, we are going to provide the free
transportation from He Chuan to Guang Xi Nan Ning.
Ⅳ. 5th Nanning China International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament
1. Place: South Lake Park, Nan Ning City Guang Xi China. Historically
called Yong Zhou, Nan Ning is green in throughout the year. It is the
capital of Guang Xi Zhuang autonomous region, the homeland of red beans. Its
rich tourist resource and convenient transportation ensures the
participants’ travel plan after the race. It is 7-hour railroad to Gui Lin,
and 2-hour road to Bei Hai. The minorities, including Zhuang, Yao, Dong, Mu
Lao, etc, who lives here for generations, have colorful national traditions,
melodious folk songs, rich national festivals, and villages of Zhuang, Yao
and Miao, which can be visited and stayed. All of these attract people all
around the world.
2. Time: 2008 Jun. 13 to 15.
3. Items: Standard Dragon Boat 500m, 800m straight way race.
12 people Dragon Boat 250m, 500m straight way race.
4. Schedule
(1) Register on Jun. 11.
(2) Adjusting to racing place on Jun.12 and hold the technical meeting.
(3) Hold the opening ceremony, and have the standard Dragon Boat 800m
straight Way race on Jun. 13.
(4) Have the standard Dragon Boat and 12-people Dragon Boat 500m straight
way race on Jun. 14.
(5) During the day have the standard Dragon Boat and 12-people Dragon
Boat 250m straight way race on Jun. 15. Have the send-off banquet in the
evening.
(6) Departure on Jun. 16.
5.Provide the groups free accommodations and local transportation in Nan
Ning from Jun. 11to Jun 16 (6 days and 5 nights). Be in charge of the free
transportation in Nan Ning (airport, station or bus station).
The above tournaments provide prizes. Welcome Dragon Boat friends from
all over the world to join the tournaments held by Chinese Dragon Boat
Association in Yangtze river and Zhu Jiang river valley.
If you have interest in the above tournaments, please ask for the related
information from Chinese Dragon Boat Association.
Contact us: Li Wenyong, Qin Yi.
Tel: +86-10-67128832 / 87182890
Fax：+86-10-67133577.
Email: cdbadragon@126.com
Homepage:
http://dragonboat.sport.org.cn/
Chinese Dragon Boat Association
国 际 龙 舟 联 合 会
INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION
www.idbf.org
‘The World Governing Body of Dragon Boat Sport'
Member General Association of International Sports Federations
Dear Friends,
Please find attached your copy of DBI No
15 - Spring 2008 Edition. Feel free to redistribute it by email or on
your web sites as you see fit.
You can also download the PDF of DBI's sister magazine Dragon Boat World
International (DBWI) at www.dragonboatnet.com for even more information,
pictures and articles on Dragon Boating and Outrigger racing too.
With best wishes,
Mike Haslam
07/05/2008
IDBF News Letter 2008
IDBF Calendar 2008
Dragonboat Sports 07
PRESS RELEASE:
WORLD DRAGON BOAT RACING CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO
TAMPA
BAY IN 2011
Tampa Bay & Company
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Suite 2100
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
October 2, 2007
Travis Claytor
at 813-342-4052
TAMPA, FL
– The International Dragon Boat
Federation (IDBF) has selected
Tampa
Bay to
host the 2011 IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championship. The event is
scheduled to take place in August of 2011 on Seddon Channel in downtown
Tampa.
This
event, held once every two years, is scheduled to provide approximately
15,000
room
nights for Tampa Bay.
As many as 6,000 participants from up to 55 countries will
participate in the event, for an estimated economic impact of $24.3 million.
Members
of the Local Organizing Committee, which include representatives from
Tampa
Bay & Company, the Tampa Bay Dragon Boat Institute, and the
United States
Dragon
Boat Federation, recently traveled to
Penrith, Australia
to present the United
States'
bid for the 2011 Championship.
Although the bid was put forth but the
USA,
Tampa Bay
was selected as the USA
bid
city in
2006, and competed against countries such as
China
and Canada
to host the
Championship. Previous Championship sites include
Australia
(2007); Germany
(2005);
China
(2003); Philadelphia, Pa.
(2001); England
(1999); and Hong Kong
(1997).
Originating in Southern China
more than 2,000 years ago, dragon boat racing started
gathering interest in the western world in the 1970s. Today, dragon boat
racing is one
of the
fastest growing athletic events in the World. Currently, the
Tampa Bay
International Dragon Boat Races are held on the Garrison Channel in downtown
Tampa
every
April.
For
more event information, log on to www.idbf.org or www.usdbf.com. Media
contact
is
Travis Claytor,
communications manger for Tampa Bay & Company, at 813-342-4052
or
TClaytor@VisitTampaBay.com.
Tampa Bay & Company is an
independent, non-profit membership organization created to serve and attract
visitors to
Tampa Bay in
an effort to create
"Economic Development Through Tourism." Tampa Bay & Company is funded, in
part, by the Hillsborough
County Board
of County Commissioners/Tourist Development Council.
July 2007
The World Corporate & Community Championships at the Welland National
Flatwater Course is full steam ahead.
The Cental Region Club Crew Championships that was being marketed in
conflict with WCORCOM has been canceled from the Welland National Flatwater
Course.
We would like to invite all teams to participate at the
World Corporate & Community Dragonboat Championships
This top team building sport event is open to both new and experienced Teams
http://www.wcorcom.com
Date 28-29 of July 2007
Location: Welland National Flatwater Course, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
(One of the best water courses in North America)
· Awesome racing:
· IDBF Officials
· Held starts
· Video finish
· Video of the event
· On some of the best racing water in the world
· Lots of medal opportunities for all teams
· Beautifully designed medals
· Live Entertainment on site both days
· Beer Tent
· Tourism opportunities being only minutes to Niagara Fall.
· Quality & affordable accommodation 5 minutes from the race site.
There are some great plans in the works for BCS Teams:
· A ceremony to remember those who have passed on
· Beautifully designed medals for BCS Division.
· Stand alone clip of the Breast Cancer Survivors.
· A wonderful BCS dedicated sponsor.
