DRAGON BOAT INTERNATIONAL
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Cover Photograph – December 2012– Winter Edition Tahiti Nui, take the 2000m turn at Nottingham 2012 Issue Number 28.
Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia DBF – make their first appearance on the International stage in Nottingham and beat Europe’s finest crews, then go to the Asian DBF Champs and do the same !
WATCH OUT FOR THEM AT THE 2013 WORLD NATIONS CHAMPS IN SZEGED, HUNGARY !
In this issue: Hong Kong CCWC Results: Members News: Szeged WNC & 2013 Calendar
www.idbf.org “Dragon Boating - More than a Sport, a Tradition “
A LOOK BACK AT 2012 –DRAGONS’ ON THE WATER & ALL THAT IDBF News Magazine, December 2012 – Issue Number 28 Winter Edition
Who, Where & When ??
Cape Town to Robin Island – Dragon Boaters make historic trip !! Pic. Brenton Geach
Hong Kong Disney World–Schools DB Races DRAGONS ON THE THAMES QUEEN’S JUBILEE PAGEANT – Pic. Noel Coulson
Poland 2000m turn - European Champs, Nottingham Dragons in Venice – 2012 Vongalonga
Dragon Boating. “More than a Sport – a Tradition “ 2. IDBF News Magazine, December 2012 – Issue Number 28 Winter Edition
HEADLINE LOOK AT THIS ISSUE…………………......
EDITORIAL EDBF Congress & IDBF Council • EDBF Special Congress Hamburg 2012 was the Year of the Water Dragon • IDBF Council Hong Kong IDBF Patrons & Partners Schemes • Manfred Russ – Hon VPs Certificate The Strength of the Dragon in 2012 • Financial Report for 2011 A Right Royal Occasion – 3 June 2012 • Changes to Anti-Doping Tests More on pages 4 and 5. Reports on page 24.
Special Features IDBF Members News The Olympic Flame Dragon Boaters and Reports on pages 14, 16, 22, 30-36 Dragon Boats in the Queens Jubilee Pageant Full stories on pages 8 and 15. Tribute to Phyll MacKeddie – page 19
Features Dragon Boat Ergometer World Series Cyprus Dragon Boat Association IDBF & KayakPro launch 1st Ergo Champs Breast Cancer Survivors News More on page 29 Adaptive Paddling – Paradragons Hong Kong More on pages 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23 Know How - Sports Science & Coaches Corner How Dragon Boat Injuries Occur – Leila Ataei Championships’ Results Article on page 37-39. Club Crew World’s Hong Kong, European Coaching View – Simply Motor Learning ? Nations Notts, Asian Nations Busan. Article on page 40 – by Lee-Kuen Chua. Usa. Grand Finals results on pages 9 to 13 IDBF Calendar of Dragon Boating
Events and Festivals from Feb 2013 to Culture Corner March 2014 See pages 25-28 and 36 Dragons on Land, Water & Ice See page 45 IDBF Affiliates & Licensed Manufacturers Boat & Paddle Manufacturers details Affiliates List & Spot check on Affiliates Events SPORTACCORD PRESIDENT’S LETTER See pages 43, 44, 46 and 47 . asks IDBF & ICF to work together – see page 41
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‘A RIGHT ROYAL DRAGON BOAT OCCASION’
DRAGONS ON THE THAMES – THE JUBILEE PAGEANT FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH – 3 JUNE 12
Fourteen Dragon Boats were selected for the Queen’s Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London, in which over 1000 craft of all shapes and sizes took part. In a 3 hour marathon paddle down the Thames, through the heart of London, our Dragon Boaters were cheered on by almost a million people lining the banks of the river and seen on National TV channels from the UK and abroad. Picture - Dragon’s Abreast from Vancouver, one of four BCS Crews taking part, accept the wave of a fellow Dragon Boater from HRH Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William and the Royal Family look on. Also in the Dragon’s Abreast boat are Boat Helm, Sue Menzies, the Vice-Chair of the British Dragon Boat Association (BDA) and paddling (back right – with Union Flag in his hat !!) Mike MacKeddie-Haslam, the IDBF Executive President. Also in picture, in the blue anorak, is Mike Thomas, Chair of the IDBF Competition & Tech Commission . Full story and more pictures in this edition of DBI Magazine.
Dragon Boating. “More than a Sport – a Tradition “ 4. IDBF News Magazine, December 2012 – Issue Number 28 Winter Edition
2012 WAS THE YEAR OF THE WATER DRAGON AND THE 21 st FOR THE IDBF EDITORIAL by Mike MacKeddie-Haslam. WELCOME to DBI the IDBF in-house magazine. For me 2012, the Year of the Water Dragon started with great promise, with the Club Crew World Champs scheduled for the birth place of modern Dragon Boating, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. The event also marked the 21 st Anniversary of the Founding of the IDBF in Hong Kong in 1991. With Dragon Boats selected to take part in the Queen’s Jubilee Pageant on 3rd June 12 and Nottingham hosting the European Nations Championships in Nottingham in late July, for me 2012 was going to be the year to remember. And it has been - but for the wrong reason. Phyll MacKeddie my Wife died unexpectedly on 24 July 2012, which was a great shock not only to me and her family but to the many Dragon Boat Paddlers and IDBF Race Officials around the world, who knew Phyll. Mike Thomas has written about Phyll and what happened to her in this edition of DBI and I thank him for that. I also want to thank all of you who sent me emails of condolence and support and placed messages on Facebook and to those who made the journey to Scotland to say their farewells to Phyll, as she was laid to rest in her beloved village of Fortrose. Also to those who joined me in Cardiff for Phyll’s Memorial Service and the Celebration of her Life. All of this was of great comfort to me and Phyll’s family and has helped me to find the strength to carry on with Dragon Boating and the work of the IDBF. Thank you again and I wish you all a very happy and successful year to come in 2013 – the year of the Snake.
As this edition of DBI goes to print the IDBF Application to the International Olympic Committee for recognition as an IOC International Federation is going forward and will be considered by the IOC Executive Committee during 2013. This means that this coming year our Sport will be under the microscope of IOC scrutiny and it is vital therefore, that every Dragon Boater stands up for our Sport and the IDBF Members and shows the world, that we are a serious independent Sport that is people packed and represents all ability groups, ages and genders without discrimination or favour. We are a Sport that is going places and in this vein for the IDBF and the Sport to become part of the Olympic Family is the first big step in taking our Sport towards inclusion in a future Olympic Games. Do your bit to make sure that Dragon Boating gets there !
PATRONS’ and PARTNERS’ – PEOPLE & BUSINESSES SUPPORTING OUR SPORT The IDBF Patrons’ Club is open to people who wish to support Dragon THE STRENGTH OF THE DRAGON Boating, through the IDBF, by raising money specifically to help new and 2012 the ‘Year of the Dragon’ was marked by a new developing Countries enter the Sport and take part in IDBF competitions. record for the Sport with 25 Countries & Territories at All surplus funds from Membership or sponsors, after the deduction of any the CCWC in Hong Kong, with nearly 5000 athletes. IDBF running costs, will go to the IDBF Development Fund specifically for In the Asian and European Championships another the provision of Dragon Boats and Equipment. 20 Countries took part with around 2500 athletes. The annual individual membership fee for the IDBF Patrons Club is just The IDBF Calendar of IDBF Members races and USD 25.00 per person (Euro 20 or £15.00 Sterling ) and this year Patrons’ IDBF Affiliated Festivals’ listed over 200 events which Club Members are helping to pay the shipping costs of IDBF Development means that the total number of participants, around Boats destined for Nigeria and Uganda. the IDBF Dragon Boat World must have been in the IDBF PARTNERSHIPS FOR EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS 10s of thousands in 2012. Last year the IDBF invited all its Licensed Dragon Boat and Paddle At the year’s end IDBF Membership stood at 76, Manufacturers’ to become IDBF Partners and be involved in the Sport’s plus 43 IDBF Affiliated Festivals & Event Organisers. development in a more direct and positive way, through increased financial A total 16 Boat builders and 36 Paddle makers were support and the donation equipment to the IDBF Development Pool. producing equipment to IDBF specifications and IDBF All IDBF Registered Equipment Providers are required to pay their Annual development boats had been placed in 6 countries. Licence Fees and mark their boats and paddles with the appropriate The IDBF Dragon goes from strength to strength Boat Licence Plate (Models 1222 or 912) and Paddle Mark (202a) but to be with new members coming from Armenia, French an IDBF Partner , means a much bigger commitment to the Sport. Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Kenya and Romania and
There are four tiers of IDBF Partnership, Bronze, Silver, Gold and the top applications pending from Argentina, Barbados, tier of partnership the Platinum Partner . Partners’ receive PR benefits and Bermuda, Guyana, Israel and Qatar promotion for their products to acknowledge their commitment to the Sport. We offer a warm welcome to them all as they join Interested in becoming an IDBF Partner or Patron? Please contact the our world-wide Dragon Boat family and look forward IDBF Treasurer – Alan Van Caubergh, email: [email protected] to seeing them ‘on the water’ in 2013.
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© IDBF Copyright 2012 . Articles published in this Newsletter are not necessarily the views of the IDBF Council or the Elected Officers of the IDBF. This Newsletter may be reproduced in full or in part provided always that the source is acknowledged as the IDBF Magazine . Established in 1991, the IDBF is a Full Member of SportAccord – formerly the General Association of International Sports Federations and as such is the accepted world governing body for dragon boating . IDBF SECRETARIAT - c/o CDBA No 9 Tiyuguan Road, Beijing 100763, PR China. Telephone + 86 10 6712 8832. Fax: + 86 (0) 10 6713 3577 or 3577 or contact the IDBF Executive President Tel: + 44 1633 256796 or Email [email protected]. www.idbf.org.
Dragon Boating. “More than a Sport – a Tradition “ 5. IDBF News Magazine, December 2012 – Issue Number 28 Winter Edition
11 th WORLD NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS , SZEGED 24/28 JULY 13 – LOOKING GOOD ! SZEGED - THE CITY, THE RIVER AND THE REGATTA COURSE . Szeged is small in size but is the second biggest educational, sport, research and cultural centre in Hungary, after Budapest. Famous for the hospitality of its inhabitants, SzegSzegeedd is closely connected to water as the River Tisza, which served as a major means of trade and commerce in previous centuries, flows through the city’s centre.
It is planned to stage the 2000m Championship Races on the River Itsza in the heart of the City and only minutes away from the main hotels and hostels. There is no be tter venue to show case the thrills and excitement of 2000m racing, than in the City, where thousands of spectators can easily follow an entire race from the river ’s banks and the bridges that cross it.
Built in 1981, the Szeged Water Sports Centre,
Regatta course is situated only 5km from the City . The Centre has recently been renovated and offers international standard facilities to the requirements o f the IDBF. The racing course is 2250m long; 120m wide and 3.5m deep.
The land side facilities include a grandstand with seats for 1000 spectators but the area can host over 10,000 spectators around the regatta course. Othe r land based facilities include a fully equipped Finish Tower, a Press & Media Centre, TV studio, offices and refreshment facilities. An excellent public transport and a bus network services the entire city and the surrounding countrys ide. Teams that book the Official Hotels, through the Szeged 2012 Organising Committee, can take advantage of a free shuttle service, offered by the Org Com, from their accommodation to the race venue.
GETTING THERE. Many international airlines have dir ect flights to the Liszt Ferenc Budapest International Airport and from the airport to Szeged is a 90 minute coach ride – some 165 km, via the M5 motorway from Budapest. By car from the centre of Budapest, the journey time is around 2 hours. By train th ere is an Inter City service from Budapest Western Railway Station to Szeged which takes 2hrs 15 min. For Teams arriving at Budapest InterInternanationaltional Airport, the Org Com can organize airport transferstransfers to Szeged and return, in air-conditioned, deluxe coache s, at an agreed cost.
VISAS. Hunga ry is within the Schengen Area and Visas issued by one of the Members States are valid in Hungary. The Schengen visa validity is for up to 90 days. A pplications have to be submitted at least three (3) mo nths before the day of arrival in the Schengen area. Detailed information on which Countries need visas and application forms can be obtained from the website of the Hungarian Fo reign Affairs Ministry at:- www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/en/consular _services_services/Entr/Entry_of_Fory_of_For eigners_to_Hungary/
SZEGED 2013 - DIVISIONS, RACING & COMPETITION CLASSES AND DISTANCDISTANCESES . In all competitions to qualify for World Championships status at least six (6) entries, from different Countries or Territori es, per competition class are required. C ompetition Classes with three (3) to five (5) entries will be given IDBF Championship status and less than 3 entries, per class, will be classified as demonstration races.
STANDARD BOAT (22 Racers) (Mixed Crews = min of 8 and max of 12 female paddlers ) Division = Premier Division Senior A & B (GDs) Senior C (GGDs) Under 24s (18-23s) Junior Division A/B Racing Class Comp Classes Comp Classes * Comp Classes ** Comp Classes + Comp Classes # ##
Open 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 1000m, 2000m 1000m, 2000m 2000m 1000m, 2000m 1000m, 2000m (A only)
Women 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m and 1000m, 2000m 1000m, 2000m 2000m 1000m, 2000m 2000m (A only)
Mixed 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 200m, 500m, 1000m, 2000m 1000m, 2000m 2000m 1000m, 2000m 1000m, 2000m (A only) SMALL BOAT (12 Racers) (Mixed Crews = min of 4 and max of 6 female paddlers ) Division Premier Senior A & B (GDs) Senior C (GGDs) Under 24s (18-23s) Junior A/B Open 200m, 500m, 2000m 200m, 500m . 2000m 200m, 500m 200m, 500m. 200m, 500m. Women 200m, 500m. 200m, 500m . 200m, 500m 200m, 500m. 200m, 500m. Mixed 200m, 500m. 200m, 500m . 200m, 500m 200m, 500m. 200m, 500m.
+ 18-23s - Under 24 but 18 or over on 01 Jan 2013 - Standard Boat 4 crew members may be 16-17 years old & 2 may be 24-25. Small Boat 3 may be 16-17 and 1 may be 24-25. * Senior A - 40 or over on 01 June 2013 (01/06/13) . Senior B Grand Dragons - 50 or over on 01/06/2013. ** Senior C (Great Grand Dragons) - 60 or over on 01/06/2013. # Junior A - under 18 but at least 12 on 01 Jan 2013. ## Junior B - under 16 but at least 12 on 01/01/2013.
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11 TH WORLD DRAGON BOAT RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS’ – SZEGED 2013
ENTRY CONDITIONS . Entry to the 11 th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships is restricted to Teams selected and entered by their IDBF Member organisation as a ‘Representative Team’. As such the competitors race in Racing Colours of the country or territory that they represent. Canoeing & Rowing Federations’ located in a Country where there is not an existing IDBF Member may enter the World Championships directly, subject to becoming an IDBF Associate Member and to the conditions published in Information Bulletin No.1 , which will be sent to all IDBF Members in January 2013. Such Federations in Countries where there is an IDBF Member, may take part in the selection process of the IDBF Member concerned at that Member’s discretion and under any local selection and entry conditions. Nationality. The IDBF Nationality Regulations will apply for Szeged 2013. Each Team entering the World Championships, may have up to a total of 96 Team Members (Standard Boats) or 48 Team members (Small Boats), in each Championship Division (Premier, U24s, Senior A, B, C and Junior A and B) to give a maximum Team total of 576 in a Standard Boat Team or 288 in a Small Boat Team. PROVISIONAL ENTRY FORM. The Championships will be conducted under IDBF Competition Regulations and Rules of Racing. All participating teams are required to return a completed Provisional Entry Form to the IDBF by no later than the 14th February 2013. Full Provisional Entry details will be shown in Information Bulletin No.1. All subsequent correspondence with the IDBF and Szeged 2013, must come via the IDBF Member in the Country or Territory concerned
COMPETITION CLASSES . STANDARD Boat Championships will be held over 200m, 500m, 1000 and 2000m. SMALL BOAT Championships will be held over 200m, 500m and for Premier and Senior A & B Open crews over 2000m . (One Entry per Team, per Competition Class, is permitted)
The Small Boat Championships are primarily for new and developing IDBF Member Countries – normally the IDBF Basic and Associate Members but any IDBF Member who is unable to field Standard Boats in the developing Racing Classes – that is Junior B, 18-24s s and Senior C, may enter these specific Small Boat competitions.
IDBF Full Members who have taken part in a WDBRC but are unable to send Standard Boat Crews may be permitted to compete in the Small Boat Championships at the discretion of the Chairman of the IDBF C&TC. For example, an IDBF Full Member with only 12 paddlers of either sex available may be allowed to enter Small Boat Open or Women’s Crews.
In the Mixed Championship Races paddlers from a Standard Open or Women’s Crew may be used in a Mixed Small Boat Championship where there are insufficient Women or Men available for a Mixed Standard Boat Crew. Conversely, Teams entering both a Small Boat Open and Women’s Crews will be expected to enter a Standard Boat Mixed Crew rather than a Small Boat Crew.
ARRIVAL AND TRAINING BEFORE CHAMPIONSHIPS . Teams will be expected to arrive from 18 – 22 July 2013. The Regatta Course will be available for Training from 21 July 2013. FEES & CHARGES 18-22 July 2013 Crews arrive in Szeged Fees and charges will be payable for the following:- Sun 21 July 2013 Szeged Dragon boat Cup Accommodation and Food River Tisza Race Course Transfers (Free local transport from Official Hotels) Crews training – Regatta Course. Administration Fee – maximum USD 50.00 per person, see below Mon 22 July 2013 Crews training – Regatta Course. IDBF Registration Fee – USD 15.00 per person, see below IDBF Executive & Council Meets Celebration Dinner. Crews training – Regatta Course. Tue 23 July 2013 REGATTA FEES . The IDBF Registration Fee will be payable AM. Race Officials Meeting. directly to the IDBF and the Admin Fee will be paid into a joint PM Team Leaders Meeting. IDBF/HDBF account. These Regatta Fees are payable in respect of every participant IDBF Race Officials exam attending the World Championships, including official supporters Evening - Opening Ceremony as shown on the Final Named Entry Form. Wed 24 July 2013 Racing 2000m Stand Boat Classes Account payment details will be shown in further Info Bulletins.
Thu 25 July 2013 Racing 1000m Stand Boat Classes less SenIor C and Junior Women Fri 26 July 2013 Racing 500m Mixed Standard and Small Boat Championships Sat 27 July 2013 Racing 200m All Divisions & Classes Standard & Small Boat Champs Sun 28 July 2013 Racing 500m Open & Women’s Standard & Small Boat Championships Evening - Celebration Dinner
Mon 29 July 2013 IDBF Congress & Seminar
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THE IDBF DRAGON BOAT FAMILY AND THE OLYMPIC FLAME GET IN CONTACT AGAIN FOR LONDON 2012
Following on from the Olympic Torch being carried across water by IDBF Member Crews in Hong Kong (Bejing Games) and Vancouver (Winter Games), the Olympic Torch was again escorted by Dragon Boats from the Notts Anaconda Club as the flame crossed the Regatta Course at the National Water Sports Centre, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, with our paddling colleagues carrying the flame in a Bell Boat. Other Dragon Boaters carried the Olympic Flame in the Torch Relay across the United Kingdom as recalled by Nigel Leigh of the Worcester Dragons DBC, who told DBI that “After the European Championships in Nottingham, the other international sporting event taking place in the UK this last summer or the Olympic Games as it is officially known, saw the involvement of several paddlers from UK Dragon Boat Clubs. Many individuals had been nominated for the work they had done within their community or for helping good causes but the one element we all shared was the excitement of being part of the greatest sporting show on earth and something they’ll remember for their entire lives. For me, I expected Newbold on Stour (a small villages in the middle of England) to be quiet for my segment of the Torch Relay as it approached Stratford-on-Avon but far from it. Being mobbed by tens if not hundreds of onlookers and having a host of pictures being taken of me having my picture taken by complete strangers, from literally across the world was amazing ! Seeing my family and work colleagues in the crowd ‘paddling, posing and turning’ with the torch to add something different to the occasion Posing again for the crowds nine and ten deep through Stratford and seeing Helen a colleague from Worcester pass the flame over and then being mobbed again by well wishers on returning to Newbold was an unforgettable and unique experience, which made being allowed to keep the torch I carried, a very special memento for me”.
