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To All Broadwater Dragons Paddlers,

We are holding OUR major fundraising event- the Paradise Point Dragon Boat Festival, on 5th October, 2008.

THE CLUB NEEDS ALL PADDLERS TO BE THERE ON THIS DAY, TO HELP OUT WITH THE MANY JOBS, TO HAVE FUN, AND TO PADDLE WITH THE CORPORATE TEAMS.

THANKS .

PAUL

DRAGON BOAT RACING IS BACK AT PARADISE POINT

Sunday 5th October, 2008

CORPORATE AND SOCIAL TEAMS ARE INVITED

ENTRY NOMINATIONS CLOSE 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2008

***** LIMITED TO 16 TEAMS- FOR FAST AND FURIOUS RACING ****************

Be quick to enter your team/teams

For all enquiries- Karen Jarvis (Event Co-Ordinator)
Email-jarvispk@ozemail.com.au

Hi All,
This is for the QDBF AGM. It would be great to have a representative group from Broadwater attend.  If you are interested let me know amd we can car pool.

Karen

—– Original Message —–
From: Susan Doel
To: QDBF Members
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 3:00 PM
Subject: [qdbfmembers] AGM

The AGM will be held on 6 September 2008 at Hockey HQ on Lytton Road.  Hopefully, this venue will prove to easy to get to from both north and south of the city.  www.hqonlytton.com.au

The afternnoon will start at 1.45 for 2 pm with a guest speaker.  We are pleased to announce that Gail Austen has agreed to speak to us about how to get the best out of our sport.

Gail is the owner and manager of Goodtime, a business with a 36 year tradition in natural energy surf sports (a unique position for a woman in a very much male dominated arena). An industry leader, Goodtime revolutionised the retail surf sports industry in Australia, pioneering innovative designs and technologies throughout its 36 year history.  Gail is recognised as an entertaining and inspiring speaker.  www.gailforce.com
The meeting will follow Gail’s talk where among other things, we will elect the new committee for the next 12 months.

This is one time we get everyone together off-water, so it would be good to see as many of you as possible.

We particularly want regional groups to participate, so have organised Telstra Conferencing for the event.  This means you can get together where ever you like and join in.  All you need is a phone with a speaker.  Contact me for more details.

Regards

Susan Doel
Administration Director
QDBF

Hi All,

BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLES FUNDRAISERS-

FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST- BUNNINGS,  NERANG-  8-30 A.M. TO 3 P.M.

SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER- BUNNINGS, SOUTHPORT-  8-30 TO 3 P.M.

SATURDAY 18TH OCTOBER- BUNNINGS, SOUTHPORT -  8-30 TO 3 P.M.

We can now sell food and drinks at all Bunnings stores.  YIPPEE!!!!!!

If you are able to assist on any of these dates, please see Irene at training

Irene <irenerocknroll@yahoo.com>

Thank you.
Karen

To All Broadwater Dragons Paddlers,

We are holding another major fundraising event- the Paradise Point Dragon Boat Festival, on 5th October, 2008.

THE CLUB NEEDS ALL PADDLERS TO BE THERE ON THIS DAY, TO HELP OUT WITH THE MANY JOBS, TO HAVE FUN, AND TO PADDLE WITH THE CORPORATE TEAMS.

THANKS .

PAUL

DRAGON  BOAT  RACING  IS  BACK  AT  PARADISE  POINT

Sunday 5th October, 2008
CORPORATE  AND SOCIAL TEAMS ARE INVITED

ENTRY NOMINATIONS CLOSE 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2008

*****  LIMITED TO 16 TEAMS- FOR FAST AND FURIOUS RACING  ****************

Be quick to enter your team/teams

For all enquiries- Karen Jarvis (Event Co-Ordinator)


To All Club members,

The Penang crew has returned, all fired up and excited for the on coming season.  An awesome experience for all, gaining invaluable insight into our fantastic sport, and to mix it with the best of the World was incredible.