The Welland National Flatwater Course along with the City of Welland and
IDBF welcomes all Teams to participate in this one time event.
Breast Cancer Survivor Teams we want to make it happen for you!!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us:
info@wcorcom.com
07/05/2008
International Regatta on a Cup of the Governor of Primorye territory in
Vladivostok from June 29th to July 1st, 2007
Dragon Boat Sport Friends!
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 1st International Regatta on a
Cup of the Governor of Primorye territory 2007, I would like to express our
most sincere appreciation for your dedication to the sport of Dragon Boat
and would like to invite you to participate in the forthcoming International
Regatta.
The Championships will be held on the aquaterritory of Amursky bay, which is
located in the port city of Vladivostok, in the Far East of Russia, on June
29th - July 1st, 2007. This Regatta is organized and will be sponsored by
the Administration of Primorye territory. The dragon boat racing categories,
classes, and events will be in accordance with the ICF Race Regulations.
Please check Official Event Website
http://www.dragonboats.ru/ for detailed information concerning the
lst International Regatta on a Cup of the Governor of Primorye territory
2007.
Primorye territory look forward to welcoming you in June.
Best regards,
Organizing Committee
January 20 2007
IDBF WCORCOM, WELLAND NIAGARA (Link)
The World Corporate & Community Championships
Welland
Regatta Course, Niagara, Canada 27-29/07/2007.
January 15 2007
(December 2006 – IDBF news letter Winter Edition. Issue
Number 11)
WCORCOM, WELLAND NIAGARA – 27/29 JUL 07 The World Corporate
& Community Championships (WCorcom) are set to take place on the Welland
Canal Regatta Course, Niagara, Canada on 27-29 July 2007.Full details will
be sent out in Jan 07.
WCorcom is an exciting new Championship especially for the
Festival Racer, the Weekend Warriors of Dragon Boat Sport. WCorcom is
designed for crews from businesses great and small, in the private and
public sector, like Banks, Insurance, Fire, Police, Medical Services and
also the community at large, such as fitness centres, sports clubs. Special
interest groups too, including BCS (Breast Cancer Survivors) crews, who will
have their own Racing Division within WCorcom, as well as taking part in the
Open Competitions, if they so wish. In addition the Organising Committees
will be offering participants a range of other activities, including
cultural activities to take part in and places to go, both before and after
the WCorcom.
How about a Niagara barrel race !! Any interested group are
therefore most welcome at a WCorcom. Crews race against each other in ‘Open’
competition but may also be divided into different interest or ability
groups e.g. Banks and Insurance Companies; depending on the number of total
entries received.
WCorcom Crews will also be ‘seeded’ into different
competition divisions, according to their known ability and experience of
Dragon Boat Racing. This way everyone gets to race within their peer groups,
as well as against everyone else and most crews will qualify, in one way or
another for a medal or two, or at least a ‘T’ Shirt !
December 29 2006
GAISF
COUNCIL CONFIRMS IDBF AS WORLD GOVERNING BODY
December 11 2006
Dear friends of Dragon Boating,
Warmest Greeting from Penang and thank you for your support !
Once again, On behalf of PIDBF I am taking this opportunity to inform
you that the 28th Penang International Dragon boat Festival 2007 will be
scheduled on the 8, 9 and 10 June 2007 at the Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang.
We have just finalized preparations for the said festival and attached
herewith are the invitation, program and entry for your consideration to
participate.
PIDBF would like to update you on the 6th IDBF CCWC 2008. IDBF have
fixed the date for the 6th IDBF CCWC 2008 on the 1 to 3 August 2008. Pls
visit our website for more details at
www.penangdragonboat.com
In addition PIDBF will also be hosting the 8th Asian Dragon Boat
Championship in the year 2008 in conjunction with 6th IDBF CCWC 08
races.
So plan yourself for the greatest events in Penang, Malaysia.
9 November 2006
Dear friends of Dragon Boating,
Warmest Greeting from Penang and thank you for your support !
Once again, On behalf of PIDBF I am taking this opportunity to inform
you that the 28th Penang International Dragon boat Festival 2007 will be
scheduled on the 8, 9 and 10 June 2007 at the Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang.
We have just finalized preparations for the said festival and
invitations
are expected to be sent out early next month.
website
and your forth coming newletters and updates.
We feel grateful for your never ending kind support in our dragon boat
festival and we love to accept you and your team in next year festival.
Do feel free to contact me should you need any further info or
assistance.
PIDBF would like to update u on the 6th IDBF CCWC 2008. IDBF have
fixed the date for the 6th IDBF CCWC 2008 on the 1 to 3 August 2008.
Pls visit our website for more details at penangdragonboat.com
Inaddition PIDBF will also be hosting the 8th Asian Dragon Boat
Championship in the year 2008 inconjuction with 6th IDBF CCWC 08
races.
So plan yourself for the greatest events in
Penang, Malaysia.
I shall be most grateful if you could assist us in circulating this
information to your fellow members and insert the info at your
Please help us to forward to other dragon boat Associations and
Clubs.
Your great assistance and support is truly appreciated.
Bye & thank you.
Best regards,
Geh Thuan Tek
Secretary
Penang International Dragon Boat Festival
2006 China Binzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament
Invitation
To: All Dragon Boat Organizations
From: Chinese Dragon Boat Association
To whom it may concern,
On behalf of the Chinese Dragon Boat Association, I¡¯m very happy to
inform you that the Chinese Dragon Boat Association will host the 2006 China
Binzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament in a beautiful bay
city ¨C Binzhou, Shandong Province from Sep 26 to 29, 2006.
Schedule: Sep 26: Arrival, Sep 27: Training, Sep 28: Racing, Sep 29:
Departure
Event: Open Standard Dragon Boat Straight Speed 500m and Round Racing
5000m.
Reception: Free food, accommodation and local transportation of 3 nights
and 4 days will be provided by the Organizing Committee. Teams are kindly
required to arrive at Jinan airport or train station and we will arrange
free transportation for you.
If you are interested in the above competition, please contact the
Chinese Dragon Boat Association.