Nigel demonstrates perfect technique Helen Cleaver But that is not the only connection that Dragon Boating had with the London 2012 Olympic Games, as Seb Coe or Lord Sebastian Coe, as he is more formally known, was the head of the London Olympic Games Organising Committee and the man responsible for the success and excitement of London 2012 Seb, a long time personal friend of IDBF Executive President, Mike MacKeddie-Haslam, is also the Patron of the BDA (British Dragon Boat Racing Assoc) and has been a supporter of our Sport for many years. Seb was recently elected as the President of the British Olympic Committee and he is also a Vice President of the International Amateur Athletics Federation, so perhaps it is time that the IDBF invited Seb to become an Honorary Member of the IDBF, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, those other well known Dragon Boaters ! Seb Coe, Patron of the British Dragon Boat Racing Association
Photograph: Richard Saker
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IDBF News Magazine, December 2012 – Issue Number 28 Winter Edition
HONG KONG 2012 – THE BIGGEST CLUB CREW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD SINCE THE IDBF’s FORMATION IN 1991. Organised by the Hong Kong China DBA , nearly 5000 participants, in 190 crews, from 119 clubs drawn from 25 countries, on 4 continents took part and nearly 100,000 spectators watched the 4 days of racing.
th 8 Club Crew World Championships Hong Kong
GRAND FINALS’ RESULTS
Premier 200m STANDARD Premier 200m STANDARD Premier 200m STANDARD Open Women Mixed 1 Shunde DBC 0.41.635 1 Jiu Jiang Windsor Arch. 0.47.313 1 Jiu Jiang Windsor Arch 0.42.534 2 Nymburk DBT 0.42.642 2 22 Dragons Montreal 0.48.780 2 Pacific Dragons Sydney 0.43.448 3 Jiu Jiang Windsor Arch 0.42.822 3 Pacific Dragons Sydney 0.49.713 3 Te Waka Drgs Brisbane 0.43.901 4 New Dragons Toronto 0.42.882 4 H2o Playground 0.49.747 4 Singapore Paddle Club 0.44.208 5 22 Dragons Montreal 0.43.515 5 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 0.50.273 5 Outer Harbour Toronto 0.45.601 6 City Dragons Sydney 0.44.169 6 Brisbane River Dragons 0.50.340 6 NDC Mississauga 0.46.501 7 Hoi Fu Jai DBT Hkg 0.45.182 7 Ice Dragons Canberra 0.51.213 7 22 Dragons Montreal 0.46.554
8 Triton DB T Manila 0.51.713 8 Ice Dragons Canberra 0.47.841
9 New Dragons Toronto 0.49.548
Senior A 200m STANDARD Senior A 200m STANDARD Senior A 200m STANDARD Open (rounds) Women (rounds) Mixed 1 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 2:29.574 1 22 Dragons Montreal 2:45.290 1 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 0.48.919 2 Friendship DBT Hkg 2:30.054 2 Brisbane River Dragons 2:47.889 2 Hong Kong Island PC 0.50.000 3 Baltic Drgs Schwerin 2:35.194 3 Cascades Chelsea 2:47.949 3 Pickering DBC Ontario 0.50.206 4 Castle Peak PS Hkg 2:38.187 4 Outer Harbour Toronto 2:50.063 4 Brisbane River Dragons 0.51.039 5 Philadelphia DBA 2:56.528 5 Pickering DBC Ontario 2:54.623 5 Ice Dragons Canberra 0.51.219 6 Dragon's Friend SC 0.49.450 6 Wasabi PC Portland 2:57.913 6 Philadelphia DBA 0.51.352 . 7 2:58.117 7 0.51.686 Philadelphia DBA RVD Dessau e.V . 8 0.52.426 San Diego DBT
Senior B 200m STANDARD Senior B 200m STANDARD Senior B 200m STANDARD Open (rounds) Women (rounds) Mixed 1 Dragon's Friend SP 2:35.905 1 Nowra Water Drgs NSW 2 59.876 1 Pickering DBC Ontario 0.53.545 2 Brisbane River Dragons 2:36.366 2 22 Dragons Montreal 3:01.329 2 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 0.53.932 3 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 2:37.266 3 Fort Langley Canoe Club 3:01.982 3 Nowra Water Drgs NSW 0.54.452 4 Pickering DBC Ontario 2:37.845 4 Pickering DBC Ontario 3:03.323 4 22 Dragons Montreal 0.54.759 5 Elb Meadow GM Dresden 2:40.759 5 Dragon Flyers Canberra 3:04.743 5 Elb Meadow GM Dresden 0. 55.552 6 0.56.986 6 3:05.450 . 22 Dragons Montreal Currumbin Drgs Gold Coast
18 -23 200m STANDARD BCS 200m STANDARD 18 -23 200m STANDARD Open (rounds) Women (rounds) Mixed (rounds) 1 Singapore PC 1:32.277 1 Dragonheart Vermont 3:06.704 1 New Dragons RC Toronto 1:41.043 2 New Dragons RC Ont 1:32.417 2 Brisbane River Dragons 3:08.163 2 Montreal DBRC 1:42.757 3 Montreal DBRC 1:33.310 3 Pink Paddling Power BCS 3:22.983 3 Univ. of Waterloo Ontario 1:43.209 4 1:35.623 . 4 1:43.583 Univ. of Waterloo Ont 22 Dragons Montreal, QC . 5 1:44.563 Republic Poly Singapore 6 De La Salle Univ Manila 1:46.543
Junior A 200m STANDARD Junior A 200m STANDARD Junior A 200m STANDARD Open (rounds) Women (rounds) Mixed (rounds) 1 Hwa Chong Inst. Sng 2:41.883 1 Danebank Flames Sydney 3:02.697 1 Nat.Junior Coll. Singapore 1:44.401 2 Canberra Grammar 2:43.737 2 Canberra Grammar 3:27.896 2 Sharian DBC Christchurch 1:52.348
3 Torpedos Grafton 3:01.590 3 Canberra Grammar 1:54.262
4 False Creek RCC Vancouver 1:55.888 5 Torpedos Grafton 1:56.528
Junior B 200m Standard Junior B 200m Standard Women (rounds) Mixed (rounds)
1 Canberra Grammar 3:14.230 1 Canberra Grammar 1:58.221
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Premier 500m STANDARD Premier 500m STANDARD Premier 500m STANDARD Open Women Mixed 1 Shunde Dragon Boat Club 1:49.756 1 Jiu Jiang Windsor Arch DBT 2:05.500 1 New Dragons RC Toronto 1:50.826 2 New Dragons RC Toronto 1:52.522 2 22 Dragons Monreal, QC 2:08.867 2 Draci Znojmo 1:51.253 3 Dragon Team Nymburk 1:52.576 3 H2o Playground Montreal 2:10.380 3 NDC Mississauga 1:51.840 4 22 Dragons Montreal, QC 1:52.696 4 New Dragons RC Toronto 2:12.347 4 Hong Kong Island PC 1:52.306 5 City Dragons Sydney 1:52.816 5 Ice Dragons Canberra 2:14.360 5 22 Dragons Montreal, QC 1:52.580 6 NDC Mississauga 1:53.169 6 Brisbane River Dragons 2:18.893 6 Outer Harbour DBC Toronto 1:52.793 7 Pacific Dragons Sydney 1:56.709 7 Pacific Dragons Sydney 2:19.800 7 Pacific Dragons Sydney 1:53.266 . 8 2:20.893 8 1:53.946 Cascades Chelsea Singapore Paddle Club
Senior A 500m STANDARD Senior A 500m STANDARD Senior A 500m STANDARD Open (rounds) Women (rounds) Mixed 1 Nanhai Zhonglian DBT 3:47.637 1 22 Dragons Montreal, QC 4:21.389 1 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 2:01.792 2 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 3:49.364 2 Outer Harbour DBC Toronto 4:21.915 2 Philadelphia DBA 2:04.479 3 Philadelphia DBA 3:59.637 3 Cascades Chelsea 4:24.649 3 Pickering DBC 2:05.199 4 Baltic Dragons Schwerin 4:02.304 4 Pickering Dragon Boat Club 4:28.269 4 Brisbane River Dragons 2:05.706 5 Hong Kong Friendship 4:17.730 5 Philadelphia DBA 4:33.962 5 Baltic Dragons Schwerin 2:06.639 6 Castle Peak PS Hkg 4:20.277 6 Wasabi PC Portland 4:48.049 6 Ice Dragons Canberra 2:09.659
7 BGC Stormy Dragons 2:10.026 8 Hong Kong Island PC 2:11.586
Senior B 500m STANDARD Senior B 500m STANDARD Senior B 500m STANDARD Open (rounds) Women (rounds) Mixed 1 Brisbane River Dragons 4:03.207 1 Brisbane River Dragons 4:37.968 1 Pickering Dragon Boat Club 2:09.169 2 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 4:04.274 2 Pickering DBC 4:39.321 2 Brisbane River Dragons 2:10.563 3 Pickering DBC 4:06.500 3 Nowra Water Drgs NSW 4:40.781 3 Nowra Water Dragons NSW 2:13.236 4 Dragon's Friend SC 4:12.621 4 22 Dragons Montreal 4:42.567 4 Philadelphia DBA 2:13.776 . 5 4:45.734 5 2:21.263 Fort Langley Canoe Club Elb Meadow GM Dresden 6 4:47.601 . Dragon Flyers Canberra 7 Currumbin Dragons GC 4:49.368
18-23 500m STANDARD BCS 500m STANDARD 18-23 500m STANDARD Open (rounds) Women (rounds) Mixed (rounds) 1 New Dragons RC Toronto 3:58.694 1 Brisbane River Dragons 5:37.169 1 New Dragons RC Toronto 4:14.426 2 SP Dragons Singapore 4:01.981 2 Dragonheart Vermont 5:40.195 2 Montreal DBRC 4:16.100 3 Montreal DBRC 4:05.568 3 Pink Paddling Power BCS 6:03.729 3 Univ. of Waterloo DBC Ont. 4:23.753
4 Univ. of Waterloo Ont. 4:06.955 4 22 Dragons Montreal, QC 4:25.160 . 5 4:27.433 De La Salle Univ. Manila 6 Republic Poly DB Singapore 4:38.100
Jn r A Open 500m Rnds STANDARD Jn r A Wmn 500m Rnds STANDARD Jn r A Mixed 500m Rnds STANDARD 1 Hwa Chong Inst Sng 4:14.380 1 Danebank Flames Sydney 4:44.247 1 National Jun Coll Singapore 4:32.876 2 Canberra Grammar 4:27.493 2 Canberra Grammar 4:44.987 2 Sharian DBC Christchurch 4:43.622
3 Torpedos Grafton 4:41.273 3 False Creek RCC Vancouver 4:46.789
4 Canberra Grammar 4:48.562 5 Torpedos Grafton 5:07.636
Junior B Wmn 500m Rounds STANDARD Junior B Mxd 500m Rounds STANDARD 1 Canberra Grammar 5:42.427 1 Canberra Grammar 5:07.316
Premier 2000m STANDARD Premier 2000m STANDARD Premier 2000m STANDARD Open Women Mixed 1 Shunde DBC 8:05.433 1 Jiu Jiang Windsor Arch DBT 8:43.507 1 Draci Znojmo 8:08.560 2 Dragon Team Nymburk 8:14.166 2 22 Dragons Montreal 9:08.313 2 Hong Kong Island PC 8:15.693 3 Jiu Jiang Windsor Arch 8:21.713 3 Cascades Chelsea 9:11.160 3 New Dragons RC Toronto 8:17.207 4 22 Dragons Montreal 8:23.333 4 Pacific Dragons Sydney 9:16.707 4 Pacific Dragons Sydney 8:17.487 5 Pacific Dragons Sydney 8:24.094 5 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 9:19.113 5 Singapore Paddle Club 8:18.046 6 NDC Mississauga 8:26.160 6 H2o Playground Montreal 9:26.960 6 Jiu Jiang Windsor Arch DBT 8:20.133 7 City Dragons Sydney 8:36.940 7 New Dragons RC Toronto 9:28.833 7 22 Dragons Montreal, QC 8:21.286 8 Philadelphia DBA 8:46.287 8 Ice Dragons Canberra 9:34.653 8 NDC Mississauga 8:25.720 9 New Dragons RC Ont 8:46.420 9 Brisbane River Dragons 9:48.300 9 Outer Harbour DBC Toronto 8:26.553 10 Singapore PC 8:52.520 10 BDC - Spree Sisters Berlin 9:52.974 10. Philadelphia DBA 8:31.014
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Senior A 2000m STANDARD Senior A 2000m STANDARD Senior A 2000m STANDARD Open Women Mixed 1 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 8:12.940 1 Cascades Chelsea 8:54.087 1 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 8:14.060 2 Philadelphia DBA 8:29.907 2 22 Dragons Montreal, QC 9:10.814 2 Philadelphia DBA 8:22.980 3 Hong Kong Island PC 8:32.694 3 Outer Harbour DBC Toronto 9:13.327 3 Hong Kong Island PC 8:33.994 4 Baltic Dragons Schwerin 8:43.427 4 Philadelphia DBA 9:24.980 4 Pickering DBC 8:37.280
5 Brisbane River Dragons 9:28.454 5 RVD Dessau e.V 8:38.253 6 Pickering Dragon Boat Club 9:40.174 6 Brisbane River Dragons 8:43.666 7 Wasabi PC Portland 9:48.787 7 Baltic Dragons Schwerin 8:45.240
8 BGC Stormy Dragons 8:48.973 9 Ice Dragons Canberra 8:52.546 10 Hurricane Attadale 9:04.874
Senior B 2000m STANDARD Senior B 2000m STANDARD Senior B 2000m STANDARD Open Women Mixed 1 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 9:11.120 1 Pickering DBC 9:59.360 1 Pickering DBC 8:52.773 2 Brisbane River Dragons 9:16.614 2 Brisbane River Dragons 10:00.393 2 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 9:00.786 3 Pickering DBC 9:22.767 3 Nowra Water Dragons 10:09.567 3 Nowra Water Dragons 9:02.720 4 22 Dragons Montreal, 9:43.187 4 Fort Langley Canoe Club 10:15.247 4 Philadelphia DBA 9:03.794 . 5 5 9:03.980 Currumbin Dragons GC 10:22.174 Elb Meadow GM Dresden 6 Dragon Flyers Canberra 10:45.160 6 22 Dragons Montreal, QC 9:12.147 7 22 Dragons Montreal 11:13.394 7 Brisbane River Dragons 9:14.533 . 8 9:34.580 Adelaide Sea Dragons 9 Dragon Generation 10:22.253
18 -23 2000m STANDARD Junior B 2000m STANDARD 18 -23 2000m STANDARD Open Open Mixed 1 New Dragons RC Toronto 8:42.040 1 Hwa Chong Inst. Singapore 9:31.646 1 New Dragons RC Ont 8:37.687 2 SP Dragons Singapore 8:51.320 Women 2 Univ. of Waterloo Ont 8:52.420 3 Univ. of Waterloo Ont. 8:52.867 1 Canberra Grammar 10:55.140 3 22 Dragons Montreal, 8:55.813 4 Montreal DBRC 9:09.580 Mixed 4 De La Salle Univ. Manila 8:59.307 . 1 Canberra Grammar 10:39.580 5 11:54.400
Montreal DBRC
Junior A 2000m STANDARD Junior A 2000m STANDARD Junior A 2000m STANDARD Open Women Mixed 1 Canberra Grammar 10:06.474 1 Danebank Flames Sydney 10:18.193 1 National Jun Coll Singapore 9:06.153 2 Torpedos Grafton 10:39.340 2 Canberra Grammar 10:32.487 2 Sharian DBC Christchurch 9:40.487
3 False Creek RCC BC 10:02.633 4 Canberra Grammar 10:20.540 5 Torpedos Grafton 10:43.106
Premier 200m Small boat Premier 200m Small boat Premier 200m Small boat Open Women Mixed 1 Ass. Desp.Pu Ao Zhi You 0.51.314 1 Singapore PC 0.56.508 1 Dubai Diggers 0.53.980 2 Vladivostok Tigers 0.51.700 2 Dragon Fly Vladivostok 0.57.088 2 Vladivostok Tigers 0.54.620 3 Te Waka Dragons Qld 0.52.047 3 Komodo PC Canberra 0.57.175 3 Ass. Desp Pu Ao Zhi You 0.55.430 4 Chun Wing Fish Eagle 0.52.174 4 Dubai Diggers 0.57.388 4 Pacific Dragons Sydney 0.55.560 5 Wildwater Water SC Hkg 0.52.634 5 Lanakila PC Gold Coast 0.57.901 5 Adelaide Phoenix DBC 0.56.610 6 Neckardrachen Heilbronn 0.53.594 6 Dragon Sports Ass. Sydney 0.58.581 6 Black Dragons DC 0.57.640
7 Tornado Uniqom Vladi 0.53.967 7 Macau DBA 0.58.755
8 SSS TEAM HKG 0.59.001
Premier 500m Small boat Premier 500m Small boat Premier 500m Small boat Open Women Mixed 1 Vladivostok Tigers 2:18.853 1 Singapore Paddle Club 2:36.228 1 Dubai Diggers 2:16.624 2 Ice Dragons Canberra 2:19.053 2 Komodo PC Canberra 2:37.682 2 Vladivostok Tigers 2:16.878 3 Tornado Uniqom Vlad 2:19.073 3 Hong Kong Island PC 2:38.088 3 Steel Craft Dubai 2:18.784 4 Singapore Inst of Mgt 2:19.106 4 Dubai Diggers 2:38.522 4 Raba DB SC Budapest 2:18.844 5 Te Waka Dragons Qld 2:21.726 5 Steel Craft Dubai 2:40.648 5 Black Dragons DBC 2:18.918 6 South Mass Urban Gorrilaz 2:22.773 6 Dragon Fly Vladivostok 2:41.015 6 Dragon Sports Ass. Sydney 2:24.058
7 Brisbane River Dragons 2:24.173 7 Lanakila PC Gold Coast 2:47.075 . 8 Bon du Fond Hong Kong 2:55.328
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10 th EUROPEAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS and NOTTINGHSMSHIRE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT REGATTA 27th to 29 th July 2012 National Water Sports Centre, RegRegattaatta Course, Nottingham,Nottingham, England Held in conjunction with the 10 th European Nations Championships, Club and BCS Crews took part in the 1st Nottinghamshire International Dragon Boat Regatta (NIDBR) on 28/ 29 July 2012 at the NWSC Nottingham.
