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Broadwater Dragons-CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER

15th Sept-Saturday-            Currumbin Regatta-Currumbin Creek-(Sports teams only)

17th to 23th Sept-            World Dragon Boat Championships-Penrith

29th to 30th Sept-            Dragons Abreast Championships-Lake Kawana-Caloundra

OCTOBER

7th Oct-Sunday-            Display at the Nerang Markets

13th Oct- Saturday-            Come & Try Day- 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

14th Oct- Sunday-    Gold Coast Chinese Club Regatta-Pacific Fair-
(Sports and Corporate teams)

28th Oct-Sunday-    Burleigh Fire Dragons Regatta-Varsity Lakes-(Sports teams only)

NOVEMBER

18TH Nov-Sunday-            Gold Coast Dragons Regatta-Varsity Lakes(Sports teams only)

DECEMBER

2nd Dec-Sunday-            Redcliffe  Dragons Regatta- Lake Kurwongbah

JANUARY 2008

27th Jan-Sunday            BROADWATER’S REGATTA

FEBRUARY

10th Feb-Sunday-            Sunshine Coast DBC Regatta-Lake Kawana, Caloundra

MARCH

9th March-Sunday            State Championships- Lake Kawana, Caloundra

21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th             Easter

APRIL

9th, 10th, 11th, 12th –            AusDBF National Championships-Perth
Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat

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Broadwater Dragons Is Having a Tupperware party & we would love it if you could come!!

When: Wednesday 1st of December
Where: 68 Southlake Dr, Varsity Lakes
Time: 6pm

Tupperware has some really exciting new products out at the moment & for this week only they also have some great specials for guests.For those of you who know about Tupperware you may be aware of our mystery bag week well this is it, it’s for this week only!

So don’t miss out of some great goodies up for grabs.
We ask you to bring a plate of nibbles to share & a friend to join in the fun!

If for some reason you cant come please feel free tocall Krystal on  0409584242  for your Tupperware Catalogue to place an outside order

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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

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Broadwater Dragons-CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2009
AUGUST
23rd -Sunday – Tewaka’s Regatta-Varsity Lakes
30th –Sunday- Broadwater Dragons- AGM- at 10 a.m.
SEPTEMBER
19th- Saturday- Currumbin’s Regatta-Currumbin Creek
20th – Sunday- FUND RAISING- BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE- NERANG- 9 a.m. TO 3-30 p.m.
OCTOBER
4th –Sunday- Burleigh Fire Dragons Regatta-Varsity Lakes
10th- Saturday- Griffith University Paradise Regatta –Gold Coast Art Centre
(See paradiseregatta.net)
11th –Sunday- Gold Coast Chinese Club’s Regatta-Pacific Fair Waterway
25th –Sunday- Broadwater Dragons- Corporate Regatta- EMERALD LAKES
NOVEMBER
1ST-Sunday- Redcliffe’s Regatta
22nd-Sunday- Kids In Need-Fundraising Event- Jack Evans Boat Harbour-Tweed
2010
FEBRUARY
7th- Sunday- Broadwater Dragons- Sports Regatta- EMERALD LAKES
APRIL
22nd to 26th – Wed to Sun- AusDBF National Championships- ADELAIDE

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Hi All,

Tewaka’s Regatta is on SUNDAY 17TH August, at Varsity Lakes.  First race marshalls at 8-15 a.m. 1st Race- 8-30 a.m.   200m races with a 2km race at end of day.

BE THERE BY 7.00 A.M. TO HELP SET UP TENTS, GET READY, ETC.

TEAMS ENTERED-

2 X MIXED TEAMS

1 X MENS TEAM

1 X WOMENS TEAM

1 X JUNIORS 10 TEAM

We need all club members to attend, as this is our first “proper” regatta for the season.  We need ALL Juniors (12 to 17(17 as at 1.1.08)) as we have entered a team of 10 Juniors.

Juniors- Dion, Jono, Juliet, Hannah, Body, Quentin, Dalton plus a few more ??????  This is a good start, now we need to build.

Access & Carparking

Access to the carparking area is via Christine Avenue & the Bridgewater Drive traffic lights.  Follow the dirt track and look out for our car parking attendants who will direct you on where to park.  There is strictly no parking allowed in the area between the community building and the compound unless previously authorised by the Event Organisers.

I AM ASSUMING ALL WILL BE THERE UNLESS YOU LET ME KNOW.

ALL NEW PADDLERS, MEMBERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND- FOR RACE EXPERIENCE, FUN AND TEAM BONDING, AND TO CATCH UP ON THE GOSS!!!!!!!

Absentees for Tewaka’s regatta- Anna, Rose.

Thank you.

Karen

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OCTOBER

18th –Saturday- FUNDRAISER-Sausage Sizzle-Bunnings-SOUTHPORT (8-00 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

18th – Saturday-  Meeting with Paradise Point paddlers to discuss forming a Paradise Point based training arm of Broadwater Dragons- 2 p.m.

19th –Sunday-   Committee Meeting- 9-45 a.m. at Royal Pines Coffee Shop

25th –Saturday-  QDBF- Promotional video filming-at Varsity Lakes- 10 a.m.

 FOR  JUNIORS

26th –Sunday-  Burleigh’s Regatta-Varsity Lakes

NOVEMBER

7th, 8th- Friday, Saturday- Pan Pacific Masters Games- Varsity Lakes, Robina

9th –Sunday- State Squad PREMIER TEAM TRY-OUTS- Royal Pines- 9-45 a.m.

23rd –Sunday- Redcliffe’s Regatta-Petrie

DECEMBER

14th – Sunday-  Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat Club Regatta-Caloundra- Lake Kawana

FEBRUARY 2009

1st –Sunday-   BROADWATER  DRAGONS REGATTA

22nd -Sunday-  CORPORATE CHALLENGE- PARADISE POINT

MARCH

29th – Sunday-   QDBF State Championships-Caloundra- Lake Kawana

APRIL 2009

22nd to 25th – Wed to Sat-   AusDBF National Championships- Caloundra-Lake Kawana

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To All,

Our next regatta is the Burleigh Fire Dragons Regatta at Lake Orr, Varsity Lakes, Robina, on Sunday 26th Oct.

THIS IS THE INDY WEEKEND.

All categories are on offer- Mixed, Womens, Open (Men), Juniors, Masters (over 40′s) and Grand Masters (over 50′s).

Starts at 8 a.m.  Everyone needs to be there by 7 a.m.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GOING TO REGATTA, OR GOING TO INDY, OR BUSY ELSWEWHERE, SO WE CAN ENTER TEAMS.

Thanks.
Paul

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—– Original Message —–
From: Burleigh Fire Dragons
To: QDBF Yahoo Members ; Chris Lonie
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:05 PM
Subject: [qdbfmembers] Burleigh Fire Dragons Regatta

Hi Everyone

Attached is an official invitation to attend the Burleigh Fire Dragons Regatta on
Sunday 26th October at Lake Orr, Christine Avenue, Varsity Lakes.

Events are many and varied. Clubs will get a chance to compete in many events including the 2000 metre race as well as a new event, The Tri Nations Challenge.
There is a separate entry form for the Tri Nation Challenge, so if any of your club members are interested in competing in this race, they must also fill in this form.

Please send in your completed registration forms as soon as possible.

ID Tags

Please note that we required to adhere to QDBF policy, therefore all paddlers will have to present their ID tags at marshalling.

No Tags – NO PADDLING

Hope to see you all there, should be a fun day.

Verne
On behalf of BFD Committee

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