Contact People: Mr. Li Wenyong & Ms Amanda (Qin Yi)
Tel: 0086-10-67128832 / 51902376
Fax: 0086-10-67133577
Email: cdbadragon@126.com
Web: http://dragonboat.sport.gov.cn
I sincerely welcome all dragon boat teams to participate in the dragon
boat races held by the Chinese Dragon Boat Association.
< /o
Li Jie
President of Chinese Dragon Boat Association
July 27 2006
Contact: Brent Gardner
Studio Core
(813) 495-6714
bgardner06@gmail.com
Associated Watch & Jewelry Buyers announces First Art Show
New gallery showcases dragon boat art for the National Dragon Boat Racing
Championship
TAMPA, Fla. – Associated Watch & Jewelry Buyers announces their first
show of the year in the new art gallery at 3418 W Kennedy Boulevard. The art
show serves as the “kickoff” event for the 2006 USDBF US National Dragon
Boat Racing Championship, being held in Downtown Tampa August 25-27.
“Gateway Views” will showcase four perspectives of the sport of dragon
boat racing, the fastest growing water sport in the world. The show will
feature the works of local artisans: Blaine Barden, Jim Burkett, Sharp
Shooter Imaging, and Tim Boatright - the official designer for the Tampa Bay
International Dragon Boat Races. Original artwork and limited edition prints
will be sold only for this event to benefit The Tampa Bay Dragon Boat
Institute.
Opening night at the gallery will commence at 7:00 pm on Friday, July
28th with complimentary hors d’ouevres and refreshments available until
10:00 pm. Normal gallery hours are Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
“Gateway Views” will remain at the Gallery thru September 15th. Entrance to
the gallery is complimentary.
www.associatedjewelers.com
Hi there fellow dragonboat paddlers,
My name is Kylie, and I am the President of Gold Coast Dragons in
Queensland, Australia.
We are hosting the Dragon Boating component of the 2007 PanPacific masters
games on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th November 2006.
The PanPacific Masters Games involves over
10,000 participants, 70 different sports and from 30 different countries for
2 weeks of intense fun and competition.
We would love to see you on the Gold Coast in
November, please add it to your diary.
For overseas paddlers - it is a fantastic holiday destination.
SUN, SURF and COMPETITION - what more could you want...!!
Hope to see you there.
For more information, please log onto our website at
www.goldcoastdragons.com or email our event organiser events@goldcoastdragons.com
Cheers
Kylie
30 August 2005
Grand Masters
The IDBF (International
Dragon Boat Federation) and therefore the USDBF
(US Dragon Boat Federation) defines a Grand Dragon for races in 2005
as, anyone who has attained the minimum age of 50 on January 1, 2005.
When it comes to any non-IDBF event (which is pretty much 99.9999% of
all world's races), the definition of a "Grand Dragon" is whatever the
event organizer defines it. Some may define it as any participant who
attained the age of 55 on race day!
Those who raced for TEAM USA at the recent Berlin IDBF World
Championships needed to fulfill the IDBF definition to participate. But
I understand you confusion, as IDBF defines "Seniors" as those who hit
at least 40 on January 1, 2005. The term, "Grand Masters" is sort of my
invention because I didn't want to say I coached a bunch of "Grand
Seniors"! The Canadians called themselves, "Super Seniors"...
The future of Grand Dragons? The 2006 Toronto Club Crew Championships
M-A-Y include Grand Dragons in their event...as well as the 2007 Sydney
World Championships. Nothing is confirmed yet, interested paddlers and
teams should follow the progression of this new Grand Dragon class at
the IDBF events on
http://www.njdragonboat.org/masters. This site was
originally created to help get GDs into Berlin...so, please be patient
as I find the time to convert the site to one geared for Toronto and
Sydney.
Hope that helps!!!
Ellen "not yet grand" Law
Head Coach of the 2005 TEAM USA GMX
http://www.njdragonboat.org/masters
NJ Dragon Boat Club
April 14 2005
UNITED STATES DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION
D R A G O N B O A T C A N A D A
Federación Mexicana de Dragón Boat
2005 North American Club Crew Championships
Bulletin No. 1 (click here for full PDF
document)
April 12 2005
Invitation
To: All
dragon boat teams
From:
Chinese Dragon Boat Association
Dear
Sir or Madam,
On
behalf of the Chinese Dragon Boat Association, I!/m very glad to inform you
that the CDBA will hold a series of dragon boat races during June 2005. One of
the most important races is the 4th Yangtse River Three Gorges
Rally International Dragon Boat Competition.
The
Yangtse River Three Gorges Rally International Dragon Boat Competition is one
of the official races recognized by the IDBF. The Rally race held on the
Yangtse River (C Mother River of China, has been enlisted into the Guinness
World Record. The race is special and extremely challenging.
The 4th
Yangtse River Three Gorges Rally International Dragon Boat Competition will be
held from June 3rd to 7th, 2005 in Yichang City, Hubei
Province, China. The set events are Open, Women and Mixed 500m Straight Speed
Race and 39Km Rally Race along the Yangtse River. The Organizing Committee
will provide 20 dragon boat crews with free local reception . Each of the
crews will be provided with free food, accommodation and local transportation
between the airports or train stations ( in Yichang or Wuhan) and hotels as
well as other official activities. All dragon boat crews can transfer from
Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong to Yichang.
After
the above race, the CDBA plans to invite all participating teams to dragon
boat races of other cities (Shanghai, Dongguan City of Guangdong Province,
Yueyang City of Hunan Province). Similar free local transportation, food and
accommodation will be also provided to all participating teams. If your team
is interested in our races, at your request we will provide you with relevant
information and materials.
We
sincerely welcome you to participate in all our races held by CDBA during the
dragon month of June 2005.
Annex:
1. Regulations of 4th Yangtse River Three Gorges Rally
International Dragon Boat Competition
2. Entry Form of 4th Yangtse River Three Gorges Rally International
Dragon Boat Competition of confirmation
Li Jie
President
Chinese
Dragon Boat Association
(For more information
Email Amanda Like )
April 8 2005
Dear Fellow Paddlers:
In January, I had emailed you announcing our inaugural Finger Lakes
International Dragon Boat Festival to be held on July 16, 2005.