Premier Open 2000m. Final Premier Open 5 00m. Premier Open 200m Final Place Team Time Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Place Team Time 1 Germany 7:38.59 1 Tahiti Nui 1:54.71 1:54.76 1:53.56 1 Tahiti Nui 0:47.12 2 Russia 7:39.34 2 Great Britain 1:56.81 1:55.72 1:55.40 2 Czech Rep 0:47.94 3 Great Britain 7:39.40 3 Germany 1:56.65 1:55.78 1:56.06 3 Russia 0:48.46 4 Hungary 7:39.96 4 Russia 1:57.22 1:56.49 1:57.85 4 Hungary 0:49.70 5 Czech Rep 7:40.40 5 Hungary 1:56.18 1:57.63 1:58.71 5 Great Britain 0:49.96 6 Italy DNS 6 Czech Rep 1:57.78 1:57.16 Disq 6 Germany 0:54.87
Premier 200m Open EURO Final Premier Open 500 m SMALL BOAT Senior A Mixed 500m Place Team Time Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Place Team Time 1 Germany 0:46 .55 1 Tahiti Nui 2:09.13 2:09.00 2:08.58 1 Russia 2.07.86
2 Russia 0:47.46 2 Italy 2:23.21 2:20.59 2:19.44 2 Germany 2.07.90 3 Great Britain 0:47.52 3 TAO 2:33.54 2:27.35 2:26.60 3 Poland 2.07.95 4 Hungary 0:48.37 4. Hungary 2.08.59 Premier Women 5 00m 5 Czech Rep 0:48.37 Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Premier Women 200m. Final Premier Women 2000m. Fi nal 1 Great Britain 2:11.62 2:08.71 2:08.89 Place Team Time Place Team Time 2 Germany 2:13.64 2:10.73 2:10.82 1 Great Britain 0:55.03
1 Great Britain 8:22.65 3 Czech Rep 2:14.23 2:11.03 2:12.41 2 Czech Rep 0:57.19
2 Germany 8:30.26 4 Hungary 2:18.88 2:15.56 2:18.29 3 Hungary 0:57.47
3 Hungary 8:41.31 5 Norway 2:28.66 2:23.94 4 Germany 0:59.30
4 Czech Rep 8:46.35
Premier Mixed 2000m. Final
Premier Mixed 200m Final Premier Mixed 500m Grand Final Place Team Time
Place Team Time Place Team Time 1 Great Britain 7:41.56
1 Great Britain 0:47.77 1 Great Britain 2:01.43 3 Czech Rep 7:52.47
2 Russia 0:48.63 2 Russia 2:03.14 4 Hungary 7:52.84
3 Germany 0:48.83 3 Germany 2:04.37 5 Germany 7:59.40
4 Czech Rep 0:49.13 4 Czech Rep 2:04.42 6 Poland 8:13.74 5 Poland 0:50.29 7 Norway 8:55.61 Senior A Open 200m Final Senior A Open 20 00m Final Senior A Open 500m Place Team Time Place Team Time Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 1 Russia 0:48.57 1 Russia 7:38.66 1 Russia 2. 01.86 1.59.41 1.58.72 2 Germany 0:48.99 2 Germany 7.45.57 2 Germany 2.02.81 1.59.75 1.59.54 3 Poland 0:49.01 3 Czech Rep 7.53.41 3 Czech Rep 2.03.60 2.00.88 2.00.32 4 Czech Rep 0.49.41 4 Hungary 7.56.38 4 Poland 2.02.67 2.02.27 2.01.69 5 Great Britain 049.92 5 Great Britain 8.23.67 5 Hungary 2.04.96 2.03.01 2.00.97 6 Hungary 0:49.98 6 Gt Britain 2.06.96 2.04.88 2.04.14
FOR THE FULL RESULTS FOR ALL COMPETITIONS GO TO www.edbf.org
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10 TH ASIAN DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS - BUSAN, KOREA The 10 th Asian Dragon Boat Championships were held in Busan, Korea from 7-9 Sept2012. Athletes from 10 ADBF Members took part, namely, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Macau, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Australia, the Philippines and Singapore, with a guest crew from Tahihi Nui. Tahiti Nui French Polonesia) subsequently applied for ADBF Membership and were accepted at the November meeting of the ADBF Executive Committee). The main sponsors of the Championships were the Busan Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Busan City Government, with the Opening and Closing ceremonies being held at the Busan Cinema Centre and Buan Grand Hotel, where the Teams were treated to a feast of entertainment by famous singers, dancers & magicians. Championship races were held in both Standard and Small boats in the Open, Women and Mixed Racing Classes over race distances of 200m, 500m and 5000m. The surprise package was the overall strength of Tahihi Nui, who proved, as they did at the European Championships in July, that they can compete with the best Teams in the world.
10 th ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - GRAND FINALS RESULTS STANDARD BOAT Mixed 200m Mixed 500m Womens 200m
1 Chinese Taipei 0.47.26 1 Chinese Taipei 1.56.50 2 China 0.47.46 1 China 0.49.84 2 Tahiti Nui 1.56.97 2 Tahiti Nui 0.50.78 3 Tahiti Nui 0.47.54 3 Australia 1.58.43 4 Australia 0.48.71 3 Australia 0.51.12 4 Macau 2.03.54 4 Macau 0.52.58 5 Japan 0.48.88 5 Singapore 0.52.583 Womens 500m Open 5000m Womens 5000m 1 China 2.12.12 1 Tahiti Nui 22.26.61 1 China 24.57.56 2 Tahiti Nui 2.13.00 2 China 23.09.76 3 Australia 2.15.29 2 Tahiti Nui 25.16.26 3 Chinese Taipei 23.57.35 3 Australia 26.34.08 4 Singapore 2.21.43 4 Australia 23.59.62 4 Singapore 27.07.18 5 Hong Kong 2.31.98 5 Singapore 24.15.68 5 Macau 28.52.97 6 Macau 25.47.94 6 Japan 29.08.62 SMALL BOAT 7 Hong Kong 29.59.00
Open 200m Mixed 200m Womens 200m 1 China 0.52.69 1 Tahiti Nui 0.53.40 1 China 0.57.38 2 Tahiti Nui 0.52.85 2 China Taipei 0.53.95 3 China Taipei 0.55.24 2 Tahiti Nui 0.58.40 3 Singapore 0.55.68 3 Philippines 0.58.79 4 Australia 0.55.74 4 Australia 0.56.62 5 Singapore 0.56.78 4 China Taipei 0.59.18 5 Japan: 0.57.85 5 Australia 0.59.87 Open 500m Mixed 500m Womens 500m 1 Tahiti Nui 2.12.23 1 Tahiti Nui 2.17.55 1 China 2.25.73 2 China 2.14.45 2 China Taipei 2.20.65 3 Australia 2.15.36 2 Tahiti Nui 2.27.51 3 Australia 2.26.44 3 Philippines 2.32.10 4 Singapore 2.20.29 4 Philippines 2.28.55 4 Singapore 2.35.13 5 Japan: 2.30.39 5 Australia 2.35.34 6 Japan 2.48.15
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NEWS ALERT: Confirmed Sightings of Two Dragons on Herastrau Lake in Romania! In April this year onlookers were surprised to witness the unusual sight of two Dragons on Herastrau Lake, in Bucharest, Romania. Not to fear though, as the Corporate Games Romania had arranged for two International Dragon trainers to take control of the situation!
We are ta lking of course, about the long awaited arrival of the Dragon Boats in Romania! We took them out onto Herastrau Lake for an initial trial. Some of friends from British American Tobacco , Phillip Morris, Accenture, plus Pullman Hotels and World Trade Centre came along to help out and experience the fun for the first time. Meanwhile passers by smiled as they ob served the scene curiously and watched these strange looking boats, complete with a drummer beating the drum to the rhythm of the Crew’s paddle strokes! Dragon Boating is becoming more popular in Romania and the Dragon Boats will be on the lake on a r egular basis. Two Dragon Boat Coaches from Hungary, both certified Coaches from the International Dragon Boat Federation trained the local
staff, to Helm ( steer) the boats and certify them under the IDBF training Progra me Dragon Boat training for all participants started on Th urs 26th April and continued over the weekend. The Corporate Games Romania is part of the largest corporate Multi spor t festival in the world and the Romania Games took place from the 24 th to 27 th May 2012. Over 2500 participants from 14 sports took part. The dates for 2013 Bucharest Corporate Games are 6 and 7 June 2013.
The V&A Waterfront , where the 2004 Club Crew World Champs were held, is the prestigious Host Venue for the 2013 Cape Town Corporate Games over the period of 06-09 June 2013 . Situated at the foot of Table Mountain with panoramic views of the ocean and city bowl, the vibrant V&A Waterfront will play host to multiple networking opportunities and sporting codes during the Cape Town Corporate Games 2013. The V&A Waterfront boasts some exceptional facilities an d has already been named as the magnificent setting for the Games Super Centre. Dragon Boat Racing will be one of the Sports included in the Cape Town Corporate Games.
Other Corporate Games in 2013 featuring Dragon Boating amongst the many Sports on offer are -
NSW Australia 13/17 March 2013; Bucharest Romania 6/9 June 2013; Annecy France & Coventry England 4/7 July 2013. Other Corporate Games that featured Dragon Boating in 2012 were Melbourne Australia (Nov) and Istanbul Turkey (Jun).
All Corporate Games Dragon Boat Races are held under IDBF Regulations, modified for the Corporate Games . Races are normally held over 200 and 500m in the Standard IDBF Spec Racing Boat but can be held in the IDBF Spec Small Boat.
For more information on a Corporate Games near you vis it www.corporate -games.com
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II - JUBILEE CELE BRA TIONS – A VIEW OF THE DAY FROM PERSHORE PHOENIX DBC
The Qu een’s Jubilee Pageant was a mighty procession down London’s River Thames and all about atmosphere and spotting celebrities’ but definitely not a race or about the participants. It was about organisation, discipline and much patience when gathering 14 dragon boat crews together in one place.
After a damp walk, from Chiswick, to the Putney embankment, we found the Sky Television News gazebo next to the phalanx of Dragon Boats ready to be dressed and prepared for the River Pageant, which would take u s down the River Thames past the Queen and the Royal family and through the centre of London, passing by the famous Tower of London and under Tower Bridge.
Sky TV’s Kay Burleigh interviewed the crew and filmed our warm up , asking our D dummer Emily, to show her how it worked ! Then the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson was interviewed sitting in our boat before Sky filmed us warming up for National TV
A crowd had gathered and as Worcester Busters became the first boat to load, the atmosphere was becoming palpable, and the murmur grew into a real buzz of excitement. Once on the water the crews realised the need for patience - with 1000 boats to muster, there is a lot of waiting to do! After half an hour, we made our way up to the start at Battersea Bridge. The huge crowd lining the sides of the river and the bridges add ed to a sense of occasion that was gaining momentum. Rt. London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson .
The Princess Elizabeth steam locomotive started the Pageant as the Britannia Launch took the royal party to the Spirit of Chartwell Royal Barge. Meanwhile the ranks of the manpowered squadron moved slowly towards the Roya l Barge where they bobbed past the Royal party, which was pretty exciting for us as most of us have never seen the Queen before .
The pageant itself was more challenging than you would expect it to be as a Dragon Boat is a racing vessel designed to slice through the water but keeping to the speed limit of 4 knots involved a slow str oke rate setting fire to shoulders and backs after an hour or two on our journey down the Thames . Despite this it was a great way to see London as we passed Battersea Power Station and banks of cheering people, with spectators crowding onto the balconies of the apartment blocks that border that part of the river. A large selection of passenger boats anchored in the river dis played a most alarming level of list as people leaned o ver the side to watch the man powered boats paddle past them and down towards Tower Bridge. We passed a selection of London landmarks in the company of the ever chipper Worcester Busters and as the formation of the 1000 boat pageant started to break up and the surrounding vessels became more varied, the regiment of Dragon Boats became more dispersed, though we glimpsed occasional friendly faces through the lines of kayaks, skiffs, whalers, rowing boats, outrigger canoes and th e Maori war canoe.
Through the City and towards Tower Bridge the river became more congested and the crowds thicker and even more vocal. (All cr edit to John on the helm, as it wasn’t getting any easier).
As the crowds thinned and after 5 hours of paddli ng, some in the pouring, rain Pershore opened up the stroke rate and led the entire flotilla, becoming the first boat to come into view of the masses of people in Green wich where our 5 hour, 12.5 mile adventure came to its soggy conclusion. The days even ts can probably be best described as a lightning rod for the collective goodwill of the nation from the million plus crowd, cheering and waving along some 20 miles of river bank, bridges, boats and balconies to the endless stream of people wanting to talk to me, paddle in hand on the tube home just because I was involved. It really was profoundly cheering and genuinely uplifting stuff. Ali Lowe
Pershore head for home – ‘No Racing allowed’
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IRAN DRAGON BOAT ASSOCIATION – GOING FORWARD WITH THE DRAGON
A Grade 2 Dragon Boat Coaching Course organised by the Iran Dragon Boat Association, was held from 29 Nov–1 Dec 2012 in Tehran and attracted an attendance of 25 Coaches from eleven (11) Provinces. The course concluded with a Video Message from the IDBF Executive President, Mike MacKeddie-Haslam, who wished the very best of success to all the Iranian Dragon Boat coaches and officials and said that he hoped to be able to come to Iran as soon as possible to help with the on-going development of the Sport in Iran. The video message was played with Persian sub-titles and was followed with some picture images from the course. In the closing of the course Mr Mohammad Cany, the President of the Iran Dragon Boat Association, thanked all of participants and appreciated the sincere efforts of Mr Abbas Mohammadali and Mr Peyman Moshiri, the lecturers for the course and Ms Akram Alia Badi, the Vice President of Iran DBA, who awarded certificates of appreciation to the Coaches.
Students took both written and practical exams.
The theory was followed by practical sessions on the water.
The Federation's Supervisors’ visited the Classes
The Iran DBA are pleased to announce that the 1st National Indoor Dragon Boat Championships will be held
from 20-23 January 2013 in Tehran. Racing Classes will be for U21, Premier, Senior Men and Women.
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FEATURE ON THE CYPRUS DRAGON BOAT ASSOCIATION – CYDBA
Dragon boating in Cyprus started in 2008, when the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) donated 4 IDBF Spec Dragon Boats to what came to be the Cyprus Dragon Boat Association (CYDBA). The founding members of CYDBA then started promoting the sport and organizing the annual Cyprus International Dragon Boat Festival, which takes place in October. Teams from Russia, Dubai, and recently Spain, have participated in our event. From 2008 until 2011, dragon boating in Cyprus took place on the sea , in front of the Famagusta Nautical Club, and practice had to stop for the winter months, as the sea was too choppy. In 2011, after building a new trailer which made it easier to transport the boats and practices started being held throughout the winter at the Yermasoyia waterdam. Initially it was hard to convince people to trust the waters at the water dam, but this gave a new boost to the sport, as a small but critical mass of people continued practicing and when spring time came, it became easier to have a full boat on the water every weekend. 2012 marked an important break-through for the CYDBA in terms of event organization. On 14 th Jul 2012, in collaboration with the Rotaract Berengaria Cosmopolitan, Limassol, the CYDBA organized its first Charity event, “Paddle for Life,” to raise awareness and collect funds for the anti-leukemia “Zoi” Foundation. The event was a great success, as 325 paddlers registered to take part. The racing was initially scheduled to take place at the sea, in front of the Famagusta Nautical Club. The local authorities recalled the permission they had given In another effort to bring our sport to the masses, the CYDBA for the races to be carried out inside the breakwaters two days participated in a coordinated effort with other “water sports” before the event, so the event was started outside the federations together with the Inspectors of Physical Education at breakwaters, but had to be stopped and postponed for the next Elementary Education (IPEEE) of the District of Limassol: The weekend due to bad weather. On July 22 nd , the event was IPEEE organized a series of daily events, during which 100 carried out at the Yermasoyia water dam, with 220 paddlers children per day would visit the beach (at the Famagusta and taking part. All participants were very excited, and some of them Limassol Nautical Clubs) and try the sports of rowing, kayaking, stayed in the sport, forming new teams. sailing, water polo, and dragon-boating. Altogether approximately The July charity event was a breakthrough because of four 1400 children aged 11-12 took part in the events, with the majority reasons: it was the biggest event organized so far, with new of them saying they preferred dragon-boating to the other sports! participants who hadn’t heard about dragon-boating before, Unfortunately, there somehow was no continuation , as none including corporate teams, and thus it acquainted more people of those children is dragon-boating today. We assess that this is with the sport. due to the fact that the children’s parents are not acquainted with Because of the event more teams were formed ; it was the first the sport, and probably feel reluctant to allow their children to get event organized for charity; it brought more people to the involved with it. Despite Cyprus being an island, people are not Yermasoyia water dam, where they saw the sport can be safely very well accustomed to water sports . Our efforts are geared done away from choppy waves and powerboats on the Sea. towards changing that. In October, the CYDBA organized its annual event International event in memory of the late Phyll MacKeddie , who sadly and unexpectedly passed away at the age of only 54 during the summer. The event, organized at the Yermasoyia Water Dam was again a success, with 11 teams (approx) 200 paddlers) taking part and with the Spanish team Pinatar and team Volga Dragons from Russia taking 1 st & 3 rd places, with local team Dragon Riders second. The night ended on a happy note, when the teams partied late into the night at Shaka Zulu bar, in Limassol. In November, with financial assistance from the EDBF , CYDBA Chairman, Christos Georgiou and Technical Director Djordje Pavlovic, took part in the EDBF Congress in Hamburg. The participation was very useful as new friends were made and the importance of feedback from the national federations to the EDBF was realized. CYDBA’s plans for 2013 involve a first time participation at the World Championships in Szeged, renewing our boat fleet, building some basic infrastructure and more boat storage and organizing more local dragon-boating. The dates for the CYDBA’s events will be 14 th April, 14 th July and 20 th October 2013 and all three are open to international crews. Christos Georgiou. CYDBA Chairman.
For both experienced and potential Coaches and Race Officials there will be three IDBF Training & Assessment Courses in Cyprus between 1-10 March 2013 and why not also send a crew to the Limassol International Races
from – 15/16 October 2013 - further info on both from [email protected]
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One great opportunity, one magnificence experience!!!! The first place was taken by Pinatar Dragons (Spain) second place by Famagusta Dragons (Cyprus) and third place by Volga Dragons (Russia). CIIM Masters Dragons finished in the 9th position and would like to wish all Dragon Boaters the best and keep enjoying life!
