Penang Dragon Boat Web Site

To: All Club Crews of Non-Commonwealth Countries
 
We are extending our invitation to all club crews of non-commonwealth countries.   Deadline for submmision of entry is 28 February 2010.
 
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PENANG INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL (PIDBF)

WATER SAFETY AWARENESS WORKSHOP

Date: 7th March 2010

Venue: Holiday Inn Resort and Teluk Bahang Dam

In conjunction with the 1st Club Crew Championship for Commonwealth Countries (2010 CCCCC) which would be held on 22th July to 25th July 2010, PIDBF is organising a Water Safety Awareness Workshop on 7th March 2010. The workshop is open to everyone, especially dragon boat crews. We will be sharing on the water safety aspects of dragon boating.

The workshop will be split into two (2) modules ie. Module 1 – Theory & Module 2 – Practical.

All crews are encouraged to participate in this workshop, which will be conducted in the comfort of a conference room as well as hands-on practice on the water. Participants that have completed the two (2) modules will be awarded with a certificate. Meals and transfer to and from Holiday Inn Resort to the Teluk Bahang Dam; will be provided.

Kindly register early as seats are limited. The closing date will be 25th February 2010.

Interested? Then fill up the attached registration form and submit as soon as possible.

For enquiries please contact: Mr Gurdial Singh Tel: 012 492 4444 / 016 443 5888
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The Penang International Dragon Boat Festival (PIDBF) Organizing Committee in conjunction with the Commonwealth Dragon Boat Federation (CDBF) invite Club Crews from around the world to participate in the 1st Club Crew Championship for Commonwealth Countries (2010 CCCCC) to be held at the Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang, Malaysia from Thursday, 22 July to 25 July 2010.

Thursday 22 July will be the reserve Racing Day, in the event that the number of crews racing necessitates an extra day’s racing. Actual racing days will be from 23 July to 25 July.

Competing crews are advised to arrive in Penang no later than Tuesday, 20 July 2010.

Competition Regulations and Racing Rules

The 2010 CCCCC will comply with IDBF Competition Regulations and will be under the IDBF Rules of Racing. All participating crews are required to return the Entry Form to PIBDF no later than 28 February 2010.

The Competition Regulations of the IDBF will apply to all other areas of both Championships, such as, IDBF Spec Dragon Boats and Paddles. Copies of the IDBF Rules of Racing will be distributed to crews who return the completed Entry Forms. Information Bulletins will be published to confirm crews’ entries at a later date.

Divisions, Racing & Competition Classes and Distances

The Competition Divisions, Racing and Competition Classes that will be contested are listed below provided sufficient entries are received for each competition class.

Date: 22nd July to 25th July 2010
Location: Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang, Malaysia

We cordially invite CDBF Member Associations to participate in the 1st Club Crew Championship for Commonwealth Countries to be held at the Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang, Malaysia from Thursday 22nd July to Sunday 25th July 2010.

Entry to the 1st Club Crew Championships for Commonwealth Countries is open to all CDBF Member Associations and their sanctioned club crews. Club crews in countries where there is no CDBF Member Associations may apply to the CDBF Executive Committee for permission to compete, through the Championships Director.

The 1st Club Crew Championships for Commonwealth Countries is being organized on behalf of the CDBF by the Organizing Committee of the PIDBF to whom all entries are to be submitted. At the recent meeting of Commonwealth countries it was agreed to send out an invitation asking countries to indicate the number of crews likely to participate. A reply to indicate the number of crews who wish to participate is therefore requested by Tuesday 1st December 2009. Championship would be organized under the IDBF Competition Regulations.

The Competition Class held would be Premier and Senior division only. CDBF Member Associations may enter up to five club crews in each Competition Class. Each club crew is to consist of a maximum of 26 competitors including drummer and steersperson (Helm). You are reminded that a competitor can only represent one club during the competition and, while the nationality rule does not apply, competitors must be bona fide members of the club crew they represent. That is, competitors must have been in paid membership of the Club Crew that they represent and trained with that Club, for at least six (6) months before the Championships start.

The watercourse is located on a fresh water reservoir and complies with the IDBF Competition Regulations for a Club Crew Championship and Continental Championship. The race course will be fully buoyed and there will be platforms for held starts at 200, 500 & 2,000 metres.

The 1st Club Crew Championships for Commonwealth Countries will consist of the following Competition Classes:

Open (Premier, Senior 040, Grand Dragons 050)
200m, 500m and 2,000m

Women (Premier)
200m, 500m and 2,000m

Women (Senior 040, Grand Dragons 050)
200m and 500m

Mixed (Premier, Senior 040, Grand Dragons 050)
- 200m, 500m and 2,000m

Please note that it may be necessary to limit the number of crew participating in the 2,000m races - entries will be taken on a first-come-first-served basis.

The outline programmes for the 1st Club Crew Championships for Commonwealth Countries will be update soon.