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LONG BEACH SPRING RACE GRID HERE!

2009 long beach dragon boat festival
final results (corrected 8/4/09) HERE!

THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT HELPED

MAKE THIS YEAR'S EVENT ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!!

SEE YOU IN 2010!

updated as of 07/02/2010
2009 long beach dragon boat festival teams

local teams	visiting teams

posers	amazon dragons
los angeles racing dragons	alameda dragonflyers
electric dragons	ripple effect
blazing paddles	dragonmax
godmode	cyc
aerodragons	arizona diva dragons
space dragons	arizona dragon riders
walnut on water (wow)	mlis predators
los angeles pink dragons	cal paddling bears
belmont shore paddling club	lincoln high school
chinese parent assoc for disabled (cpad)	team survivor san diego
club soda	dieselfish
LOS ANGELES THUNDER DRAGONS	suen feng loong (sfl)
FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED YOUTH (FFDY)	EZ RIDERS
H-1 RACER (RAYTHEON)	AZ RIDERS MASTERS
AWKWARD TURTLES	ARIZONA MONSOON
BIG LAP CHEUNG	DRAGON HEALERS
UCLA DRAGON BOAT	ARIZONA GILA DRAGONS
DRAGONAUTS	GALILEO CELESTIAL DRAGONS
THE SIMPLE HUMANS	LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
CAUCI ELEMENTS	DAVIS RACING DRAGONS
WCCLS (WALNUT CONFUCIUS CHIN LANG SCHOOL	CENTRAL COAST SURVIVE OARS
TEAM PANDA	MORRO DRAGONS
RICE (ROWING IS CRAZY EXERCISE)	WASHINGTON EAGLES
DA TRIBE	LIGHTWAVE
LA HARBOR DRAGON BOAT CLUB	SAN FRANCISCO DRAGON WARRIORS
X-GENERALS	DANA OUTRIGGER
SPLASHING FLYERS	UCSD DRAGONBOAT
TEAM DPW	MUSTANGS
USC DRAGON BOAT	TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
VERIZON SPEED OF LIGHT	A
THE WARRIORS	A
KILLER GUPPIES	A
CACP (CHINESE AMER CONSTRUCTION PROF)	A
JAWS	A
WATER NINJA	A
HOE HUKI	A
AT&T/APCA	A
SAN MARINO FIRE DEPARTMENT	A
NBC	A
TECO	A
KP THRIVERS	A
FIREBALLS	A
LUNG KONG DRAGONBOAT	A
KAHAKAI	A
SAN DIEGO DRAGON BOAT	A
H2O ADDICTS	A

2009 lONG bEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL RACE GRID
latest version 2.8 HERE!

MAP OF VENUE HERE!

performance schedule HERE!

UPDATED TOURNAMENT RULES here!

map of 2009 dragon boat festival team tents
revised 7/22/09 here!

FOOD VENDORS FOR 2009 LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL HERE!

2008 Final race results here!

1/30/09:

1/15/09:

12/03/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached.

THANKS to those of you who donated used laptops for the Ugandan children - your generosity is appreciated!

NAPLES BOAT PARADE will be held on SAT DEC 13th. Please come out and support the LA Pink Dragons, Electric Dragons and AeroDragons who will be participating this year!

SCDBC MEETING MINUTES were left off of the last e-mail. They are attached to this e-mail . . .

SAFE TRAVELS AND GOOD LUCK to the Long Beach paddlers leaving for Kenya next Tuesday for the 1st Annual Tudor Creek International Dragon Boat Regatta in Mombasa! Best wishes to Kathy Chin (KG), Joe Yang (KG), Anthony Luna (AeroDragons), Jerry Melton (AeroDragons), Mary Melton (AeroDragons), MaryAnne Mosher (Lokahi OC) and Mrs. Chen (SCDBC)! They will be joining 2 paddlers from Boston DB Club and 2 paddlers from SFO's Dragon Warriors and Diesel Fish. We will be keeping a blog of our adventures at http://kenyadragonboatdec08.blogspot.com/

11/24/08

Dr. Chen is still looking for used laptops to donate to the Kivabuka Primary School which is in one of the poorest regions in Africa, located in Jinja, Uganda. We currently have 3.

The paddlers that will be travelling to Kenya for the 1st Annual Tudor Creek Dragon Boat Regatta in Mombasa will be carrying stationery supplies, pencils, crayons, paper, etc. for these children. If you have an old laptop that you no longer need, PLEASE consider donating it to the Kivabuka School as a holiday gift.

If you do have an old laptop that you wish to donate, let us know by this week if possible --- you can drop it off at Dr. Chen's office in Monterey Park, or we can make arrangements to pick up from you. Please respond to this e-mail.

Thanks in advance for your help --- hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving this week!

11/19/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CAPTAINS' MEETING include (complete minutes from meeting attached) -

Teams will be assigned specific boats and will be responsible not only for repair/maintenance of that boat, but ALSO the wooden braces AND covers. Boats need DETAILED inspections REGULARLY. 2009 Assignments are as follows:
- Boat #1 Killer Guppies

Because of the many complaints from the Naples community - the QUIET ZONES (the canal between the 2nd Street Bridge and the Appian Way Bridge AND ALL NAPLES ISLAND CANALS) will be in force AT ALL TIMES --- PLEASE KEEP YOUR VOICES DOWN WHEN DOING YOUR DRILLS IN THIS AREA!

We are looking for a volunteer to oversee boat maintenance for the club --- please poll your teams for anyone that would be interested in helping us out!

In order to "expand" the knowledge base of our teams, we are requesting the names and e-mail addresses of at least 5 of your team members to whom we can send periodic (once or twice every few months) e-mails regarding information about our club, future events, races, concerns from the community and other items of interest. Thank you to those teams who have already sent us this information.

Also attached is a list of guidelines for your team members to help orient them to the "do's" and "don'ts" of the SCDBC and Mother's Beach. Please e-mail us with any comments if you think something should be added/edited, etc. (Thank you to UCLA/Will Wu for doing this).

That's it for now --- see you all out on the water . . .

11/12/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached.

MANDATORY CAPTAINS' MEETING this SAT 11/15 at 11:30AM on Mother's Beach. Please plan on attending or sending representatives from your team.

STILL NEED USED LAPTOPS to be collected by the Kenya crew for African schoolchildren. Let us (Dr. Chen) know if you have a laptop you're no longer using that you can donate! (Please send this message to your paddlers!)

11/5/08

NAPLES BOAT PARADE takes place on SAT December 13th. The theme this year is "The Naples Spirit - the Joy of Giving." A limited number of boats will be available for the parade. Please let us know if your team would like to participate.

MANDATORY CAPTAINS' MEETING next SAT 11/15 at 11:30AM on Mother's Beach. Please plan on attending or sending representatives from your team.

USED LAPTOPS are being collected by the Kenya crew for African schoolchildren. Let us (Dr. Chen) know if you have a laptop you're no longer using that you can donate!

10/30/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached.

LAST TEAMS OUT LAST SUNDAY (UCLA, UCI AND USC) - we received complaints AGAIN from both the Marine Department AND people using the beach last weekend. There were water bottles all over the place, some on the wooden fence, just a few feet from the trash cans. What does it take to get your paddlers to clean up the beach after themselves? PLEASE PICK UP YOUR WATER BOTTLES/TRASH AS YOU LEAVE YOUR BOATS - what you do (or don't do) reflects on our club as a whole. We will be scheduling a Captains' Meeting in the near future to discuss what kinds of penalties to assess teams that don't adhere to the SCDBC policies and procedures and do not help keep our beach area clean.

10/24/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached. Last teams out (UCI, USC, UCLA), please make sure you hang up the life vests and paddles, put away the hose/cart and clean up the beach after you're done.

BOATS IN ORDER

That's it for now - see you out on the water!

10/17/08

HALLOWEEN PARTY/DANCE STUDIO discounts from TEAM DPW paddler Arden Ebalao:

"I am inviting you to support my GRAND OPENING of the SALSA FRIDAYS at Star Dance, the studio where I teach Salsa and my future classes: ChaChaCha, Merengue and Bachata. Ladies are FREE until 9:30 and the other receive a $5 off cover if you mention "dragonboat" at the entrance, ($10) if you have a flyer. Age limit is 18 and over. No alcoholic beverage in the premises (still getting liquor license). See flyer.

BOAT #7 YELLOW/ORANGE will be undergoing maintenance this weekend starting SAT afternoon. It will be unavailable all day SUN. Please see the practice schedule for boat substitutions.

LAST CALL FOR KENYA PADDLERS we are making final booking plans for flights and accommodations for the 1st International Tudor Creek Dragon Boat Regatta in Mombasa Kenya. Please forward to your paddlers for any interest!

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached. Last teams out, please make sure you hang up the life vests and paddles, put away the hose/cart and clean up the beach after you're done.

10/9/08

GREAT JOB to all of the Long Beach teams racing this last weekend in San Francisco. Especially:

Team DPW1 - 2nd Place, Competitive B

Space Dragons Blue - 1st Place, Recreational B

Electric Dragons - 2nd Place, Recreational C

LARD - 1st Place, Men's Championship

LARD Black - 2nd Place, Visiting Team Championship

Killer Guppies 1 - 3rd Place, Visiting Team Championship

UCLA - 1st Place, College Cup

Final results for all teams are here!