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PHYLL MACKEDDIE – A VERY SPECIAL PERSON 14 February 1958 – 24 July 2012 It was with great shock and sadness that the Dragon Boat World heard of the sudden and very un-expected death in July 2012, of Phyll MacKeddie, Wife of the Mike Haslam, the IDBF Executive President. Phyll MacKeddie was one of the Founders of the British Dragon Boat Racing Association (BDA) and the IDBF. (Phyll kept her maiden name for professional reasons but used her married name of MacKeddie-Haslam otherwise)
Phyll, along with Mike and a few other pioneers, helped to develop Dragon Boating in Great Britain and Europe and indeed world wide. Phyll was a competitor too racing in British Teams in Hong Kong, Japan and other locations around the globe, during the 1990s. Phyll was one of the most experienced International Race Officials in our Sport and reached the pinnacle of the Sport’s organisation when she was appointed as the Chief Official for the 2011 IDBF World Championships in Tampa, USA. She also always helped Mike with the paper-work needed to keep the IDBF going and was the person responsible for checking and implementing the Racing Programme for all our World Championships. Phyll was Mike’s helper and constant advisor in everything he did for the Sport . Without Phyll’s blessing, understanding and support, Mike would not have become so involved in the Sport himself and certainly would not have become the IDBF Executive-President or committed so much of his time to Dragon Boating. Mike would never go on an trips unless Phyll agreed and always wanted to get back home to her, as soon as possible, if she was not travelling with him. Cyprus was particularly high on Phyll and Mike’s list of places in which to hold Dragon Boat Racing. Mike had served with the UN Forces in Cyprus in the early 1970s and returned to the Island in the early 1990’s with Phyll, who fell, in love with its beauty and quiet way of life. In the past few years Phyll helped to set up the CYDBA and often spent holidays there with
Mike, helping to paint and refurbish the CYDBA Dragon Boats ready for a new season. Phyllis Diane MacKeddie, was born in Rosemarkie, Scotland on 14 Feb 1958 - Valentine’s Day, on the Black Isle, North of Inverness. She attended the Fortrose Acadamy where the teachers inspired her to become a teacher too. Graduating from Aberdeen Teachers Training College in 1979, Phyll taught in Scotland before going to teach British Forces Children in Germany in 1982, where she met Mike, a Captain in the British Army at the time. In 1985, returning from Germany, Phyll and Mike set up home in Nottingham, where Phyll taught for 2 years, before Mike’s Army career took him to Newport, South Wales, in 1987. Here Phyll found her educational home at Lisvane Primary, Cardiff first as a teacher, then as the Deputy Head and from 2005 as the Head Teacher. Phyll came home from school on the 2 July 2012 with a severe migraine headache which did not stop. After three days she was admitted to hospital and Mike returned early from the Club Crew World Champs in Hong Kong to be with her and take her home. Despite 5 days in hospital the Doctors’ could not determine the cause of her headaches but told Mike that they could not find anything that was life threatening. Phyll came home but the headaches and nausea continued for another week and on the 17 July 2012, Phyll suffered a severe brain haemorrhage that resulted in a large blood clot (thrombosis) forming at the base of her neck called a Cerebral Venus Thrombosis (CVT). This was too deep to be removed by surgery. A week later sudden pressure in her skull caused her brain to swell beyond control and this could not be treated. Phyll who was on a life support system and in an induced coma for the last week of her life and in no pain, died on Tuesday 24 July 2012, in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, aged just 54. Dragon Boat friends from around the world attended Phyll’s funeral in her beloved Scotland. A A Memorial service held in Cardiff was attended by hundreds of people including friends, teachers and past pupils, as well as many dragon boat friends. Everyone present on that day commented and remarked on the manner in which Phyll’s enthusiasm and love of life had also inspired and enriched their own lives. Known and respected by Dragon Boaters around the world, words are not adequate enough to express the void that Phyll’s passing has left in people’s lives but especially Mike’s. We can but wish him well and support him through his grief and the loss of his wife, partner and best friend, as his and Phyll’s friends in Cyprus did recently in happy memories of Phyll. My wife Sue and I miss Phyll’s warmth and friendship but the brightest light of all has gone out in the life of our Executive President. Mike Thomas. Chairman IDBF Competition & Technical Commission. Dragon Boating. “More than a Sport – a Tradition “ 19.
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The primary goal of the International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission (IBCPC) is to ensure that International Breast Cancer Survivors (BCS) participation festivals and international competitive events are raising awareness about life after a diagnosis of and treatment for breast cancer.
LOOKING BACK WHILE MOVING FORWARD By: Jane Frost, IBCPC President 2012 was a year filled with advancement for the IBCPC. We started with the announcement that the 2014 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival will be held in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Our hosts will be the Florida teams Pink Dragon Ladies, Tampa Hay and Save Our Sisters, Miami .
The biggest adventure was IBCPC's participation in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in June. Our paddling sisters from Lake Windermere in the Lake District in England loaned us 'Lucy at Low Wood' cheerfully decorated for the occasion. Our team, Internationally Abreast were from seven countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. Dr Don MacKenzie, founder and coach of the first breast Jane, speaking at Canada cancer dragon boat team from Vancouver steered the 15 joyful women under twenty bridges House in London during a along the Thames, from Putney to Greenwich. As a member of that crew I must say that we were on reception to celebrate the the water for 6 hours but it only felt like 6 minutes ! HouseQueen’s in London Diamond during Jubilee a Reception to celebrate the A number of our teams have gone on some big adventures too. Teams paddled in Hong Kong in the BCS Division of the IDBF Club Crew World Championships and IBCPC Representatives attended the IDBF Council Meeting held during the CCWC. IBCPC Teams also participated internationally in Turkey, Ireland and Israel. On the membership front our teams in Italy, Ireland, and Great Britain made impressive strides in encouraging and supporting new teams. I have now been President of the IBCPC for two years and am pleased to report that our Commission is strong and growing. We have established a good working relationship with the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) of which we are a Commission. We are also receiving many inquires about starting new teams particularly in the United States and Europe. Asia continues to be a challenge. Now I would like to ask you on an individual basis, to give serious consideration to volunteering your time, energy and expertise to the IBCPC. In two years we shall be having a "changing of the guard" as elections will be held for most of the Steering Committee positions. In order to ensure a smooth transition we need to have more involvement from people like you. We need writers, editors, people who can track down stories for our newsletter or what about membership and mentoring new teams? There is lots to do. Two years is not that far way so please consider coming "on board" this important organisation. We welcome your participation. As the breast cancer dragon boat movement grows internationally we are well positioned to raise awareness about this dreaded disease. The IBCPC was created to spread this message and as our influence grows so too does this unique opportunity. Together we are stronger, our voices are louder and the message is clearer. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2013 filled with adventure be it in your community or in a foreign land. Jane Frost.
FESTIVAL DOWN UNDER: By Jo Parry, Dragon Abreast, Brisbane. Beautiful Cockle Hay, Sydney was the setting October 27th for the Dragons Abreast Festival, a national event to raise funds in support of Dragons Abreast programs by inviting corporate and social dragon boat teams to compete while raising breast cancer awareness and the benefits of paddling. Spectators and participants alike can see that those living with breast cancer regain full, fun and active lives after their diagnosis and treatment. The racing was not just on the water. Another race was underway leading up to the event for the highest fundraisers. Dedicated members of Dragons Abreast were each allocated corporate teams to ensure they were informed and ready for the challenge ahead. These partnerships provided a personal face for the corporate teams of the benefits that Dragons Abreast has brought to the survivors and will offer those who join in the future. The World Fire Fighters Games were on in Sydney at the same time. and they heard about the Dragons Abreast Festival and were keen to join in the fun. They entered a number of teams including Team France who dressed up as you can see in the photo. Cockle Hay grew quiet during the Flowers on the Water ceremony. Eleven boats rafted together with breast cancer survivors and supporters for a ceremony that is always moving for those involved, as well as for spectators on the shore. A highlight of the racing day was the annual Hospital Challenge. Healthcare workers doctors, nurses, radiologists, etc, raced and were given very warm thanks with a paddle of honour from the survivors after completing their final. The Hospital Challenge gives breast cancer survivors a chance to 'thank and appreciate' the care provided by these health- care workers during their treatment. Corporate and social teams had a ball, and many will return next year. Congratulations go to Dragons Abreast.
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THEY’RE THE GALS WHO BUILT THE BOAT - By: Suzanne Bodner, Chestmates, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The women of the Avalon Dragons breast cancer dragon boat In May, 2007, the Avalon Dragons held a keel-laying team have the art of boat-building deep in their bones. They ceremony where, in keeping with Maritime tradition, all hail from "The Rock" the island province of Newfoundland members of the team, along with their boat-building naval which sits in the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern coast of mentor, proudly etched their names into the mahogany keel for Canada where thousands upon thousands of their ancestors posterity. made their living fishing the ocean waters in their home-made And for good luck, two special-edition breast cancer ribbon boats. coins, issued by the Royal Canadian Mint, were embedded in Soon after they formed a team in early 2006, the Avalon the well known Newfoundland artist Di Dabinett, herself a Dragons enlisted master boat-builder and naval engineer breast cancer survivor, agreed to design and carve a unique Bruce Whitelaw to help them design and build their own head and tail for the new boat. Team members helped her wooden dragon boat from scratch. In an unused industrial arts paint them in bright bold colours. classroom in a junior high school in St. John's, the capital Over 500 people attended the official launch in September of city, safety glasses were donned, measurements were taken, 2007. Hearts soared with special pride as the women paddled hammers came out swinging, and power tools whirred as the their magnificent gleaming wooden dragon boat women turned up four times a week to make their unique dream come true. Out onto Octagon Pond in Paradise (a town just outside St. John's) where the team is based. For many of the crew, the It was an exciting adventure for all of them as they used building of the boat had been a labour of love for over a year their learned-on-the-job skills to become the first dragon boat and a half. team in North America to build their own boat! In 2009, the team was invited to a Boat Show in the Outport For many of the women getting "down and dirty" was a form of community of Lewisporte. There, the "other" master boat- healing therapy along their breast cancer journey. Said team builders were in shock as their expert eyes examined Avalon member Sylvia Flood at the time, "We're not thinking about Dragons' dragon boat. They praised the women for the beauty, our chronic illness. the workmanship and the aerodynamics of their boat from We're having fun, and we're experiencing another new Paradise. challenge in our lives, and that's what life is all about. This boat is all about life beyond cancer!" For the first two years, the team practiced in their wooden boat and in a pink fibreglass one which was donated by one of their coaches and a local Chinese restaurant. Since then, as the team has grown in numbers, three other fibreglass practise boats have been donated to their f leet. These days, the wooden boat is usually reserved for ceremonial and Community events, like the Santa Claus Parade and the CIBC Run for the Cure. This past summer, the team held its second local dragon boat festival, "Paddle in Paradise", and the magnificent wooden boat was the centrepiece of the Pink Carnation Ceremony. It was an extremely emotional moment for all team members a vivid expression of both their strength and their vulnerability as breast cancer survivors. Not only did the women of the Avalon Dragons build a boat, they built a team. Working together on a dream project for so many months, they forged strong friendships and a deep respect for each other, which like their names etched in mahogany, will last forever. One of the goals of the current 60 member team is to grow dragon boating in Newfoundland and Labrador, both for breast cancer survivors and for the general public. They know first-hand the importance of fitness in decreasing the incidence of breast cancer and so many other illnesses. They have become cheerleaders and role models across the province. The Avalon Dragons hope to expand their facilities and their festival so that one day they can invite national and international teams to compete on their waters. Their team song, sung with a regional linguistic twist to the tune of a rousing traditional Newfoundland folk song, tells their story best. "We're the gals that built the boat and we're the gals that paddle her, we're the gals that showed the world, we're breast cancer survivors." Thanks to Nancy Bennett, Avalon Dragons Communications Chair, for her help with the details of the story.
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DUBLIN TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL 2012. 40 majestic tall ships 55 musical acts and over 1 million visitors came to Ireland in August for the Dublin Tall Ships Festival 2012. So as not to miss an opportunity, the Irish Dragon Boat Association was also in attendance offering free “Come & Try It” dragon boating sessions for the general public on the first two days of the festival.
Yes in only TWO days the IrDBA managed to give just over a 1000 people the dragon boat experience! Well done to the team running the sessions who were totally overwhelmed with the take up for this new sport in Ireland.
DUBLIN DRAGON BOAT REGATTA 2012 53 teams over two days competed in the 2nd Dublin Int Dragon Boat Regatta . New race categories this year included the “GO FOR IT” Challenge and the Schools Challenge as well as the traditional International, Novice and Breast Cancer Survivors Races. With Dublin being a mecca for IT companies the “GO FOR IT” Challenge was mounted with 10 teams secured from Version 1, Google, LinkedIn and Accenture. The overall winner was Google who had also won the Novice Challenge last year.
Having piloted a schools dragon boat project with Plurabelle Paddlers, the IrDBA wanted to give the schools an opportunity to compete on an equal footing, hence the introduction of the Schools Challenge into the regatta. Considered an important area for the development of the sport in Ireland, five teams entered the regatta from the 300 children who ran through the pilot project earlier in the year. A special thank you must go to the Health Service Executive who awarded a grant to run the pilot scheme.
The regatta was also honoured to have Canadians Abreast and North Shore Dragon Busters from Canada, United German Dragons from Germany and our colleagues Thames and Friends from the UK all competing in the International race category. The overall winners were United German Dragons. The Canadian Ambassador , His Excellency Loyola Hearn also attended to present the prizes for the International Challenge. Of course there was the usual party organised by Plurabelle Paddlers which was definitely won by United German Dragons and yes all the international teams were up doing a few Irish jigs and reels!
Left: North Shore Dragon Busters (Canada) line up against United Dragons (Germany).
Right: Castleknock College in the Schools Challenge.
This year we also introduced “I’m a Dragon Boat Babe! / Hunk!” into the regatta .
Next year is “The Gathering Ireland 2013, a year long celebration of all that is great about Ireland. The Irish Dragon Boat Association would there- , fore like to invite you all to our regatta on the 14 TH & 15 TH SEPTEMBER 2013.
Julie Doyle, Chairwoman, Irish Dragon Boat Association (IrDBA)
DRAGON VIEW ON YOUTUBE – check out this link for a gentle first time Dragon Boat session in Cyprus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqDeEcPB3OI
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FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH - PARA DRAG ON BOATING IN HONG KONG Dragon Boating, a Chinese tradition , a game, a sport, a realization of strength and team spirit, requiring tremendous power of hands and legs; yes, I agree, but not the last phrase. Para Dragon Boating within the sport of modern Dragon Boating started when the IDBF (International Dragon Boat Federation) appointed Dr. Raymond Ma, the Chairman of the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association to be the Chair of the IDBF Para Dragon Boating Committee in 2010. The first participant i n the Dragon Boating for the Disabled (a formal name of Para Dragon Boating was not conventional name known to most of the people in Hong Kong at that time) was the Hand -in-hand Divers whose members are more adaptive to water sports. Right : self develope d adaptive chair with the assistance of the Prosthetic and Orthotic Dept, Kowloon Hospital (Int Assoc of Hand-in-Hand Divers, Hong Kong)
Left : A Paddler ( spinal cord injury of T12/L1), that is, he cannot use his legs to balance his body . OUR PARA DRAGON BOAT TEAM The first participant s in Dragon Boating for the disabled (the more formal name of Para Dragon Boating was not a conventional name known to most of the people in Hong Kong at that time) was the Hand -in Hand Divers whose members are more adaptive to water sports. In water , we see boundary with no limits. A meeting with other Non -Government Organizations (NGOs) was later held in April 2010 where an initial plan was drawn up . However, with no funding or resources, the spark did not grow as people would have wished. In Feb 2011,a formal Para Dragon Committee was set up under the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Association. With the appointment of Dr. James Lam as the Honorary Advisor in Para Dragon Boating and Ms. Fay HO as the Committee Chair, the Para Dragon Boating finally went live to explore the practicability and development of Para Dragon Boating in Hong Kong.
With disabilities of all sorts to deal with frank, unbiased, open communication identified the Committee’s limitations in trying to overcom e the difficulties they faced. Phone calls, emails, correspondences were exchanged and getting the physical disabled paddlers stepping out from the shore to a floating pontoon occupied many nights of discussion. The first International Para Dragon Boat Race was held on 17 Jun 2011 in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival. Eight local Hong Kong para dragon boat teams and one overseas team from Jiangmen in the Guangdong Province, Mainland China joined the race and were the champions ! The visually challenged, who listened to the co mmand of the leader were second placed. For the hearing impaired , who do not hear the drum b but rely on the vibra tion of the drumstick hitting the side of the boat and follow their front paddlers, were placed third . The crew of mentally challenged children did not receive any prize but their parents were gratefully in tears seeing th eir children race internationally and to hear the cheers from the thousands of spectators. At the IDBF Club Crew World Championships , in Hong Kong in July 2012, Para Dragon Crews competed as part of the Championships and once again wa tching the Para Dragons racing captured the minds and souls of the thousands of spectators lining the regatta course.
Para Dragon Boating is a new extension in modern Dragon Boating. The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Association works on voluntary basis to over the cost of venue, bo at rental, coach fees and other fees. Government funding and private donation are paramount to advance this sport worldwide
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EDBF CONGRESS, HAMBURG 10/11 NOV 2012 – 18 COUNTRIES DISCUSS THE FUTURE FOR EUROPE Delegates from 18 Member Countries attended the Special Congress of the European Dragon Boat Federation (EDBF) held in Hamburg, Germany, over the weekend of 10 th and 11th November 2012. Visa difficulties precluded Turkey and Russia from attending. The Congress heard reports from the EDBF Chairman, Alan van Caubergh, Secretary General Kim Beckwith and President Mike MacKeddie-Haslam, on the ‘State of the EDBF Nation’ and the past development of the Sport in Europe, before hearing from the delegates about the situations that exist in their own countries. The areas of discussion on the general situation within Europe and ideas and plans for the future development of the Sport, were covered under four subject headings – Organisation. Competitions. Development. Services for the Sport. Photo : Delegates from Austria, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Germany, Gt Britain, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, Switzerland and the Netherlands, with the IDBF World Championship Premier Division’s Nations Cup. MANFRED RUSS RECEIVES HONORARY VICE- PRESIDENT’S AWARD FROM THE IDBF
As a tribute to Manfred Russ´ many significant contributions to the development of the modern sport of dragon boat racing, he was honoured during the EDBF Special Congress held on 11 Nov 2012, in Hamburg, Germany. Mike Mackeddie-Haslam, in his role as the IDBF Executive President, presented Manfred with an IDBF Honorary Vice-President’s Certificate . Manfred was one of the men responsible for bringing Dragon Boating to Germany and in particular to Schwerin in the early 1990s, when he helped to set up the Schwerin Dragon Boat Club, in East German and was the driving force behind a local boat manufacturer persuading them to build IDBF Spec Dragon Boats. That company was called BuK. From organising and supporting local Dragon Boat Races, Manfred brought the EDBF Championships to town, staging them on the lake in the heart of Schwerin. A lawyer by profession, Manfred became a President of the German DBA, EDBF Vice Chairman and an IDBF Vice-President for a number of years, during which time his enthusiasm for the Sport (still undiminished by time) was infectious and inspired many others to become involved in Dragon Boating. Manfred still acts as one of the IDBF’s Honorary Legal Advisers’ and his wise counselling over the years, has been of great value to the IDBF.
DATELINE HONG KONG - NEWS FROM THE IDBF EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL The IDBF Executive Committee and Council held its annual The Council endorsed the EP’s report and approved the changes meeting in Hong Kong on 2 July 2012, prior to the Club Crew World to the proposed IDBF Ant-Doping procedures, to include out-of- Championships. The meeting was hosted by the Hong Kong China competition testing and more in-competition tests in 2013 and the Dragon Boat Association, whose Chairman Dr Raymond Ma, setting up of an IDBF Registered Testing Pool of elite paddlers. attended the Council as the Chair of the IDBF Adaptive Paddling Concerning the finances of the Federation, IDBF Treasurer, Alan Committee – the Para Dragons. (See separate article). van Caubergh, advised the Council that an operating loss for During the day the Council Members met with the Hungarian 2011 had been recorded, due to having to cover the advance Honorary Consul in China and received an update briefing from the promotional costs of the 2013 WDBRC, when the event was Szeged Organising Committee on the preparations being made for moved from Tehran to Szeged, as these costs could not now be the 11 th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships scheduled for recouped. July 2013. The 2011 Tampa World Champs had also resulted in some The Executive and Council received reports from the IDBF Officers unexpected costs to the IDBF, as well as the introduction of IDBF and Continental Representatives and discussed issues concerning web based broadcasting through Livestream, which had not been Dragon Boat Sport’s governance, administration and development, included in the original 2011 Budget. including the services provided to the IDBF Members, IDBF However, the Federation has sufficient reserves to cover the Affiliates and the licensed Boat manufacturers and Paddle makers. 2011 deficit and the finance committee was working on ways to In his report to the Council, the Executive President advised increase the IDBF’s income and strengthen the Federation’s Members on the progress being made in preparing the IDBF financial position. In this regard talks had been held with Youtube application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the with a view to having a dedicated Youtube Dragon Boat Channel, IDBF to become a recognised IOC International Federation in which would potentially provide a substantial income for the IDBF. 2013. Other areas discussed by the Council covered IDBF Membership The EP informed the Council of the discussions and agreement Fees and the collection of Admin Fees at World Championships’, reached with WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) concerning the approval of new Members and confirmation of the Malaysian changes to the IDBF’s Anti-Doping procedures, involving out-of- DBF as an IDBF Full Member; the supply of IDBF Development competition testing and an increase in the number of in-competition Boats and the report from the EP on meetings held with the IOC tests required at World Champs. and the ICF during the 2012 Sportaccord convention in Quebec.
