The Spirit of Dragon Boat Racing

ADBC STD BOAT MIXED 500M Heat 1

2008-08-20T07:05:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew	Time
1	4	Indonesia	02:03.60
2	3	Macau	02:05.44
3	5	Thailand	02:09.58
4	1	Australia	02:10.15
5	2	Hong Kong	02:17.22

CCWC PREMIER OPEN 500M Heat 3

2008-08-20T07:02:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew	Time
1	2	Camarines Dragon Boat Team	02:00.05
2	3	Singapore Paddle Club	02:06.12
3	5	Piranhas	02:06.72
4	4	Macau Dragon Boat Club	02:07.22
DNS	1	Life Saving Society of Penang	DNS
DNS	6	Putrajaya	DNS

ADBC OPEN DIV SMALL BOAT 500M Grand Final

2008-08-20T06:59:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew	Time
1	4	INDONESIA	02:24.59
2	2	PHILIPPINES	02:26.87
3	3	THAILAND	02:30.36
4	1	MACAU	02:30.64
5	6	CAMBODIA	02:36.12
6	5	MALAYSIA	02:37.97

ADBC MIXED DIVISION STD BOAT 500M Grand Final

2008-08-20T06:55:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew	Time
1	3	Indonesia	01:54.60
2	4	Philippines	01:55.74
3	5	Macau	01:59.26
4	1	Thailand	02:03.51
5	6	Australia	02:04.06
6	2	Japan	02:10.25

ADBC OPEN DIVISION SMALL BOAT 200M Grand Final

2008-08-20T06:39:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew	Time
1	4	INDONESIA	00:55.37
2	3	PHILIPPINES	00:56.29
3	2	CHINA	00:56.64
4	5	IRAN	00:58.83
5	6	MALAYSIA	00:59.01
6	1	CAMBODIA	00:59.09

ADBC WOMEN DIVISION SMALL BOAT 200M Grand Final

2008-08-20T06:36:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew	Time
1	5	CHINA	01:01.70
2	4	INDONESIA	01:01.93
3	3	PHILIPPINES	01:02.23
4	1	CHINESE TAIPEI	01:07.27
5	2	IRAN	01:07.82
6	6	AUSTRALIA	01:10.23

CCWC PREMIER OPEN 200M Heat 5

2008-08-15T23:11:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	3	Russian Forwards	RUS	00:43.61
2	1	Plenitude PSKM	MAL	00:46.82
3	4	Drago Pilipinas	PHL	00:47.33
4	2	SMU	SNG	00:48.93
5	5	Novotel Beach Resort Phuket	THL	00:50.77

CCWC PREMIER OPEN 200M Heat 4

2008-08-15T23:03:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	3	Nymburk	CZE	00:44.11
2	1	Camarines Sur Dragon Boat Team	PHL	00:46.04
3	5	City Dragons Sydney	AUST	00:46.32
4	4	Forward Sport Club	MAL	00:46.68
5	2	Piranhas	CAN	00:46.92

CCWC PREMIER OPEN 200M Heat 2

2008-08-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	1	Mountbatten Dragon Boat Team	SNG	00:44.87
2	4	Montreal Men	CAN	00:45.11
3	3	Macau Dragon Boat Club	MAC	00:45.29
4	2	Team Pyros	PHL	00:45.69
DNS	5	Life Saving Society of Penang	MAL	DNS
DNS	6	Lighthouse Youngsters	GER	DNS

CCWC PREMIER OPEN 200M Heat 1

2008-08-15T16:06:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	3	Moravian Dragon	CZE	00:43.95
2	6	Rip The Fondue	CAN	00:44.27
3	1	Vietnamese Australian Dragon Boat	AUST	00:45.38
4	5	Pacific West	MAL	00:46.75
5	2	Republic Polytechnic	SNG	00:46.81
6	4	Bay Area Dragons	USA	00:48.14

CCWC PREMIER MIXED 200M Grand Final

2008-08-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew	Time
1	3	Mayfair Paddle Out Harbour	00:45.03
2	5	SCC Sudbury	00:45.53
3	4	Gorging Dragons	00:46.75
4	6	Piranhas	00:47.43
5	2	Pacific Dragon	00:47.46
6	7	Padang	00:47.70
7	1	Brisbane River Dragons	00:49.14