REMINDER - LONG BEACH MARATHON THIS SUN 10/12 - Part of the marathon course will be running on Appian Way in the vicinity of Marine Stadium and Mother's Beach. The streets will be closed to traffic from 5AM to 2PM. Please note that you may need to cancel/revise your teams' practices for this day! Mother's Beach may be accessed via the 2nd St. (Davies) Bridge. Information on closures are at http://www.runlongbeach.com/Left_Nav/residentf235.htm and the course map is at http://www.runlongbeach.com/AssetFactory.aspx?did=788.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached. Last teams out, please make sure you hang up the life vests and paddles, put away the hose/cart and clean up the beach after you're done.

10/2/08

GOOD LUCK and safe travels to the Long Beach teams racing this weekend in San Francisco:

AeroDragons

Electric Dragons

Killer Guppies

Los Angeles Racing Dragons

Space Dragons

Team DPW

UCLA

X-Generals

Let's bring back some hardware to southern California!

RESULTS FROM ICF CHAMPIONSHIPS IN POLAND are here:

200m

500m

1000m

2000m

LONG BEACH MARATHON is taking place this year on NEXT SUN OCT 12th. Part of the marathon course will be running on Appian Way in the vicinity of Marine Stadium and Mother's Beach. The streets will be closed to traffic from 5AM to 2PM. Please note that you may need to cancel/revise your teams' practices for this day! Information on closures are at http://www.runlongbeach.com/Left_Nav/residentf235.htm and the course map is at http://www.runlongbeach.com/AssetFactory.aspx?did=788.

9/24/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached. Please make sure you take the correct boat to which your team is assigned and also leave and return boat in a timely manner. Also make sure to make contact with the team to which you are handing off your boat before leaving. Again - Please note that we are trying to minimize use on the oldest of our boats Boat #1 Green and Boat #2 Yellow. Boat #2 Yellow is NOT TO BE USED until we perform MAJOR repairs - this boat is unsafe.

DIANE will be at the beach again this weekend to collect your waiver packages.

ALL TEAMS MAKE SURE YOU PICK UP AFTER YOURSELVES (EMPTY WATER BOTTLES, TRASH, ETC.) after your practice sessions.

LAST TEAMS ON THE BEACH: UCLA, TEAM NAGAS, UCI, USC, LARD, X-GENERALS - please make sure that life vests, paddles and steering oars are rinsed and hung properly in the shed - make sure the hose is stored and the doors of the shed are locked.

9/17/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached. 10-man boat L2 Blue will be pulled out of the water for maintenance and will be out of commission this weekend. Again, note that we are trying to minimize use on the oldest of our boats Boat #1 Green and Boat #2 Yellow. Boat #2 Yellow is NOT TO BE USED until we perform MAJOR repairs - this boat is unsafe.

BOTH WAIVERS --- the USDBF Waiver of Liability and the SCDBC Waiver of Liability have been uploaded to the SCDBC website. Please make sure each of your paddlers completes and signs BOTH waivers!

DIANE will be at the beach collecting your teams' COMPLETE PACKAGES OF FORMS this weekend AND next weekend. Contact her directly if you are unable to submit your forms either weekend.

KENYA paddlers - we are just about ready to book airfare (please forward to your team members) - please contact me ASAP if you are interested!

9/12/08

THIS WEEKEND'S PRACTICE SCHEDULE IS ATTACHED. Please note that we are trying to minimize use on the oldest of our boats Boat #1 Green and Boat #2 Yellow. Boat #2 Yellow is NOT TO BE USED until we perform MAJOR repairs - this boat is unsafe.

WAIVERS ARE FINALLY HERE for your members to complete THIS YEAR there are TWO waivers that need to be completed and signed (attached) from the SCDBC AND also the USDBF (who insures us). NOTE: THE USDBF WAIVER is on CALENDAR year which is different than the SCDBC waiver. ANOTHER USDBF WAIVER WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED IN JANUARY 2009 (we will forward to you when we receive). New waivers will be uploaded to the website this weekend.

DIANE WILL BE AT THE BEACH COLLECTING these your COMPLETE PACKAGES (including waivers) this weekend (9/13-14) and next weekend (9/20-21). If you cannot collect your waivers and turn in the rest of your paperwork (complete waiver package including check sheet, Maintenance agreement, roster, waivers) contact her directly for special arrangements.

NOTE: BEACH MONITORS WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED FOR THE OFF-SEASON (NOW). All team captains/leadership will self-monitor and be making sure that other teams are following the SCDBC safety rules!

BOAT L2 BLUE will be unavailable NEXT WEEKEND. Pinks will be performing maintenance.

9/3/08

THANK YOU to all the teams who sent Dr. Chen their membership dues and forms before the August 31st deadline --- please see the attached practice schedule for any time/boat changes.

Dr. Chen has NOT received dues nor forms from the following teams (who have been taken off the schedule); please send Dr. Chen your dues/forms to be placed back on the schedule:

Alpine

H2O Addicts

JAWS

LA Thunder Dragons
P.O.S.E.R.S.

Rowing Stones

Splashing Flyers

Team Panda

UCI

BOAT #6 MAROON will be unavailable for practices due to maintenance THIS SUN. Please check the attached schedule for new boat assignments. PLEASE REMEMBER TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON YOUR BOATS BEFORE OCTOBER 1st! (If you haven't already)

THERE WILL BE A NEW COMBINATION LOCK placed on the shed starting this week. The combination will be forwarded to you under separate cover (e-mail). The combination will be changed every few weeks; the new combination will be available in the "Members Only" section of the www.ladragonboat.com website.

SAVE THE DATES for the 2009 Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival: AUGUST 1 & 2, 2009!

8/28/08

This weekend is a holiday weekend --- it will be pretty crowded with beachgoers and boaters (mostly novice). Please make sure that you take safety precautions and watch out for the recreational boaters that will be out on the water!

DO NOT USE BOAT #2 - Yellow boat #2 is out of commission --- the fiberglass is worn down (from the boat being dragged along the sand).

BOAT MAINTENANCE - Teams that are responsible for maintaining the following boats need to perform light maintenance BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST. Please get together with your team to sand down the gunwales and apply light varnish to your boats. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WILL BE DOING THIS SO WE CAN TAKE THAT BOAT OFF THE SCHEDULE AND RE-ASSIGN BOATS FOR THAT WEEKEND.

    Boat #5 - LARD AND X-GENERALS
    Boat #6 - LA THUNDER DRAGONS
    Boat #7 - TEAM DPW
    Boat #8 - ROGUE WARRIORS
    Boat #L1 - SPLASHING FLIERS
    Boat #L2 - LA PINK DRAGONS
    Boat #L3 - P.O.S.E.R.S.
    Boat #L4 - BELMONT SHORE PADDLING CLUB

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT - AERODRAGONS
SUN - BELMONT SHORE PADDLING CLUB

NEW LOCK ON THE SHED ON MONDAY - Starting September 1st, there will be a combination lock on the shed. This combination will be changed randomly every few weeks.

ALL 2009 MEMBERSHIP FORMS (with the exception of the 2009 Waiver of Liability which is still being reviewed by our insurance underwriters) have been uploaded to www.ladragonboat.com --- teams that have not turned in their fees/membership forms to Dr. Chen by SUN will NOT be placed on the schedule for NEXT WEEKEND and will NOT be allowed to use ICEA/SCDBC boats.
Forms/Fees have NOT been received from:

    ALPINE
    FIREBALL
    H2O ADDICTS
    JAWS
    KILLER GUPPIES
    LOS ANGELES THUNDER DRAGONS
    ROGUE WARRIORS
    SPLASHING FLIERS
    TEAM PANDA
    UCI
    USC
    X-GENERALS

8/21/08

THANKS to Mike (Belmont Shore) Brad and Rob (AeroDragons) for helping out at the Lake Gregory Dragon Boat Festival on SAT. It was a beautiful day and a well-attended event (see article and video here: http://www.instantriverside.com/riverside-news/inland-empire-news/dragon-boat-racing/2008/08/18/

NEED VOLUNTEERS THIS SAT 8/23 AT 10AM for about an hour to help cover the race boats from the festival . . . covers weigh about 200 lbs and have to cover stack(s) of 6 boats --- MEET AT MOTHER'S BEACH AT 10A to help!

REMINDER that SCDBC membership dues/associated forms are due August 31st. Teams that have not turned in their dues/paperwork WILL NOT be placed on the schedule and will not be allowed to practice after September 1st.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND (practice schedule is attached):

SAT - ALPINE

SUN - USC

WONDERING WHAT TO DO WITH THAT OLD COMPUTER? The dragon boat community is looking for old computers (laptops, desktops, printers or other peripherals) to donate to an elementary school near the city of Jinja in Uganda, East Africa. Please contact Dr. Chen at drchen@lbdragonboat.com if you have computers to donate.