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IDBF CALENDAR OF MEMBERS DATES AND AFFILIATED FESTIVALS 2013
www.idbf.org
Championships - International & National All Races shown use IDBF Racing Rules or rules adapted from IDBF Members Regattas them. Championships are held under IDBF Comp Regs.
IDBF Affiliates Festival Races
National Dragon Boat Regattas/Courses
Multi Sports Games & Boating Events
All events and dates shown are as notified on 29 th December 2012 - (P) = Provisional. TBN = To Be Notified
Date Regatta Details Race Venue Country Contact Details 20-23 Jan 2013 1st Iranian National Indoor DB Championships Tehran Iran www. irandba.ir 26 Jan 2013 1st Annual Puerto Rico Dragon Boat Festival Lago Cerrillos, Ponce Puerto Rico www.puertoricodragon.com 26 Jan 2013 Summer Sizzler Super 12 Aoraki New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 28 Jan 2013 Anniversary Day Sprint Races (Viaduct) Auckland New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 9-10 Feb 2013 German Open Ergo DB Champs Borken Germany E.M. [email protected] 13 Feb 2013 Super 12 Sprints – the Marina Westhaven New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 16 Feb 2013 Starke Teams Berlin Indoor Dragon Boat Cup Potsdam Germany www.starke-teams.com 24 Feb 2013 Chinese New Year Races, Darling Harbour Sydney Australia www.dbnsw.org.au 24 Feb 2013 Open races Aoraki New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 01-03 Mar 2013 IDBF Coaches & Race Officials Courses Limassol Cyprus EM: [email protected] 02-03 Mar 2013 Canadian Dragon Boat Expo Montreal Canada EM: [email protected] 03 Mar 2013 2nd Canadian National Indoor DB Champs Montreal Canada EM: [email protected] 09 Mar 2013 South Island Champs Aoraki New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 16-17 Mar 2013 NSW Corporate Games including DB Races Sydney Australia www.corporate-games.com 16-17 Mar 2013 Wellington Festival Races Wellington New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 23-24 Mar 2013 Auckland North Island Regionals -Lake Pupuke Auckland New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 23-24 Mar 2013 Arizona Dragon Boat Festival Tempe, AZ USA www.azdba.com 23-24 Mar2013 SAVA - MR500 Jurong Lake Park Singapore www.sava.com.sg 06 APRIL 2013 New Zealand Nat Champs - Rotorua Lake Hood New Zealand www.nzdba.co.nz 13 Apr 2013 4th Heart of the Dragon Festival Macon, GA USA www.racedragonboats.com 13-14 Apr 2013 Central Florida Dragon Boat Festival Tavares, FL USA www.cfdragonboat.org 15-20 APRIL 2013 Australian National Champs - Penrith Sydney Australia www. ausdbf.com.au 20 Apr 2013 Walgreens Cocoa Beach DB Festival Cape Canaveral FL USA www.gwndragonboat.com 20 April 2013 Koepenicker DB Spring Cup Berlin Germany www.spreepointdragons.de 26 Apr 2013 Inter Schools DB Championships Bedok Reservoir Singapore www.sdba.org.sg 26-30 Apr 2013 PDBF Challenge Bohol International Races Bohol Philippines www.pdbf.com 27 Apr 2013 Czech Long Distance DB Champs Nymburk Czech Rep EM: [email protected] 27 Apr 2013 Junior League of Tuscaloosa DB Races Tuscaloosa USA www.racedragonboats.com 27 Apr 2013 Tampa Bay International DB Races Tampa, Florida USA www.tampabaydragonboats.com 27-28 Apr 2013 Dragon Boat Festival Adana Turkey www.dragonfestivali.com 04 MAY 2013 Charleston Dragon Boat Festival Charleston, SC USA www.dragonboatcharleston.org 04 May 2013 Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival Charlotte NC USA www.charlottedragonboat.com 04 May 2013 7th Annual Children’s Hospital DB Festival Chattanooga TN USA www.racedragonboats.com 05 May 2013 British National League – Race 1 Liverpool England www.dragonboat.org.uk 05 May 2013 13 th Houston Dragon Boat Festival Houston, Texas USA www.texasdragonboat.com 08 May 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 1 Litomerice Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz 09-10 May 2013 Sea of Galilee Festival Races Lake Kinneret Israel www.dragonboatisrael.com
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11th May 2013 International Dragon Boat Festival Cup Chantilly France www.thefunraces.com 11 May 2013 Greater New Orleans DB Festival Madisonville, LA USA www.gwndragonboat.com 11 May 2013 Rainier Dragon Boat Festival Tacoma, WA USA www.washingtondragonboat.org 11 May 2013 2nd Annual Decatur DB Festival Decatur AL USA www.racedragonboats.com 11-12 May 2013 Dragon Boat Festival Izmir Turkey www.dragonfestivali.com 11-12 May 2013 10th Gyor International DB Festival Gyor Hungary EM: [email protected]. 15-16 May 2013 1st Asian Club Crew Championships Marina Reservoir Singapore www.sdba.org.sg 17-18 May 2013 12 th Washington DC Dragon Boat Fest Washington DC USA www.dragonboatdc.com 18 May 2013 Madison County Chamber DB Regatta Madison MI USA www.madisoncountychamber.com 18 May 2013 Dragon Boat Festival Little Rock AR USA www.racedragonboats.com 18-19 May 2013 DBS Marina Regatta Marina Reservoir Singapore www.sdba.org.sg 19 May 2013 British National League – Race 2, Kings Mill Lake Nottingham England www.dragonboat.org.uk 19 May 2013 Tokyo Dragon Boat Festival Tokyo Japan www.jdba-dragonboat.com 25 May 2013 Milton Dragon Boat Race Milton, Ontario Canada www.lively-dragon.com 25 May 2013 Stanley Dragon Warm Up Races Stanley Hong Kong www.dragonboat.org.hk 25-26 May 2013 Euro Golden Four Brno Czech Rep EM: [email protected] 25-26 May 2013 Dragon Boat Pink Meeting Florence Italy [email protected] 25-26 May 2013 6th Istanbul Int DB Fest - Golden Horn Istanbul Turkey www.dragonboatfestivali.com 26 May 2013 Toronto Women’s DB Regatta Brampton Ontario Canada www.CarolDeVarennes 26 May 2013 P Senboku Sakai DB Tounament Osaka Japan www.jdba-dragonboat.com 01 JUN 2013 Independence Dragon Boat Regatta Philadelphia, PA USA www. independencedragonboat.com 01 June 2013 7th Annual Gateway DB Festival St Louis MO USA www.racedragonboats.com June 2013 TBC 34th Penang International DB Festival Penang Malaysia www.penangdragonboat.gov.my 02 June 2013 British National League – Race 3, Caldecotte Milton Keynes England www.dragonboat.org.uk 02 Jun 2013 East Anglian Festival – Oulton Broad Lowestoft England www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 06-07 Jun 2013 Bucharest Corporate Games DB Races Bucharest Romania www.corporategames.com 06-09 June 2013 Padang International Festival DB Races West Sumatra Indonesia EM. [email protected] 08 Jun 2013 Welland DB Races Welland, Ontario Canada www.lively-dragon.com 08 Jun 2013 Sault Ste. Marie DB Festival Sault Ste. Marie, Ont Canada www.lively-dragon.com 08-09 Jun 2013 Golden Four Trebon Festival Races South Bohemia Czech Rep EM: [email protected] 08-09 June 2013 Penang International DB Festival Races Penang Malaysia www.penangdragonboat.gov.my 08-09 Jun 2013 Divonne Les Bains International DB Fest Divonne Les Bains France www.dragonboat-attitude.fr 08-09 Jun 2013 Haziran Dragon Boat Festival Ankara Turkey www.dragonboatfestivali.com 08-09 June 2013 Macau DB Festival Local Initational Races Nam Van Lake Macau, China www.sport.gov.mo 09-10 June 2013 Boston Dragon Boat Festival Boston, MA USA www.bostondragonboat.org 12 June 2013 Macau DB Festival International Races Nam Van Lake Macau, China www.sport.gov.mo 12 Jun 2013 Stanley International DB Races Stanley Hong Kong www.dragonboat.org.hk 15 Jun 2013 Blind River DB Festival Blind River, Ontario Canada www.lively-dragon.com 15 Jun 2013 Peterborough DB Races – R.Neme Peterborough England www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 15 June 2013 Fanshawe DB Festival London, Ontario Canada fanshawedragonboatfestival.com 15 June 2013 Parry Sound Dragon Boat Festival Parry Sound, Ont Canada www.dragonboatfestival.org 15-16 Jun 2013 Berlin City Dragon Boat Cup Berlin Germany www.drachenboot.liga.de 15-16 Jun 2013 16 h Berlin City DB Cup Races – Grunau Berlin Germany www.berlin-citycup.de 15-16 June 2013 Antalya Dragon Boat Festival Antalya Turkey www.festivali.com 15-16 June 2013 28th Sabah Dragon Boat Races Sabah, Borneo Malaysia www. sabahthorisim.com 16 June 2013 British National League – Race 4. Stockton England www.dragonboat.org.uk 16 June 2013 P Senboku Sakai DB Tournament Osaka Japan www.jdba-dragonboat.com 20 Jun 2013 Singapore Open Ergo DB Champs TBN Singapore 20-21 Jun 2013 19 th European Company Sports Games Prague Czech Rep www.ecsg2013.eu 20-23 June 2013 Tim Hortons Ottawa DB Festival Ottawa Canada www.dragonboat.net
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21-23 June 2013 25th Rio Tinto Alcan DB Festival Vancouver Canada www.dragonboatbc.ca 21-23 June 2013 Hong Kong International Races Victoria Harbout TST Hong Kong www.hkdba.com.hk 22 June 2013 11th KARM Dragon Boat Festival Knoxville,TN USA www.racedragonboats.com 22 June 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 2 Sedicany Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz 22-23 June 2013 7th Budapest Dragon Boat Festival Budapest Hungary EM: [email protected] 22-23 June 2013 25 th Tim Horton Toronto Int DB Festival Toronto Canada www.dragonboats.com 23 Jun 2013 Milton Keynes DB Festival Milton Keynes England www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 27 Jun 2013 Const Ind DB Challenge – West Reservoir London England www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 29-30 Jun 2013 Euro Golden Four Tyn Nad Vitavou Czech Rep. EM: [email protected] 29-30 June 2013 22nd Eglisau Dragon Boat Cup R. Rhine, Eglisau Switzerland www.dragonboatcup.ch 30 Jun 2013 Stanley Short Course Races Stanley Hong Kong www.dragonboat.org.hk
03 Jul 2013 Corporate Dragon boat Challenge Dorney Lake, Eton England www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 06 Jul 2013 Hamilton Waterfest Hamilton, Ontario Canada www.lively-dragon.com 06 Jul 2013 New Liskeard DB Festival New Liskeard, Ont Canada www.temiskamingdragonboats.org 06-07 July 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 3 Purkarec Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz
06-07 Jul 2013 Annecy Corporate Games DB Races Annecy France www.corporate-games.com 06-07 Jul 2013 Coventry Corporate Games DB Races Coventry England www.corporate-games.com 6-7 July 2013 Singapore DB Festival Bedok Reservoir Singapore www.sdba.org.sg 07 July 2013 British National League – Race 5. Exeter England www.dragonboat.org.uk 13 July 2013 1st Portage Lakes DB Festival Okron OH USA www.racedragonboats.com 13 July 2013 Fingerlakes Int Dragon Boat Festival lthaca, NY USA www.fingerlakesdragonboat.org 13-14 July 2013 International DB for the cure of cancer Windsor, Ontario Canada internationaldragonboatsfestival.com 14 Jul 2013 Japanese National Open Champs Osaka Japan www.jdba-dragonboat.com 20 Jul 2013 Great Maumee River DB Festival Toledo, Ohio USA www.partnerstoledo.org 20 Jul 2013 GWN Sport Regatta, Marilyn Bell Park Toronto Canada www.gwndragonboat.com 20-21 July 2013 Dragon Boat festival Szeged Hungary E.M. [email protected] 27 Jul 2013 Chicago Int Dragon Boat Festival Chicago USA www.gwndragonboat.com 24-28 Jul 2013 11th World Nations Championships Szeged Hungary www.idbf.org 24-28 July 2013 17th Pickering Dragon Boat Festival Pickering, Ont Canada www.pdbc.ca 27-28 Jul 2013 Long Beach DB Fest – Marine Stadium Long Beach, CA USA lbdragonboat.com 28-29 Jul 2013 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival Denver, Co USA www.cdbf.org 03 AUG 2013 Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival Bemidji, MN USA www.bemidjidragonboat.com 03 Aug 2013 Carressant Care Woodstock Rotary DBF Woodstock, Ontario Canada www.dragonboatwoodstock.ca 04 Aug 2013 Nottingham Riverside Festival – R.Trent Nottingham England www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk 04 Aug 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 4 Treboutice Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz 10 Aug 2013 Starbuck DB Festival Starbuck Minnesota USA www.starbuckdragonboat.com 10 Aug 2013 Richmond Int DB Festival Richmond, Virginia USA www.gwndragonboat.com 10 Aug 2013 Divonne Les Bains Swimming Pool DB Races Divonne Les Bains France www.dragonboat-attitude.fr 09-11 Aug 2013 Hamburger-Taiwan Cup Hamburg Germany www.hamburger-taiwan-cup.de 10-11 Aug 2013 Euro Golden Four Ostrozska Nova Ves Czech Rep EM: [email protected] 11 Aug 2013 British National League – Race 6. London England www.dragonboat.org.uk 11 Aug 2013 Oakville Charity DB Race Oakville, Ontario Canada www.lively-dragon.com 14-19 Aug 2013 Junior Crews Training Camp & Int Races Kiev Ukraine EM: [email protected] 17 Aug 2013 Toromont CAT DB Festival King City, Ontario Canada www.unitedwayyorkregion.com 17 Aug 2013 2nd Annual Habitat DB Festival Gadsden USA www.racedragonboats.com 17-18 Aug 2013 13 th Riverfront DB Festival Hartford CT USA www.dragonboathartford.com 23-24 Aug 2013 Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival Superior, WI USA www.lakesuperiordragons.com 23-24 Aug 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 5 Letovice, Morova Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz 24 Aug 2013 National Harbor DB Festival Washington DC USA nationalharbordragonboat.com
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24 Aug 2013 3rd Annual Owensboro DB Festival Owensboro KY USA www.racedragonboats.com
24 Aug 2013 11th Barrie Dragon Boat Festival Barrie, Ont Canada www.barriedragonboatfestival.ca
23-25 Aug 2013 10th European Club Crew Championships Hamburg , Allermöhe Germany www.eccc.com 25 Aug 2013 British National League – Race 7. Worester England www.dragonboat.org.uk 25 Aug 2013 KIX International Dragon Boat Festival Kansai Int Airport Japan www.jdba-dragonboat.com 26 Aug 2013 Dragon on the Lake Festival Lake Orion, Michigan USA www.dragononthelake.com Tbn Aug 2013 Celebes International DB Festival Makassar Indonesia [email protected] 31 Aug 2013 SDBA Aus Cham 10k DB Challenge Marina Reservoir Singapore www.sdba.org.sg Sep 2013 TBN Thailand Int Swan Boat Races TBN Thailand www.tourismthailand.org SEP 2013 TBN 8th Biwako 1000m DB Championship Lake Biwa Japan www.jdba-dragonboat.com 03 Sep 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 6 Roudnice Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz 06-08 Sep 2013 German National Championships Duisburg Germany www.drachenboot.de Carleton Place, 07 Sep 2013 Carleton Place DB Festival Canada Ontario www.lively-dragon.com 07 Sep 2013 Cambridge DB Festival – River Cam Cambridge England www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk
07 Sep 2013 Great River Race – inc Dragon Boats London England www.greatriverrace.co.uk 07-08 Sep 2013 GWN DB Challenge, Marilyn Bell Park Toronto Canada www.gwndragonboat.com
07-08 Sep 2013 7th International DB Festival Szeged Hungary E.M. [email protected] 07-08 Sep2013 2nd Montana DB Festival Kalispell MT USA www.racedragonboats.com 14 Sep 2013 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival Atlanta, GA USA www.dragonboatatlanta.com 14 Sep 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 7 Plumlov, Morova Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz 14 Sep 2013 Stratford DB Festival Stratford, Ontario Canada www.rotarystratford.com 14 Sep 2013 7th Annual Mercer County DB Festival West Windsor NJ USA www.gwndragonboat.com 13-15 Sep 2013 USDBF Club Crew National Champs West Windsor, NJ USA www.gwndragonboat.com 14-15 Sep 2013 San Francisco Int Dragon Boat Festival San Francisco, CA USA www.sfdragonboat.com 14-15 Sep 2013 3d Dublin Int Dragon Boat Regatta Dublin Ireland EM: [email protected]
15 Sep 2013 Macau Small DB Mid-Autumn Festival Cup Nam Van Lake Macau E.M. [email protected] British National Cup Championships and 21-22Sep 2013 Nottingham England www.dragonboat.org.uk Nottinghamshire International DB Regatta 21 Sep 2013 Christie Lake DB Race Christie Lake, Ont Canada www.lively-dragon.com 21 Sep 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – Race 8 Chomutov, Czech Rep www.dragonboat.cz 21-22 Sep 2013 SAVA Sprints International Venue - TBN Singapore www.sava.com.sg 21-22 Sep 2013 Istanbul Dragon Boat Festival Istanbul Turkey www.festivali.com 28 Sep 2013 7h Nashville Dragon Boat Festival Nashville, TN USA www.racedragonboats.com 28-29 Sep 2013 Czech Rep National Championships Pasohlavky Lake Czech Rep EM: [email protected] 05 Oct 2013 3rd Annual Duncan-Williams DB Race Memphis TN USA www.racedragonboats.com 05 Oct 2013 11 th Philadelphia Int DB Festival Philadelphia, Pen USA www.philadragonboatfestival.com IDBF Cancer Survivors World Cup and 04-06 Oct 2013 Putrajaya Malaysia [email protected] Malaysia Int DB Festival 04-06 Oct 2013 IDBF Coaches & Race Officials Courses Putrajaya Malaysia [email protected] 04-06 Oct 2013 Rusanovka Ring DB Regatta Kiev Ukraine EM: [email protected] 13 Oct 2013 Wakaura DB Festival Wakayama City Japan www.jdba-dragonboat.com 15-16 Oct 13 (P) Limassol International DB Races Limassol Cyprus EM: [email protected] 19 Oct 2013 Orlando International DB Festival Orlando, Fld USA www.gwndragonboat.com 19-20 Oct 2013 10 th Gulf Coast Int DB Regatta Sugar Land, Texas USA www.texasdragonboat.com 04-06 Nov 2013 Sportaccord 7 th IF Forum 2013 Lausanne Switzerland www.sportaccord 09-10 Nov 2013 Singapore River Regatta Singapore River Singapore www.sdba.org.sg 01-02 Mar 2014 Senegal National & International DB Champs TBN Senegal EM: [email protected]
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IDBF KAYAKPRO ERGO WORLD SERIES – RACING THE DRAGON ‘OFF THE WATER’
DRAGONBOAT PRO ERGOMETER
Over the past few years the Dragon Boat Ergometer (DBE) developed by Grayson Bourne’s company KayakPro, has become the Ergo of choice for many paddlers and Dragon Boat Clubs around the world, as paddlers look for other ways to train during the winter months for Dragon Boating, other than breaking the ice and paddling their dragon boats or 01s on the water. 2013 will see at least four ‘National Indoor DB Ergo Championships’ being organiswed or sanctioned by IDBF Members, namely, in Canada, Germany, Singapore and Hong Kong and that trend is set to develop over the coming years as more crews invest in a specialised Dragon Boat Ergometer. The inevitable result of this development is likely to be a DBE World Championships but the IDBF is not going to wait that long and is giving every paddler and crew the opportunity to become the ‘1st Ergo World Champion’ in their chosen Racing Class and all you need is access to a KayakPro Dragon Boat Ergometer, chosen by the IDBF because it has a proven soft wear programme specifically designed for Dragon Boat paddlers to train with and keep fit. So how will the competition be staged and how will it work ? Really simple then but there is just one extra rule for the Grand Well that is the simple bit, during the period 1 Feb to 31 Oct 2013, Finals and that is that all times have to be validated by an IDBF you just have to set a time on an KP Ergo following the IDBF Adjudicator who must be present when the Grand Final race time KayakPro Ergo Rules on the IDBF website at www.idbf.org and is undertaken and recorded. then register your time on the KayakPro website. So there you go, no entry fee, use your own or a Club DBE, race in your own time and place of choice, which can even be at home KayakPro will maintain the record of times and much like a and just enter your times on to the KayakPro web site. ‘Squash Ladder’ the object will be to end up as one of the Top Ten times in your Racing Class on 31 October 2013. For paddlers and crews taking part in the German Ergo Champs on the 9/10 Feb 2013, in Borken the times of the top 6- 10 crews After that, the top 10 in each class will be required to validate (depending on entries) will automatically be entered on to the their times by competing against each other by recording their IDBF KayakPro World Series data base. ‘Grand Final’ time, with KayakPro during November 2013. Interested in being a ‘World Champ’ in your own right then just The top three paddlers (crews in the Team Competitions) will be log on to www.idbf.org for a copy of the full racing rules and declared the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners of the 1st world series racing classes and off you go IDBF KayakPro Dragon Boat Ergo World Championships – the IDBF Ergo Worlds’. IDBF KAYAKPRO DRAGON BOAT ERGO WORLD SERIES Entry Terms & Conditions
1. The Race distance is 500m for individuals and Teams.
2. Participants and potential qualifiers will undertake their time- trial performance in their own “home” location using their own or an available KayakPro MultiStroke Ergometer .