Unfortunately, it is with great regret that I
must inform you the festival
has been cancelled. The festival planning committee along
with the
sponsoring organization, the Ithaca Asian American Association, came to this
conclusion after realizing that we needed more time and sponsors to stage a
festival that you as competitors would enjoy and come back to for many years
to come. We felt that in order to accomplish our goals, we had begun our
festival planning too late and consequently faced time and financial
constraints that made cancellation the only option.
However, the good news is that we will have the Finger Lakes International
Dragon Boat Festival in 2006! The Ithaca Dragon Boat Club remains committed
in our effort to promote the sport of dragon boat racing in the Finger Lakes
region and we will use this experience to begin planning early for a
successful festival. We plan to travel to other festivals across the
northeast this summer as competitors to race and also to watch and learn how
to execute a dragon boat festival. We would welcome any opportunities other
festivals could provide which would allow our club to gain experience in the
operation of a dragon boat festival.
Look for our announcement in early 2006 as we will still be offering
thousands of dollars in prizes for the winners in various divisions and
distances at a beautiful venue on the picturesque Cayuga Lake! The 2006
Finger Lakes International Dragon Boat Festival will be part of the 2006
ERDBA Race Circuit.
We thank you for your interest in our festival and apologize if this
cancellation has caused any inconvenience in your 2005 race schedule. Good
luck to all in your races and we hope to see you at other festivals this
summer.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Urban
President, Ithaca Dragon Boat Club
jtu2@cornell.edu
www.ithaca3a.org/IDBC/
March 4 2005
MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
My Fellow Paddlers,
First my apologies for the later than usual confirmation of our race date
but the California Dragon Boat Association (CDBA) is now very pleased to
announce that its 10th Anniversary San Francisco International Dragon Boat
Race and Festival date has been set and will be held on August
27&28, 2005.
The big news is that the race will be held at Treasure Island
(pending some final
details) which will not only provide a great venue for racing and our
festival but amazing views of the San Francisco and East Bay skylines and
closer access to downtown San Francisco than Lake Merced.
A race packet will be sent out shortly but here are some of the event
details.
Race Format: Our race will continue to offer loads of racing for our
visiting teams. In addition to the mixed division, you can participate in:
the Visiting team championships (mixed teams); the Men's/Women's race
divisions (by combining with another crew, or if you are racing a women's
crew in the mixed division); as well as the Masters race (for paddlers over
40 years old)!
Race Fees: Visiting team race fees will be $600 per entry which gets you
into the mixed division as well as any of the aforementioned additional
divisions (on a first come first served/space available basis). This race
fee will be discounted to $500 for those entries received by June 30, 2005.
Lodging: We continue our great relationship wit the four star Renaissance
Parc 55 Hotel (www.parc55hotel.com) which offers the CDBA exceptional room
rates. The high quality of the rooms and the hotel at the special
discounted rates has been a huge draw for many of our visiting teams. The
Parc 55 is located right next to the cable car turnaround in the heart of
San Francisco.
Transportation:
1)Free Shuttle Buses to and from the race site on Saturday and Sunday of the
race. For Friday practices, teams need to arrange their own transportation
(public transporation or taxis).
2 Airport Transportation - You can take the BART (www.bart.gov) directly
from the airport to the hotel, it's very convenient and cheap. It's about
US$5 per person.
Transportation to Race Site.
More information will be sent at as soon as possible as we know that you all
are locking down your race and travel plans. In addition, we will update
our race website, www.sfdragonboat.com regularly.
This year I am happy to introduce Andrew Yan as our visiting team race
coordinator. He has been a long time paddler and will be sending out future
updates as well as being the primary point for any other questions you may
have.
We are exceptionally excited about our festival and race plans and hope that
you can join us on the water in August !
Paddles Up !
Hans Wu
Feb 16 2005
Official Communication
Dragonboat Racing concerning World Championships 2005 in Barcelona (ESP)
Dragonboat News
The International Canoe Federation today has been informed by the Royal
Spanish Canoe Federation as follows:
"The Royal Spanish Canoe Federation after having reviewed the current
situation of the Dragonboat Racing discipline on the international level and
taking into consideration the current situation between ICF and IDBF and with
regards to the decision of the GAISF General Assembly in April 2005 has been
coming to the conclusion not to host the ICF Dragonboat Racing Club Crew World
Championships 2005, which have been assigned to us to be held in Casteldefels
(Barcelona), at the date originally planned."
Feb 16 2005
Navy, nationals top
dragon boat races
Posted 01:22am (Mla time) Feb 16, 2005
Inquirer News Service
Editor's Note:
Published on page A26 of the Feb. 16, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily
Inquirer
PHILIPPINE Navy and the national team bagged the men's and women's titles,
respectively, in the recent Chinese New Year Dragon Boat Marathon at the
Manila Baywalk along Roxas Boulevard.
Racing with only a 20-man crew, two less than the standard requirement, the
Navy men covered the 2,500-meter event in 15 minutes, 9.14 seconds to beat the
Seabees (13:38.33), Blue Phoenix (16:14.09) and Rowers Club Philippines
(16:46.92).
The national women's squad, which also raced
with only 14 rowers instead of 16, clocked 18 minutes, 23.15 seconds over the
same distance, to pull away from Manila Dragons (21:00.91), University of the
Philippines (21:50.35) and PDRT Fireblades (22:22.33).Write
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| Announcement: The
USDBF Annual Meeting in Houston |
| Posted:
thedarkknight @ Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:58 pm |
The USDBF just completed
it's annual meeting in Houston. The full minutes will be available from
the Secretary later this month. There were a couple of issues that were
brought to our attention at the meeting and I felt is was important to get
the word out immediately.
