Calling all Dragon Boat Riders! Join us in CWC Philippines this coming May 8-10, 2009 and get a chance to experience what Camsur has to offer you. For registration and accomodation of team sign ups. Just email in camsurdragonboatfest@yahoo.com.

A Php 10,000.00 initiative will be given to each complete team of 20 that is able to register, which will be given in Camsur once everyone has assembled. Come join us and tell the rest of your friends or team to spend 3 days with us! Be part of the Philippine’s next big thing.  Be part of CWC Dragon Boat Festival

The Manila Ocean Park is giving PDBF the opportunity to promote the sport of dragonboat this month of April. We will have the chance to display and showcase dragonboat at the Oceanarium.

MBC-DZRH Summer Sea Sports
Baywalk, Manila
March 28 & 29, 2009

Category:
- Men’s Open 300m
- Women’s Open 300m
- Mixed 300m
Note: Read Race Rules for minimum/maximum allowed

March 28 (Sat):
6:00 – 6:30am
- Registration @ the PDBF Secretariat
- Please bring your Hardcopy Galleries (required!)
- Registration fee, Php50/pax

6:30 – 6:45am
- Drawing of Lots for the Elimination Round
Note: Drawing of lots will start as long as majority is present.

7:00am
- Call Time / Assembly of all Teams

7:30am
- Start of Race
- Elimination and Repechage Races

March 29 (Sun)
7:00
- Start of Race
- Semi Finals and FINALS

Evening, TBA
- AWARDING CEREMONY

Reminders:
1.  PDBF Id / Race Temp Id

- Please be reminded that we will be using the PDBF Id for Loading Control. We would still honor all PDBF Ids that expired from the 1st quarter (Jan-Mar).
- PDBF Race Temp Ids will be issued to those endorsed by their respective Team Leaders (deadline March 24). Free of charge.
- Change crew will be accepted ON Race Day for up to 3 participants only. A minimum fee of Php10/pax will be charged for the Race Temp Id.
- For lost PDBF IDs/request for Temp Race Ids ON Race Day, Php10/pax will be charged also.
- For Temp Race Cards issued/requested on Race Day, please advise your paddlers to bring an ID picture for the Temp Card.
- For Crew Changes, please make sure that you have an UPDATED Race Gallery.

2. At the LOADING CONTROL

No ID picture in the Temp Race Card and No ID picture in the gallery submitted… NO LOADING!

3. Race Format

MIXED 300m (12 Teams)
Elimination
- 1st & 2nd to Semi Finals
- 3rd & 4th to Repechage
Repechage
- 1st to Semi Finals
- 2nd to 4th Eliminated
Semi Finals
- 1st & 2nd to FINALS
- 3rd & 4th Eliminated

WOMEN’S OPEN 300m (8 Teams)
Elimination
- 1st to FINALS
- 2nd to 4th to Semi Finals
Semi Finals
- 1st to FINALS
- 2nd & 3rd Eliminated

MEN’S OPEN 300m (14 Teams)
Elimination
- 1st to Semi Finals
- 2nd to 4th to Repechage
Repechage
- 1st to Semi Finals
- Fastest loser from R1 to R3 to Semi Finals
- 2nd & 3rd eliminated
Semi Finals
- 1st & 2nd to Semi Finals
- 3rd & 4th Eliminated

For our first dragon boat race for this year, we would like to invite your team to join the Subic Dragon Boat Festival to be held at the Ocean View Beach Resort, Nagbakulao, Lower Kalaklan, Olongapo City, Zambales on March 21 & 22, 2009.

Venue

Ocean View Beach Resort
Nagbakulao, Lower Kalaklan, Olongapo City, Zambales

Registration Fee
Php 200.00 / pax
(inclusive: entrance fee at the resort, use of facilities, souvenir shirt)

Distance
300 meters

Categories
Men’s Open, Women’s Open and Mixed

Prizes
TBA

Schedule of Submission of Entries:

March 01 (Sun)
Confirmation of Participation (email, required). Please email your confirmation to macristina.o@ gmail.com

March 08 (Sun)
TEAM MANAGERS Meeting
- Venue and Time:  TBA
- Race details
- Drawing of lots

March 11 (Wed)
Email List of paddlers for issuance of Temp cards to macristina.o@ gmail.com

March 14 (Sat)
Deadline for Submission of the ff:
- Hardcopy Lineup/Waiver (duly signed)
- Hardcopy Galleries (duly signed)
- You may submit your entries to the boatmen (Jay or Pogi) at the docking site, or to Iris, at the PDBF office (930am-2pm).

* The pictures for the gallery should be:
– recently taken (at least within the last 6mos)
– without hats, visors, bandannas or any head gear/accessories
– no shades
– clear
– solo picture

Details of the races will be discussed at the Team Manager’s Meeting.