A COMBINATION LOCK will replace the key lock on the shed starting SEPT 1st. We will be changing the combination every couple of weeks to ensure that only authorized teams are using SCDBC equipment. NEW COMBINATION will be available in the "Members Only" section of the www.ladragonboat.com website.

8/11/08

ALL PRACTICES ARE CANCELLED starting THIS WED 8/13 through SUN 8/17. The Coast Guard/Marine Dept. has asked that dragon boats NOT be allowed on the water because of the U.S. National Masters Rowing Championships being held in front of Mother's Beach during this time period.

PICTURES FROM THE 2008 VIEWSONIC LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL by Ruy Wang have been uploaded to the SCDBC Photo Album on our website at http://www.ladragonboat.com/cpg/index.php?cat=5. Check them out!

BOAT MAINTENANCE this weekend: Space Dragons (Boat #2), Killer Guppies (Boat #1) and AeroDragons/Electric Dragons (Boat #3) will be pulling dragon boats out of the water onto the grassy area for light maintenance. TEAMS - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THE BOATS TO WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED ARE INSPECTED AND THAT ANY MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS NEEDED ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AND FIXED.

NOTICE ABOUT THE CONCRETE BENCHES: the Marine Department has asked us to refrain from using the concrete benches as places to put your team's equipment/backpacks/food, etc. The benches are for SITTING for the public. You are welcome to place belongings behind/beside the benches --- NOT ON THE BENCHES!

LAKE GREGORY DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL is THIS SAT 8/16. Mike needs a few more volunteers to teach dragon boat to new paddlers and help out in general. Please contact him at H3Owave@aol.com if you can be there (close to Lake Arrowhead).

TEAM LARD you will need to move the white outrigger from the north end of the dragon boats THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE move your outrigger to the space currently occupied by "baby boat" L2. This means moving all the other dragon boats NORTH of your outrigger once you place it in L2's spot. You will also be leaving an EMPTY space for Lokahi Outrigger Club to place its new outrigger which will be delivered shortly.

2009 MEMBERSHIP FORMS (with the exception of the waiver/liability release form) are attached to this e-mail to get you started. Please note there is an increase of $100 to the membership dues and a revision to the form to add names of your SCDBC-certified steerspersons this year. MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 1ST. All forms will be uploaded to our website soon. We will be scheduling a weekend when you can turn in all your completed forms to Diane.

8/8/08

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached. SCDBC teams --- please let us know if you will be continuing to practice/reducing your practices during off-season so we can update the schedule.

LAST TEAMS ON THE BEACH/BEACH MONITORS - please make sure that the shed is SECURED AND LOCKED if you are the last team on the beach . . . the shed was left open last SAT and some folks were caught trying to take out one of our boats using the paddles from the shed.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND: Beach monitors --- ONLY YEAR-AROUND TEAMS (THOSE ON THE SCHEDULE) ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE OUT BOATS. Festival teams are no longer allowed to practice on our dragon boats.

SAT - TEAM DPW2

SUN - LA PINK DRAGONS

REMINDER: AUGUST 13 WED- 17 SUN --- PRACTICES ARE CANCELLED. DRAGON BOATS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR USE. The U.S. National Masters Rowing Championship will be held off of Mother's Beach on these dates. WE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LAUNCH DRAGON BOATS FROM THE BEACH. Please plan accordingly.

DRAGON BOAT RACING IN KENYA - please let us know if you or any of your team members would be interested in the 1st Tudor Creek International Dragon Boat Regatta Kenya 2008 --- December 11th - 15th. http://www.kayakafrica.org/Docs/Kenya1stInternationalDragonBoatRegatta2008.pdf

REMINDER: TEAMS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF BOATS #1 GREEN (KG/USC) AND #2 YELLOW (SPACE DRAGONS). You need to perform light maintenance on these boats as soon as possible. Please schedule times when you can get together to sand down the gunwales --- PLEASE LET MIKE KNOW WHEN YOU CAN DO THIS.

REMINDER: SCDBC MEMBERSHIP ENDS August 31st. Dues for the 2009 year and also new release forms from each paddler will be due SEPTEMBER 1st. New forms will be uploaded to our website this weekend.

8/1/08

NEW BOATS - Dr. Chen has given us 2 new boats - #4 RED has been replaced with #4 BROWN. A new boat, #9 BLACK has been added to the schedule. The practice schedule has also been re-arranged to move teams from our oldest boats #1 GREEN and #2 YELLOW where possible. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING #1 GREEN OR #2 YELLOW --- they are in need of repairs.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE for this weekend is attached. SCDBC teams --- please let us know if you will be continuing to practice/reducing your practices during off-season so we can update the schedule.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT - Splashing Fliers Hitting Dragon

SUN - Killer Guppies

AUGUST 13 WED- 17 SUN --- PRACTICES ARE CANCELLED. DRAGON BOATS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR USE. The U.S. National Masters Rowing Championship will be held off of Mother's Beach on these dates. WE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LAUNCH DRAGON BOATS FROM THE BEACH. Please plan accordingly.

TEAMS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF BOATS #1 GREEN (KG/USC) AND #2 YELLOW (SPACE DRAGONS). You need to perform light maintenance on these boats as soon as possible. Please schedule times when you can get together to sand down the gunwales --- PLEASE LET MIKE KNOW WHEN YOU CAN DO THIS.

OTHER TEAMS - please think about getting together and assessing the boats for which you are responsible to determine what other maintenance is necessary:

BOAT #3 - AeroDragons, Electric Dragons

BOAT #5 - Los Angeles Racing Dragons, X Generals

BOAT #6 - Team DPW, UCLA

BOAT #7 - LA Thunder Dragons, UCI

BOAT #8 - Alpine, Rogue Warriors

BOAT #L1 - Splashing Fliers Hitting Dragons

BOAT #L2 - LA Pink Dragons

BOAT #L3 - P.O.S.E.R.S.

BOAT #L4 - Belmont Shore Paddling Club

REMINDER: SCDBC MEMBERSHIP ENDS August 31st. Dues for the 2009 year and also new release forms from each paddler will be due SEPTEMBER 1st - new forms/dues structure will follow.

7/30/08

THANK YOU'S to all of you who adhered to the parking restrictions and helped to keep Marine Stadium in good shape! The revised Final Race Results and Full Team Grid are attached to this e-mail. They will also be available for download on our website.

MIKE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TOMORROW MORNING (THURSDAY) to help move Boat #4 --- it's going away to new owners at Lake Gregory! PLEASE meet Mike at Mother's Beach at 8:30A if you're available!

PRACTICE SCHEDULE changes - please let me know if your team would like to change its practice times for next year.

SCDBC MEMBERSHIP ENDS August 31st. Dues for the 2008 year and also new release forms from each paddler will be due SEPTEMBER 1st - more information to follow.

7/15/08

ATTENTION TEAMS THAT PRACTICE DURING THE WEEK - Wednesday 7/23, Thursday 7/24 and Friday 7/25 from 12P to 6P --- boats will be in use by the visiting USDBF and Festival teams for their practices. Local teams will NOT be able to hold their normal mid-week practices 7/23, 7/24 or 7/25.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT: ELECTRIC DRAGONS

SUN: VIEWSONIC

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND IS ATTACHED. Please make sure your team is taking out the correct boat; make sure you return your boats on time for the next team's practice!

LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

Details for our dragon boat festival are steadily coming together. PADDLERS/LEADERSHIP - THIS YEAR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WILL BE WATCHING US VERY CLOSELY! Fire marshals and LB police will be onsite. Please pay attention to these updates on logistics for next weekend!

ATTACHMENTS -

TENTATIVE Race Schedule - FINAL Race Schedule will be sent within the next few days.

TEAM TENT Map

VENDOR Map

PARKING
This year the city of Long Beach is requiring that we distribute parking passes based on specific parking locations. EACH team will be given a specific number of parking passes to distribute to each of its paddlers. Each permit is good for a designated parking area. Paddlers MUST park in the area to which they are assigned. The parking areas will be as follows: Marine Stadium North Lots (across the water and north of the sand area), Colorado Lagoon South, Colorado Lagoon North, Alamitos Basin (Boy Scout parking area) and possibly Will Rodgers Middle School. THINK CARPOOL GUYS!

LOADING AND UNLOADING OF EQUIPMENT
Teams have a window of from 6:30A to 7:00A in which they can unload items near their tent locations. Since Dr. Chen is providing the tents for us this year, loading and unloading should be minimal --- PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE AND KEEP THE NOISE DOWN WHEN UNLOADING AND PLEASE UNLOAD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE TRAFFIC DELAYS!!

BBQ'S/ALCOHOL
In the past, the city of Long Beach has been lax in enforcing the BBQ and alcohol restrictions on the beach. This year will be different. ICEA/Dr. Chen will be assessed a fine of $1,000 for each incident/violation cited. So, please, no BBQ's or alcohol on the beach (small sterno cans for warming food are OK).

TRASH/RECYCLABLES
The city of Long Beach is also mandating that we recycle. There will be 40 spots where recycling bins will be set up. Trash will be picked up throughout the day; recyclables will be picked up in the evenings.

BOAT LOADING

This year, we are asking each team's paddlers to be responsible for pushing their boats out from the beach. This means rows 1 and 2 and drummer will be the last to load and will help push the boats offshore.

