May 10 2012
Hi everyone!!!!
Some of us Paddlers are doing Boxercise Class on Wednesday nights at Nerang PCYC at 6.15pm-7.30pm, its $14 to become a memeber then $7 for each class.
Its a fun but hard workout, I highly reccomend it if you dont go to the gym this is a good way to get your fitness going outside our paddling training.
If its not close by you there could be another PCYC in your area.
Its time to work up some sweat and get ready for the NATIONALS!!!!!
Koren
Apr 30 2012
Hi and Congratulations to ALL Broadwater paddlers.
Broadwater won Gold and 2 Bronze medals at the State Championships in March, 2008.
Now Broadwater has won 2 Bronze medals at the Nationals 2008- in the 1000m and 500m Premier Mixed.
Our first ever Nationals medals ever, with Broadwater competing at 5 Nationals since 2001.
This is for all Broadwater paddlers. If it wasn’t for all paddlers pushing each other, we would not have been as successful as we were.
RESULTS & TIMES
QLD STATE TEAM-500M-
Five Broadwater paddlers won Gold in the QLD State team-Premier Mixed – 500m State vs State- Brett, Jono, Madelon, Paul, Beau.
Premier Open- won Silver in Qld State team- Dion, Jono, Pat, Corey, Ayron,Archer, Beau, Brett, Paul.
Premier Women – won Silver in Qld State Team- Karen J, Karen M, Ebony, Madelon, Sylvia, Jayne.
Qld Masters Mixed- won Silver- Paul, Micah, John, Irene, Narelle.
Qld Masters Women- won Bronze- Joan, Narelle, Irene, Jayne, Karen
Times for our Bronze medals-
1000m- 1st- BRD- 4.04.14
2nd- Sloths- 4.05.01
3rd- BROADWATER- 4.06.08
500m- 1st -BRD- 2.01.27
2nd -Melbourne Flames- 2.03.28
3rd- BROADWATER- 2.03.96
200m- 1st- City Dragons (Sydney)- 48.24
2nd- BRD- 48.62
3rd- Sloths- 49.06
4th- BROADWATER-49.22
5th-Melbourne Flames- 49.42
NOTE- First 4 boats finished within 1 second.
See www.winningsportsphotos.com <http://www.winningsportsphotos.com>
for photos taken on Wednesday (State day) and Saturday (200m).
Special thanks to Micah for putting a DVD together of our time in Perth. We will have a BBQ and “movie” night for all to see.
A Huge thank you to all for making this an outstanding success for Broadwater Dragons.
Paul & Karen
Apr 29 2012
If you did not receive the below email from Karen, please contact her for all National’s race schedules
Hi Club and State crews,
Attached is a draft and I mean draft of the race schedule for the Nationals.
Please have a careful look to make sure your State or Club Crews are entered in the correct races.
There have been numerous changes with clubs/states entering races then pulling out then in again.
This is not an opportunity for you to decide to withdraw or enter a new race category.
If I have made a genuine mistake and you can prove to me that you have already notified the organising committee in writing/email of your change then I will amend the race schedule accordingly.
In terms of the order of races, this is modelled on last years Nationals minus the junior crews, because there are no entries.
Regards
Vic Fazakerley
Apr 27 2012
Hi all,
If anyone requires race shirts or any other uniforms for the Dragon Boat Nationals in Perth please contact Karen asap. She will be emailing out order forms.
Apr 23 2012
Hi paddlers, the 2011 States and Nationals Selection process information was released over the weekend.
All the information concerning the fitness tests and how to be selected was emailed.
If you did not receive this information, do not hesitate to contact the coaches about this.
Apr 17 2012
To All,
Missing items from Nationals (so far)-
Krystal- race shirt
Juliet-race shirt (with her name on tag)
Karen- old faded Broadwater cap
Paul-Race shirt (with PJ on tag)
Dougal- Do you still have Paul’s second race top?
Hemi & Timoti- Do you still have Broadwater race shirts? (We have your medals for a swap!!!!)
Shauna-Do you still have Lee’s race shirt and top?
Any other race shirts which need returning?????
If you have found any extra items in your bags, please let me know asap.
Thank you.
Karen
Apr 06 2012
All
Can you please forward this email to all the Masters & Grand Masters paddlers in your club?
2009 Nationals are fast approaching and so it is time to start thinking about State representation and what wearing the maroon means to you.
Attached are the Paddler Nomination forms – the first session being held is as follows:
Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Where: Varsity Lakes
Time: 9.00am
RSVP: Wednesday, 12 November 2008
The day will commence with training and end with an info session so please come adequately fuelled and hydrated. Please set aside half a day for training.
The training dates are:
13 December
18 January
15 February
22 February
8 March
22 March
5 April
12 April
19 April
23 April – State v State racing day at Nationals
Training venues will be at Varsity, Colmslie and Kawana and will be discussed as a team.
Coaches are:
MASTERS
Mens/Mixed: Ian Peters
Womens: Faye Rallings
Manager men/mixed: Janine Lette
Manager women: TBA
GRAND MASTERS
Coach: Bruce Eckersley
Assistant: Debra Matthews
Manager: Marie Mann
Regards
Janine Lette
QDBF State Squad Co-ordinator
Ph: 041 128 6868
Mar 07 2012
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
Mar 02 2012
Hi All,
I have informed QDBF that the State Squad training session on 16th Nov is at 9 a.m. and Broadwater trains from 8 to 9-30 a.m.
State Squad stuff is not to interfere in any way with Club training, as Broadwater is focusing on the States and Nationals as “Broadwater”.
Paul
May 04 2010
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