Dragon Boat Racing in South Africa

an ancient, colourful, dramatic, oriental water-sport

 
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DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL - WESTERN CAPE
March 2009

Results and pictures

Join us for 19th - 22nd March 2010!
Click here for an event video 5.9 Mb


South African Dragon Boat Racing Clubs warmly welcome all visiting dragon boaters
& people interested in joining a club to join in our practice sessions.

e-mail wcdba.secretary@gmail.com to enquire about team-building events / corporate regattas.

This spectacular and exciting team sport originated in China over 2400 years ago and was introduced to South Africa in 1992 when two beautiful wooden flag-catching dragon boats were presented to Cape Town by our sister city in Taiwan. Johannesburg now has a fleet of these boats and in February 2006, the Western Cape Dragon Boat Association delightedly took custodianship of two more, bringing Cape Town's fleet of flag-catchers to four;
Launching and blessing the new boats

On January 24th 2009 five new fibreglass IDBF standard racing boats were launched in Cape Town, bringing the V&A Waterfront fleet to eight. These new boats were built by the Whisper Boat Building Academy for the deaf, so not only have we increased our fleet and therefore our outreach programmes, but the boats have been built by a very worth-while organization with whom we are proud to be associated.

Paddlestorming ahead! picture by Jacqui of Paddlesnappers flag-catching boats on the Vaal

This picture was taken in Singapore as Nerine, together with her team, focused themselves (a little nervously) for their first international-level race ... which they won by a boat-length! Our heartfelt condolences to the amaBele Belles on the loss of their friend and fellow paddler
Nerine de Jongh

Nerine was one of the inaugural Belles who raced for South Africa at the 1st Breast Cancer Survivor World Championships in Singapore in 2006

Team fun and Singapore Slings at Raffles



April 2009
Newsletter

3 MB

previous IDBF Newletters


SADBA is affiliated to the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF),
the internationally recognised governing body of dragonboat racing.



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