We would like each year-around team to bring a bailer (detergent bottle with the top cut off) with them to get rid of excess water on the boat after racing.

Teams need to pay attention to water bottles and sandals that they leave on the beach in the loading area. Every year we have water bottles and flip flops/sandals that seem to have lost their owners. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR PADDLERS PICK UP AFTER YOURSELVES after your races!

VOLUNTEERS

Dr. Chen would like to know if anyone can help out FRI 7/25 during the USDBF Championships, please let us know if you're available! We are also looking for 3-4 non-racing men to help out at the loading area during the races.

7/10/08

COMMUNITY RELATIONS - WEEKEND MORNING TEAMS --- PLEASE remember the QUIET ZONE!! We've been receiving complaints from houses around Alamitos Bay of LOUD coaches/callers. Please be courteous and keep your voices down before 10AM on SAT's and SUN's!

ATTENTION TEAMS THAT PRACTICE DURING THE WEEK - Wednesday 7/23, Thursday 7/24 and Friday 7/25 from 12P to 6P --- boats will be in use by the visiting USDBF and Festival teams for their practices. Local teams will NOT be able to hold their normal mid-week practices 7/23, 7/24 or 7/25.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT: SPACE DRAGONS 2

SUN: KILLER GUPPIES 3

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND IS ATTACHED. Please make sure your team is taking out the correct boat; make sure you return your boats on time for the next team's practice!

LOST & FOUND

FOUND - On Saturday evening (at about 5:30) we found an envelope labeled "Dragon Boat Donations".

FOUND - Also, we found a Grey Owl wooden paddle with the letter B on one side of the handle and S on the other. Contact Pete at peter.giannola@ngc.com if either belongs to you.

7/3/08

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO PASSED COACHING AND STEERING CERTIFICATION over the weekend!

AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, ANYONE WHO IS COACHING OR STEERING ON ICEA BOATS (all dragon boats on Mother's Beach) MUST BE CERTIFIED THROUGH AN SCDBC COACHING OR STEERING CLINIC.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT: LARD 2

SUN: X-GENERALS

PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND IS ATTACHED. Please make sure your team is taking out the correct boat; make sure you return your boats on time for the next team's practice!

LOST & FOUND

LOST - Black GelSport dragon boat butt pad - lost on one of the concrete benches, last WED evening. Please contact David at mindphaser23@hotmail.com if you have!

LOST - GREY OWL PADDLE, WITH "CARO" WRITTEN ON THE SIDE OF THE HANDLE. CTC CAROLINE AT CAROLINE.W.TAM@GMAIL.COM IF YOU HAVE IT.

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July holiday --- please be careful this weekend on the water --- there will be alot of recreational boaters/paddlers/swimmers out in Alamitos Bay . . .

That's it for now! See you all out on the water . . .

6/26/08

STEERING CLINIC (classroom only) will be held at the north end of Mother's Beach Park starting at 10AM THIS SAT, 6/28 and should last approximately 2 hours. The on-the-water portions of the certification will be scheduled individually.

COACHING CLINIC for the festival teams will be held at the same place (north end of Mother's Beach Park also starting at 10AM THIS SUN, 6/29 and should also last about 2 hours.

AS A REMINDER, ANYONE WHO IS COACHING OR STEERING ON ICEA BOATS (all dragon boats on Mother's Beach) MUST BE CERTIFIED THROUGH AN SCDBC COACHING OR STEERING CLINIC.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT: TEAM DPW

SUN: P.O.S.E.R.S.

6/18/08

THANKS to all who attended the Captains' meeting last SAT! It was nice to see some of the old faces and also the new ones!

SAVE THE DATES - tentative SAT June 28th - SUN June 29th STEERING AND COACHING CERTIFICATION CLINICS - more details to follow!

AGAIN DEADLINE TO REGISTER for the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival has been extended one week! Please make sure your fees and forms are in by SATURDAY, JUNE 21st or a LATE FEE of $150 will apply! Again, team roster waiver/release forms for each of your paddlers can be turned in onsite at the race weekend Captains' Meeting on SAT July 26th. Your Team Bio and picture (JPG or BMP) MUST be sent to Evelyn Wah (evelyn_wah@hotmail.com) by June 24th for the program.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT: StarFish

SUN: Space Dragons 1

6/3/08

CAPTAINS' MEETING FOR THE LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL is scheduled for SAT June 14th at the SeaPort Marina Hotel (6400 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach 90803) at 6:30PM. A MAXIMUM of 3 people per team is allowed. Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP to info@ladragonboat.com with your team name and the names of attendees for your team.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Team DPW who took GOLD in Rec Division, SILVER in Premier Men's Division and BRONZE in the Premier Mixed-A Division of the Miami International Dragon Boat Festival this last weekend!

PRACTICE SCHEDULE - SCDBC Member Team Leaders - please monitor the festival teams for safety (on the practice schedule in RED) and make sure your own team members are keeping the beach, the boats and the shed in good condition!

FROM MIKE BAKER: " . . .anyone who received a parking ticket at Mother's beach who has a parking pass displayed on their vehicle, give me the pass number and we will let you know how to deal with this issue. I am working with the Marine Department to clear up this mess. . ."

REMINDER that the Festival application and fees are due June 14th. Late fees of $150 will apply after this date. Your Team Bio and picture (JPG or BMP) MUST be sent to Evelyn Wah (evelyn_wah@hotmail.com) by June 24th for the program.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND

SAT, June 7th - TEAM PANDA

SUN, June 8th - THUNDER DRAGONS

5/27/08

FORMS & Deadlines

four (4) important forms for the 2008 Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival are due!

The Festival application and fees are due June 14th. Late fees of $150 will apply after this date. Team roster waiver/release forms for each of your paddlers can be turned in at the Captains' Meeting on SAT July 26th. Your Team Bio and picture (JPG or BMP) MUST be sent to Evelyn Wah (evelyn_wah@hotmail.com) by June 24th for the program.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND

SAT - Alpine

SUN - LARD 3

HIP-HOP COMPETITION

We are inviting all college and high school teams to participate in a hip-hop dance competition which will take place during the festival. ANY college and/or high school teams can compete (registration for the festival is not a requirement). There will be cash prizes (see attached flyer). Deadline to enter is July 1st!

DRAGON BOAT RACE IN AFRICA

We are forming a team to paddle in the Tudor Creek Dragon Boat Regatta taking place in Mombasa, Kenya in mid-December this year (2008). Dr. Chen/ICEA donated two dragon boats to Kenya Dragon Boat. Racing will be 250m and 500m. Please poll your teams for any interested paddlers and e-mail either me or Dr. Chen with interested parties!

FOR SALE

45" carbon fiber paddle - contact TK at tkclimb@aol.com if you're interested.

5/19/08

final times for the long beach spring race as follows:

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND:

SAT - Team DPW1

SUN - Space Dragons 2

GENDER TEAMS FOR THE U.S. NATIONALS
Please contact Charles Chang at charlescchang@gmail.com if you are interested or have any questions!

5/5/08

REVISED RACE SCHEDULE

We have added another high school team to the schedule (see attached).

HELP FOR SUNDAY RACE

We need the following teams pick up the boats and bring them to the race site by 8:30 AM.
Boat 1-UCI

Boat 2-UCLA

Boat 3-USC

Boat 4-Space Dragons

Boat 5-LARD

Boat 7-Thunder Dragons

Boat 8 Alpine
We also need three people from each team NO RACING, to assist with race management.

GENDER TEAMS FOR THE U.S. NATIONALS (FROM LEON CHANG/LARD)

To the Long Beach Dragonboat Community,

The local Long Beach race is on the near horizon. Even rarer, this year, Long Beach has the great honor of hosting the 2008 U.S. Nationals. To put this into perspective, the Nationals competition is held every other year, and the chosen race sites alternate between the western, central, and eastern regions. The opportunity to participate in Nationals in Long Beach is unique and most likely will not return "home" for at least another decade!

In speaking with Dr. Chen, whose contributions to our community cannot be overstated, he finds great pride in the successes of the community at-large, not just in any single team, but in all of us. As such, we have decided to commit our resources, for planning, evaluating, and coaching to put together a composite Long Beach "All-Star" team to enter into BOTH a MEN'S and WOMEN'S National Squad.

This endeavor is certainly not without its challenges. An earlier effort yielded untenable results. And what we are looking for from this request is even more paddlers, enough to qualify two boats to represent at the national caliber. Thus, I am writing to all of you to solicit your participation. As a member of this community, I recognize the competitive strength of the teams and its individual paddlers; Long Beach has grown, become stronger, and has established itself in competition. But not like this. A strong Long Beach-represented team truly cannot exist, without all your participation.

DETAILS

1.SCHEDULE – final schedule forthcoming. Anticipated schedule to include 1 day for tryouts followed by one required practice per week. (TENTATIVE DATES: 5/24, 5/31; 6/7, 6/14, 6/28; 7/5, 7/12, 7/19 - TIMES TBD) Also, if interested, there's a purely optional Wednesday session (6:00-7:30pm) available. We can coordinate following tryouts.

