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2007 Global Dragon Boat Race Calendar

Africa -- Americas -- Asia -- Australasia -- Europe

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                                    AFRICA 

   

South Africa:

Date Event Event Location, Culture & Travel Links
3 Feb WCDBA Opening Cruise V&A Marina Basin
28 Feb WCDBA Summer League 1 V&A Marina Basin
9 Mar Canoe Club twilight race Marina da Gama
10 Mar ADBA Paddle Challenge & Ladies Day Canal Walk, Cape Town
17 Mar ADBA Youth Regatta Canal Walk, Cape Town
24 Mar WCDBA Summer League 2 V&A Marina Basin
27 Mar Marina mini marathon Marina da Gama
31 Mar ADBA African Cup & National Regatta Distance Races Zeekoe Vlei
1 Apr ADBA African Cup & National Regatta Short Races Canal Walk, Cape Town
28 Apr WCDBA Summer League 2 V&A Marina Basin
5-6 May Rainbow Cup Dragonboat Regatta Florida Lake, Johannesburg
19 May Marina da Gama Mini Marathon Sand Vlei
26 May WCDBA Winter League 1 V&A Marina Basin
23 Jun WCDBA Winter League 2 V&A Marina Basin
21 Jul WCDBA Winter League 3 V&A Marina Basin
TBA Aug Soweto Power Park Regatta. Contact: Beulah Cloete at beulah.cloete@gmail.com Orlando Dam, Power Park, Soweto
9 Aug ADBA Paddle Challenge & Ladies Day Canal Walk, Cape Town
18 Aug WCDBA Winter League 4 V&A Marina Basin
8 Sep WCDBA Winter League 5 V&A Marina Basin
23 Sep Heritage Day Dragonboat Regatta Florida Lake, Johannesburg
TBA Oct Dome Festival. Contact: Beulah Cloete at beulah.cloete@gmail.com Mimosa Park, Parys, Free State
20 Oct WCDBA Summer League 3 V&A Marina Basin
10 Nov WCDBA Summer League 4 V&A Marina Basin
1-2 Dec SADBA Cape Town International V&A Marina Basin

  For more race events and details, visit Gauteng Dragon Boat Association (GDBA) or contact: Beulah Cloete at beulah.cloete@gmail.com or 27-82-488-4074 / 27-11-472-8507

                                    AMERICAS  

   

                         

Canada:

Date Event Event Location, Culture & Travel Links
26 May Milton Dragon Boat Festival
3 Jun Manitoba School Dragon Boat Challenge
9 Jun Sault North Rotary Dragon Boat Festival
6 Jun Cambridge Riverfest Dragon Boat Races
9 Jun Kingston Dragon Boat Festival
8-10 Jun Kings Buffet Guelph Dragon Boat Festival
16 Jun Welland Dragon Boat Festival and Sport Regatta
16-17 Jun Vancouver Alcan Dragon Boat Festival
23 Jun West Perth Dragon Boat Festival
23 Jun Ferme Neuve - Mt Laurier, Qc. Contact: Fannie Despaties at promosante@sympatico.ca
 
23-24 Jun Nortel Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: John Brooman, Executive Director, (613) 238-7711 x225 or info@dragonboat.net
16-17 Jun Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival
23 Jun Dragon Flies Dragon Boat Festival
6-8 Jul Nanaimo Dragonboat Festival
7 Jul Lively Dragon Waterfest
6-8 Jul Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: info@lethbridgedragonfest.ca or Tel: (403) 380-4112.
7 Jul Manulife Dragon Boat Festival - Lake Banook. Contact Jessica Pickford for details.
14 Jul Waterloo Dragon Boat Festival
14 Jul Sudbury Dragon Boat Festival
13-15 Jul FDJ International Dragon Boats for the Cure
21 Jul Fraser Valley Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Manfred  Preuss, President, at derfnam57@hotmail.com
21 Jul North Bay Dragon Boat Race Festival
20-21 Jul Thunder Bay Dragon Boat Race Festival
21 Jul St Catherines Dragon Boat Festival
27-29 Jul World Corporate & Community (WCorCom) Championships
28-29 Jul Montreal International Dragon Boat Festival
27-29 Jul River City Dragon Boat Festival & Races
27-28 Jul Saskatoon Dragon Boat Festival
11 Aug The Carressant Care Woodstock Rotary Dragon Boat Festival
17-19 Aug Victoria Dragon Boat Festival
17-19 Aug Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival
19 Aug Hamilton Port Days Dragon Boat Race Festival
18 Aug London Dragon Boat Race Festival
19 Aug Rawdon Dragon Boat Festival Contact: Lambert Poirier at lambertpoirier@hotmail.com
19 Aug Oakville Dragon Boat Race Festival
 25 Aug Barrie Dragon Boat Festival
24-26 Aug Calgary Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Leo Meza at leo@calgarydragonboat.com
31 Aug-1 Sep SaskPower Regina Dragon Boat Festival
8 Sep Carleton Place Dragonboat Festival. Contact: Glenn McGee
7-9 Sep Manitoba Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Mandy Harris at mandy@facilitymarketing.com
8-9 Sep GWN Dragon Boat Challenge. Contact: Jaime McMillan at jaimemcmillan@bellnet.ca
15 Sep Heart Lake Dragon Boat Festival
22 Sep Christie Lake Dragon Boat Festival
8-9 Sep Great White North (GWN) Dragon Boat Challenge. Contact: gwninfo@bellnet.ca
15 Sep Stratford Rotary Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: kevinmccann@sympatico.ca 
14-16 Sep Kelowna Dragon Boat Festival
15 Oct Lively Dragon River Run