CCWC SENIOR MIXED 200M Grand Final

2008-08-15T06:51:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	4	Sony G&G	CAN	00:45.89
2	2	Schwerin Uhus	GER	00:46.42
3	3	CSDC G&G	CAN	00:46.87
4	5	Brisbane River Dragon	AUS	00:47.38
5	6	Powerblades Dragon BC	AUS	00:48.43
6	1	Pond Scum	CAN	00:49.05

CCWC PREMIER MIXED 200M Semi 3

2008-08-15T06:36:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	3	Gorging Dragons	CAN	00:47.48
2	2	Uckermark Dragons	GER	00:48.22
3	5	Isokaze	JPN	00:48.38
4	6	Team Pyros	PHL	00:48.70
5	4	Bay Area Dragon	USA	00:48.72
6	1	GRC Dragon Team	CZE	00:49.57

CCWC PREMIER MIXED 200M Semi 2

2008-08-15T06:17:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	2	Pacific Dragon	AUS	00:48.26
2	4	Verdun Adrenaline	CAN	00:48.42
3	5	PNP Patriots	PHL	00:48.96
4	6	PDRT Fireblades	PHL	00:49.32
5	3	Broadwater Dragon	AUS	00:49.92
DNS	1	Padang	INA	DNS

PADANG DRAGON BOAT TEAM

2008-08-14T09:34:00.001-07:00

The DB Team that keeps their boat in a drain.
Padang (meaning field) is the capital and largest scenic city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It's mostly used by tourists as an access point to the surfing sites of the Mentawai islands.
I had the opportunity of visiting this city in 2006 and being hosted by their then Dragon Boat Managers, Mr and Mrs Netti. They are several teams in Padang City and when they compete overseas, the best paddlers will be selected from these various teams. Only one third of the paddlers filmed in this 2006 video were selected to take part in the previous Penang International Dragon Boat Race 2006(which they went on to win). They even had a SEA Games sculler on their team then.
The thing I would really like to highlight here is, the superb mindset and spirit of these Indonesian Dragon Boat paddlers. Compared to most of us, their lifestyle is almost spartan. Most of them have to walk five to ten kilometers a day just to get to the training site(and to save on bus expenses). Their boat is kept in a drain and due to it's worn-out condition was leaking. After every session, they would have to bail out the water. Their timing for training has to be very specific since it's easier for them to keep the boat back into the drain when the tide is up. The water that they train in is also not very clean and I even saw feces floating every where.
The Manager informed me that since they did not have enough money to buy any supplements, they would just advise the paddlers to eat a lot of rice and sambal(spicy condiment). Chicken is considered a luxury. Mrs.Netti mentioned to me that if they had enough funds and overseas exposure(and a videocam), they would definitely improve. Once in a while, they would take the their paddlers to different locations in Padang to paddle just to break the monotony. They would do this by towing the DB on a makeshift trolley with all the paddlers sitting on top of boat.
I understand that they had to charter a cheap ferry to get to the Penang 2006 DB races(their funds were not sufficient to get them to Penang by flight). Upon reaching Penang, most of them set up tents by the beach(to save on hotel stay). This to me is the true spirit of a Dragon Boat athlete. They never complain and are happy just to compete and always give their all. I have heard many local paddlers always ask their Team Manager's what's in it for them if they were to paddle for them or where will they be sponsored to travel to! And these local guys are not even 50% as good as these Padang paddlers. I hope this story helps us appreciate life more and be thankful for what we have.

Please turn down the volume for this DB video clip since the background noise is a little nosiy (there was a motobike race being held at that time). By the way, this is a different Padang Team then that which competed in the recent Penang CCWC 2008 races.

SAVA SPRINTS INTERNATIONAL 'IV' SINGAPORE

2008-08-11T17:31:00.000-07:00

SAVA SPRINTS INTERNATIONAL IV
Venue: Bedok Reservoir
Date: 13th to 14th September 2008
Distances: 200 metres, 500 metres and 1000 metres
Closing Date: 31st August 2008

FREE REGISTRATION FEES FOR ALL FOREIGN TEAMS!
Click on poster below to go to the link.