2.TRYOUTS – based on erg testing. A 2-min. time trial on your preferred side on an erg concept2 with a paddling adapter. We specifically chose this method of testing because it is easy to use and does not require familiarity to produce strong results. Paddlers with the top 20 net score (gross score adjusted for weight) per gender automatically qualify for the respective teams. Additional spots will be reserved for each team to meet the maximum allowed roster per boat.

3.PRACTICE – required for the top 25 (including alternates). Practices to be held one day per week for a maximum one-hour session. Schedule TBD. Practice duration and frequency may be subject to change as the schedule advances and progress is assessed. Following time trials, paddlers that qualify are expected to make a minimum of 6 of 8 practices. Failure to do so will open your seat to the next alternate.

4.We understand and respect each paddler's responsibility and commitment to your own teams and do not expect your involvement with this gender squad to interfere with this. However discretion should be exercised should any conflicts arise when the National schedule is announced.

5.If interested, please respond to coaches@laracingdragons.org. We need your response, ASAP, in order to effectively organize the time trials.

We anticipate this venture and opportunity to be a real exciting one for the entire community and look forward to joining with all of you to represent Long Beach! Please pass this on to all your teammates and other fellow paddlers you think might be interested in this event.

Cheers,

Leon Cheng on behalf of Southern California Dragon Boat Club and the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Racing Dragons, a 501c3 non-profit foundation:

Chuck Chang, Jason Cheng, Otto Jan, Will Lin, and Scott Wu
Long Beach National Team Point of Contact – Chuck Chang
Composite Men's Coach – Scott Wu
Composite Women's Coach – Leon Cheng

4/18/08

THE LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX IS THIS WEEKEND (4/19-20) - steer clear of Downtown Long Beach to avoid major traffic delays and street closures!

CHINA RACES - PLEASE CONTACT DR. CHEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!

6/1,2 Mi Luo River,Yue Yang City,Hu Nan Province
6/5Tong Ren, GuiZhou Province
6/8 Chong Qing, HeChuan Province
6/13-15 Nanning City,Guang Xi Province

PADDLERS NEEDED FOR TEAM HEADED TO TAIWAN IN JUNE

Phoenix need 6 paddlers for June 3 Taipei race. Contact Dr. Chen if you are interested!

THANKS TO THE TEAMS THAT MARCHED AT THE CAMBODIAN NEW YEARS PARADE SUN 4/6

Thanks to the teams that participated in the Cambodian New Years Parade --- pictures from the event are here:

From Phil Sun --- http://picasaweb.google.com/Filosun05/20080407CambodiaParadeInLongBeach

From Audrey Pau --- http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=13xbfc0n.8qj0tc27&x=0&y=toatxf&localeid=en_US

From Bill Simon --- http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=shkghw6.2omeelw2&x=0&y=-90tsvr&localeid=en_US

LONG BEACH ALL-START TEAM PRACTICES

Unfortunately, practices have been cancelled due to lack of interest/participation by the Long Beach teams. SCDBC will not be entering a team in to the USDBA finals this year.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND: SAT - SPACE DRAGONS SUN - KILLER GUPPIES

Please make sure someone from your team is available on the beach to monitor team practices from the time the first boat leaves to the time the last boat on the schedule arrives back.

Also make sure that you:

Bring the current weekend's practice schedule/boat assignment

Ensure that teams are taking their assigned boats; ONLY teams listed on the practice schedule are ALLOWED to take boats.
Ensure boats leave/return on time.

Ensure boats are cleaned and all equipment properly stowed away.

Make sure the shed is left in good order and properly locked.

NOTE: Viewsonic team MAY be coming out on SAT. They are only allowed to use OLD BOAT PANASIA (the old heavy fiberglass boat located on the far north end of the row of boats). It's currently upside down; they may need help turning it over.

ALSO - the high school team JAWS has been seen practicing WITHOUT a certified steer or a responsible adult. As of now, they also have NOT paid their membership fees. They should NOT be allowed to take a boat out unless they have their fees, updated waivers, certified steer and a responsible adult on board.

4/2/08

Well done! to the SCDBC teams that competed in Tempe, AZ over the weekend . . . and congrats to:

500m Mixed A 2nd Place --- Los Angeles Racing Dragons --- 2:18.3

500m Mixed B 1st Place --- Team DPW --- 2:25.9

500m Mixed C 1st Place --- Team DPW --- 2:48.3

500m Mixed C 2nd Place --- USC --- 2:51.6

500m Collegiate 1st Place --- UC Irvine --- 2:18.3

500m Collegiate 3rd Place --- USC --- 2:21.9

500m Female 4th Place --- Killer Guppies --- 2:38.8

500m BCS 3rd Place - LA Pink Dragons --- 3:07.4

500m Open 2nd Place - Los Angeles Racing Dragons --- 2:14.7

500m Open 4th Place - Space Dragons --- 2:18.9

250m Collegiate 2nd Place - USC --- 1:13.4

250m Collegiate 3rd Place - UC Irvine --- 1:14.7

250m Mixed 2nd Place - Team DPW --- 1:12.0

CAMBODIAN NEW YEARS PARADE THIS SUN 4/6 details at www.ladragonboat.com - please be at the staging area at 8:30A and BRING YOUR PADDLES/WEAR YOUR TEAM JERSEY. If you're planning to attend the parade - please COMPLETE AND SIGN the attached waiver and bring with you to the parade (FORWARD TO YOUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE MARCHING IN THE PARADE).

REMINDER from Mike -

"Please remind teams that they must provide their own life jackets for those paddlers who do not have life jackets. The ICEA life jackets are to be use only by one team - USC - who paid for their use. All of the life jackets will be removed from the shed except those to be used by USC. Team monitors shall check to make sure everyone paddling has their own life jacket or a team life jacket. This is a result of the poor care given to ICEA equipment."

LONG BEACH ALL-START TEAM PRACTICES

Practices at 7:30A on SAT now IN ADDITION to 11:30A SUN.

HIP HOP COMPETITION at the Long Beach DB Festival

Please help spread the word. The 2008 ViewSonic Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival is hosting the 1^st Annual Hip Hop Dance Competition. Groups of 4-8 members compete in one of two categories and are judged on Cleanliness, Difficulty, Originality, and Performance. The contest prelims and finals are on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27, respectively, at Marine Stadium in Long Beach. More information and application available at www.lbdragonboat.com. Please contact Nancy at ucnancytran@gmail.com if you have questions.

BEACH MONITORS THIS WEEKEND: SAT - ALPINE SUN - SPLASHING FLIERS

LONG BEACH SPRING RACE teams from whom we have received registration fees/materials:

Electric Dragons

Thunder Dragons

Team Panda

LARD (2 teams)

AeroDragons

Space Dragons (2 teams)

Team DPW (2 teams)

UCI (2 teams)

UCLA (2 teams)

UCSD (2 teams)

P.O.S.E.R.S. (2 teams)

Belmont Shore Paddling Club

Fireball

Alpine (Pending?)

Killer Guppies (Pending?)

REMINDER - RACE OFFICIATING/ADMINISTRATION CLASSES

We will be offering training classes in the next few weeks for people who are interested in volunteering for the following areas to help us at this year's and future Long Beach Dragon Boat Festivals:

Starters - announcing and lining up the boats at the start of the race

Dock linesmen - people to hold the dragon tails of the boats at the start of the race

Registration - people to handle forms and team registration packets

Chase boat operators - boat operators to help referee the races while in progress

Marshalling/Loading Coordinators - help manage teams efficiently for loading/unloading

PLEASE forward to your team members (especially any injured or retired members) for interest. Volunteers will be assigned SHIFTS so they will also be able to paddle with their respective teams.

3/30/08

dr. chen would like paddlers to participate in the Cambodian new year parade this sun April 6th starting at 8:30am. parade route will be in long beach along Anaheim st. starting at junipero - see map here!

please show up wearing your team jersey and bring your paddle!
it's only a 2 mile walk ending at MacArthur park for the Cambodian new year's festival. for more information go to their website at www.cambodiannewyearparade.com/

3/27/08

GOOD LUCK to all the teams going to TEMPE this weekend; hope you can bring some hardware back to Long Beach!

RACE OFFICIATING/ADMINISTRATION CLASSES

We will be offering training classes in the next few weeks for people who are interested in volunteering for the following areas to help us at this year's and future Long Beach Dragon Boat Festivals:

Starters - announcing and lining up the boats at the start of the race

Dock linesmen - people to hold the dragon tails of the boats at the start of the race

Registration - people to handle forms and team registration packets

Chase boat operators - boat operators to help referee the races while in progress

Marshalling/Loading Coordinators - help manage teams efficiently for loading/unloading

PLEASE forward to your team members (especially any injured or retired members) for interest. Volunteers will be assigned SHIFTS so they will also be able to paddle with their respective teams.

ORIENTATION VIDEO

A reminder that our new orientation video is up on our web site. PLEASE HAVE ALL YOUR MEMBERS REVIEW THIS VIDEO to familiarize themselves with the SCDBC safety procedures and other pertinent information!

BEACH MONITORS

this weekend are Starfish on Saturday and Rogue Warriors on Sunday. STARFISH - there will be a novice team practicing on SAT morning (Viewsonic), please make sure all safety procedures are followed for this team!