First, the dreaded paddle specs. The IDBF has adopted the PS202a paddle
specification and effective Jan 1, 2006 will no longer allow any previous
specification of dragon boat paddle to be used in international
competition. If anyone in your organization, club or team is planning on
competing in the future they should only purchase the newest PS202a
paddles. Teams going to Germany will be allowed to use the old PS202 spec
paddles. PLEASE get this information out to your members. We don't want
anyone purchasing equipment that will only be certified for a year. The
USDBF did not act on this for 2005, so we will continue to allow the older
style paddles as well as the PS202 and PS202a specifications at our races
at least through 2005. It is our understanding that the manufacturers have
these specifications and are currently producing to meet them. Beware of
any specials and make sure the paddle is IDBF PS202a.
Second - The World Championships and the World Corporate and Community
Championships will be held in Germany. Team USA, selected in Iowa, will
compete August 3-7 in Berlin. We are waiting for more information about
the CorCom event. We are not sure if BCS will be included in the World
Championships or CorCom. If you know of any Corporate or Community teams
that would like to attend this event, please contact me for more
information. The entries from the United States MUST be verified by the
USDBF. The USDBF Competition Committee will be handling these requests. If
a team is not currently a member of the USDBF or one of our regions they
must join in order to be eligible. The USDBF will be assessing a fee for
teams to participate (amount to be determined). We think the CorCom event
will also be in Berlin, but that has not been announced. The dates we know
for CorCom are July 30-31 2005. We will release information as soon as we
get it.
Third - The USDBF has requested that Dragon Boat Canada, the National
Governing Body of dragon boat racing in Canada, host the 2005 North
American Club Crew Championships. This is very short notice and we are
hoping our friends up north will be able to host this event. The USDBF has
pledged to support the event with officials and aggressive marketing here
in the US. The USDBF has also pledged to use this event to determine some
of the crews eligible for the 2006 World Club Crew Championships in
Toronto. Currently, each region will be able to send one full set of teams
to the World Club Crew Championship (qualifying methods vary). Any spots
available to the US that are not awarded regionally may be contested at
the NorAm Club Crew event. It is our hope to develop this continental
championship into one of the top races in North America. Although it
should be the USDBF's turn to host in 2005, by switching dates we can help
out the Canadians in 2007 by hosting here while they are busy running the
World CorCom Championships. Both the DBC and the USDBF are going to
petition the IDBF to allow both countries double entries to these events
(traditionally it is only the host country that gets double entries, but
the proximity to the US would allow considerable US participation at the
event which the organizers would love to have!)
Fourth - The Board has lifted the 2/3 rule restriction from Team USA.
Crews that make Team USA no longer must retain 2/3 of the qualifying
roster. This administrative rule was originally put in place to ensure the
quality of the crews representing the US in International Competition. We
agreed that we are unnecessarily restricting the clubs and coaches with
this rule. Our goal is to win World Championships and we feel that our
current model is not helping us achieve that goal. We reviewed comments
both in favor and against the proposal. Although teams are not required to
keep at least 2/3 of the qualifying team we feel that the strength of the
teams participating will ensure that in most cases a majority of the
qualifiers will retain seats on Team USA. The vote was not unanimous and
the Board will be watching Team USA very closely in 2005. A proposal was
brought forward to change the selection process in 2006, but the board
wanted more time to review the proposal before acting.
Finally - The RFP process for the 2006 US National Championships is about
to begin. There was some confusion about who was eligible to submit
proposals, specifically about which region's "turn" to host. Although the
majority of people present at the meeting thought we had a rotation plan,
it turns out we do not and never have had a formal rotation plan. It has
just worked out that the last three National Championships were in the
East, West and Central regions respectively. Since each region has hosted
at least once, the Board voted to open up the RFP process to all
interested parties. If you know of a qualified site, please have them
contact USDBF Vice-President Ron Hau for more information and a bid
package. All bidders must be members of the USDBF through one of our
regions. Remember, this is a highly technical race and there are
considerable requirements. Ron Hau -
USnationals@usdbf.org
There was additional business and some other planned changes, but too much
to go into here. These are the items with immediate impact on our members
and we wanted to communicate them quickly.
Thanks!
Jeff Campbell
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Dec 21 2004
Please forward to other interested parties...
http://www.njdragonboat.org/masters
CALLING ALL GRAND MASTERS!!!
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RSVP via email to me directly and/or complete the online
informational form if you will be at least 50 years old on
January 1, 2005 and interested in trying out for a shot
in paddling a dragon boat representing USA at the 2005 IDBF
World Championships scheduled for Aug 3-7, 2005, in Berlin,
Germany.
INFO REQUESTED: Age @ 1/1/05, full name, gender, weight,
experience in: paddling, dragon boat, steering.
paddling side, drumming experience, current
team name, your name, your email, your phone#,
current residence (city,state).
I am building a database of US dragon boaters to determine
the feasibility of building a program of sorts to pull together
athletes from around the country for tryouts and practices.
GRAND MASTERS @ BERLIN?
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. The IDBF World Championships currently determine world
champions at the Open, Junior (12-18 yrs old), Senior
(40+ yrs old) Classes. Members of the international dragon
boat community are working with the host organizations
to find a way to add the Grand Masters Division.
. Much depends on the flexibility of the facility, organization
and interest in member nations for this new division to
get added to an already heavy race program. Although IDBF
World Championships have only once succeeded in getting 20
nations to participate, IDBF organizers expect 2005 to have
attract more than 20 nations.
. USDBF suggests waiting until IDBF confirms the division for
the Berlin races and for the competition committee to decide
on action...
-- In the meantime, I hope to build a database and prepare
US paddlers in the event the division gets the "GO AHEAD".
-- The NJ Dragon Boat Club is prepared to assist with the
team selection process with practices, try outs and some
west coast scouting trips planned.
. Nations who replied positively @ Shanghai:
. Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, USA
NOTES
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. I am not a rep of USDBF nor IDBF. I am serving only to
volunteer to build this database and share information I
receive about the Berlin program and races through our club
website.
. Gary Carstens, USDBF President, assured me in mid-November:
"sit tight, sit tight". There wasn't any mention of a Grand
Masters class in today's USDBF bulletin which recapped a
recent IDBF bulletin.
. There are NO guarantees about a GM team at this time, until
USDBF confirms a TEAM USA for GM. Gary Carstens assured me
he will share any info on a Grand Masters Class for the
Berlin races as soon as he hears from IDBF.