Bobby Martin - A True Hero

2008-08-11T08:05:00.000-07:00

Bobby is a true inspiration to us all. The kid is a true hero. Check out the video below for another true inspiration.

CCWC JUNIOR MIXED 200M - Combined Results

2008-08-10T09:14:00.000-07:00

This clip is Race 43.

Combined results of Race 31 and Race 43

Race 31

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	6	National Junior College	SNG	00:49.60
2	2	Rampage Delta St Roberts Rampage	CAN	00:52.06
3	5	KPC Juniors Auckland	NZL	00:52.18
4	4	Lighthouse Youngsters	GER	00:54.23
5	1	Penang Dragon Boat Association	MAL	00:57.27
DNS	3	FESTU-CCDUSSH	RUS	DNS

Race 43

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	2	National Junior College	SNG	01:37.11
2	1	KPC Juniors Auckland	NZL	01:42.29
3	4	Rampage Delta St Robers Ramage	CAN	01:42.82
4	6	Lighthouse Youngsters	GER	01:45.97
5	3	Penang Dragon Boat Association	MAL	01:56.32
DNS	5	FESTU-CCDUSSH	RUS	DNS

CCWC PREMIER MIXED 200M Semi 1

2008-08-10T09:06:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	4	Mayfair Paddlers OutHarbour	CAN	00:45.09
2	3	SCC Sudbury	AUS	00:45.75
3	5	Brisbane River Dragons	AUS	00:46.77
4	2	Piranhas	CAN	00:47.62
5	6	Singapore Paddle Club	SNG	00:48.58
6	1	Nanyang Tech University	SNG	00:49.86

ADBC MIXED DIV (SMALL BOAT) 200M - Heat 1

2008-08-08T23:17:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	3	Philippines	PHL	01:02.03
2	2	Indonesia	INA	01:02.07
3	4	Macau	MAC	01:04.67
4	1	India	IND	01:11.91

CCWC SENIOR MIXED 200M - Heat 1

2008-08-08T22:26:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	3	CSDC G&G Dragons	CAN	00:49.26
2	5	Brisbane River Dragons	AUST	00:50.08
3	4	ELB Meadow Masters	GER	00:50.33
4	2	Adelaide Sea Dragons	AUST	00:51.13
5	1	Cascades Senior	CAN	00:53.33

CCWC JUNIOR MIXED 200M - Round 1

2008-08-08T20:57:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	6	National Junior College	SNG	00:49.60
2	2	Rampage Delta St Roberts Ramage	CAN	00:52.06
3	5	KPC Juniors Auckland	NZL	00:52.18
4	4	Lighthouse Youngsters	GER	00:54.23
5	1	PG Dragon Boat Association	MAL	00:57.27
DNS	3	FESTU-CCDUSSH	RUS	DNS

CCWC PREMIER MIXED 200M - Heat 5

2008-08-08T20:45:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	3	Gorging Dragons	CAN	00:49.68
2	2	PNP Patriots	PHL	00:50.29
3	5	Isokaze Aioi Peiron	JPN	00:50.79
4	1	Nanyang Technological University	SNG	00:51.56
5	4	Penang Canoe Association	MAL	00:54.11
6	6	Putrajaya Dragons	MAL	00:58.02

CCWC Premier Mixed 200M Race - Heat 4

2008-08-08T20:26:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	5	Verdun Adrenaline	CAN	00:50.29
2	2	Bay Area Dragons	USA	00:51.5
3	3	GRC Dragon Team	CZE	00:51.85
4	6	PDRT Fireblades	PHL	00:52.14
5	4	PG Dragon Boat Association	MAL	00:57.02
6	1	Florida Johannesburg	RSA	DNS

CCWC Grand Dragon Mixed 200M Race - Heat 1

2008-08-08T20:00:00.000-07:00

Place	Lane	Crew		Time
1	5	Heat Mixed - PDBC	CAN	00:51.45
2	6	Uhu Masters	GER	00:52.09
3	3	Pond Scum	CAN	00:52.44
4	2	Burleigh Fire Dragons	AUST	00:53.12
5	4	Arafura Dragons Paddle Club	AUST	00:53.26
6	1	Cascades Seniors	CAN	00:55.04

Penang ADBC and CCWC 2008 video clips

2008-08-08T19:29:00.000-07:00

I will be posting some of the Penang 8th ADBC 2008 and Penang 6th CCWC 2008 Race video clips soon. It will be staggered due to work constraints. Some of the clips are a little jittery at the beginning since I didn't take the tripod and had to use the maximum digital zoom due to the distance. For those who have any video clips of the races that you would like to share, please forward to me and I will post them. Feel free also to send me any snapshops with sypnosis or your candid views attached. All are welcome.

