what's available

The cdba provides members with a range of information related to:

• dragon boating activities in and around the ACT
• listing of accredited sweeps
• cdba happenings, through its newsletters
• handy hints and tips for dragon boating
• anything else that seems to be interesting, funny or simply amusing

For latest offerings, check out the news below

AusDBF Official Course

Do you think that regattas run by themselves? No - the hard work of the officials is the reason everything just works, but we need to have more. All members are encouraged to come along for the course and receive accreditation. The world is then your oyster - travel to exotic locations and help officiate other dragon boat regattas.

Back by popular demand is the AusDBF Officials Course.

Saturday 6th September 2008
International Centre Convention Room
Canberra Grammar School, Red Hill

9am – 5 pm
Morning /afternoon tea and lunch supplied.
Cost $110

Each participant will receive an Officials Handbook and a level of accreditation.

Please advise of you intention to attend by August 1st 2008 and confirmation of your place with Payment by 30th August

For further details and registration techie@cdba.com.au

International Dragon Boating News

From Doug Sinclair

I have the great pleasure to inform you that the new DBWI Issue No.2 - April 2008 being now available with double the content compared to before.

It includes the IDBF-Newsletter as an Insert the latest printed version and focuses on Dragon Boating in the UK and Dubai, plus many other exciting stories and reports from around the world including Dragon Boat World Records and Fastest Times, the Unity of our Fellow Paddlers in Singapore. In addition to the printed hardcopy magazine (which can be subscribed from the website: www.dragonboatworldinternational.com) you now also can purchase and immediately download a full PDF Version.

Also available to subscribers are FREE downloads from the website of back issues:

• Issue No.1 - January 2008 as full version
• Issue No.2 - April 2008 a Sample-Version incl. table of content
• IDBF-Newsletter - Spring 2008 NEW is the IDBF-Members-Shop, which offers great discounts.

You qualify for these discounts if you are an Individual IDBF-Member as well as if you are a Member through a club that is a member of a National Dragon Boat Federation which is an IDBF-Member. Take a look, perhaps you will enjoy the reading.

If you have something interesting to contribute to the journal or want to take out a subscription or if you would like to hear about advertising space in the journal please contact me via:
Email: dsinclair@business-thinking.com.au
Ph: 0407-170-254
Fx: (02) 9716-5861

Cheers
Doug Sinclair, Australian rep

2008 AusDBF Nationals

The 2008 AusDBF Nationals were held at Champion Lakes in Perth. The ACT sent across representative teams in the Premier Division - with stunning results. The Ice Dragons and ADFA also attended for the Club days, again achieving outstanding results - with 3 Gold and 3 Bronze medals being picked up by the crews from the CDBA.

ACT Representative Team

Ice Dragons finished 2nd on Club Championships rankings, with ADFA taking out 6th place.

The ACT Women and Ice Dragon Women have qualified for the World Club Championships and Asian Games as Australian reps. The ID men are first reserve with it likely that two clubs will not attend.

The teams appreciated the support from the CDBA members, with the text messages, calls and emails received during the Nationals, which lifted everyone. The support and assistance given during our preparation was instrumental to the success.

A bigger and more successful squad is ready to be unleashed in Queensland n 2009.

State v State

Club v Club placings

photo id cards for cdba

The CDBA is now required to issue photo id cards for its members, to meet new AusDBF requirements for regattas. All competitors at the Nationals will need to have photo id cards issued by the CDBA, as well as for NSW regattas. As of the 2008-09 season, the CDBA will be issuing the cards.

Due to size and other restrictions for the production of the id cards, the photo's have to fit within a set format, as shown on the left. Generally the photo's have to be the same as passport photographs in terms of size, background and that we can see your face.

If you have a digital camera, after you take your shot crop the image down to fit the 350 pixels by 460 pixels size. The distance from the top of your head to your chin should be around 400 pixels.

For those who have to scan an existing photograph, the distance from top of your head to your chin should be 35 mm. Set the scanner to full colour and to scan at 300 dpi (dots per inch). If you can, crop the photo down in the scanner so you end up with a small file size. Save the photo as a JPEG (.jpg) file, using normal or medium compression.

The CDBA's membership system has been updated to allow you to store your photo, and change that photo or delete once it's there. You can do this through the Members' Only area.

Alternatively you can email photo's (after they've been set up to the above dimensions) to the CDBA Membership Officer (membership@cdba.com.au).

The special printer for the cards has arrived, and further details of when the cards will be available will be sent out shortly.

Any questions or you need further information, contact the CDBA Membership Officer (membership@cdba.com.au)