CAMBODIAN NEW YEAR PARADE

The 2008 Cambodian New Year Parade and Festival will be NEXT SUNDAY APRIL 6TH. Dr. Chen would like paddlers to participate in this parade which takes place along Anaheim Street in downtown Long Beach. Parade will start around 9:30AM. PLEASE let us know if you'll be able to participate!

LONG BEACH SPRING RACE teams that have registered:

Electric Dragons

Thunder Dragons

Team Panda

LARD (2 teams)

AeroDragons

Space Dragons (2 teams)

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR APPLICATION/REGISTRATION FEES IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (DEADLINE IS TODAY).

FORMS ADMINISTRATION FROM DIANE - REMINDER

"Need updated Rosters with attached new Waivers (I will check against the old roster/waiver pkg) from everyone on/before March 31. We require an updated roster even if it hasn't changed. That way Captains have certified to SDCBC that the necessary Waivers are on file. We will expect another update/certification on/before June 30."

Reminders:

Keep copies for your own records

Use appropriate forms

Send electronically to info@ladragonboat.com or mail Diane a hard copies:

Diane McCabe

607 30th Street

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

3/11/08

LONG BEACH SPRING RACE

Revised forms for the Long Beach Spring Race are attached. Deadline for race fees remains March 27.

we have received forms/fees for the spring race from:

THUNDER DRAGONS
ELECTRIC DRAGONS
TEAM PANDA

REMINDER: LONG BEACH ALL-STAR TEAM PRACTICE SUN @ 11:30AM

boat #8 Green/gold

the steering post on boat #8 is broken. please do not use boat #8 this weekend. teams that normally use #8, check the practice schedule on www.ladragonboat.com for boat reassignments. some teams may not be able to practice based on boat availability.

TEAM MONITORING

Teams scheduled for monitoring this weekend:

SAT - Los Angeles Racing Dragons 1

SUN - Los Angeles Racing Dragons 2

CHINA RACES in JUNE

2008 China four City International Dragon Boat Festival Invitation as follow :

City of Zhanjiang International Dragon Boat Festival . Hold on 08^th, June . 2008 . Hosted the overseas team’s from 06 – 09 June (three days two night )

City of Guilin International Dragon Boat Festival . Hold on 11^th, June, 2008 . Hosted the overseas team’s from 09 -12 June ( four days three night ) .

City of Guangzhou The thirteen International Dragon Boat Festival. Hold on 14^th June . 2008 . Hosted the overseas team’s from 12 – 15 June ( four days three night )

City Zhaoqing International Dragon Boat Festival . Hold on 15^th, June , 2008 .

Please contact Dr. Chen if you or any of your team members are interested!

3/7/08

STEERING CLINIC

Many thanks to Mike and Brad from last SUN's steering clinic. We now have a total of 44 new steers! We will have an opportunity for another steering clinic for your team members who missed the first one around the May time frame --- stay tuned!

LONG BEACH SPRING RACE DATE CHANGE

Because of scheduling conflicts, the Long Beach Spring Race will now be held on MOTHER'S DAY - SUNDAY, MAY 11TH to coincide with the USA Canoe and Kayak college races. Please plan accordingly!

REMINDER: LONG BEACH ALL-STAR TEAM PRACTICE SUN @ 11:30AM

TEAM MONITORING

Teams scheduled for monitoring this weekend:

SAT - Los Angeles Pink Dragons

SUN - Electric Dragons

CHINA RACES

5/1 Tai Hu Wan Cup,Chungzhou City,JiangSuProvince
5/3,4 XinAnJiang, Jiande, China
5/9/10 Wuxi, Jiangsu

Please contact Dr. Chen if you or any of your team members are interested!

2/27/08

STEERING CLINIC

Mike will be conducting steering training and certification on Mother's Beach this SUN MARCH 2nd. It will start at 10A and shouldn't take more than a couple of hours. This clinic will include water time with written AND on-the-water testing (please bring your gear).

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A RE-CERTIFICATION CLINIC. THIS IS FOR FIRST-TIME STEERS ONLY!

Again as a REMINDER - all dragon boat teams need to have CERTIFIED steers on board at all times.

The following teams have signed up:

BLAZING PADDLES (4)

ELECTRIC DRAGONS (6)

ING (1)

KILLER GUPPIES (1)

LA PINK DRAGONS (3)

LARD (6)

SPACE DRAGONS (7)

TEAM DPW (1)

TEAM PANDA (2)

THUNDER DRAGONS (1)

USC (3)

X-GENERALS (1)

DETAILS:

When:    SUN 3/2

Time:      10AM

Place:     Mother's Beach

Cost:      $10 (exact change or check made out to "ICEA" please!)

Please let us know if your team will be sending any others to be certified steers. Call/E-mail us if you have any questions!

TEAM MONITORING

Team names have been drawn and the team monitoring schedule for MARCH to MAY has been posted to www.ladragonboat.com

Monitoring duties include:

1. Bringing the current weekend's practice schedule/boat assignment.

2. Ensuring that teams are taking their assigned boats; ONLY assigned teams are taking boats.

2. Ensuring boats leave/return on time.

3. Ensuring boats are cleaned and all equipment properly stowed away.

4. Making sure the shed is left in good order and properly locked.

If your team is unable to monitor on the date assigned, please make arrangements with another team to "trade" dates.

LONG BEACH SPRING RACES

Year-around teams - attached are the registration form, paddler waiver form and team roster for the 2008 Long Beach Spring Race taking place on SUNDAY, April 27th starting at 9AM at Marine Stadium.

Deadline for registration and fees and completed forms to Dr. Chen is THURSDAY, MARCH 27th.

2/22/08

Everyone -

FYI - this steering clinic is NOT a clinic for "re-certification" - this clinic is for first-time steer certification. Please do NOT sign up if you are already certified.

Because of the good probability of RAIN this SUN - the steering clinic is POSTPONED for this SUN and RESCHEDULED for NEXT SUN 3/2 at 10A (same time).

--- M.

CAPTAINS - Please distribute to your team members who have signed up!

2/16/08

All ---

Mike will be conducting steering training and certification on Mother's Beach the SUN after the Coaching clinic. It will start at 10A and shouldn't take more than a couple of hours. This clinic will include water time with written AND on-the-water testing (please bring your gear).

Again as a REMINDER - all dragon boat teams need to have CERTIFIED steers on board at all times.

The following teams have signed up:

LA Pink Dragons (3) - Char Conner, Janice Guzman and Nada Kabis

Killer Guppies (12) - no names

Space Dragons (9) - no names

DETAILS:

When: SUN 2/24

Time: 10AM

Place: Mother's Beach

Please let us know if your team will be sending any others to be certified steers. Call/E-mail us if you have any questions!

2/16/08

COACHING CLINIC will be next SAT, February 23rd.

Again, Dr. Chen would like 2 attendees from each team (Coach and Captain/Steer?) REMINDER that coaches MUST BE CERTIFIED through this clinic in order to coach for the Southern California Dragon Boat Club or for any "festival" teams for the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival.

We hope to cover the following in this clinic: off-season and practice coaching, sample drills, racing and race management. NOTE: There will be some water time for this clinic, please bring your gear . . .

Some of you have already responded with numbers of attendees (thank you!) at this point I NEED NAMES OF YOUR ATTENDEES. Please e-mail us with the names of attendees from your teams.

The following teams have responded:

AeroDragons (3) - Mary Melton, Iris Dulay, Brad Chinen

Blazing Paddles (4) - no names

BSPC (2) - no names

Dragg'n Dragon (1) - Robert Chow

Electric Dragons (6) - no names

Jaws (1) - Mel Shin

Killer Guppies (5) - no names

LA Harbor Dragons (1) - Maria Chacon

LA Pink Dragons (2) - Sharon Mitchell, Cheryl Schmid

Rogue Warriors (2) - no names

So COW (1) - Stephanie Shao

Space Dragons (6) - no names

Starfish (3) - no names

Team DPW (2) - no names

Team Panda (2) - no names

UCI (2) - no names

UCLA (3) - no names

Walnut Confucius Chinese School (1) - Tom Liu

X-Generals (2)

The following year-around teams have NOT responded (PLEASE SEND ME NAMES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!):

ALPINE

LARD

SPLASHING FLIERS

THUNDER DRAGONS

DETAILS FOR THE CLINIC AS FOLLOWS:

Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008

Time: 8AM - 12Noon

Place: Sea Port Marina Hotel

6400 E. Pacific Coast Highway

Long Beach

Cost: $10 - exact change PLEASE, or checks made out to "ICEA"

1/20/08

REMINDER - If you or any of your paddlers are interested in trying out for the Long Beach All-Star Team which will be our entry into the USDBA National Championships, please attend a meeting at Mother's Beach THIS SAT 1/26 at 11:30A.

STEERING CLINIC is scheduled for SUN, 2/24 (the day AFTER our Coaching Clinic). Details to follow.

So far, only a total of 7 of the 21 year-around teams have RSVP'd with attendees for the COACHING CLINIC- a reminder that each year-around team's coach/coaches must be certified in order to continue coaching for the Southern California Dragon Boat Club. Please reply to us with the number of attendees from your team(s)!