Inspirational Warrior - Dustin Carter

2008-08-08T16:45:00.000-07:00

For those who feel they would never get back in shape or lack determination, please check this video out. Dustin Carter is one of those few individuals who truly pushes the limits of human ability. I remember in my previous team, how DB paddlers use to give lame excuses when training became tough. They would claim to have family gatherings to attend in order cut short their sessions or not turn up for training at all, but always wanted to be included during the DB competitions. He trains better and harder than alot of the people I have seen. Amazing! Thanks to Chuck Land Jr. for posting.

Beijing Olympics 2008

2008-08-08T06:47:00.001-07:00

Was just watching the Superb Grand Opening of the Beijing Olympics. Please watch the rerun if you have the chance. It is by far the most spectacular I have seen for any Opening Ceremony. Sure wished that Dragon Boat Racing had become an Official Sport for the Olympics for this games. Check out the Google logo below.

Start Living - Incredible John Blais

2008-08-07T16:59:00.000-07:00

Watch this video clip. Stop giving excuses- START LIVING! Hope John Blais inspires us to what the 'Spirit of Dragon Boat Racing' should be all about. John passed away on 27th May 2007. Please check out an inspiring charity called the Blazeman Foundation for the War on ALS at http://www.WarOnALS.com. Thanks to Ironman for posting this video about this awesome human being.

Penang ADBC 2008 2000 Metres Race Results

2008-08-05T10:06:00.001-07:00

Race:	005	1145	ADBC WOMENS DIVISION STD BOAT - 2000m	Final

Place		Crew		Time
1		INDONESIA (10:48.69 + 5 secs TP)		10:53.69
2		PHILIPPINES (10:50.00 + 5 secs TP)		10:55.00
3		MACAU		10:55.70
4		AUSTRALIA		11:11.89
5		CHINESE TAIPEI		11:21.04
6		IRAN (11:23.91 + 5 secs TP)		11:28.91
7		HONG KONG		13:01.31
DNS		MALAYSIA		DNS
DNS		CHINA		DNS


Race:	007	1230	ADBC OPEN DIVISION STD BOAT - 2000m	Final

Place		Crew		Time
1		INDONESIA (09:21.96 + 5 secs TP)		09:26.96
2		MACAU		10:00.42
3		IRAN		10:09.07
4		MALAYSIA (10:05.75 + 5 secs TP)		10:10.75
5		PHILIPPINES		10:12.03
6		AUSTRALIA		10:21.53
7		THAILAND (10:18.24 + 5 secs TP)		10:33.24
DNS		HONG KONG		DNS
DNS		CHINA		DNS
DSQ		CAMBODIA		DSQ
Race:	016	1600	ADBC MIXED DIVISION STD BOAT - 2000m	Final

Place		Crew		Time
1		INDONESIA		09:36.62
2		PHILIPPINES		09:59.25
3		MACAU		10:03.81
4		THAILAND		10:29.95
5		AUSTRALIA		10:41.59
6		JAPAN		11:34.78
DNS		MALAYSIA		DNS
DNS		HONG KONG		DNS
DNS		CHINA		DNS
DNS		IRAN		DNS

Penang 8th ADBC 2008 Race Categories

2008-08-05T09:41:00.001-07:00

8th Asian Dragon Boat Championships
Venue: Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang
Date: 31st July 2008 to 3rd August 2008
Distances: 200 metres, 500 metres and 2000 metres
Standard Boat (22 crew)
(Open Class, Women's Class and Mixed Class)
200 metres, 500 metres and 2000 metres
Small Boat (12 crew)
(Open Class, Women's Class and Mixed Class)
200 metres and 500 metres