. I will work to keep updated GM related info on our
NJ Dragon Boat Club website:
http://www.njdragonboat.org/masters
ADDITIONAL NATIONS?
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If this message gets out to members of other dragon boating
nations - then have your national IDBF rep lobby for a GM crew
too! The chances for this class getting into the Berlin program
rises exponentially with each additional nation committing a
crew.
Following steps must occur in THIS ORDER for GM @ Berlin.
1. IDBF approves the "Grand Masters" age grouping of 50+
2. Berlin as the host organization offers the Grand Masters
class for the August Championships (divisions: mixed,
open, women).
3. Nations submit their entries for their GM teams
4. A GM division is a GO as soon as entries from at least 4
nations are received by Berlin for that division.
NOTE: IDBF has already approved, in principle, the concept
of age-grouping. Now I believe we are waiting for
Berlin to make the offer.
Hope everyone the best of health and happiness during the Holidays and
throughout the New Year! Keep paddling!
Ellen Law
NJ Dragon Boat Club
http://www.njdragonboat.org
TEAM USA member: 1998-2005
Dec 20 2004
We have the first bulletin for the 6th World Dragon Boat Championships
which will be held in Berlin, Germany August 3-7, 2005. The USDBF is
pleased to announce that Barbara Michaels will be the USA Team Leader
for this event. Barbara headed up the very successful 2004 US
National Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Iowa. Clubs and Crews
who qualified for Team USA will be contacted directly by Barbara with
additional information. Individuals who wish to travel and be
credentialled with the Team should also contact Barbara.
The following clubs qualified crews for Berlin:
Philadelphia Dragon Boat Association (Premier Open, Premier Mixed,
Senior Open "A", Senior Mixed "A", Junior Open "A", Junior Mixed "A");
Philadelphia Spirit (Premier Women, Senior Women "A"); Solid Steel
(Senior Mixed "B", Junior Open "B"); Wasabi (Senior Women "B"); Port
Diego (Senior Open "B") Portland Sun Dragons (Junior Mixed "B")
The race organizers have confirmed that teams can send 2 crews in the
Senior and Junior divisions, so it's finally official! Additionally,
they have announced Junior Women racing as a exhibition. They will
offer this racing class if at least three countries send teams. If
you know of any junior programs that are interested, please contact me
directly.
We have relaxed the rules for crew composition for the National Team.
If you are an elite paddler and would like to compete in Berlin on
Team USA please contact one of the clubs listed above for tryout
information. The clubs control the spots on the team and may or may
not make roster changes, it's up to them now to send the best possible
crew to Berlin.
The European Club Crew Championships will be restricted this year to
only European clubs. The organizers are offering the Berlin
International Club Crew Championships at the regatta course in Berlin
on the same weekend as the WC's to all club crews (not national teams)
that are from outside Europe. The initial entry to the BIR races must
come through the USDBF and we need to provide this information to the
Germans by March 1. I know many of your clubs are in the process of
selecting your 2005 races and if you want to take a trip to Germany
you need to contact us prior to March 1, 2005. The BIR races are for
Club Crews and typically include Open, Women and Mixed classifications
and will race at 200, 500 and 2000 meters (Women at 200 and 500 only,
don't ask me why!) Hotel accommodations are being handled by the race
organizer, so don't jump on the internet for cheap accommodations!
The race organizers in Berlin have requested that all enquiries come
through the National organization. Do not contact them directly until
you have cleared it with Barbara.
World Corporate and Community Championships (WCorcom) The IDBF is
branching out to the recreational level team. They are very close to
finalizing the first WCorcom event for Berlin. The date is July
30-31, 2005 at the regatta course in Berlin. Although information is
sketchy, we think they will have two divisions Corporate/Public
Service and Volunteer/Charity. The first is self explanatory but
everyone on the team must be from the company sponsor or a direct
relative of someone who works for the company. There will be a limit
on the number of 'elite' paddlers allowed to participate on a crew.
We are trying to get more clarification about the second division. We
know the WCorcom will include BCS. There are additional fees for
teams that want to enter in this event and you must be a member of the
USDBF to qualify. I'll send out a separate note covering WCorcom as
it becomes available. So, if you know of any recreational teams that
want to compete in Berlin, send them to me!
In conclusion:
We are looking for two junior women's crews - contact Jeff
We are looking for club crews interested in the Berlin International
Club Crew races - Contact Jeff then Barbara
We will soon make announcements regarding the World Corcom event
Thanks
Jeff Campbell
Dec 15 2004
Local dragon boaters earn medal article
www.phillyBurbs.com
Dec 14 2004
On April 29 a group of 24 Dragon Boaters are leaving Vancouver for a two
week River Barge Trip during Tulip Time in Holland.
We are in touch with Dragon Boaters in Holland and will get their meet
schedules as soon as they're confirmed.
We have one River Barge still available during Tulip Time for the period
April 9 - 23
The cost of this 14 day River Barge Trip is $1475.00 per person based on
double occupancy, including all meals, cabins all have private
facilities (shower, toilet, sink). Space is limited to 18 persons (9
cabins x 2persons).
Anyone interested, please contact me as soon as possible since we have a
limited time option on this vessel.
European Tour Planning
1159 Jefferson Ave
West Vancouver, BC
V7T 2A7
604-926-5286
Nov 20 2004
Water's Edge Sorts Performance Training Events
Session 1: Feb 27 – March 4, 2005
Session 2: March 6 – March 11, 2005
Newport Aquatic Center, Newport Beach CA
Water’s Edge has assembled a top-notch team of some of the most respected and
accomplished coaches and amateur racers in the paddling community. Our team
endeavors to inspire participants to confront challenges and overcome limits.
The Water’s Edge Team are all NCCP certified, and offer over ninety years of
combined experience in paddle sport coaching. The camp will be instructed by
the Water's Edge Coaching Staff including Andrea Dillon and Jackie Webber. As
well as, some World Class paddlers, coaches and Flatwater Olympians including
Hugh Fisher and Kamini Jain.