Dr. Chen would like to know if any team(s) would like to man a booth/participate in the 8th Annual Valentine's Tea Festival, FEB 8 from 3P-10P, at ELECTRIC LODGE Performing & Visual Arts Center 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, CA 90291 - this may be a good way to recruit paddlers. Contact Dr. Chen for more details.

1/14/08

COACHING CLINIC has been rescheduled for SAT, February 23rd. Dr. Chen would like an idea of how many people will be attending this clinic.

PLEASE respond to this e-mail with the number of attendees from your teams - at the least, Dr. Chen would like 2 attendees from each team (Coach and Captain/Steer?) REMINDER that coaches MUST BE CERTIFIED through this clinic in order to coach for the Southern California Dragon Boat Club or for any "festival" teams for the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival.

FSCA NEEDS HELP - FSCA (Families with Special Children Association) is looking for participants OR performers for its 2008 Jog for Love Walkathon & Fair on SAT, May 3 from 10A-3P at the FSCA Offices: 17538 Studebaker Rd. in Cerritos. Contact Charles Sun at charles_sun@sbcglobal.net for more details!

LONG BEACH "ALL-STAR" TEAM - REMINDER that the meeting to discuss SCDBC's team entry into the USDBF National Championships in July will be held SAT 1/26 at 11:30A at Mother's Beach.

RESPONSIBLE PADDLING TIPS from the American canoe association here.

1/6/08

LONG BEACH SPRING RACE (formerly Long Beach High School, College Local Team Races) SAVE THE DATE - will be held on SUN APR 27 starting at 9AM. Details will follow.

LONG BEACH ALL-STAR TEAM

There will be a meeting SAT 1/26 at 11:30A at Mother's Beach. We will discuss entering a Long Beach "All-Star" team to the 2008 USDBF Championships at our Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival in July. Please attend this meeting if you are interested in participating on this team.

Naples boat parade - THANKS TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE NAPLES BOAT PARADE THIS YEAR! THERE WERE SOME REALLY ORIGINAL ENTRIES FROM TEAM DPW'S PAJAMA-CLAD PADDLERS TO Belmont SHORE PADDLING CLUB'S FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON AND MR. AND MRS. CLAUS ON THE PINK DRAGON BOAT. congratulations to aerodragons who won best lights award in the "small boat category" - paddlers were dressed as "Christmas gifts" under a tree of lights . . .

DRAGON BOATING COMES TO KENYA -Unveiling of the Dragon Boating for the first time in Kenya in
Mombasa, Kenya at a function organized at Creek Restaurant , on 23rd November 2007, jointly by Kenya Rowing and Canoe Association and Kenya Water sports Trust www.watersportskenya.com

The dragon boats have been donated by International Cultural and Exchange Association (ICEA) based in Los Angeles ,USA and International Canoe Federation (ICF) to promote Dragon boating .

Dragon boating is very well known all over the world as big draw for cultural and sports tourism related activities .Additionally Dragon boats presents a very unique opportunities for Corporate bodies for team building and providing an outing for their clients and staff.

The launching ceremony and demonstration of Dragon boats will be officially be done on Friday, 7th December 2007, at the Tudor Creek from 3pm-5pm

At the unveiling ceremony From left Mr. Alex Tunoi-Kenya Tourist Board, Guest, Mr. Seif Patwa-Kenya Water sports Trust, Mr. James Chacha-National Olympic Committee of Kenya, Mr. Paul Gatitu-kenya Wildlife Services, Dr. Dan Kagagi-Tourism Trust Fund.

MESSAGE FROM LEON CHENG

With the whirlwind events of the last several weeks and tragic outcomes, I finally have some time to express to all of you the sincere gratitude we feel for each of you. Unfortunately, there is not the amount or appropriate enough words in the English vocabulary to communicate the magnitude of your support and what it means to all of us. Put in the simplest of terms, on behalf of the Cheng and Yeh families, thanks.

Thanks for cheerleading my dad towards recovery, for taking care of his and Arthur’s family when they were/are absent, for the beautiful flowers that graced their services and our homes, for the cards of support, for the prayers and well-wishes, your generosity, for the “Red Cross” care in providing food and everything else, the donations that will go a long way towards many unexpected expenses, the volunteers, the organization of help and events, LARD gathering, Arthur’s party, help at the services, your attendance and participation at the services, your laughter and tears, for having a place in each of your hearts for these two and being a part of their lives, and your love and ever-present support still. For all these things, things we are aware of and not, thanks. In a time when it’s easy to fall into such huge holes of sadness left by their departures, with your support, you have all filled these holes to allow us to stand on firm ground.

In founding LARD a decade ago, as a grassroots team and with all my siblings and relatives involved, it was important to establish a casual but intimate relationship within the team, a family feel. After all, why not get to really know and care about the people you surround yourself with on a regular basis? This idea of family was something that I like to believe came from how my dad raised us. And I don’t think anyone could have realized the importance of this family as it is today. Additionally, prior to these events, I had always known the dragonboat community to be warm. But in the ways you have extended yourselves, the description of family is not just appropriate to LARD but to all of you.

Beyond recreation, beyond practice, and beyond the sport, you have all helped us, together. My dad would have been proud. He would have been proud to see how much people cared about him and his family, to see that the seats were filled at his service, to see, by an extension of himself, the friends we have and people we know. Arthur likewise was a proud member of LARD. While happy to see all the people at his party and services (how you represented!), you could probably and predictably hear his sheepish chuckle, embarrassed about all the fuss over him.

We love my dad and Arthur. And while the loss is and will always be deeply painful, it is not entirely insurmountable. With all of you.

Thanks.

Lawrence, Margret, Leon, Jason, and Karen Cheng

Chien Yeh, Su Yuan Hong, Arthur, Alex, and Megan Yeh

12/03/07

Dr. Chen would like to pass on some information concerning our fellow dragon boaters LARD -

Leon, Jason and Karen Cheng of LARD (Los Angeles Racing Dragons) lost their father this last week. Also, another family member and LARD team member, Arthur Yeh, was involved in a fatal car accident as he was driving home from the hospital. Arthur is also the brother of Megan Yeh who is a captain of the UCI dragon boat team. Please keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers . . .

There will be a memorial service for Lawrence Cheng as follows:

DATE: This SAT 12/8

TIME: 3PM
LOCATION: Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in Whittier
Detailed information can be found at : http://www.rosehills.com

The service will be held at the Hillside Chapel.
The family welcomes anyone who wishes to attend.

11/20/07

NAPLES BOAT PARADE is December 15th this year. Skippers' meeting for the Naples Boat Parade will be WED December 12th at the Long Beach Yacht Club at 7PM. Boat assignments will be as follows:

Boat #6 Maroon - AeroDragons

Boat #7 Ylw/Org - LA Pink Dragons

Boat #8 Grn/Gld - Team DPW

Boats #L3 and #L4 - Belmont Shore Paddling Club

TRAINING STEERS - Some confusion exists regarding training of new steerspersons. When training a new steersperson prior to him/her becoming certified, a certified steersperson must be in the back of the boat ready to take the helm if an emergency arises. This means they must NOT be paddling but supervising the student.

THE 2008 USDBF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS will be held during our Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival on July 25, 26 & 27. Dr. Chen would like to field an "All-Star" team of the strongest paddlers from our Southern California Dragon Boat Club to compete in the championships. COACHES & CAPTAINS - we will need your help in putting this team together; also, please let us know if any of your paddlers would be interested in competing in the Nationals on the SCDBC team --- a meeting and more details will follow in January.

SAN DIEGO DRAGON BOAT TEAM is putting together a GRAND MASTERS team to participate in the USDBF NATIONALS. Criterion: you will be age 50 by June 1, 2009. Contact Jerry Franklin at jfranklin10@sbcglobal.net or Marshall Parks at marshallparks@aol.com if you or any of your team members are interested!

CONGRATULATIONS to our college teams that participated in the 4th Annual CDBA College Dragon Boat Championship in Northern California: UCLA - 3rd place, UCI - 4th place and USC - 6th place.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from the Southern California Dragon Boat Club to you and your families! See you all out on the water . . .

10/31/07

NEW SCHEDULE with 1 1/2 hour time slots EFFECTIVE this weekend. REMEMBER - morning slots are from 8A-9:30A, 9:30A-11A and 11A-12:30P. Please see attached schedule for your boat assignments and times.

COACHING CLINIC/CALLER-DRUMMER FORUM postponed until after the first of the year. Details will follow.

HELP NEEDED - Brian Nguyen, from USC, sends the following message to the dragon boat community:
"This winter, I will have the unique opportunity to travel to Honduras to establish temporary medical clinics for impoverished communities in that region. As a member of the Global Medical Brigades, my goal is to help provide quality health care and western medication to over 2,000 patients during my endeavor.
Since this is my first international mission, I respectfully ask for your support in the form of unused medications and/or donations that you can provide. Please read the following attachments if you are interested in supporting my humanitarian cause." More information on how you can help is attached - please help if you can! Contact Brian at brianngu@usc.edu or at 224-522-7883.