3. Only times, performances or results recorded on the Kayak-
Pro Dragon Boat or Outrigger MultiStroke Ergo will be eligible .
4. Each Ergometer must be calibrated and the weight of the athlete, in Kg, Input in order to qualify. 5. Data regarding the performance must be entered onto the IDBF – KayakPro Scoreboard website.
The 1st German Open Dragon Boat Ergometer Championship, 6. Participants must confirm that they accept full will take place on 9/10 Feb 2013 in the Mergelsberg-Sportshall responsibility for themselves, in order to use and /or enter in the Sports park of Borken, Münsterland near Düsseldorf. the programme. By the action of entering the athlete confirms that he / she is fit for exercise. The race categories are for both Sport and Festival Racers, 7. Before Racing participants should make themselves fully Junior, Premium or Seniors, Women, Men, Mixed over familiar with Ergometer and the KayakPro interactive website . 200 and 500 for individuals and 2000 meters for Teams. 8. The participants must ensure that the Ergometer used is in
good working order prior to use, and the responsibility for this Dragonboat-Club Borken. Call 02861-91203, 0151-58 59 28 73 will also lie with the Ergo owner and is a condition of entry - no www.dmborken.de - www.dragonboatclub.de modifications to the Ergometer are allowed.
The IDBF – KayakPro World Ergo Championships- is a self monitoring, honesty based reporting table and relies on the users’ good sportsmanship and candor when entering times onto the data base. KayakPro USA LLC and the website undertake no policing or validation of the reported results. Participants assume and accept full and complete responsibility for themselves and for all potential and actual injury that may result from undertaking strenuous exercise or by the use of the KayakPro Ergometer .
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NEWS FROM THE IDBF MEMBERS
GHANA – FORMAL INAUGURATION OF THE GHANA DRAGON BOAT ASSOCIATION BY SPORTS MINISTER
The Ghana Dragon Boat and Rafting Association (GDB&RA) has been formally inaugurated and is now part for the sports family of Ghana. The inauguration was carried out by the Minister of Youth and Sports, the Hon Clement Kofi Humado and witnessed by the Member of Parliament for the ADA Constituency and a former Minister of Education, the Hon. Alex Tetteh-Enyo; the Director General of the National Sports Authority, Mr. Worlanyo Agra and dignitaries and executives from the Sports Ministry, as well as the media. The current president of the GDB&RA, the Hon. R.D Wussah, Chief Executive of the Dangme East District Assembly, was also in attendance.
Dragon Boating is now an independent Sport under the Sports Ministry, supervised by the National Sports Authority. In his speech the Minister for Sport said that his Ministry will give the GDB&RA the support it needs in order to make Dragon Boating an effective and well participated Sport in the country. The Minister has taken a great interest in Dragon Boating since taking office and after the inauguration asked about the IDBF Development Boats that had been donated by IDBF Partner, BuK in Germany and when he would be able to see them racing for the first time.
TOBAGO - DOTT LAUNCHES 2012 PIGEON POINT DRAGON BOAT
FESTIVAL, IN TOBAGO. Following the success of the Trinidad & Tobago DBF in introducing Dragon Boating to Tobago in 2011, the Division of Tourism and Transportation of the Tobago House of Assembly (DOTT) hosted a media launch for the 2nd Pigeon Point Dragon Boat Festival at the Milford Road Esplanade, Scarborough, Tobago, on Friday 4 May, 2012. DOTT had identified sport tourism as a niche to be cultivated and the DB Festival is one initiative through which this objective will be achieved. Now in its second year, the festival took place on Sunday 17 June, 2012 at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park and prior to the races a ‘Train the Trainer Programme’ was held in April. Participants were awarded certificates and used their new found expertise to train teammates in the art of dragon boating in time for the competition. Assemblyman Oswald Williams, Secretary of Tourism and Transportation attended the Races,, along with several dragon boat enthusiasts, key stakeholders and members of the media. Brief remarks were delivered by Mr. Theophilius Trim, interim chairman of the Tobago Dragon Boat Association; Mr. Keith Dalip, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Dragon Boat Federation and Ms. Hazel Douglas, Country Manager, Tobago for Digicel, the event’s main sponsor.
In his address, Secretary Williams expressed his excitement about the event’s second edition. “We have a good thing going here,” he said. “We have an event that is likely to grow quickly and has significant potential for providing Tobagonians with entertainment while utilizing our marine resources and giving us the opportunity to maintain active lifestyles.” The Secretary highlighted the sport as an activity that builds team spirit, nurtures a sense of healthy competition and fosters a sense of community among participants. Considering these positive attributes, DOTT purchased three dragon boats as a gift to the people of Tobago, illustrating the organization’s commitment to the development of the activity on the island.
CZECH REPUBLIC – CZDBA. COME AND JOIN THE CZECH DRAGON BOAT CUP IN 2013.
The Czech Dragon Boat Cup is series of 6 races for Sports Crews, held around the Czech Republic, from May to September, over the race distances of 200, 500 and 2000m, and racing in three categories - Open, Women and Mixed. The Czech Cup started in 2003, so 2012 marked the 10 th year of the series. The Czech DBA also organise the Czech Dragon Boat Grand Prix – which is a series for Festival & Corporate Mixed crews over 200m and 1km. In 2012 the Czech DBA started a long distances series of races - the Czech Dragon Boat Tour (distances from 5km to 27km) and more than 300 Czech and Moravian crews took part in these three series of events. All these competitions will be held again in 2013 and it is to be hoped that more International Crews will take part in these varied and interesting races during the 2013 season!
For more information on the 2013 Czech Dragon Boat Cup; the Grand Prix and the Long Distance Races go to:- http://www.dragonboat.cz/terminove_listiny/ or contact the Czech DBA directly on: [email protected] also see http://www.facebook.com/www.dragonboat.cz
TURKEY – TDBF. GOLDEN HORN REGATTA ISTANBUL GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH In 2012 HSB the Event Organising arm of the TDBF organised 6 dragon boat festivals throughout Turkey. The jewel in the crown being the two day Istanbul Golden Horn Festival, which attracts over 2000 paddlers. For 2013 the plan is to improve all 6 festivals building on the technical knowledge and experience gained over the last four years of organising Dragon Boating in Turkey. For more information on the HSB Festivals follow this link: http://data.axmag.com/data/201212/U86596_F180923/FLASH/index.html
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GREAT BRITAIN – NATIONAL LEAGUE SE CKLOW START THE SEASON WITH SHOWERS AND SOME SHENANIGANS IN MILTON KEYNES CALDECOTT. The dragon boating season opened at a rather damp Cald ececotte Lake on Saturday
21st April. Des pite the cold weather and sodden ground that would make mud-lovers get excited, everyone got in (and out) of Caldecotte with- out mishap. and what an opening to the season. Some fantast ic racing and a number of close photo- finishes which is, as they say, what dragon boat racing is all about. Typhoon didn’t quite understand the rules and refused to let the host club win Left. Caldeco tte Lake (Photo courtesy of Christian Burton) Right. Secklow in action AMATHUS PROVIDE CHALLENGING RACING FOR CREWS AND HELMS
Liverpool’s Dock blessed by sunshine. Amathus , looking impressive on home ground Dragons and drama in the 2km
LIVERPOOL. Amathus Dragon Boat Club has a long history of training hard and introducing new ideas. I t was fitting then that the Liverpool should lead the way with some highly challengi ng and dramatic new formats for raci ng ! A normal sprint race was followed by paired buoy racing and the day ende with a 2000m figure of 8 race. Helms could be seen to scratch their heads when examining the course ! Challenging. yes, exciting. Definitely. Crews duly set off under a staggered start with many just managing to stagger to the finish but for different reasons. The crowds had swelled in numbers, with many tourists stopping to watch the action unfold . Mid way the crews passed before the Watersports centre and the excitement amongst the spectators was palpable. This was racing old style, up close and personal. The final turn put the techniques learnt in the previous event to full use, with the added element of another boat, or two or three, alongside but all the teams got round and finished. Once the adrenalin had subsided the resulting Amathus win seemed a little secondary to the overall excitement of the race and as one onlooker put it ‘t hat’s the most exciting bit of racing ‘seen in years’ . Pershore paddlers ready for Venice PERSHORE’S ITALIAN ODYSSEY 2 Teams but 1 Crew: Pershore Thames VOGALONGA 2012
In May 2012 members of Pershore Phoenix, together with paddlers from Thames DBC, travelled to Venice to take part in the world famo us Vogalonga. This is their story. Everyone was looking forward to the race and after collecting the free T shirts we headed off to the boat laden with water and energy bars. The sun was shining and the atmosphere was immense as we set off together with rowing boats , gondolas, kayaks and many other vessels, around 1800 in total. Every time we picked up any pace there was another boat cutting across in front of us and another shou t from Paul our Helm, to ‘Stop The Boat’ but before we knew it we had reached halfway and iced tea and bananas were thrown to us. After nearly 20 miles (30ks ) and 3 hours of paddling, we entered the Grand Canal and for the next hour we were in a non -stop traffic jam of clashing oars and paddles but being cheered all the way by local people and tourists. It w as the experience of a lifetime and not to be missed - there are so many people lining the streets to watch, it’s pretty overwhelming, cheering you on from the famous Rialto Bridge, before crossing the finish- line and collecting your medals. Dragons n the Vogalonga It's fair to say that a great time was had by all and we’re looking forward to going again with a full Pershore crew The Finish-Line to take on the Italians! Debbie Johnson
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SEVERE WEATHER HITS TEAM GB’s SELECTION TIME TRIALS
Come hell or high water, so the saying goes and the GB selection time trials in Peterborough for the 2012 GB Crews certainly had both. The Saturday set the tone for the entire weekend with the GB management team having to convene to decide if the wind and rain meant it was safe or indeed fair on the competitors, to carry on. Indeed the conditions if anything got worse on the Sunday with the adjacent river actually bursting over the pathway around the lake . But medals are not won on easy rides and the grit and determination shown by all the paddlers over both days could be seen on the faces of each compet itor as they set off down the course and stood the GB Team in good stead at the European Nations Champs in Nottingham in late July, the week - end that saw the Olympic Games start in London Even the heavens showed their appreciation for all their efforts when finally the wind dropped, the clouds par ted and even the sun peaked through, all to welcome home the final paddler of the weekend, junior Emily Piper of the Execalibre DBC. The unsung heroes of the weekend, as with most events, were the volunteers and officials who spent the whole time standing in the rain to make sure everyone had the best run they possibly could and whose only relief was a gratefully received cup of tea, which at times filled back up with rain faster than they could drink it.
Left: Voluntee r Claire Fitzpatrick enjoys a well earned cuppa Sun shines on final paddler Emily Piper
HUNGARY – HDBF . HUNGARIAN FEDERATION NOW A MEMBER OF THE HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE . Dragon Boating started in Hungary in 1997 with the foundation of the Raba Dragon Boat Club in Gyor. In 1998 the Hungarian Dragon Boat Federation (HDBF) was f ounded and admitted to IDBF Membership.
The development of the Sport in Hungary has always been very dynamic with the number of crew s increasing year on year. In 2003 the HDBF organized the first National Championships for the Sport, which now takes place every year in conjunction with the Hunga rian National Cup . Dragon Boat Festivals have been organized around the country since 2004 and are now held in five different cities.
In 2008 the HDBF became a Member of the Association of National Sports Federations and organized the 13 th European Club Crew Championships in Budapest. Nearly 2000 competitors, in 86 Club Crews from 11 European Countries took part and in 2013 the HDBF will organize the 11 th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, in Szeged, from 24 -28 July 2013. In 2012, the Hungarian sport system was reformed and all sports, including Olympic and non -Olympic sports were gathe red into one national sports organisation under , the Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC). And the HDBF became a Member of the HOC. Following this reorganization, Peter Jarosi, vice president of the Hungarian Dragon Boat Federation (HDBF) and Vice President of the European Dragon Boat Federation was elected among the representatives of the non -Olympic sports and became a member of the HOC representing dragon boat sport.
THE PHILIPPINES – PDBF. NEW RACE IN BOHOL ADDED TO THE CLUB CREW CHALLENGE
The 2nd Philipp ine Dragon Boat Federation International Club Crew Challenge - Bohol Edition 2013, will take place from April 26 to 30, 2013 at Bohol Island, Philippines. This is the second international dragon boat racing competition organized by the PDBF with a mission to re -introduce and popularize dragon boat paddling as an exciting boat racing sport across the Philippines, as well as support ing the sports tourism program mes of various local government units and the tourism department, as well as promoting key tourists destinations in the country. For a glimpse of Bohol Island go to http://tourism.bohol.gov.ph/ See also www.pdbf.com. Tel: +63 917 880 2174 For further information contact Rowena Enriquez at the PDBF - email; [email protected] and updates on the PDB F 2013 Series will be posted on https://www.facebook.com/PDBFIntlClubCrewChalleng
ITALY – FIDB. IN 2013 TAKE THE CHANCE TO ‘RACE THE DRAGON’ IN VENICE AND FLORENCE ! The Italian Dragon Boat Federation ’s, National Pink Ladies Commission, is pleased to announce the "3rd Florence Dragon Boat Pink Meeting" to be held in Florence, Italy on 25-26 May 2013 . The “Pink Meeting” is a festival and dragon boat regatta for Breast Cancer Survivors (BCS) teams. All teams will have the chance to take part not only in the event in Florence, but also in the Venetian Vogolonga on the 18 th -19 th May 2013 . This will be a great opportunity to share international sport moments and to make a gorgeous journey along Italy visiting two of the most beautiful and charming I talian cities. More Info from : www.florencedragonlady.it - contact: [email protected]
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AUSTRALIA – AUSDBF. NAT CHAMPS 15-20 APRIL 2013 The 2013 Aus Champs will see Australian dragon boat racing at its best. Competitions will be held over five fast and exciting days, with three positions for the 2014 IDBF Club Crew World Championships in Italy. Using the larger Olympic course the Championships can be contested over nine lanes. A separate Championship for the Seniors in 2013 will allow every paddler and club to contest the Seniors and the Open Age categories without juggling team sheets and avoiding the dreaded ‘doubling up’ problem. Ausdbf expect the magical 3000 competitor mark to be passed for the first time. The 2012 Aus Champs was our fourth consecutive record breaking year - attracting 2954 paddlers and 75 clubs – so the 2013 event should see a new benchmark established.
From 2013 there will be limited ‘doubling up’ across the age groups and categories. Seniors will be allowed to compete in a maximum of two categories only and all paddlers aged 70 or older will require a medical clearance before racing, in line with IDBF requirements.
NEW ZEALAND - NZDBA. AUSDBF AND NZDBA CLOSER RELATIONS Some years ago the two national associations met and formed a governing group for our region – Oceania DBF. The intention of the new group was to set in place rules and regulations around competitions in the region and to grow the sport. Unfortunately not a lot has happened in the intervening years. This relationship was resurrected recently with reciprocal visits between the board members of both associations with a view to reigniting these earlier discussions. Kel Watt, President of the Australian Dragon Boat Federation (AusDBF) joined NZDBA AGM in August, at which he presented a working paper that AusDBF had put up for discussion about restructuring the Australian Nationals, and how to incorporate New Zealand teams into the competitions. AusDBF are victims Tin mans versus ten mans ? What is it with that Aussie eck-cent? At the NZDBA AGM, Kel Watt looked quizzically at us and asked us why all the talking about “Tinmans and Twinkies”. ”Huh?” was our response or was it “what the??” We finally narrowed it down to “ten mans” or “twenties”, as in the size of the Dragon Boat. This discussion took place when talking about which region would have the smaller ten man boats available. The Auckland DBA, with the help of the ASB Community Trust, purchased four Swift 10-Man Dragon Boats via the NZDBA, the New Zealand distributor for Swift dragon boat equipment. Auckland has been using them for their ‘ Polar Bear ’ training and small boat regatta. It is great to be able to get out and have a paddle even though there might not be a full team available. Thanks to the generosity of Pub Charities the Aoraki DBA have ordered a container of six ten-man boats.. This shipment means that there will be a fleet of ten-mans in both islands and the NZDBA board is considering the best way to introduce ten-man racing into the national regatta. So watch out for further updates of this exciting addition to the national dragon boat fleets. Wairakei Dragons . A spirit of co-operation between MB Century , Contact Energy and GNS Science is clearly visible in the formation of the Wairakei Dragons. The team was formed in September 2011 and made use of one of the local Iwi’s Waka for training, involving a much appreciated cultural content, while waiting for a boat to be supplied by The Waikato Dragon Boating Association.
Our dragon boat finally arrived in early October 2012 and was immediately put to use `` with training sessions to prepare the crew for their first regatta held on Saturday 3rd December on a 250m course at Lake Rotoroa, in Hamilton. The results from this first outing exceeded all expectations with an overall placing of 7th out of the 20 teams competing; many of whom have years of experience under their belts. Thanks go out to MBC, Contact and GNS for their support of the team. Abdul Nishar, Chair, Wairakei Dragon Boat team
IDBF Secretary- General pays a visit to New Zealand. Mr Hu, the IDBF Secretary-General and President of the ADBF (Asian Dragon Boat Federation) met NZDBA’s Chris Stone, when Mr Hu paid a brief visit to Auckland on the 3-5th October 2012, to attend the World Roller-skating Championships being held in Henderson. Mr Hu is also responsible for the development of dragon boating in China and he was very keen to promote dragon boating and encouraging NZDBA Crews to visit China for dragon boat events. As the head of the ADBF, Mr Hu extended an invitation for New Zealand crews to attend the Asian Club Crews Championship in Singapore in April 2013. Success for NZ Youth Teams at the Club Crew Worlds . NZDBA youth teams were very visible and are now well known on the world stage after the success of Sharian (Shirley Boys High and Marion Girls High combo, Christchurch), who competed in Hong Kong at the 2012 IDBF Club Crew World Champs and came away with Silver medals for the 200, 500 and 2000m events.
