Broadwater Dragons Blog!

To all teams attending the 2011 Australian Dragon Boat Championships,

AusDBF are pleased to invite all dragon boaters from across Australia to attend the 2011 Australian Dragon Boat Championships Opening Ceremony and witness the traditional eye dotting ceremony! It starts at 5pm on Wednesday 30 March at Commonwealth Place.

The eye dotting is the awakening of the dragon and is a Chinese tradition stretching back thousands of years.

The ceremony is about waking and giving life to the dragon. It represents respect for the dragon and it gets him into a good and friendly mood towards each individual paddler, the team, and the community. In turn, the dragon will protect paddlers, teams and the community during the race.

It is considered bad luck to race in a dragon boat that has not been properly awakened.

All 20 Champion Dragon Boats and paddlers will be blessed by the monks and the boats will have their eyes dotted by the VIP’s attending the event.

Come experience the first ever Opening Ceremony in Australian Championships history!

With the competition expecting to heat up over the four days, a bit of good luck could go a long way!

Australian Championships Organising Committee

Hi All,Below are the points accumulated from each club over the 3 days of racing in the Club Crew Championships at the Nationals.See www.ausdbf.com.au <http://www.ausdbf.com.au>  for all the results.Brisbane River Dragons finished the strongest of all the clubs competing, with BROADWATER DRAGONS coming 4th from 40 Clubs.1.  Brisbane River Dragons (Qld)-  252 pts2.  Pacific Dragons (NSW)-170 pts3.  Ice Dragons (ACT)- 139 pts4. Broadwater Dragons (Qld)- 127 ptsHow AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!  Well done.Paul

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Hi All,

Could you please forward on to your Club members the following.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM CLUB MEMBERS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN:-

1. Level 1 AusDBF Coaching course. [This is over two days and will be held in either Brisbane or the South Coast area.] *Cost is $200. Minimum of 10 attendees. There is a follow up written and practical assessment also to be completed and approved by the Trainer and then ratified by the ACAC.

2. Training for Sweeps. Initial training or higher levels for race improvement are available. *No cost [so far] This is a new initiative from QDBF and is designed to guide future sweeps in the same direction.

3. Provisional Sweep Accreditation. Testing by QDBF approved Instructors. *No cost. [so far] We would appreciate confirmation by your Club that they feel you are ready for the test so as not to inconvenience the Instructors.

4. AusDBF Officials course. [This is over one day and will be held in either Brisbane or the South Coast area] *Cost is $100. Minimum of 12 attendees.

5. QDBF’s, Risk Management and Assessment. Providing a template for, and understanding the risks involved in Dragonboating. *Cost TBA.

6. First Aid and CPR. To be coordinated by QDBF. [This is usually a two day course held in either Brisbane or the South Coast area.] *Cost TBA.

*Costs will be to a minimum and we are applying for grants from the Qld.Government to help out as well.

Hoping to hear from you shortly so we can move as quickly as possible.

Cheers,

Blair Gamble
Tech. Dir.
QDBF

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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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