The Pickering Dragon Boat Club had not only one of the largest contingents of any club in the world in Macau with a total of 99 athletes, 4 coaches and several supporters but also completed the event as one of the most decorated clubs winning a total of 11 medals. It is also significant to note that team record times were posted by 5 of the club’s 7 crews competing.
PDBC / Heat medals:
U23 Mixed = 3 x silver
Heat Mixed = 2 gold
Heat Open = 1 gold, 2 silver
Heat Women = 1 silver, 2 bronze
Congratulations to the Pink Sensations, Bronze medallists at the International Breast Cancer Survivor Festival in Peterborough.
Results from the 14th Annual Pickering Dragon Boat Festival are now available. Congratulations to all teams who participated in an exciting weekend of racing.
Raffle tickets will be available for sale starting Monday, May 31. This is a fundraising activity for the Masters team only.
The Draw will take place on July 21 2010!! Each prize has a minimum value of $75.00.
Tickets are $10.00 each or Three for $25.00.
Prizes include:
Practices focusing on technique will be offered Thursday nights from 6:00pm-7:30pm.
These sessions are available to all PDBC members and are a great way to improve your paddling ability.
Cost is $10/session.
PDBC’s first Pub Night of the summer!
Thursday May 20th
Waterfront Bistro – Upstairs
Starts at 8:00pm
Come on out to have a drink, relax and get to know your teammates off the water.
PDBC will be offering an Outrigger Canoe Clinic on Saturday, May 8th & Sunday, May 9th.
Featuring: Peter Buday of Outrigger Performance Advantage
Peter is a former national team kayaker and trains athletes in the fine art of outrigger paddling all over the world. Peter operates Outrigger camps in many continents and has helped improve performance of athletes across Toronto and Canada.
This is designed to assist athletes with the skills necessary to succeed at the PDBC Spring Training Camp on May 15 & 16. The same boats will be used at both the clinic and Training Camp.
Sat May 8th:
Session 1 = 9:45am – 11:15am (FULL)
Session 2 = 11:30am – 1:00pm (FULL)
Sun May 9th:
Session 1 = 9:45am – 11:15am (FULL)
Session 2 = 11:30am – 1:00pm (FULL)
Capacity: 10 ppl per session
Registration is closed
Cost: $30+GST
payment by cheque (payable Pickering Dragon Boat Club) or online via Paypal
Throughout the past year PDBC has gone through a re-branding process which has included an open house, two surveys (general members and Heat-specific), vendor apparel bids and presentations, as well as Team Captain meetings. Results of this process have determined the new club logo and uniforms for the Pickering Dragon Boat Club.
The final logo retains the core of the established PDBC logo, while adding a maple leaf and modifying the paddle shape. This image better represents dragon boat, and connects PDBC with Canada as an international-level club. The new tagline ‘PDBC… building friends and champions‘ reflects both the idea of welcoming and the goal of excellence in the sport.
Due to the successful partnership with Quinte Dragon Boat, a unique ‘Heat’ jersey has been designed to represent this fusion of Pickering and Quinte athletes.
2010 pdbc & Heat racing jerseys – click to enlarge
A Hearty Congratulations to lead organizer Patricia Daniel and her team of volunteers for running an extremely fun and successful fundraising party on Sat March 20th.
Special thanks to event contributors 2 for the Show for their musical exploits, official beer sponsor Molson and Sarah Moore of Durham Travel for donating and presenting the Grand Prize $1000 travel voucher. Thanks to all the companies and individuals that donated to this event – we are truly thankful.
It was especially gratifying to see pdbc team building happening, approximately 200 members and friends of all ages partied and fundraised to help send the pdbc U23, Masters & Grand Dragon crews to the upcoming World Championships in Macau, China.
A final and special salute to the pdbc Masters for their outstanding contributions. A final accounting will be completed this week and all athletes will be notified of their financial successes very soon.
Paddles Up!
Registration is now open for the 2010 Pickering Dragon Boat Festival!
The 14th annual Pickering Dragon Boat Challenge will take place on Saturday, June 5th, and the Ontario High School Championships and Community Festival on Sunday, June 6th.
Paddles Up!
