Over the years I have served on many non-profit boards as a Board of Director and as I gain experience as an officer. I do this because I like to help organization do their best. Recently I saw posts on the internet about the USDBF and how their officers were not handling a situation correctly. […]
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Dragon Boat Associations in the Americas and how they are related
Recently we wrote about the Pan American Club Crew Championships (PACCC) and was surprised by all the questions we received on who the Pan American Dragon Boat Federation (PADBF) was. Here is a quick break down of the Dragon Boat Organizations and where the PADBF fits and how the USDBF and your specific region fit. The established […]
News, PADBFXGenerals Dragon Boat Training Videos
The XGenerals sent us a link to some great videos they created to help other better understand what Dragon Boating is and most importantly how to be prepared for that first practice. XGenerals Dragon Boat Team Training Video – Intro (Part 1 of 7) Ensure to see all 7 videos Great videos, very well done […]
Basic Training2nd Pan American Dragon Boat Championships

Will you be attending the PADBF Dragon Boat Championships. The event will be held with the help of Dragon Boat Canada (DBC), the Pan American Dragon Boat Federation (PADBF), and Welland International Flatwater Centre (WIFC). They are inviting all Club Crews from within the Pan American region to race in the Pan American Club Crew Championships (PACCC), […]
Pan American Club Crew ChampionshipsBCS – Why a Separate Team
Why a separate team for Breast Cancer Survivors? It gives an opportunity to compete with other breast cancer survivor teams in dragon boat festivals that have a special division only for breast cancer survivor teams. The team decides which competitions they want to travel to, but it is not mandatory that any one attend any […]
BCSBreast Cancer Survivors – Why Dragon Boating
Over the years, Dragon Boating has proven to be great for Breast Cancer Survivors. Not only for the exercise to help in the recovery, but the social interaction that it includes. You can read more about it on Wikipedia where you can read more from Don McKenzie. You can find a quote below: Donald Chisholm […]
BCS9th Annual Club Crew World Championships – Live Broadcast

Starting tomorrow September 3rd, 2014 through September 7, 2014Â there will be a live broadcast of the 9th Annual Club Crew World Championship Dragon Boat Racing. For more information on the 9th Annual Club Crew World Championships please visit their site at: http://www.ravenna2014.org
Events IDBF CCWCNew Race added to the AZDBA Dragon Boat Festival
I just found out some special information from the AZDBA festival committee: 1000-Meter Race Course: We’ve listened to the teams and there will be a new format to the 1000-meter races! Instead of racing four boats at the same time, we will be releasing boats in waves, so that all teams will race the same […]
NewsDragons invade the Cerrillos Dam
Ponce hosted the second edition of Puerto Rico Dragon Boat Festival Author: PEDRO A. MENÉNDEZ Sanabria February 6, 2014 2:48 pm Nearly 400 athletes from around the world gathered in the Cerrillos Dam in Ponce, was given to celebrate the second consecutive year the Dragon Boat Festival Puerto Rico. Team Tampa Bay Dragon Boat Club – […]
International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission
Below is a great site we found that is holding a Dragon Boat Festival in Sarasota Florida that focuses on Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Teams. The IBCPC is an international organisation whose mandate is to encourage the establishment of breast cancer dragon boat teams, within the framework of participation and inclusiveness. They support the development of […]
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