Broadwater Dragons Blog!

Well done Broadwater   !!!!!!!!
 
We ran it, and we WON it all  !!!!!!!!
We had 2 boats- the Masters "Barbarians" and the Prems and Masters combined "Broadwater Babies", and we showed off our new rescue boat.
 
The Barbarians (with a crew of 18)- led by PT and swept by Dion- took out 1st place from a field of 13 boats, winning for our Club an awesome trophy. The Babies had a crew of 16 (due to the flu hitting a lot of our paddlers), and finished a very respectable 8th.
 
Many commented that the 7.5 kms wasn’t as hard as they thought it would be- maybe they just weren’t putting in enough (ha!ha!)
 
The Dash for Cash over 300m, with a 180 degree turn at the 150m mark, made for spectacular racing, and great viewing.  Broadwater Barbarians won first place and $600, and the Babies came 3rd, winning $100. True to the spirit of the day, Paul donated our winnings back to the Cancer Council.
 
As you can all see from my previous email, it was a huge day, with Presentations at 1-30 p.m.
 
Today was all about having fun, mixing with other Clubs, and supporting a worthwhile charity.  Winning was a huge bonus.
 
We looked good, we did good, and we were seen by many.
 
TRAINING  IS  BACK  TO  TUESDAYS  AND  THURSDAYS  STARTING  THIS  WEEK. 5-30P.M.  ON THE WATER

COME & TRY DAY- SUNDAY 28TH JUNE- 10 A.M. TO 12 NOON. AFTER TRAINING.  FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE.  
EVERYONE IS TO BRING ONE NEW PERSON TO GIVE IT A GO.

TIN CAN BAY REGATTA- 11,12,13 JULY.  PLEASE ADVISE ASAP IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY IF YOU ARE COMING.  I AM FINALIZING ACCOMMODATION BY THIS FRIDAY, CANCELLING WHAT WE DON’T NEED, ETC.

Karen
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7th IDBF Club Crew World Championships will be held in Macau at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre – Macao S.A.R China on the 28th July to 1st August 2010.

The Organizing Committee of “Macau 2010” the 7 IDBF Club Crew World Championships (Macau
2010 CCWC) in conjunction with the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) cordially invite
Club Crews from around the world to participate in the Championships

More information here….

Hi to our Penang Crew,

TRAINING IS A MUST FOR ALL PENANG CREW THIS SUNDAY- Be there by 7-30 a.m. for a good warm up. NO EXCUSES.

AFTER TRAINING- MEETING TO FINALIZE DETAILS, MAKE DECISIONS, ETC.

PLEASE DO NOT HIT THE TOWN TOO HARD SATURDAY NIGHT, SO YOU ARE AWAKE (JONO), NOT HUNG OVER (YOU KNOW WHO I AM REFERRING TO) SO WE CAN ALL PUT IN A STRONG SESSION.

6 weeks till we leave for Penang. Start focusing, get serious, visualize the races. We are there to compete, not just participate.

Paul
http://www.broadwaterdragons.com/

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To All,

This is very exciting news for Broadwater Dragons.

We have just been notified that our results at the Perth Nationals qualified Broadwater Dragons for the World Club Crew Championships in Penang this August.

http://www.penangdragonboat.com/ccwc-updates.html

We have qualified for the Premier Mixed category only, and will need to take our strongest Premier Mixed crew possible. Friends, relatives, spectators and supporters are all welcome to travel with the team.

Costs will be approximately ($1200-00), everyone is to purchase their own flights to Penang, and Micah has contacts for cheaper accommodation in Penang.

Competition dates are 1st to 3rd August, 2008.

NOW WE NEED COMMITMENT AND DEFINITE NUMBERS, BUT PLEASE DO NOT BOOK YOUR AIRFARES UNLESS YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO PAUL.

We now have 14 weeks to train hard and prepare mentally and physically for Penang.

PLEASE SEE /EMAIL /PHONE PAUL IF YOU ARE DEFINITELY KEEN TO GO TO PENANG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Medals at the States, medals at the Nationals, what’s next????????

Paul & Karen

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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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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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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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