Welcome to the Pacific Dragon Boat
Association USA, your West Coast Dragon Boating resource.
If you are ready to become a member, join us!
PDBAUSA
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, whose mission is to promote the sport of dragon boat racing and
foster national and international dragon boat
competition. We are part of the United States
Dragon Boat Federation (USDBF) representing the Western region of the
United States.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements
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World Beat Dragon Boat Races (Oregon)
Salem, OR –
The World Beat Dragon Boat Races are now accepting registrations for the event
on July 1, 2012. Dragon Boat Racing at the World Beat is a truly unique event
as teams race as an integral part of the World Beat Festival, celebrating
multicultural diversity in Oregon.
The Festival attracts 30,000 visitors and has 125 cultural performances across
the weekend, and over 60 nations and cultures. There is no fee for dragon
boaters or their family and friends to enter the Festival itself.
The Dragon Boat Racing takes place over a 500m course on the
Willamette River on Sunday July 1. Races start at
9am, and teams will race 2 heats and 1 final through the day. The races attract
over 30 teams from the Pacific Northwest, with
teams at all levels of experience taking to the water. For more race
information, go to http://www.worldbeatfestival.org/db_races.shtml.
The World Beat Festival has won many awards, including 2011
Best Performing Arts Festival in Oregon, 2008
Best Festival in Oregon, and 2006 Best
Cultural Festival in Oregon.
Statesman Journal readers named the event 2011 Best Annual Event, 2010 Best
Place to Dance, and 2009 Best Family Attraction.
For more information about dragon boat races or trying the
sport in Salem,
call Erin Zysett at (503) 581-2004
Executive Director
Salem
Multicultural Institute
& World Beat
Ph: (503) 581-2004
Fx: (503) 588-5121
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Posted Apr 20, 2012 11:39 AM by Kenny Kim
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PDBA Annual General Meeting
Meeting Date: Jan. 28, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
Lunch break about 12:30
800 NW 6th Ave. (at Union Station)
Portland, Oregon
Lunch service is on an individual basis will be available
from the restaurant. A lunch menu is currently being prepared.
Details: Union Station is located at the base of the Broadway Bridge in downtown
Portland. The light rail green and yellow lines have a stop one block
away on 5 th (southbound) and 6 th (northbound) Avenues http://trimet.org/max/.
The light rail service is free within the Portland core area. There are
many hotels that are directly on the light rail lines or very close by.
There will be a specific lunch menu published as soon as we receive it.
There will also be coffee, water and canned soda service.
Hotels that are on the light rail line or close to it are (this is by no means a complete list);
Marriott (There are 2. The closest one is on Broadway and Washington)
Marriott Courtyard City Center
The Benson Hotel
The Nines
The Fifth Avenue Suites
Hotel Monaco
Hotel Lucia
Hotel Vintage Plaza (Pazzo restaurant is in this hotel is a top favorite)
The Hilton
Hilton Executive Suites
The Heathman
Hotel Modera
The
Hotel DeLux (really a nice place. It is on the blue and red line which
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Posted Nov 18, 2011 7:03 PM by Kenny Kim
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Bulletin No.1 for the 8th Club Crew World Championships (8th CCWC)
International Dragon Boat Federation
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached Information Bulletin
No.1 for the 8th Club Crew World Championships (8th CCWC) due to be held in Hong Kong from 4-8 July 2012.
Please note that in certain Competition
Classes the number of crew members in a Standard Boat is likely to be
restricted to 20 (18 paddlers - 8 in the Small Boat) depending on the water and
weather conditions prevailing in Victoria Harbour during the Championships. Any
such restrictions will be made on crew safety grounds by the Chief Official.
ALL CREWS are to be
reminded that they must be sanctioned by their IDBF Member (in Countries or Territories where there is an IDBF Member) and
that all entries received will be referred back to the IDBF Member concerned
for ratification before a final entry will be excepted.
Also note that there may be a small Admin
charge for this Championships and that any such charge will be confirmed in
Info Bul 2.
A note is shown in the Info Bulletin but
you are advised of the full competition regulation change for the 18-23s, which
is as follows:-
CR 2.1.6 (2.2.1). 18-23s.. Races
can be held for Mixed or Single gender crews or in Open Competition, as shown
above, for competitors aged 18 to 23 inclusive, as at the 1st June in a given
year. (Aug 11).
Up to four (4) Racers in a Standard Boat competition and 2 in a
Small Boat competition, may be aged 16 but under 18 years old and two (2) and
one (1) over 23 but under 26 as at the 1st
June. (Aug
11). Note: By
definition Drummers and Steerers are ‘Racers’
Mike Haslam, IDBF Executive President
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Posted Nov 14, 2011 11:01 AM by Kenny Kim
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Awaken the Dragon
Awaken the Dragon is premiering at the All Sports Los Angeles
Film Festival on Nov. 13! I don’t know if you know any folks in the LA
area but I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward this press
release on to any contacts you may have there. There is more info on
the film available on our website www.awakenthedragon.com and up to the minute info is available at www.facebook.com/AwakentheDragon.
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Posted Nov 3, 2011 7:55 AM by Pacific Dragon Boat Association
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