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Dragon Sport News - Emagazine “The Independent Voice of Dragon Boat Sport” December 2017 Winter Edition NEWS FROM DRAGON BOAT SPORT WHERE THE RAIN DOES’NT FALL- at least not all the year round !. SPAIN: I am excited to share with <strong>DSN</strong> readers, this report regarding the impact on the dragon boat community because of a wonderful partnership that has developed between Heat International Dragon Boat, North America and the Spanish Dragon Boat Community in Torrevieja, Spain. Pat Bradley Pan Am Dragonboat, Tampa, Florida, USA. Team USA, C Divison, Head Coach. Our third annual Dragon Boat Training Camp, in Spain was held from 6-10 November 2017 organised by Heat International Dragon Boat, currently based in Florida, USA in partnership with Thai Sports, Marina Internacional and Club Nautico in Torrevieja, Spain. Due to the late scheduling of the IDBF World Championships in China, the date of the camp was moved to later in the year to November. Twenty-three enthusiastic athletes from Canada, USA, Cyprus and England participated in the camp coached by Canadian multiple World Champion coaches Pat Bradley and Konrad Doerrbecker. Our hosts in Torrevieja couldn't have been more hospitable. The six day camp was effective preparation for the INTERCONTINENTAL CUP Dragon Boat Festival hosted by Jorge and company from the Pinatar Dragons Club, on 11 November 2017. This destination-training experience in Torrevieja provided athletes with a combined training and touring week in a picturesque setting on the Mediterranean Sea in southern Spain. Campers trained in calm, clear water in the mornings. In the afternoons they were treated to supplementary activities such as mud baths, flamenco dance and dinner, open sea Falucho rowing, boat cruise, SUP as well as participating in the weekend’s Intercontinental Cup Dragon Boat Festival and the Guinness World Record Challenge, for the greatest distance travelled in a dragon boat (relay) in 24 hours. The INTERCONTINENTAL FESTIVAL and the GUINNESS CHALLENGE was truly an international event featuring athletes from North America, Italy, Ireland, Cyprus, England, Russia, Spain and Hungary. Intercontinental Festival Cup Winners. The previous Guinness record of 247 kilometres was shattered, with a new record of 266 km's !! Eight separate crews were used, each crew mixed with athletes from the different countries. We had been fierce competitors earlier in the day at the festival, then later that evening we were thrust into crews with international team-mates, all with a common goal. GUINNESS CHALLENGE. Group picture of the last team on the water after the final hour. What a blast! Many new friends were made that long weekend in Torrevieja. Hats off to Jorge and his staff who planned and facilitated the Festival and the Guinness challenge experience. Extremely well organized and one of the best and most fun events I have ever attended. The camp, festival and Guinness challenge would not have been possible without the generous support of the Marina Internacional and Club Nautico inTorrevieja. Due to the success of the 2017 Spain Training Camp; it is most certain to expand in 2018. Athletes from across Europe and North America are already making inquiries. The exact dates for the 2018 Camp will be released soon. The Camp will take place in October 2018. For information about next year's camp in Torrevieja please contact Camp Manager, Liz Bradley at lizeeb@live.com Dragon Boating. " More than a Sport – a Tradition " 20.
Dragon Sport News - Emagazine “The Independent Voice of Dragon Boat Sport” December 2017 Winter Edition ISRAEL NEWS FROM DRAGON BOAT SPORT Ehud Efrath is a part of the Dolphin Dragon-Boat Team, training in North Israel Ehud is 68 years old and is disabled from child-age with Polio disorder. He has been paddling with the team since 2014 (when the club was founded) and he has participated already twice in Club Crew Championships (2014 in Italy & 2017 in France) The team is very proud to have him with us, as he presents the team with the vision that “all is possible!” – no matter what age and which abilities you have. 2017 European Club Crew Champs Divonne Le Bains, France. CANADA: TIM HORTONS OTTAWA DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL - JUNE 21-24, 2018 Registration is open for the 25th Anniversary of the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival which takes place 21-24 June 2018. Spectacular for both participants and spectators alike, the Dragon Boat Race is a much loved cultural and sport event that reflects the spirit of competitiveness, inclusiveness, sportsmanship and team work. The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is the largest dragon boating event in North America with 200 teams competing in competitive and community races. Sport teams compete for supremacy in the Sue Holloway Cup, named after famed Canadian Olympian. Breast Cancer Survivor teams compete in their own race and are celebrated with a flower ceremony and a full evening dedicated in their honour. These are just two of the many races that are highlighted over the four days. Celebrating it’s 25th anniversary and having recently become the first stop in the newly created International Dragon Boat Professional League The festival is excited to invite teams from outside North America to join them for this momentous year by offering free registration to the first 25 teams to sign up. See www.dragonboat.net Tel: +1 THE VIENNA DRAGONS PRESENT: AUSTRIA: VIENNA DRAGON DAYS – 30 June – 01 July 2018 The not to be missed dragon boat race for (inter)national sport teams in Austria's vibrant capital! From the 30.06. - 01.07.2018 we will transform the Vienna Water Sports Center on the New Danube into a dragon basin. Teams in up to three different categories (mixed, open, women) will fight for victory in the sprint (200m, 30.06.) and long distance (ca. 2000m, 01.07.) disciplines. Special Highlight: the dragon boat STUDENTS CUP with ambitious students from allover Austria and beyond (30.06.). ***Superb Location***Entertainment***LIVE Band***After Show Party *** Interested? Let us know: start@dragonboat-vienna.at and you will receive the official invitation and further details in early 2018! We are looking forward to an unforgettable event – SPREAD THE WORD! Dragon Boating. " More than a Sport – a Tradition " 21.
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