Penang Dragon Boat Web Site

The Penang International Dragon Boat Festival ( PIDBF ) Committee would like to extend our warm invitation to all interested participants as well as schools / colleges / companies to participate in the INTRODUCTION TO DRAGON BOATING COURSE which will be held at Paradise Sandy Beach Resort Penang, Tanjung Bungah (THEORY  SESSION) & Teluk Bahang Dam, Teluk Bahang, Penang (PRACTICAL SESSION) on 3^rd October 2010 (Sunday) from 8.30am to 5.00pm.

Entry Fee

Entry fee per participant is RM15.00 . (inclusive of lunch & tea breaks)

Certificate of Participation

A certificate of participation and a t-shirt will be given to participants by the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival (PIDBF) Committee upon the completion of the course.

Background:

Locally, Dragon Boat racing has been around since 1950s and is gaining momentum and popularity in the last few years. Dragon Boat racing for the first time ever has been included in the coming November 2010 Asian Games which will be held in Guangzhou, China. To celebrate the progress we have made over the past decades, we would like to encourage more schools / colleges / companies to participate in the sport, as well as to reward those who participate regularly in dragon boat.

Benefits of the sport:

Dragon Boating is an excellent sport which strongly promotes the important life values of teamwork, discipline, racial harmony, physical fitness and mental toughness. Our students / team members should be given more opportunity to enjoy the intrinsic benefits of this sport and at the same time be acknowledged and rewarded for good performance. As such, PIDBF would strongly like to urge the schools / colleges / companies to consider forming their own dragon boat teams.

Conclusion

With the intrinsic benefits of the sport, PIDBF hopes that more schools / colleges / companies will come forward to support this programme and together we will develop this sport and bring Dragon Boating to greater heights. 

Closing Date

Closing date for all entries for the course will be 24^th September 2010. Entries are to be submitted to:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on or before the closing date.

Mode of Payment

All payments are to be made to the following account not later than 24^th September 2010. Thereafter, kindly furnish us with the proof of payment.

Bank                         : MALAYAN BANKING BHD

Bank account name : PENANG INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

Account no                : 557054-501765

Enquiries

For further enquiries kindly drop an email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 016-4110000. 

Date: 11th and 12th Dec 2010
Location: Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang
Organizer: PIDBF (Penang Int Dragon Boat Festival)  Committee
Tel: 04-6505136, 04-2619012 

10) Race: There must be a minimum of 5 entries for each race to run. 

This July 24th & 25th, come and witness a new dragon boat event held for the very first time - the 1st Club Crew Championship for Commonwealth Countries at the Teluk Bahang Dam, organised by the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival Committee.

Appointed by the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) for this event to be organised in Penang, the 1st Club Crew Championship for Commonwealth Countries welcomes a total of 30 local and foreign teams to Penang over the exciting weekend. 

This event sees participating teams from Commonwealth countries India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada including local teams from Penang, Putrajaya, Melaka, Kuala Lumpur and Perak as well as Non-Commonwealth countries such as Indonesia, Philippines , UAE, Germany, Macau, Taiwan and more. 

Also held during the two-day event is the Asian Games Dragon Boat Selection Race which was appointed by the Malaysian Olympic Council for Penang to host; in order to select a winning team in representing Malaysia at the upcoming Asian Games, Guangzhou in November 2010. The winning team for this selection race will be chosen by the Malaysian Olympic Council to represent Malaysia at the Asian Games for the first time included dragon boat race in the games and that team will be competing in its 250m, 500m and 1000m category.