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SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE TOWN DRAGON BOATERS PADDLE TO ROBBEN ISLAND – 3 JUNE 2012
WCDBA and Sisterhood paddlers and supporters on Robben Island - picture by Trevor Wilkins An island just offshore, within sight of land, is always going to have a fascination to paddlers and sailors, especially an island with a history . Robben (Seal) Island is a small low-lying island, situated in Table Bay 11 kilometres north from Cape Town Harbour. Giant rollers off the Atlantic Ocean continuously pound the western shore. In winter the island is battered by rain-bearing North - Westerly winds, in summer South-Easterly winds frequently rage at gale force. Since the end of the 17th century, Robben Island has been used most famously for political prisoners, but also as a leper colony and a hospital for the mentally and chronically ill. In post- war years a criminal prison and a political prison were established on the island. Nelson Mandela and many of South Africa's current politicians were inmates of the latter. Both history and geography have combined to make access to the island difficult. Dragon-boat paddlers have been talking of making a crossing ever since 1995 when two beautiful wooden flag-catching dragon boats were given to the city of Cape Town by our sister city in Taiwan. Two brief "off-the-cuff" attempts were made in 1996/97 to paddle to the island, but were foiled by bad weather and ideas of a crossing receded to wishful thinking on days when the bay looked calm. Then in 2011 a branch of "The Sisterhood" opened in South Africa and the girls came up with a plan to paddle to Robben Island to raise funds for charity. Western Cape Dragon Boat Association (WCDBA) agreed to help them achieve this goal and to paddle across with them, thus satisfying our own long-held dream. We decided to use the wooden boats because they are strong and solidly built with an upwardly curving bow which deflect the waves. Historically, it was appropriate that these boats should be the ones used The flag-catching boats seat 18 paddlers, plus a drummer and helm and you need to train together before you go anywhere ! Two dragon boat crews plus support-boat crews is nearly 50 people needing to be available when weather and sea conditions are right As very few people are fortunate enough to work for themselves, any attempt had to be scheduled for a weekend. Summer was not considered because there is either a strong south-easterly wind, or it is blazing hot. Winter has north-westerly gales, huge ocean swells and it can be very cold and wet, so spring and autumn were considered to be the better times for a crossing. Having got the required permission from 6 different authorities, the Oct-Nov weekends of Spring 2011 were scheduled for the picture by Trevor Wilkins crossing but the South-Easterly winds raged. Everything was then put on hold until Autumn 2012 (April-June). This at least gave us more time to train in the wooden boats which are quite different to paddle to the lightweight IDBF fibreglass boats . The 12th May dawned perfect, no wind and a flat calm sea - but, there was a sea fog so thick at times we could hardly see from one end of the boat to the other. We'd all assembled before 8.30, even Steven Bentley, the V&A Harbour Master was there ready to spend the day accompanying us – but the fog didn't lift. In the end we were given permission at midday to creep WCDBA squad feeling dwarfed ! out around the breakwater to the shelter of Granger Bay, picture by Helga Frank so that everyone could feel the swell under the boats and get an idea of what being out at sea would be like. would be like. Then we were down to the last weekend of the six options and the swell forecasts were not good.
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We reluctantly agreed that Saturday was not an option and that Sunday was better but still unlikely. Saturday was calm and balmy, but the swell was over 2m !! But Sunday 3rd June was perfect, the swell was half that predicted and there was no wind - it was all systems go !! Then paddlers from the WCDBA team started cancelling and I started to wonder if we'd have enough to paddle a wooden boat 28km. Worse was to come, the skipper of the major safety boat called to say the keys had not been left for him as promised. Without this safety boat the whole trip would be off. We had over 40 people assembled after months of training and committing to setting 12 weekends aside for a potential crossing taking precedence over other engagements. The weather and the sea were finally perfect and now everything was about to collapse. Fortunately Trevor our skipper managed to rescue the situation and we ended up setting off only an hour later than planned. The Sisterhood-SA had a full crew of 18 paddlers a Helm and a drummer, whilst the WCDBA boat ended up with a Helm and 14 paddlers (11 women and 3 men), one of whom drummed while leaving and entering the two harbours, returning to their seat to paddle once out in the open ocean. As we left the V&A part of the harbour, a young humpback whale was lazily cruising around. What a special send off! On the crossing we met large "rafts" of jackass penguins and they had clearly never seen Sisterhood-SA, backdrop the Cape Town Stadium and dragons on the water before because they let us get really close to Signal Hill. Picture by Pam Newby them before diving and resurfacing as soon as we'd passed to continue staring at us in amazement. The route across from the harbour to the island crosses three shipping lanes so we were lucky it was quiet, there was no shipping traffic on our way out and only two container boats on our return. For this initial crossing the experienced WCDBA paddlers were accompanying the largely novice crew of the Sisterhood-SA so we were holding back and not going for time. Once at the island we were allowed off the boats to stretch our legs and use their toilets but were not allowed out of the harbour precinct. I drummed as we left Robben Island and very nearly fell overboard as I tried to scramble back past the drum, fortunately nobody seems to have had their camera trained on me as I made my undignified tumble onto the gunwale.
The route back was as spectacular as the route out, from a World Heritage Site to one of the World's Seven Natural Wonders. We'd love to do the crossing again, this time going for time, but the organisation (red tape) is complicated, weather at the Antarctic end of Africa does not follow set dates and we were warned that it could not become annual event. So sadly, having a crossing as an International Dragon Boat event is not practical. Imagine getting teams all the way to the southern tip of Africa only to have it storm the whole time they are here. A special big thank you to our support-boat skippers: Trevor Wilkins, Alon Kowen and Morgan Evans and to V&A Harbour Master, Steven Bentley for his constant support of dragon boating in Cape Town Pam Newby, WCDBA Helm and Safety Officer
Setting off on the return trip from Robben Island to the V&A - picture by Helga Frank
The Sisterhood-SA raised R70,000 for their chosen charity - Malamulele Onward, who provide therapy for children with cerebral palsy. .
The paddlers who made the crossing from the V&A Waterfront to Robben Island & back on 3rd June 2012, were:- WCDBA squad: Mujaji: Anne Berzen, Jurgen Briegel, Rob Baum, Jean Hopley, Marina Louw, Pam Newby, Wendy Pearce, Greg Pearce (Helm), Vanessa Robarts, Shui-lyn White. Paddlesnappers : Janine Jordaan, Louise McQueen, Vince Naude, Igshaan Raciet, AmaBele Belles : Jenny Heunis. The Sisterhood-SA squad : Alicia Louw, Bianca Linderman, Brenna Excell, Caren Robb, Clé Latouf, Daniella Lynch, Esmé narun, Helen Benish, Jess Cash, Joanne Anderson, Juliet Curtis, Laura Barker, Martyne Dallmann, Melanie Lambrechts, Phillippa Hance, Suna Hall, Birgit Rawcandy, Kirsty Williams, Allison Grant/Timea Kulcsar (drummer), Martin Poole (Helm). Sponsors of the Sisterhood-SA squad : Investec Asset Management and Glider Eyewear.
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MACAU - MACAU INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACES - 5 STAR REGATTA IN A 5 STAR CITY !
The Macau International Races were held on the Nan Van Lake Nautical Centre, a purpose build Dragon Boat Racing course, on the 23rd June 2012, with the Macau Local Races being held prior to the International Races on the 16/17th June 2012. Organised by the Macau Sport Development Board and the Macau China DBA , in co-operation with Departments of the Macau Government, the event attracted many residential and tourist spectators. Macau Chief Executive, Dr Fernando Chui Sai On, was among the many guests who enjoyed the races and presented medals, during the International Race Day which was marked by a very festive atmosphere and much excitement, led by the noisey crew Cheer Leaders and supporters from some of the Macau Casinos’. A total of 138 crews took part in the 3 days of racing, of which 50 crews raced in the International races, over 500 and 2000m in IDBF Standard Dragon Boats and 250m in Macau Small Dragon Boats. Teams from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, USA, the Philippines and Macau, participated in the International Races, with the Indonesian National Team winning the Premier Open Races and the Nanhai Xiqiao Team from China taking the Premier Women’s trophy. The 2013 Macau International Races will be held on 12 June 2013, contact the Macau China DBA for further details.
SWITZERLAND - DRAGON BOATING: WILD EXCITEMENT OR QUIET TRANQUILITY? Something for everyone - from pure terrified determination to placid enjoyment. Photos from our dragon boat friends in Switzerland.
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SPORTS SCIENCE CORNER
HOW DO DRAGON BOATING INJURIES OCCUR?
By Leila Ataei, Lecturer and researcher in Sports Medicine & Physiology . Member of the IDBF Medicine & Sports Science Com. E-mail: [email protected] The information below is based on the writer’s personal experience and some common injuries found in Rowing and Paddle Sports. WHY ARE PADDLING INJURIES SO COMMON ? HOW DO PADDLING INJURIES OCCUR? Due to the nature of Dragon Boating, injuries broadly fall into It is clear that any minor problem in the strength, flexibility, or one of two categories; namely overuse or trauma . coordination of even just one muscle or joint, will not only cause a Overuse injuries are the cumulative result of repetitive problem in that specific area, but will also cause the body to move motions and usually lead to chronic injuries such as in an unwanted and inefficient manner as it tries to compensate tenosynovitis (tendon inflammation) and chronic for the problem, known as “ movement compensation ” . sprains/strains, usually of the forearm and wrist. Movement compensations are very common but do not often This risk is significantly increased, if the motion is repeated cause any significant issues in the muscles and joints. too frequently, is long in duration or too vigorous. However, because of the high force, of the repetitive movements Trauma can result in acute injuries, the most frequent being associated with paddling, even minor movement problems will be cuts, contusions and abrasions as well as various sprains and greatly magnified and will prevent the paddler from properly strains. Between them, cuts and sprains account for two- generating and controlling the forces associated with each stroke. thirds of acute injuries; 1 in 10 involve broken bones. As a result of the association between movement compensations Paddling requires the athlete to perform the same stroke or and paddling injuries and the impact that movement paddling motion repeatedly. compensations have on the paddling stroke, it is critical that the This can mean hundreds or thousands of repetitions, during entire kinetic chain is evaluated to ensure all areas are racing or training sessions. functioning properly, not just the area of pain. Although, movement restrictions and compensations will be Each paddling stroke also requires the entire body to reduced greatly with optimal technique, this strain accumulates generate a significant amount of force to propel the boat due to the high force and high repetition demands of paddling. forward in the water, which involves the integration of muscles and joints working together as a kinetic chain. As shown in the diagram below, if the paddler continues to train and compete, the strain will develop into micro-trauma. Initially That is, the resultant reaction force from the water is this microtrauma is not painful, but may be felt as a mild ache or transferred back through the paddle to the arms and tightness in the muscles or joints. shoulders of the athlete, down the trunk, through the hips to the knees and foot, and finally to the boat, causing the boat to To repair the damaged area, the body responds to tissue injury be propelled forward. by laying down small amounts of scar tissue in and around the injured area. This interconnectedness may lead to injuries in a number of muscles and joints, most commonly the forearm, shoulder, The scar tissue itself is a normal and necessary part of healing. back, and hip. The problem is caused by the same repetitive forces of paddling over and over again which results in the same muscles becoming However, the chances of injury are greatly reduced, in an strained and subsequently repaired over and over again. Over athlete with adequate strength, flexibility, and muscle balance time this scar tissue accumulates to build up " adhesion ” that may along the entire kinetic chain. result in pain tightness, stiffness, restricted joint motion, and diminished blood flow .
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WHAT ARE THE COMMON PADDLERS INJURIES? The three common paddler injuries are Sprains (32%) Tendinitis (20%) and chronic muscular pain (14%). Most of the injuries occur in the shoulders, elbows, wrist and spine of which instability around the shoulder joint occurs frequently.
SHOULDER ANATOMY. The shoulder joint is a ball & socket joint. Without being too complicated anatomically, the head of the humerus (ball) rests on the glenoid fossa which is part of the scapula (socket) all are held in place with ligaments, tendons and muscles. “The Shoulder joint” actually consists of 3 parts, the Glenohumeral, the Scapulothoracic and the Acromioclavicular (AC). ThE GLENOHUMERAL, - the Ball and Socket, helps to move the shoulder forward, backward and allows the arm to rotate in circular fashion or hinge out, up and away from body. The SCAPULOTHORACIC connects the shoulder blade to the back and stabilizes and increases the mobility of glenohumeral joint. The Scapulothoracic plays a huge role in paddling and is commonly ignored in most strengthening programmes. The ACROMIOCLAVICULAR (AC) connects the shoulder blade and collarbone
WHY DO SHOULDER INJURIES OCCUR? Repeated motion involving the arms, or the effects of the aging process on shoulder movement over many years, may also Although, the shoulder joint is held by ligaments, tendons and irritate and wear down the tendons, muscles, and surrounding muscles it also has a vulnerability to strains and dislocation, structures, Damage to the rotator cuff is more commonly under pressure on the upper limb when it is in a vulnerable sustained after the age of 40. position. It is imperative that a good trunk rotation is gained especially on Vulnerable positions occur when the upper limb is straight with forward paddling and sweep stokes as without this to gain the the hand above the elbow and the elbow above the height of the shoulder joint. Reaching up and backwards is an even worse same stroke movement the shoulder has to work through a greater position. arc. Joints are always more vulnerable to injury at the end of their range of movement. COMMON SHOULDER INJURIES IN PADDLERS Paddling for hours sitting in a poor position with the shoulder Instability or Shoulder dislocation. The injury that all paddlers fear most; although, shoulders can dislocate either forwards or getting jammed on every stroke, it is easy to understand how an backwards, but because of the shoulder anatomy it is much more impingement syndrome will develop. common for a shoulder to come out forwards, called anterior Signs and Symptoms; Signs of these conditions include the slow dislocation. onset of discomfort and pain in the upper shoulder or upper third of Anterior dislocation may caused labral damage and tighten the arm and/or difficulty in sleeping on that shoulder. Tendinitis ligaments. Many shoulder surgeons now operate on first time and bursitis also cause pain when the arm is lifted away from the dislocations to repair any such damage. body or overhead. Even after surgery, but especially if surgery is not done, it is imperative to strengthen shoulder muscles otherwise the likely If tendinitis involves the biceps tendon (the tendon located in front hood of re-dislocating the shoulder again in the future is high. of the shoulder that helps bend the elbow and turn the forearm), pain will occur in the front or side of the shoulder and may travel Torn Rotator Cuff. These conditions are closely related and down to the elbow and forearm. Pain may also occur when the arm may occur alone or in combination. Tendinitis is inflammation is forcefully pushed upward overhead. (redness, soreness, and swelling) of a tendon. AC Joint Strains. AC joint sprain is a relatively common sporting Every time the shoulder is moved there is a complicated injury affecting the shoulder and is characterized by a tearing of interaction between the rotator cuff muscles to make the the connective tissue and ligaments of the Acromio-Clavicular shoulder roll and slide. joint. In tendinitis of the shoulder, the rotator cuff and/or biceps tendon The shoulder blade gives rise to a bony prominence known as the become inflamed, usually as a result of being pinched by acromion. The acromion attaches to the collar bone (clavicle) via surrounding structures. strong ligaments and connective tissue. This joint is known as the This can be due to, the head of the humerus (the top of the arm AC joint and is situated at the point of the shoulder. bone) being caught in its cup during each movement and The AC joint is responsible for connecting the shoulder blade with eventually this starts to cause pain. the clavicle and allows for some shoulder movement. During The injury may vary from mild inflammation to the involvement of certain activities, stretching forces are placed on the AC joint. most of the rotator cuff. When the rotator cuff tendon becomes When these forces are excessive and beyond what the AC joint inflamed, thickened and squeezed between the head of the can withstand, tearing of the ligaments and connective tissue of humerus and the acromion, it may get trapped under the the AC joint may occur. acromion. This condition is known as an AC joint sprain. An AC joint sprain Squeezing of the rotator cuff is called impingement syndrome. can range from a small sprain resulting in minimal pain and Bursitis, or inflammation of the bursa sacs that protect the allowing ongoing activity, to a severe sprain resulting in significant shoulder, may accompany tendinitis. pain, deformity and disability.
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Signs and Symptoms of an AC Joint Sprain. In more severe cases, pain may prevent the patient from continuing the activity and cause them to cradle the affected At the time of the injury you would feel a sudden onset of pain arm. on the top of the shoulder. The pain may increase with any Patients may also experience a rapid onset of swelling and may activity that involves lying on the affected side; moving the arm notice a 'step' deformity or bump in their shoulder with the tip of across the body; any overhead activity or performing heavy their collar bone sticking up. lifting; pushing or pulling movements with the affected arm. This occurs due to tearing of the connective tissue holding the In minor cases of an AC joint sprain, patients may be able to AC joint together and the accumulation of swelling and bleeding continue the activity but are likely to experience an increase in around the joint. pain, and a swelling and stiffness in the shoulder after the activity and when resting (particularly first thing in the morning)
REHABILITATION OF SHOULDER INJURIES PROGRAMME. NOTE: NOT ALL OF THE EXERCISES HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED AND THE INFORMATION IS ONLY AN EXERCISE GUIDE. The Shoulder Rehabilitation Programme is an evidence-based and soft tissue healing dependent programme, which allows patients to progress to sports related activities as quickly and safely as possible. Individual variations will occur based on the patient’s tolerance and response to treatment. This protocol has been divided into 3 phases that each phase included some special training. Phase 1 – the Primary Phase lasts for a maximum of 7 weeks. Phase 2 – the Milestones Phase lasts for 12 weeks maximum and Phase 3 – the Strengthen Phase lasts for 10 weeks maximum. Each phase has 4 or 5 sessions per day or week, dependant on the injury and its severity. Each session lasts for between 15-45 minutes in Phase 1 and 60 minutes in Phases 2 & 3. Key: R = ROM. S = Strengthening. P = Proprioception . C = Core PHASE ONE: 5 TO 7 WEEKS. Goals: 1. Protect the repair. 2. Ensure wound healing. 3. Prevent shoulder stiffness PHASE 1. EXERCISES R S P
Pendulum Exercise X
Activities Isometric exercises for strengthening: External Rotation; Biceps brachii; Flexion in side lying X X
Shoulder Flexor, Extensor and Abductor at 20% intensity of effort as a maximum. Flexion using the ball X X
abduction using the physio ball X X PHASE TWO: 10 TO 12 WEEKS. Goals: 1. Protect the shoulder, avoid overstressing Flexion on the table X X
abduction on the table X X the repair. 2. Improve range of motion of the shoulder . 3. Begin strengthening exercises. External rotation on the table X
Activities: Advisable exercises for Phase 2 at 21-40% intensity are shown below Flexion in standing X X
abduction in standing X X
Pulleys X S P C PHASE 2. EXERCISES Posterior capsular stretch X
X Forward flexion with exercise bar X Isometric exercises in sitting external rotation
Prayer Position X
X Isometric exercises in sitting abduction Balance point in lying flexion X X X
X Balance point in lying abduction X X X Isometric exercises in sitting internal rotation Rotation with bar lying X X Isometric exercises in sitting external rotation through X Rotation with bar at 90 degrees X X
flexion range
Diagonal with Bar X X X X X Unilateral shoulder flexion in 4 point kneeling External rotation in Standing X X
Internal rotation in Standing X X PHASE THREE: 8 TO 10 WEEKS. Goals:: 1. Protect the shoulder repair . External Rotation Lying X X 2. Regain full range of motion 3. Continue gentle strengthening. 4 Point kneeling over X Activities: Advisable exercises for Phase3 a t 40% intensity are shown below PHASE 3. EXERCISES S P C
Theraband isometric external rotation long lever X X The WADA 2013 List of Prohibited
Diagonal pattern exercise with theraband X X Substances and Methods, which
Diagonal pattern exercise with free weights and step X X X takes effect from 1 Jan 13, is now
Dynamic hug with theraband and ball X X X available from the WADA web-site at:- www.wada-ama.org Diagonal pattern abduction in elevation to adduction with exercise band X X Teams entering the 2013 WDBRC Diagonal pattern adduction in elevation to abduction with exercise band X X will be subject to Out-of-Competition
Diagonal pattern adduction to abduction in elevation with exercise band X X tests prior to the event and In Comp Diagonal pattern abduction to adduction in elevation with exercise band X X testing during Szeged 2013.
