Broadwater Dragons Blog!

To the Entire Qld Dragon Boat Community,
 
Congratulations to all at the Sanctuary Cove Prostate Cancer Fund Raising Race Day.
 
Today showcased  the true spirit of us dragon boaters to create an awesome day of racing, comaraderie and friendship.  For an event which was initially a total disorganizantional mess, to be so well run with efficiency and expertise, is a credit to all who assisted.
 
There were 13 boats racing, 4 rescue boats, plus 2 huge spectator boats, with perfect sunny, calm weather- all made for a fantastic spectacle.
 
Special accolades to Julie, Helen, Robyn and John- from Gold Coast Dragons- for their mathamatical genius and expertise as the Starting and Finishing judges of both the Marathon and the Dash for Cash races. Thanks to Blair, Lorrie and Norm for their experience and common sense. To all the competitors and helpers who assisted as boat loaders, handlers, etc- this made the Dash for Cash for a quick turnaround of races.  Of course, Paul did his "thing", as always, and took charge, but today was a real team effort from so many which prevented it from turning into a frustratingly frustrating day.
 
To see Clubs intermingling while having lunch, sharing paddlers to make full boats, all added to the day.  Huge accolades to Cooloola  who travelled down as a team to compete, and finished well.  No sinkings, no tip overs-just good, hard, fun racing.
 
Today raised approx $1,700 from team entry fess, plus the $1,000 Dash for Cash winnings which were donated back to the Cancer Council from the winning clubs Broadwater Dragons and Burleigh Fire Dragons (Plus the raffle takings).
 
I don’t think Sanctuary Cove will ever be the same again- after having almost 300 lycra cladded, wet suited paddlers parading through their streets and shops.
 
Well done to dragon boating in Queensland.  Events like this puts the fun back into competing.
 
Now let’s everyone take our travelling roadshow to Tin Can Bay in July, and do it all again.
 
Karen Jarvis
(Broadwater)

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A HUGE THANK YOU
To all the paddlers, friends, and partners and children who have helped Broadwater with their fundraising efforts in the past few months.
By volunteering our time -The Supersprint Triathlon raised $675, and the two Bunnings Sausage Sizzles raised $2200- for our Club.
A huge effort, Thank you and well done to all who assisted.
Our next Bunnings Sausage Sizzle is in August, at Nerang.

PRESENTATION NIGHT
A great night out at the Royal Pines Resort saw all the guys and gals dressed in their splendor, to celebrate the end of the 07-08 season.

Congratulations to Phil King for being awarded the “Club Person of the Year”, for his never ending assistance with the boats, trailers, sweeping, fund raising, and for being just a really great Club person. Jono and Dion were each awarded the Coaches Trophy, for their outstanding achievements at State, National and World levels in the 07-08 season.

COMING EVENTS-

“ON Q” CORPORATE COME & TRY SOCIAL DAY- SUNDAY 29TH JUNE
Cheryl and her workmates at ON Q are having a regional social get together at Emerald Lakes on Sunday 29th June, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. using our dragon boats for a fun, team building day of social competition. Approx 40 to 60 are expected to attend. We need 4 of our paddlers to assist on the day, with Paul, Phil and Karen sweeping. Please let Karen know if you can assist. (0407 445 774).

TIN CAN BAY WEEKEND – Sat/Sun-19th/20th July-
“The Sleepy Lagoon Hotel Regatta” will be raced on Sunday 20th July- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Travel time to Tin Can Bay- 3 ½ hours.

Accommodation is booked at the Sleepy Lagoon Cabins (same as previous years), @ $30 per head, for both Friday & Saturday nights. Race entry fee is $10 per person for the day’s racing.

This is a fantastic weekend where all clubs get to socialize, party, have a great night out, then compete on the Sunday in a friendly regatta over 200m racing.

Please email Karen or text on 0407 445 774 or see her at training THIS WEEK if you are going as numbers must be finalized by this weekend for rooms, team entry, etc. Also add on any family members, friends, etc who will be keen to tag along. Car pooling will be arranged to keep travel costs down.

The team travelling to Penang will not be going to Tin Can Bay this year, as some of these paddlers cannot afford to go, others are spending their weekend at home with their family before departing, and the team needs to have a full on training session 2 weeks out from the Club Crew World Championships.

CLUB CREW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS- PENANG
1st, 2nd & 3rd August
Broadwater Dragons qualified for this Championship by being placed 3rd in Australia at the Nationals in April in Perth, 08. Twenty five paddlers and two supporters are travelling to Penang to compete, leaving on Saturday 26th July, returning 5th August.
The Club wishes all good luck, “Paddle with Heart”, make Broadwater proud.

NEW EQUIPMENT PURCHASED
A 3rd Champion Boat, with delivery in 2 to 3 months time, has been ordered. A double decker 2 boat trailer has also been approved, with John and Beau looking into the costings, quotes, etc.

An Equipment Storage Trailer for all the Club’s equipment-tents, heads, tails, drums, paddles has been approved for purchase, using the Gold Coast City Council Equipment Grant of $3,500 approved to the Club in May. This will make it much easier for storing and transporting our Club’s equipment, as everything will always be in this one trailer.

NEW RACE UNIFORMS
After almost 7 years of wearing our race singlet in its current design, the committee has decided on a change. New sun smart t-shirt style race shirts have been designed and ordered for the start of the 08-09 season. Cost will be approx $47 each, and all paddlers will be required to purchase their own race shirt prior to Tewaka’s regatta in August. New dress shirts are also being made (cost approx $30). Sports bags (orange and blue) can also be purchased, with our dragon logo-$35 each.

CORPORATE REGATTA- OCTOBER 5TH –SUNDAY- AT PARADISE POINT.
Please keep this day available, as all Club Members will be needed to make this a fantastic, well run, and successful event.