Oct 29 2004
Dragon Boat Festival 22
Jun 2005
A good comprehensive dragonboat movie
"Enjoy!!" Oct 29 2004
Nov 07, 2004
Dragons Abreast Fundraising
Garage Sale 8am - 3pm (Charity)
Forecourt of Jax Transtate, 2 Egan Ct (off Nettlefold St) Belconnen.
All sorts of goodies including books, clothes, household items, shoes,
trinkets, bric-a-brac.
We are fundraising to assist in meeting the costs of Dragons Abreast (ACT)
paddlers wishing to attend the 10 year anniversary of 'Abreast in a Boat"
which is being held in June 2005 in Vancouver, Canada, where dragon boating
for breast cancer survivors first started.
Fundraising is to assist in meeting the costs of Dragons Abreast (ACT)
paddlers attending the 'Abreast in a Boat' 10 year anniversary.
Donate: Please call Jenny Kate
on 62588640 or Lynn on 0415 211 550 to arrange collection.
For more information on
Dragons Abreast see
www.dragonsabreast.com.au
Oct 27, 2004
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Dragon Boat
7 outrigger 7 kayak 7 canoe 7 surfski |
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2005 Comparative Paddle Sports Coaching Conference |
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February 18-20, 2005 |
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The
fourth annual Comparative Paddle Sports Coaching Conference dates are
now set
7
Friday February 18:
registration, gear expo and informal roundtable discussion on paddle
sport coaching in general
7
Saturday and Sunday February 19 20:
workshops, clinics, classroom, lectures, etc.
Special conference route for 2005:
follow reselected course to receive certification in Dragon Boat
Canadas technical dragon boat coaching course. Along with an entry
level NCCP theory course (level 1 or
Introduction to
Competition Part A) and completion of a practical assignment
you
can be a fully certified DBC coach
Please check our website at
http://members.shaw.ca/DragonNorth/ for updates on sessions and
presenters.
A
pre-registration form is now available at the website.
If
you have suggestions for topics you would like us to consider for this
year, please e.mail us at
DragonNorth@shaw.ca
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01, October. 2004
PRE-INFORMATION DRAGONBOAT RACING COMMITTEE
Dear friends in sport,
As you surely have heard ICF is now moving straightly forward with tough steps
without loosing time in the area of Dragonboat Racing anymore.
We are pleased to inform you about following events:
IWGA World Games 2005 in Duisburg / Germany:
For the first time Dragonboat races will be hold by ICF in the World Games history
as invitational sport events during the 2005 IWGA World Games in Duisburg (GER).
24 mixed crews will race in this event on July 17th and 18th, 2005, in Duisburg. We
are expecting the best crews from 24 countries all over the world to compete in the
IWGA World Games, an event which is held for Non-Olympic sports. The races will
be executed in 20 paddlers‘ boats (12 male paddlers and at least 8 female paddlers).
ICF Dagonboat World Club Crew Championships 2005 in Barcelona / Spain:
On the weekend following the World Games on July 22nd to 24th, 2005, ICF will
hold the ICF Dragonboat World Club Crew Championships organised by the
Spanish Canoe Federation (FEP) in Barcelona-Casteldefels on the Olympic venue of
the Games 1992. In this way the teams already competing in the World Games can
travel very easily from Duisburg to Barcelona: A tournament of world competitions!
By choosing this place we wanted to ensure the best conditions for the athletes.
Also with the Spanish Canoe Federation we got a partnership with an experienced
partner in organising such a big event. ICF is awaiting about up to 3000 athletes for
this competition. The races are in every category and distance as included to the ICF
rules.
ICF and its Dragonboat Racing committee are counting on the support of every
National Federation and trusts in the participation of every country affiliated to the
International Canoe Federation.
Yours in sports
François Ryffel
Chairman ICF Dragonboat Racing Committee
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September 22, 2004 |
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Possible Masters Race in Sacramento
Posted by Alvin Wang on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 8:46 PM
The Pan Pacific Masters Games alternates between Australia and
Sacramento.
http://www.panpacmastersgames.com/
They have not confirmed that the event is still on for 2005 but if
it is, it will be on June 11-19. I am talking to the organizers
about holding Dragon boat on the June 11-12 weekend. This means if
you want to come to the race, you can go to Vancouver or Toronto on
the following week. You can also try out some of the other sports
during the week or swing down to San Francisco which only a little
over an hour away.
Masters will be either 30+ or 40+.
Let me know if you are interested. I am pretty sure that we can get
it into the event if it happens.
alvinwang@gmail.com
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NEW Possible Event
11-12/07/2005
Please contact
Alvin Wang
if you think you can go |
September 18, 2004
Thanks to Hurricane Ivan the races originally scheduled for Sat Sept
18th are rescheduled for 10/23. If you wanted to come to our fest
but had a conflict with the first date please revisit your calendar
come to race.
http://www.pittsburghdragonboatfestival.org/
______________________________________________________________________
The United Chinese Association of Florida (A 501(c)3 not-for-profit
Community-Based Organization established in 2003) Proudly Presents
第 二 屆 南 佛 州 龍 船 大 賽
South Florida Dragon Boat Festival in Miami
October 16 & 17, 2004 Saturday & Sunday (9 am - 6 pm)
The RACES The South Florida Dragon Boat Festival are modeled after the
world famous Dragon Boat Festivals held around the world. We supply the dragon
boats, drums, steerspersons, paddles, personal flotation devices, training
time, special welcome reception, special awards ceremony, a colorful
multicultural entertaining Asian performance and the fun! You supply the
paddle power!
The COURSE The 500-meter races will be held on the most beautiful and
straight Intracoastal Waterways at Miami-Dade County Park & Recreation
Department Haulover Beach Park & Marina 10800 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
33154 It will consist of 3 or 4 lanes.
TEAM COMPOSITION Each team must consist of at least 18 team members (16
paddlers, a steersperson and a drummer). All team members must be at least 14
years of age. Each team must designate a team captain and a team
representative.