Our Premier Mixed team came 7th from a field of 27 crews in the 2000m race, with Sydney’s Pacific Dragons 6th, and Brisbane River Dragons 8th.
In the 200m, we made the Plate Final, and came 18th from a field of 33 crews. (Major Final, Minor Final, Plate Final)
In the 500m, we again made the Plate Final, and came 16th from a field of 33 crews.

Over 4000 competitors representing 110 different clubs from 22 countries around the world contested the Club Crew World Championships, which makes this a huge event.

Our focus and determination throughout the entire event was very intense. The energy, enthusiasm and knowledge we all gained from this regatta will now be brought back to our Club- Broadwater Dragons- which can only make it stronger.

Special thanks to Karen for her organizational skills in putting the majority of this trip together.  Micah’s wealth of experience in the travel industry was a huge asset, as was his advice on the bartering methods we used in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you to Micah for organizing bus transfers in KL with our very chatty tour guide- Solomon.

The team did organized training sessions morning and afternoons while we were in KL and Penang, to keep everyone supple, stretched and to acclimatise to the hot, humid conditions. Thank you to Corey, Micah and Odette, and PT for running these sessions.

Our video specialists- Bronwyn (James’ wife) and Juanita (Shane’s wife)- did a fantastic job of catching all our warm ups, races, etc, as proof we were there.  Thank you to our supporters.

To James- a huge thank you for your support, patience and strength in being our Team’s “Bag Man”, carrying our water bottles, tags, extra clothes, hats, etc.  You are greatly appreciated by all of us.

Special mention for  the teams’ specialized DJ- Brett Nugent- who kept the music pumping for 2  nights at the end of our competition.  Thank you for keeping us entertained.

And to the Penag crew- to the entire 25 of Broadwater Dragons who made me very proud to be your coach.  “Broadwater” was there, we qualified to be there, and we earned the respect of others by doing so well.  Thank you to you all.

Now we have returned, a new season starts, with our next focus  the State Championships in March 2009, with the Australian National Championships in May 2009 in Caloundra, Queensland.

BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!

Paul

Hi everyone,

What a trip!!!!

Started to load some of the photos from Penang 08 trip.

Will take a while and will add them as I have time, so will notify you as an album goes up.

The main entry page at the moment is:

http://broadwaterdragons.com/gallery/main.php

Penang photos can be found in:

http://broadwaterdragons.com/gallery/v/PenangWorldClub08/

To view all photos and add comments you will need to register. You can register from the link on the gallery site or from here:

http://broadwaterdragons.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.UserAdmin&g2_subView=register.UserSelfRegistration&g2_return=%2Fgallery%2Fmain.php%3F&g2_returnName=album

You will receive a registration email which you need to confirm.

Once you enter, a album is set up for you, you can add your own photos (limit 10 MB) or view other photos and add comments.

Regards

Micah

Hi All,

Tewaka’s Regatta is on SUNDAY 17TH August, at Varsity Lakes.  First race marshalls at 8-15 a.m. 1st Race- 8-30 a.m.   200m races with a 2km race at end of day.

BE THERE BY 7.00 A.M. TO HELP SET UP TENTS, GET READY, ETC.

TEAMS ENTERED-

2 X MIXED TEAMS

1 X MENS TEAM

1 X WOMENS TEAM

1 X JUNIORS 10 TEAM

We need all club members to attend, as this is our first “proper” regatta for the season.  We need ALL Juniors (12 to 17(17 as at 1.1.08)) as we have entered a team of 10 Juniors.

Juniors- Dion, Jono, Juliet, Hannah, Body, Quentin, Dalton plus a few more ??????  This is a good start, now we need to build.

Access & Carparking

Access to the carparking area is via Christine Avenue & the Bridgewater Drive traffic lights.  Follow the dirt track and look out for our car parking attendants who will direct you on where to park.  There is strictly no parking allowed in the area between the community building and the compound unless previously authorised by the Event Organisers.

I AM ASSUMING ALL WILL BE THERE UNLESS YOU LET ME KNOW.

ALL NEW PADDLERS, MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND- FOR RACE EXPERIENCE, FUN AND TEAM BONDING, AND TO CATCH UP ON THE GOSS!!!!!!!

Absentees for Tewaka’s regatta- Anna, Rose.

Thank you.

Karen