The 28th Penang International Dragon boat Festival 2007 will be held on the 8th, 9th and 10th June 2007 at the Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang. If you are interested in entering a crew, please visit the PIDBF website  www.penangdragonboat.com.
The IDBF have now fixed the date for the 6th World Club Crew Championships for 1st to 3rd August 2008. Further details can also be found at the above website.

The full detailed results for Peterborough including National League points awarded are available under 'BDA Information - Documents - National League'.

Full entry information and details of the racing classes for the 2006 National Cup is now available. The deadline for provisional entries is Friday 8th September, contact the organising committee NOW.

We wish to remind all crews of the following:

1) All competitors racing at the National Cup must be registered with the BDA and as a minimum hold Racing Membership. Unregistered paddlers will NOT be permitted to race and if identified may jeopodise a team's final result.

2) All dragon boats will be weighed, as a minimum their hull must weigh in at 250Kg.

All you ever wanted to know about Team GB. Did you know that:

The youngest member of Team GB is Scott Menzies - Aged 12.

The oldest member of Team GB is Marion Eastwood.
The GB Juniors have two sets of twins - Adam and Ben Tyler and Paul and Tony Griffiths.

The most common name in Team GB is Matthew.

Tony Griffiths of the GB Juniors crew has a glass eye! Can you tell which one?

The most unusual job is held by Mark Coventry - he is a Lion Keeper at Knowsley Safari Park.

Basic Helm, Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Course to be held on Saturday, 23rd September 2006 in Liverpool between 10.00hrs to 16.00hrs. If you are interested, please contact Barbara Keenan on 07776 182906.