TEAM DIVISIONS q Men Team q Women Team q Mixed Team (minimum of 8 females)
TEAM REGISTRATION FEE q $1,000 - Company q $600 - Organization
DEADLINE Friday, October 1, 2004
PRIZES The top three teams in each category will be awarded a trophy and
all team members will receive medals. The top 2 teams of each category will
compete for the South Florida Cup.
PADDLE FOR CHARITY A vehicle for all paddlers to raise funds to give back
to our community.
2004 PADDLE FOR CHARITY Beneficiaries NANAY, Inc. for its commitment to
provide service to the elderly and bridge the gap with the youth and Special
Olympics Florida - Miami-Dade County for its dedication to provide program of
sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with mental
retardation or closely related developmental disabilities.
For more information, team registration package or individual paddler:
954-683-0239 w Fax: 305-597-0494 w www.MiamiDragonBoat.com
About the Association: The "United Chinese Association of Florida" (UCAF),
is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit community-based organization, established in 2003.
UCAF's mission is to enhance the harmony of this diverse community, through
the sponsorship of social, cultural and educational activities.
UCAF is the organizer of South Florida Dragon Boat Festival (SFDBF).
The mission of the SFDBF is to deliver a first class dragon boat race
festival accessible to all that come together and to contribute to our diverse
community through team building, charitable fund raising and a cross cultural
experience that is fun for everyone.
The History: Dragon Boat Racing (龍 舟 賽) is one of the fastest growing team
water sports in the world, and traces its history to China more than two
centuries ago. More importantly, it is a national festival to commemorate a
great patriot and poet, Qu Yuan (屈 原), for his righteousness to protest
against government corruption. The villagers believed that Qu Yuan drowned in
the Mi Lo River (汨 羅 冮) on the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar
calendar. They beat drums, thrashed the water with paddles and threw rice
dumplings called “zongzi" (糭 子) in the river to appease the water dragons.
Thus was born the sport of dragon boat racing. It became an annual event to
honor Qu Yuan. The Festival reminds people of the importance of loyalty and
commitment to the community and country. ###
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United Chinese Association of Florida Organizer of South Florida Dragon Boat
Festival P O Box 660196, Miami, FL 33166 305-345-8489 w 305-597-0494
www.MiamiDragonBoat.com
September 8 2004
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July 15 2004
Thank You
Alchemy for your
support and involvement at the RBC Aquafest event in Hamilton 15 July 2004.
The sound system simply would not have worked with out you!!!
All the best
From the team at
Lively
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November 10, 2003
Dear Paddlers
On behalf of
French Dressing Jeanswear and Grandview Marketing International, we would like
to invite you to attend the second annual “International Dragon Boats for
the Cure” July 16-18, 2004.
We are proud to say that in 2003 we had 8 Breast Cancer teams and 28 corporate
teams which helped raise over $81,000 for the cure. Not only will funds be staying in Windsor/Essex County, but
the “Draw for the Cure” enabled 4 Breast Cancer survivor teams to bring
home $2500 each to their local Breast Cancer Centers.
This is one of the things that make the “International Dragon Boats
for the Cure” a unique and special event.
Plans are already underway for our second annual “French Dressing Jeanswear
International Dragon Boats for the Cure” in 2004. We are pleased to announce that we have secured a new site
for the weekend of July 16-18, 2004: Sandpoint
Beach at the mouth of Lake St. Clair.
New to 2004, a “Clinic/Speaker Series” is included in the “French
Dressing Jeanswear International Dragon Boats for the Cure”.
We are also very proud to announce that Dr. Don McKenzie, the renowned
sports medicine physician, will be in attendance for our event.
He will be conducting clinics and will be available to speak with you.
Jane Frost, the first participant in Dr. McKenzie’s case study to put
breast cancer survivors in dragon boats, is also scheduled to attend.
One of the signature features of our event, the “Draw for the Cure”, is
growing to bigger heights. The
draw is currently at $15,000. To further help increase the draw, proceeds from
breast cancer survivor team registrations will be added to the “Draw for the
Cure”. For 2004 registration
information please contact
dkn1@sympatico.ca.
Please start to make plans with your fellow team members about joining us in
making this second annual “French Dressing Jeanswear International Dragon
Boats for the Cure” in 2004 an even greater success.
Once again, on behalf of French Dressing Jeanswear and Grandview
Marketing International, we look forward to your participation in the paddle
for the cure.
Respectfully Yours,
Gerry Orum
gorum@am800cklw.com
510 Kildare Rd., Windsor, ON, N8Y 3G7
Phone: (519)971-9206 Fax: (519)971-0941
June 19 2004
City of Toronto (
http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/it/newsrel.nsf/0/b54adc084ae4d92d85256eba004f3ab0?OpenDocument
)
Today, organizers at the Toronto Dragon Boat
Race Festival on the Toronto Islands announced that Toronto has been selected
as host city for the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) Club Crew
World Championships in 2006.
"The IDBF found that Toronto's and Welland's bid
proposals were both outstanding and made a unique decision to award two World
Championships to Ontario. Toronto will host the IDBF Club Crew World
Championships in 2006 and Welland/Niagara will host the 2007 World Corcom,"
said Mike Haslam, IDBF Executive President.
"With more than 300 teams and close to 10,000
paddlers in the Greater Toronto Area, our city is one of the largest dragon
boat centres in the world, which will undoubtedly create a welcoming
environment for our guests," said Mayor David Miller.
"Not only did Toronto have an excellent
proposal, but 16 years of extensive experience in organizing the Toronto
International Dragon Boat Race Festival has generated international interest
and exposure for the sport which definitely made us a desirable host city,"
added Toronto Bid Committee Chair, and IOC member Paul Henderson.
"This event (Dragon Boat Racing) represents the
first time a world championship is going to be held in Toronto. Toronto has
played a huge role in making dragon boat racing popular across Canada and
North America, and Toronto-based crews have excelled on the world stage. Our
athletes are thrilled by the opportunity to finally be able to compete at
home," said Larry Cain, gold medalist olympian and a director of the Dragon
Boat Race Council of Canada.
The IDBF Club Crew World Championships are held
every two years and are open to international competitors representing Dragon
Boat Clubs (crews). The 2006 Championships are expected to attract over 2,500
participants from 25 countries.
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