Dragon Boat racing returns to the Sydney Lunar Festival

Competitors once again took to the waters of Darling Harbour on the weekend as dragon boat racing returns to the Sydney Lunar Festival program for the first time since 2020.

We witness over 1,200 paddlers compete in over 70 races in what was the largest regatta of the 2021/22 season.

Membership Fee Reduction

DBNSW is pleased to announce that individual registration fees will be discounted for the remained of the 2021-22 season.

DBNSW hopes this reduction in fees encourages one of the 180+ people who have activated Dragon Pass or 1 of the corporate crews from the Lunar New Year Regatta to take our membership with one of our 60+ fantastic clubs across the state and continues the growth we are seeing in the sport.

The following fees will apply;

• Adult Membership $60
• Young Adult $40
• Junior Membership $25

Memberships purchased during this period will be valid until 30 June 2021.

Farewell & Thanks

Dragon Boats NSW is sad to announce that we will be losing 2 members of the DBNSW team Mal Wills and Natalie Trajcevski.

Mal’s contribution to the sport of Dragon Boat racing and to our NSW club community has been exceptional. A member of Dragon Boats NSW Inc since 2006 and part of the DBNSW Staff since 2013, Mal has become one of our bigger personalities since he took on the often thankless and difficult task of managing our fleet of boats and coordinating our equipment across the state.

Despite Mal stepping back and into retirement I guarantee he won’t disappear from the Dragon Boat landscape all together.

Nat's contribution as Program and Events Coordinator has seen a big transformation in the professionalism of our regattas. Her passion for the sport and determination to continuously improve the delivery of our events and programs is to be commended and we wish her well as she embarks on a move to QLD.

Work at DBNSW

DBNSW is currently in market to find an Equipment & Facilities Coordinator.

The Equipment & Facilities Coordinator will be responsible for the equipment and facility maintenance, and Regatta/Event support in line with DBNSW strategic plan. Playing a critical operational role in the preparation, planning and delivery, of all state DBNSW events.

Think this role sounds like you? Apply Now! - Applications close 13 February 2022.

DBNSW Regatta Series - Race 3

Over 500 paddlers battle it out in Race 3 of the DBNSW Regatta Series with the Sloths Dragon Boat Club dominating the Premier category taking honours in the Premier Open, Premier Mixed and all 3 Premier Distance divisions.

Paddles Up! Online Workshop

Thank you to Sarah Puglisi from the Office of Sport who presented the latest Paddles Up! Online Workshop session.

We turned our attention to The Duke of Edinburgh Award and for those who missed out the presentation and slides is now available online.

AusDBF updates for January:

• 2022 AusChamps - Bulletin 1 Released
• 2022 AusChamps Vaccination Requirements - Check it out here
• AusChamps Refund 2020 & 2022 Memo - Check it out here
• Dragons Tale – February forum – Auroras – Check it out here
• Jon Taylor Memorial Award nominations closing shortly - Check it out here
• Women Leaders in Sport Grant. Nominations Now Open - Check it out here
• 2^nd Annual 24U Virtual Games – Check it out here

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