TRAINING
Training will continue all through the winter, as Broadwater is planning, recruiting, and aiming for the AusDBF National Championships being held in Caloundra next April, 2009.

On water- Tuesdays & Thursdays- at 5-30p.m. (Be there by 5-15 p.m. for warm up)

-Sundays- at 8 a.m. (Be there by 7-45 a.m. for warm up)

Out of boat training is always encouraged- gym, cycling, running, walking, etc.

Karen.

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The 2010 AusDBF National Championships- Adelaide, SA.
The Largest Nationals ever- 47 Clubs, 1245 competitors on State vs State Day, 1970 competitors on Club Days, 205 races over 4 days.

Clubs from- Qld-7, NSW-20, SA-6, ACT-7, Vic-1, WA-4, NT-1, Tas-1.

This is the first  ever Australian Championships where ALL States and Territories are represented.

What an awesome three days of competition for Broadwater Dragons!!!!!!

Our Club had 44 paddlers attend these Nationals, with three from Coolangatta Mt Warning, and  10 Juniors from Redcliffe, Lakers and Tewaka joining our own Juniors to make a 20′s crew which raced in the Junior Mixed and Junior Open.

Thank you to Dougal, Jacqui and Shauna- we know you have all gained enormously from this experience, and will share your enthusiasm and knowledge with your fellow Club members at Mt Warning.

The competition was really tough in all divisions, with 34 teams in the Premier Mixed category, 19 teams in the Premier Womens, 21 teams in the Premier Open, 7 in the Junior Mixed,  and 4 in the Junior Open.

Our Premier Mixed, Open and Women’s teams had paddlers ranging in age from Juniors to Grand Masters, and our results reflect all our hard work, dedication and commitment to our Club. Compared to other top clubs, who had full teams of Premier aged paddlers, we can feel very proud of all of our performances and achievements.

Broadwater is a true family club, which can boast several mother/daughter, father/son family units competing in the same crew.  

Congratulations to Georgina and Hannah, Helen and Carly, Virginia and Chelsea- all medalled in the 500m and 2000m finals;  to Richard, Shannon and Ben; Paul, Karen and Dion; Kerry, Virginia and Chelsea- who all competed together in the Open races at some stage throughout the 3 days of racing.  Well done.

Our results show the guts and determination from all, from the youthfulness to the vastly experienced. We all fed from one another’s sheer will to do our best and beyond.

Congratulations to our  22 Club paddlers who competed on Thursday on State vs State day. Many won medals-including Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Thank you to Micah, Beau and Sylvia- who assisted with the team selections and seat placings, and in the warm ups. These Nationals are truly a team effort, and with such experienced and committed assistants, a coach’s job is made that much easier.

To our Juniors- WOW!!!!!!  How awesome, and inspiring are you all!!!!!!  You all showed pure guts and determination, and your “Steven Bradbury” silver medal in the 200m Junior Mixed was incredible to watch. Coming 4th in the Final of 6 boats, Dion held on tight to sweep through a powerful wind gust, while the 2nd and 3rd boats collided, and you powered home for a silver medal.

Our commiserations to Corey, who due to a really bad bout of the flu, missed the Nationals altogether.  Corey cheered us on from his sick bed on the Gold Coast, and we kept him posted on all our results.  Thank you for your positive comments.  Dion, Koren and David had their Tiger flight cancelled altogether, so Koren and David arrived via Melbourne the next daywith Jetstar (I think), and Dion travelled later with Virgin.  A very expensive trip, but our medals were full reward for their efforts.  Thank you.

Many of you are new to the sport, but display energy, enthusiasm, sheer determination, and GUTS. Thank you to All of our club members- especially to those who did not travel to Adelaide, but pushed us all so hard at training,  to allow us to race and train in a highly competitive atmosphere.

To all of the Broadwater Dragons paddlers, be proud of who we are, and what we have achieved. For those who are not aware of our Club’s history, Broadwater was formed in 2001, competed at our first Nationals on the Gold Coats in 2002.

NATIONALS  BROADWATER  HAS  COMPETED  IN  SINCE  2001
2002-Gold Coast

2003- Adelaide

2004-Perth

2005-Canberra

2008-Perth (first ever National medals- 2 x  Prem Mixed Bronze). Qualified for World Club Crew Championships in Penang, 2008.

2008- Penang- World Club Crew Champs-( 7th place 2000m- from a field of the World’s best 34 Clubs)

2009-Caloundra, Qld ( 2 x Junior Silver, 1 x Prem Open Silver, 1 x Prem Women Bronze)

2010-Adelaide-(2 x Junior Silver, 2 x Prem Women Bronze, 1 x Prem Mixed Bronze). Qualified for World Club Crew Championships in Macau, 2010.

2010-Macau-World Club Crew Champs- THE RESULT IS IN YOUR HANDS!!!!!!

Results & Times    (Times will follow when posted on AusDBF web site)
Premier Women 500 m- (19 teams entered)

 
1st-Pacific Dragons-Sydney

2nd-Ice Dragons-ACT

3rd-Broadwater Dragons

Junior Mixed 200m (6 teams)

1st-

2nd- Broadwater Dragons

3rd-

Premier Women
2 Km- (13 teams entered)

1st-Pacific Dragons-Sydney-10.03.19

2nd-Ice Dragons-ACT-10.07.99

3rd-Broadwater Dragons-10.22.55

4th-Tewaka-10.25.73

Premier Mixed 2 km- (20 teams entered)

1st-Pacific Dragons

2nd-Ice Dragons

3rd-Broadwater Dragons

Junior Mixed 2 km (7 teams entered)

1st-Subsonix-10.20.30

2nd- Broadwater Dragons-11.22.63

3rd-Canberra Grammar School A-11.23.65

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