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COACHING VIEW
OUR TECHNIQUE, THEIR TECHNIQUE, OR SIMPLY MOTOR LEARNING?
For many years now, canoeists or for that matter, any team Most important of all, the canoeist or kayaker gets to exercise comprising of a majority of athletes with a strong background in a lot of variability in his problem-solving endeavour whereas canoeing and kayaking training, have had in some local the dragon boat athlete does not have the full luxury (or scenes, the ability to dominate dragon boat races. literally creative space) to try every movement (that he deems This is especially puzzling for dragon boat coaches like me necessary in his search of ever-better solutions) in a and it has always been a hotly debated topic amongst my constrained learning environment where he or she is required colleagues and me. Initially, we attributed the cause to be to synchronize with everyone else paddling in the same dragon the technique specific to canoeing and kayaking that they boat. somehow adapted very well to paddling movements in This is the takeaway. Learners should not be looked upon as propelling a dragon boat. passive receptors who are incapable of processing and However, teaching a canoeing or kayaking paddling technique interpreting the information that is available to them in the to dragon boat teams (with little or no experience in either) did learning of a motor skill as Motor Skills describe actions that not bring the proficiency level above that of the strongest result in a physical outcome. canoe and kayak teams. It was at best miserably on par. The success of a motor skill is determined by the quality of the Experimentation with putting dragon boat teams through an off- end performance. Catching a ball, tying a shoe lace or the season training regime of canoeing and kayaking before ‘pull phase’ of a dragon boat stroke, would be an example. switching back to dragon boat paddling just prior to start of the In fact, they are able to filter and transform informational inputs main season preparation for races, did not yield jaw-dropping and then perform selective retention at the conscious as well results either. The dragon boat teams got better but never as good. as the non-conscious levels, all the while being driven by What is fundamentally different between the training norms of what makes sense to them for meaningful goal attainment.. a dragon boat athlete and those of a canoeist or kayaker? In By encouraging the learner to be actively involved in being a typical training session, the dragon boat athlete takes sensitive to both intrinsic and extrinsic feedback as well as instructions from the coach in all aspects of training, for example, self- critical reflection, the coach can further augment his or the amount of effort assertion (long strokes or short strokes) and her ability to effectively reach out and influence the learner’s stroke rate, all the time that he or she is seated inside the learning process in an impactful way. boat. When learners are engaged by the coach as active In comparison, the canoeist or kayaker is alone or with one participants in the learning process, they experience a sense other training partner in the single or double canoe or kayak, of ownership of the process and hence, are encouraged to act and the only instructions from their coach are, for example, to responsibly as stake-holders entrusted to bring forth the line up with the other boats and sprint 10 sets of 500 metres effectiveness of their own learning. or paddle 10 kilometres by navigating from one landmark to This inner motivation is a much more superior tool than the another within the training area in the shortest time possible. stress exerted by external standards of performance We as dragon boat coaches give solutions and templates to our imposed by the coach. athletes the whole time during training whereas canoe and A learner feels empowered when he or she has the faith and kayak coaches give training goals to their athletes and are left trust of the coach, or any person of higher authority for that with no choice but to accord their athletes with the freedom matter, to seek out his or her own way of solving a problem. and leeway to achieve these goals independently because they This approach in learning, versus direct instruction or cannot possibly paddle beside every of their athlete’s boat all the memorization of the model solution, is better for motor skill time. retention. It is near impossible to acquire a comprehensive set of intrinsic This is especially an important point to note for coaching feedback of the consequences of one’s actions in a dragon beginner learners or teaching a novel skill that is extremely boat because how well the vessel moves is a summation of the complex even for experienced athletes. concerted effort of everyone paddling in the boat, and of course that includes the efficiency of steering by the steersperson. Coaches may run into the mistake of teaching the learners to blindly copy the movement instead of learning the movement There is tremendous reliance on the dragon boat coach as well as or teaching the learners to mindlessly memorize the team-mates in one’s near proximity to provide extrinsic feedback information instead of transforming that information for useful for one’s self- improvement. application. On the contrary, the canoeist or kayaker can ‘feel’ the result of It is time to try a new approach at your next coaching session ? his or her actions and this instant intrinsic feedback is Lee-Kuen Chua. San Francisco. USA. continuous and often augmented by comments from the coach who happens to observe him or her when paddling by in the next boat.
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SPORTACCORD PRESIDENT ASKS IDBF AND ICF TO WORK TOGETHER ON DRAGON BOATING
The IDBF and ICF recently received a letter from Hein Sportaccord is effectively the world parliament for sport , as Verbruggen, the President of Sportaccord, formerly, the its Members are all the Olympic Federations and International General Association of International Sports Federations Federations, such as the IDBF who are not yet an IOC (GAISF) urging both Federsations to work together for the Federation or have no interest in becoming an Olympic Sport, benefit of the development of Dragon Boat Sport. so a letter from Hein Verbruggen, carries some weight in the world of sport. In his letter, addressed to IDBF EP, Mike MacKeddie-Haslam and ICF Sec-Gen Simon Toulson, Hein Verbruggen says:-
“ Prior to the IDBF’s acceptance as a Member of SportAccord in 2007, the SportAccord Council carefully studied its application and concluded that, based primarily on cultural and historical reasons, Dragon Boat could be considered as a distinct sport from Canoeing.
Of course, as for any matters relating to membership, the final decision was made by the General Assembly to accept the IDBF as a Member of SportAccord. During the 2007 General Assembly and in response to a question from Members, I made it clear that accepting the IDBF would not preclude the ICF from continuing to organise their own Dragon Boat events. I understand that these decisions have created a somewhat confusing situation when it comes to Dragon Boat , particularly for National Federations and their athletes as well as event organisers and I understand that this has led to some conflicting situations between your two Federations. A decision has been made by the General Assembly in 2007, which cannot be reversed, as long as both the IDBF and ICF continue to comply with their obligations as Members under the SportAccord statutes.
Based on the CAS opinion relating to this matter , it was made clear that neither the IDBF nor the ICF has “legal exclusivity” to run a sport and that each Federation has the right to organise their own competitions. This opinion corresponds to the conclusions of the SportAccord Council and General Assembly in 2007. As such, SportAccord is calling once and for all on coexistence between the IDBF and the ICF. This means that each Federation organises its own events, with its own National Federations, without any interference from the other. I trust that both the IDBF and the ICF will be able to move on from here with no further conflicts, as equal Members of SportAccord.
In general the letter is fairly clear and positive about the Does he mean that the IDBF and ICF are equal with regard to decisions made by Sportaccord, concerning the governance our Sport within Sportaccord and that Sportaccord recognises of our Sport but in the last few paragraphs there is some two World Bodies for Dragon Boating or does he mean that the abiguity when Hein Verbruggen talks about the CAS opinion IDBF and ICF are equal within Sportacord, in that, the IDBF is and the IDBF and ICF being equal members of Sportaccord. the Member for Dragon Boating and the ICF for Canoeing Mr Verbruggen also fails to point out that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) covered this very point in response to an ICF request for an opinion concerning the governance of Dragon Boating, when the CAS Arbitration specifically stated that:-
“For each sport the GAISF recognizes only one federation governing its sport on a world level. Even when the statutes provide in Article 7a that “provide, if any, the name of dissident organisations and explain how and which solutions were arranged”, thius only stressed the fact that the so recognized organization should be the leader in its respective sport. So by becoming a member of the GAISF the IDBF was recognized to be the only federation governing its sport on a world level.
‘Dragon Boat’ is the description of a sport discipline and it is first of all a description of a special type of boat . A dragon boat racing crew is usually composed of twenty paddlers, a drummer and a steerer, the boat has a length of around 12m. Since 1994 the standard for the boats used for racing follow specifications made by the IDBF. The boat and paddles specifications proposed by the IDBF are followed internationally and can be found on the IDBF’s home page. The ICF follows these definitions in its Dragon Boat Racing Competition Rules. ”
So the formal CAS opinion on who is the world governing body for Dragon Boating is quite clear and Mr Verbruggen’s letter would have been more meaningful had he referred to the CAS opinion on the IDBF’s status, as well as pointing out that there is no ‘legal exclusivity’ in organising sport. However, putting this to one side, what were the responses’ from the IDBF and the ICF
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In his reply to the Sportaccord President, Hein Verbruggen, the IDBF EP said the following :-
The IDBF has no problem with the ICF or any other organization, organising closed Dragon Boat events for their own Members – correctly titled, after all the ICF only entered Dragon Boat Sport in 2005 and holds just one event a year with entries from a maximum of 15 of its 140 plus Member organizations. However, they have constantly opposed the IDBF and the status and standing of the IDBF Members and this causes disruption for our athletes and negativity at all levels within Dragon Boating. The fact is that the ICF refuses to acknowledge that the IDBF is the only recognised world governing body for Dragon Boating and that whilst the ICF can organise dragon boating or any other Sport they choose (as can the IDBF or any other IF) the ICF is not the Sport's ‘recognized world governing body’ The IDBF has always sought an accommodation with the ICF and continues to do so, on the basis of being equal SportAccord Members who are the world governing bodies for their respective Sports. In this vein I have already written to the ICF President and would hope for a positive response from him.
My concern is that unless the ICF honours the commitments made in the 2003 ICF Joint Agreement with the IDBF and the SportAccord decisions of 2007 , the situation regarding our Sport, will continue. The IDBF’s application for IOC Recognition is being submitted for consideration in 2013. The best solution for all concerned is for the ICF not to oppose the IDBF application.
I would hope that you will reiterate to the ICF the Opinion of the CAS that the IDBF, as a SportAccord Member, is the “only federation governing its sport on a world level. That the ICF has an “obligation to comply at all times with the decisions of SportAccord (GAISF)” was also stated in the 2008 CAS Opinion to the ICF.
The EP’s letter to Hein Verbruggen clearly indicates the IDBF’s willingness to work with any Sports Federation that wishes to become an IDBF Member, on the basis of accepting that the IDBF is the recognised world governing body for Dragon Boating. This has always been the policy of the IDBF Council which was again endorsed by the IDBF Members Congress, in 2009 and indeed was even accepted by the ICF in 2003, when they signed a Joint Agreement with the IDBF, in which the IDBF’s status was acknowledged. (An Agreement that the ICF subsequently denied as having any validity, when they set up their Dragon Boat Committee). Despite this, the IDBF continues to hold out an ‘Olive Branch’ to the ICF and through this article is informing the IDBF Members and paddlers around the world of the Sportaccord iniative and the IDBF response. But what of the ICF’s response to the Verbgruggen letter. Well, the only thing sent out in general to the ICF Membership was the following statement that appeared in the recent ICF Paddleaway 44 webbased newsletter, which stated:-
Dragon Boat Letter from SportAccord President Each Federation has the right to organize their own Dragon Boat competitions The ICF has received a letter from SportAccord President Hein Verbruggen clarifying that Canoeing Dragonboat co-exists equally as per Sport accords statutes. The letter supports CAS’ legal opinion in 2010 and makes it clear that neither the IDBF nor the ICF has “legal exclusivity” to run a sport and that each Federation has the right to organise their own competitions. Therefore ICF continues to own and organize ICF Dragon Boat World Championships.
No comment from DBI other than to observe that there does not seem to be much change in the ICF view that they are an equal world governing body to the IDBF for Dragon Boating, even though they have been advised by CAS, that Dragon Boat Sport has only one world governing body and that is the IDBF. Normal sporting protocols dictate that only a Sport’s world governing body can legitimately organise World Championships for their Sport. ICF Members Dragon Boat Championships – fine, but ICF Dragon Boat World Championships ??? Post script: DBI understands that the ICF Continental Federation for Asia – the Asian Canoe Confederation, have not received enough entries, to make the event viable, for its so called Asian Dragon Boat Championships, scheduled for India in February 2013. This follows two failed attempts, in recent years, by the European Canoe Association to organise Dragon Boat Championships in Europe.
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SPOT CHECK ON AFFILIATES EVENTS IN THE 2013 IDBF CALENDAR
11TH PADANG INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 2013
The Organizing Committee of the 11th Padang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013 (PIDBF Organizing Committee) wish to invite Dragon Boat crews to participate in the Padang International Dragon Boat Festival 2013 from 6th to 9th June 2013 to be held at Banda Bakali River Padang City, The Land Of Minangkabau, West Sumatra Indonesia. The event is organised by the Government City of Padang, Indonesia and supported technically by Indonesian Canoe and Rowing Association (PODSI - the IDBF Member for Dragon Boating in Indonesia. The festival is also to affiliated to the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) All international teams will be hosted a maximum of 3 days with free accommodation and breakfast, airport transfer and daily transport to the venue and back to Hotel during the competition, with over USD 17,000.00 in prize money to be won. Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on the western coast of Sumatra and the City has a population of about 1 million people. The Banda Bakali Rivers water park , is located right in the City Centre of Padang and in the area of the park there is a jogging track, soccer pitches, swimming area, children’s playground and other outdoor activity facilities. For further information contact Syafri Marj a. Tel +6281374440445 E-Mail : [email protected]
EUROPEAN COMPANY SPORTS GAMES 2013 – PRAGUE CZECH REP:
Dragon Boat Racing will be included for the first time in the European Company Sport Games being held in Prague from 19-23 June 2013, with Dragon Boating on Thursday 20 June and Friday 21 June 2013. The races organised by Peter Klima of the Czech DBA, will be for Mixed Crews (6 women paddlers) over a 200m straight course and 1000m race with turns. In addition there will be a ’tug-a-dragon’ event for mixed crews of 8 (2 women paddlers). Racing will take place on the Cisarska Louka, a 1.7 km long artificial lake close the River Vltavais. The Games are a non-profit sporting event officially governed by the European Association for Company Sports. The Games have been held since 1977 and offer 28 sports disciplines for its participants. Thanks to the growing popularity of dragon boats the organizers of the 2013 Prague Games have decided to include dragon boats in the 2013 Games and hope to start a new history of dragon boats for company teams as well as other non-professional teams that enjoy training a few times a week and experiencing the excitement of dragon boats' races. Up to now more than 6000 athletes have registered for the Games including a few dragon boats' crews from Germany. Interested in joining them then you can find all the basic information at http://ecsg2013.eu/ or email Anna Outratova. [email protected] ,
RIO TINTO ALCAN DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, VANCOUVER - 25 th ANNIVERSARY RACES A spirited summer tradition Creekside Community Centre, Creekside Olympic Village and the waters of False Creek will come alive with the 25th Anniversary of the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, June 21, 22 & 23, 2013. Created 25 years ago as a showcase of Vancouver’s growing cultural diversity, this first-of-its-kind event has grown to become a grand celebration of Canada’s unique multicultural heritage with exciting programs and professional performances by well- known entertainers. Visual arts displays and activities from local community groups, and of WATCH A DRAGON BOAT VIDEO OR TWO ON YOUTUBE & FACEBOOK course, the world-class dragon boat races makes Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival Vancouver’s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1MOpcuB2q0&feature=related most anticipated and prestigious summer event. Dragon Festivals Turkey 2013 Promo video Kurumlararası Dragon Festival 2013 and from For further information visit the festival web-site at Taiwan, the paddling pool technique - link above www.dragonboatbc.ca
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IDBF AFFILIATES (Dragon Boat Festivals and Event Organisers)
FESTIVALS: (27) Vladivostok Governor of Primorye Int Cup Rus email: [email protected] EVENT ORGANISERS : (16) Alcan Dragon Boat Festival Can website. www.dragonboatbc.ca Auckland Dragon Boat Festival Nzl website. www.aucklanddragonboats.co.nz Banyoles International Dragon Boat Festival Spn email: [email protected] Celebes International Dragon Boat Festival Ina email: [email protected] Dragon Boat Israel, Ohalo Boating Club. Isr email: [email protected] Gy őr International Dragon Boat Festival Hun website: www.dragonboat.hu Hong Kong International Races Hkg website: www.hkdba.com Istanbul Dragon Festival Trk website: www.dragonfestivali.com Labuan International Sea Challenge l Mal email: [email protected] Limmasol International Dragon Boat Races Cyp email: [email protected] Macau International Festival Races Mac website: [email protected] Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Usa website: www.miamidragon.com Nantes Atlantique Dragon Boat Festival Fra website: www.nack.nates.free.fr New York Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Usa website: www.hkdbf-ny.org Padang International Dragon Boat Festival Ina email:[email protected] Penang International Dragon Boat Festival Mal website: www.penangdragonboat.gov.my Prague International Dragon Boat Races Cze website: www.dragonboat.cz Putrajaya Int Dragon Boat Festival Mal website: www.putrajayadragonboat.com Rouen AFCDB Dragon Boat Festival Fra website: www. dragonboat.fr Sabah International Dragon Boat Races Mal website: www.sabahtourism.com Stanley International Festival Races Hkg website: www.dragonboat.org.hk Tampa Bay International Dragon Boat Festival Usa website: www.TampaBayDragonBoats.com Thailand International Swan Boat Races Thl email: [email protected] Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Can www. dragonboat.net Toronto International Festival Races Can website: www.dragonboats.com Trinidad Dragon Boat Festival T&T website: www.chinesearrivaltt.org
AP Conclusion Ger email: [email protected] China Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festivals Hkg email: [email protected] Dragon Boat Events Suisse. Swi website: www.dragonboatevents.ch Dragon Boats Barcelona Spn website: www.barcelona-dragonboats.com Dragon Boats Turkey Tur email: [email protected] Dragon Boats Thailand Thl email: [email protected] Gable Events UK Gbr website: www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk Groupe T3H Gud email:[email protected] GWN Dragon Boat Can email:[email protected] HSB Sport Turkey Tur website: www.dragonfestivali.com Iberian Pro DBA Spn email: [email protected] Made in Cote d’Azur Fra email: [email protected] Nautiques Evenements Fra website: www.nautiquesevenements.com SAVA Singapore Sng website: www.sava.com.sg Sail in Asia, Thailand Thl website: www.sailinasia.com USA Dragon Boating Usa website: www.usadragonboating.com
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CULTURE CORNER - 2012 THE YEAR OF THE ‘WATER DRAGON’
Traditional Asian Long Boats - India style – Maharajas Boat 1865 near Ram Munshi Bagh (Left)
Right - Maharaja & his Royal Barge 1883
THERE’S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO RACE THE DRAGON – ON LAND AND ICE, AS WELL AS WATER. WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY !!
For more sights and sounds of Dragon Boating on Ice ! go to:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFQwRzquH5o
MYANMAR – BURMA and talking of different paddling techniques, have a look at this race on Lake Inle in Burma !!. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLjXjkyP8I4
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IDBF PLATINIUM PARTNERS
CHAMPION BOATS, Dalian, China. . GREY OWL PADDLES, Toronto, Canada.
IDBF BRONZE PARTNERS
IDBF Spec 202a Paddle Manufacturers
BURNWATER PADDLES, United States. LAND & OCEAN PADDLES, China. TALON TECHNOLOGY PADDLES, Australia. TRIVIUM PADDLES, Lithuania
ZRE PADDLES, United States.
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