 

Additional Dragon Boat Links - Canada:

United States:

Date Event Event Location, Culture & Travel Links
24-25 Mar Arizona Dragon Boat Festival
21 Apr CDBA High School Dragon Boat Regatta. Contact: Ken Hong at kenhong@mac.com.
28 Apr Challenge at Cotanchobee Fort Brooke III
5 May Houston Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Marla Massey at marla.massey@sbcglobal.net or Texas Dragon Boat Association (TDBA).  
4-5 May Lake Las Vegas Dragon Boat Festival
5 May Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
19-20 May Washington DC Dragon Boat Festival
2 Jun New Jersey Friendship Dragon Boat Races. Contact: Ellen Law at 201-738-0918 or info@njdragonboat.org
7 Jun Charlotte Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Lina Waty at linawaty@yahoo.com or 704-427-8803; or John Chen at Johnc217@aol.com or 704 540-6808
9-10 Jun Portland Dragon Boat Race. Contact Clyde Travis for details.
10 Jun Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival of Boston
7 Jul Dragon Boat Barrel Race. Race includes a three-buoy triangular race course. Ten paddlers + drummer and a steerer per team. Contact: Lee Bjorklund at leebjorklund@hotmail.com or Tacoma Dragon Boat Association
 1 Jul Salem Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Ayla Montgomery-Kraly, Race Director ayla_love@hotmail.com
 4 Jul Washington Dragon Boat Festival
14-15 Jul Los Angeles Lotus Festival Dragon Boat Race. Contact: Bob Gin or Kimmie at ladragonboat@yahoo.com or 323-265-2830
13-14 Jul Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Charlie Rice at carice@wi.rr.com or 262-632-0530
14-15 Jul St. Paul Dragon Festival
12-15 Jul Lion's Cup Dragon Boat Races
20-22 Jul ABDA Breast Cancer Survivor Challenge
26-29 Jul North Shore Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Debbie at debbie@northshoredragonboat.com
28-29 Jul Viewsonic Long Beach International Festival
28-29 Jul Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
3-4 Aug Lake Bemidji Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Gary Johnson at gj3456@paulbunyan.net
4 Aug Peekskill Dragon Boat Race. Contact: Matthew Smith at info@22dragons.com. Tel: 514-840-9270
4-5 Aug Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York
25 Aug Knoxville Dragon Boat Races. Contact: Jerry at jerry@knoxdragonboats.com
24-25 Aug Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival
TBA Rhode Island Chinese Dragonboat Race Taiwan Day Festival. Contact: Gordon Beeton at gordon@tourblackstone.com or Tel: 800-454-2882
8-9 Sep DragonSports USA Portland Dragon Boat Races. Contact:
Darrell Hames, Co-Race Director darrellhames@yahoo.com
Ayla Montgomery-Kraly, Co-Race Director ayla_paddles@yahoo.com
15 Sep Tri-Cities Dragon Boat Races.
15 Sep Dragons on the Foss Dragon Boat Festival. Club teams race 500m. Community teams race 250m. Corporate challenge 250m.
22 Sep Oshkosh Community Dragon Boat Race & Festival. Contact: Chris Hayward at dragonlady@uwosh.edu or 920-424-2242
22-23 Sep San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Andrew Yan at heyitsandrew@gmail.com
22 Sep Pittsburgh Dragon Boat Festival
6 Oct Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival
7 Oct New Jersey Dragon Boat Daredevil Challenge. Contact: Ellen Law at 201-738-0918 or info@njdragonboat.org
13-14 Oct South Florida Dragon Boat Festival
21-22 Oct Gulf Coast International Regatta. Contact: Marla Massey at marla.massey@sbcglobal.net

Additional Dragon Boat and Travel Links - USA:

                                   ASIA 

   

 

China (incl. Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan):

China (incl. Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan):

Date

Event

Event Location, Culture & Travel Links

TBA

HKIPC Deep Water Bay Dragon Boat Races. Contact: Des Mabbott at mabbott@hkucc.hku.hk

10 Jun

Lamma Dragon Boat Festival. Contact: Gina Miller at gina.miller@oocl.com

16-18 Jun

City of Zhaoqing International Dragon Boat Festival (Part of Four-City Invitational Series). Contact: Andrew Chan at chksardbf97@gmail.com or 852-91016650