Archive for August, 2010

Aug 30 2010

Broadwater Dragons-CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Broadwater Dragons-CALENDAR OF EVENTS


SEPTEMBER
4th/5th- Sat/Sun QDBF Coaches Course-Brisbane
11th-Saturday- Currumbin Regatta-200m- Currumbin Creek
25th – Saturday BUNNINGS FUND RAISING- NERANG- 8 A.M. TO 3-30 P.M.
OCTOBER
2nd- Saturday Burleigh Fire Dragons Regatta- Venue to be confirmed
10th – Sunday Gold Coast Chinese Club Tropicarnival Regatta-Pacific Fair Waterway
17th –Sunday Sunshine Coast DBC Regatta – Caloundra
NOVEMBER
12th & 13th- Fri/Sat- Pan Pacific Masters Games- Regatta Waters Lake, Oxenford
21st- Sunday Broadwater Dragons Christmas Party
28th –Sunday- Kids In Need Charity Regatta-Tweed River – Condong
DECEMBER
5th – Sunday- BRD Regatta- Caloundra

2011
JANUARY
30th-Sunday Coomera Dragons Regatta-Regatta Waters Lake, Oxenford
FEBRUARY

13th –Sunday Manly Dragon Boat Club Regatta-Regatta Waters Lake, Oxenford
MARCH
19th/20th- QDBF State Championships- Lake Kawana-Caloundra.
31st MARCH- AusDBF National Championships-Canberra

AUGUST

IDBF World Championships, Tampa, Florida, USA
1st to 7th August
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Aug 30 2010

Tuesday Training now from 6:00 pm

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Times:
Tues: 6:000 pm (1.5 hours)
Thurs 6:00 pm (1.5 hours)
Sundays 8:00 am (1.5 hours)

Location:
Royal Pines Marina Public Boat Ramp
Ross St. Carrara

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Aug 10 2010

A Review on the Club Crew World Championships in Macau

Published by under News Update,Regatta Results


To All Club Members,

A Review on the Club Crew World Championships in Macau- 28th July to 1st August, 2010.

What an awesome roller coaster ride of emotions the crew in Macau have been on!!!!!!!
38 competitors and 4 supporters- what a journey!!!!

Qualifying, travelling, competing on the world stage of dragon boating- has all been an amazing experience for all involved, with memories to cherish for a very long time.

From losing luggage that ended up in London- Talor’s and Koren’s- to the excitement of winning a Bronze medal in the 2000m Premier Mixed; with Andrew flying in and flying out for just three days; to Virginia racing her final race with Broadwater and the emotions shown were true and raw; to just the relief at the end in realization the competition was over. All the hard work, hours of commitment and dedication, training, fund raising just to ensure the team could make it, was a truly amazing effort for all involved. Learning how to deal with the extremely hot and humid weather was challenging, with cold showers a regular occurance all day long. Many of us drank up to 5 litres of water a day, just to hydrate and be able to compete.

Results-

66 Clubs from 15 Countries- USA, Canada, Russia, Germany, China, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Macau, Jamaica, Phillipines, Czechoslovakia, Australia.

115 crews = approx 3660 competitors

Broadwater Dragons was the only Australian Premier Womens team in the standard boat (22 crew).

Premier Mixed- 2000m- 17 crews competed- BRONZE. Time-9.09.48 (Winner-Canadian team-8.44.88)
500m- 21 crews- finished 9th. Time-2.04.72 (Winner-Pacific Dragons-Sydney-1.59.72)
200m- 20 crews- finished 11th. Time- 50.02 (Winner-Canadian team-46.59)

Premier Women- 2000m-14 crews-finished 7th. Time- 9.54.29 (Winner- Chinese team-9.01.75)
500m- 16 crews-finished 6th. Time-2.11.48 (Winner-Chinese team-2.00.49)
200m-15 crews-finished 8th. Time-53.55 (Winner-Chinese team 47.37)

The Chinese teams in the Premier Women were awesome, with their times surpassing many of the open and mixed times. The Officials commented that this was the strongest Premier Womens field they have ever seen in the 14 years of the CCWC’s.

Many of the Chinese and Canadian clubs have paid coaches, and paid athletes, either by their governments, or by their Clubs.

The comaradiery between the many different clubs and competitiors was inspiring, with many of us finding out so many different aspects to other clubs’ training schedules, techniques, club admin, etc.

THANK YOU TO ALL BROADWATER PADDLERS, FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS

A huge thank you to all our Broadwater paddlers, families and supporters who have assisted, pushed, trained and fundraised with the Macau crew. Without your help, the task of doing it all alone would have been impossible. Broadwater Dragons gained the respect of all international clubs due to our results, and they all now know who we are. Many of us swapped our race shirts, as they were in great demand by other clubs.

The Macau crew greatly appreciates all that you have all done for us, with Broadwater Dragons as a Club being the true beneficiaries of everyone’s efforts.

Congratulations and well done to everyone.

Thank you.

| Karen Jarvis | Treasurer

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