10/9/07

LONG BEACH MARATHON THIS WEEKEND - SUN 10/14 from 6AM on - check for street closures here!

NEW PRACTICE SCHEDULE goes into effect the first weekend of NOV (11/3-4). The practice schedule will be broken down into 1/2 hour increments during the most congested part of the day (8A-12P) and teams will be limited to 1 1/2 hour practices during this period of time with practice slots as follows: 8A-9:30A, 9:30A-11A and 11A-12:30P. We have tried to keep teams as close to their normal scheduled times as possible. See attached schedule for changes.

ANY TEAMS HAVE VIDEO CLIPS FROM LONG BEACH? Dr. Chen is looking for any teams with video clips from our last Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival. This will be for an informational video we are putting together. Any clips your team can share would be appreciated!!

NAPLES BOAT PARADE will be SAT DEC 15th this year. The theme is "Through the Eyes of a Child." Dr. Chen would only like a few boats participating this year. Please e-mail me with your interest as soon as possible.

COACHES CLINIC/CALLER & DRUMMER FORUM set for SAT 11/3 at the Sea Port Hotel. More details to follow, clinic will be an estimated 5-6 hours.

10/1/07

CAPTAINS' MEETING this SAT 10/6 at 1PM - Mother's Beach for about an hour. AGENDA for discussion will include:

Policies & Procedures (copy attached -
please read and BRING a copy with you to the meeting)

SCDBC website and member use of its information.

Boat assignment procedures.

Community relations.

Team captain responsibilities for the SCDBC.

Training DVD.

Open forum

2008 PRACTICE SCHEDULE attached. We have tried to accommodate teams' requests. Please check for your team timeslots and boats.

LONG BEACH RACE PHOTOS (over 2000 of them!) by Gary Cannon are up at http://www.paddling.smugmug.com - for purchase.

SAVE THE DATE: NOV 3 - SCDBC Coaching/Caller Certification Clinic

9/18/07

QUIET ZONE - we have had a request from the Marine Dept. for paddlers not to be so LOUD in the area between the 2nd St. bridge and the Appian Way bridge early in the morning. This is the narrow part of the bay where homes are on both sides (where Mike keeps his whaler). (Coaches) Please don't SHOUT until 10AM

SCHEDULE REQUESTS - to date we have received schedule requests from X-Generals, LA Pinks, Killer Guppies, LARD, Team DPW, Space Dragons, Electric Dragons, UCI and USC. If you haven't already, please send me your day/time requests for the 2008 year.

ANOTHER DATE TO SAVE! - SAT November 3rd for SCDBC-sponsored Coaching/Caller/Drummer course. Time/place TBD - should be 2-3 hours.

REMEMBER - Captains' Meeting SAT October 6th.

REMEMBER UPDATED CONTACTS/PICTURES

OCT CHINA RACE - NOTE POSSIBLE DATE CHANGE TO OCTOBER 27TH - WAITING FOR DETAILS

The China Dragon Boat Association has asked if there is any interest in an international race around October 20th at Ningbo, Zejiang province - about 4 hours drive from Shanghai. Please contact us at info@ladragonboat.com if you are interested (prefer a team, but accepting single paddlers . . .)

9/12/07

PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGES
We are working on accommodating team requests for practice schedule changes for the new year.
Please let us know:

1. The number of boats your team is requesting.

2. The day (SAT/SUN/WEEKDAY)/time slot yr team prefers PER boat.

3. The number of hours per boat you would like

We will TRY and accommodate your team as best we can, but depending upon availability, your team may not receive boats/slots at the same time (may be staggered).

UPDATED CONTACTS/PICTURES

Please make sure you let us know if your officers have changed and/or if new e-mail addresses should be added to our distribution and old e-mail addresses taken off. Also, PLEASE e-mail us an updated copy of your team of the website!

CAPTAINS' MEETING
Please save the date - Saturday, October 6th in the afternoon/evening for a Captains' meeting, time and place TBD.

COASTAL CLEANUP DAY
THIS SAT 9/15 is Coastal Cleanup Day. Mother's Beach is a designated location - if any of you are interested in participating, please contact Mike Baker at H3Owave@aol.com Students who need to earn community service points can earn hours here.

OCT CHINA RACE

9/6/07

tk will have sample stohlquist pfd's and gloves this weekend at mother's beach - visit her if you're interested!

8/22/07

THANK YOU
Dr. & Mrs. Chen would like to express their sincere thanks to the team leaders and members who supported our dragon boat community and the Cheng family. They hope that teams will continue to keep safety at the forefront both on AND off the water as the Southern California Dragon Boat Club moves forward into the future. They also hope that through this tragic accident, teams have been brought together and will remain united in working to make our community stronger.

LAKE GREGORY DRAGON BOAT

Thanks to Mike Baker, Brad Chinen, JENSEN LIANG, Sharon Mitchell and TK for helping to get dragon boat started up at Lake Gregory last Saturday!

HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT RACE
The "King of the World Dragon" International Dragon Boat Invitational Championship will be held at Shaukeiwan, Hong Kong on October 6 and 7, 2007. If any teams are interested, contact Wila at wilachun@yahoo.com for more details!

BEACH CLEAN UP DAY

Great job AeroDragons, Killer Guppies, P.O.S.E.R.S., Rogue Warriors and UCI for participating in the Beach Clean Up Day last SAT! There were 79 of us cleaning up Marine Stadium and Mother's Beach.

REMINDER

Member fees and application are due directly to Dr. Chen before September 1st. Paddler Waivers of Liability, Team Rosters, Practice/Equipment Maintenance Agreement and Checklist are also due to Diane before September 1st.

SCDBC POLICIES & PROCEDURES

are attached to this e-mail. Please read carefully and familiarize yourself with our policies and procedures. Also communicate to your team members

8/15/07

BOAT MAINTENANCE

Boat #1 Green AND Boat #3 Blue/Yellow will be out of commission this weekend for sanding and varnishing. Space Dragons and APCA, please note changes to your boats for practice this weekend on www.ladragonboat.com.

OLD BOAT #3

will be going away this weekend to a new home at Lake Gregory near Lake Arrowhead. WE NEED BODIES TO HELP MOVE THE BOAT onto a flatbed truck THIS FRI 8/17 from 7A to 8A at Mother's Beach - please help if you can!

BEACH CLEAN-UP THIS SAT

AeroDragons, Killer Guppies, P.O.S.E.R.S., Rogue Warriors and UCI - it's your turn for beach clean-up. Please meet me (Mary Melton) at Mother's Beach between 9:30A and 10A to pick up your gloves and trashbags. Captains - you will need to have your folks sign a waiver form for this event.

MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR 2008

will remain the same: Annual membership will be $1,500, with a $200 discount if you use your own life vests, a $400 discount for using your own paddles, and a $500 discount for participation in the 2008 Viewsonic Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival. There is a $50 one-time enrollment fee for new teams.

2008 FORMS ARE ATTACHED - MEMBERSHIP DUES AND COMPLETED FORMS ARE DUE SAT SEPT. 1ST.

The following forms are attached - PLEASE make sure that ALL forms are completed and turned in to us PROMPTLY. TEAMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE UNLESS ALL FORMS, ESPECIALLY PADDLER WAIVERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SIGNED AND CHECKED:

1. SCDBC 2008 Membership Application

2. SCDBC 2008 Waiver of Liability

3. SCDBC 2008 Equipment Agreement

4. SCDBC 2008 Roster

5. Waiver Package Check List

SCDBC 2008 Membership Application with your fees go directly to Dr. Chen.

SCDBC 2008 Waivers of Liability (for each paddler), Equipment Agreement, Roster AND Checklist go to Diane McCabe.

The 2008 forms will be uploaded to the website this weekend!

2008 PENANG CCWC PADDLERS WANTED

if you will be age 50 before 1/1/2008 and are available and financially able to travel to Penang, Malaysia in August 2008. The San Diego Dragon Boat Club is looking to send a Grand Masters Open and a Grand Masters Mixed team to Penang. Please contact Jerry Franklin at Jfranklin10@sbcglobal.net ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 30, 2007 with your interest!

4TH ANNUAL GULF COAST INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT REGATTA

The Texas Dragon Boat Association is holding its annual Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta on October 20 & 21 at Bay Area, TX (near Houston). Go to www.texasdragonboat.com for more information.

8/10/07

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! SO FAR WE'VE RECEIVED PLEDGES OF OVER $1,500 IN DONATIONS FROM THE SCDBC MEMBER TEAMS AND THERE WILL BE ~50 OF US REPRESENTING THE DRAGON BOAT COMMUNITY AT THE FUNERAL..

JUST A REMINDER THAT MICHAEL CHENG'S FUNERAL IS THIS SAT AT 3PM AT:

ROSE HILLS MEMORIAL CHAPEL
3888 WORKMAN MILL RD.
WHITTIER, CA

PLEASE DRESS CONSERVATIVELY, DARK/NEUTRAL COLORS.

CAPTAINS/LEADERSHIP MEETING - DR. CHEN WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH ALL THE CAPTAINS/LEADERSHIP AFTER THE FUNERAL OVER DINNER FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF THIS PAST RACE AND ALSO THE FUTURE OF THE LONG BEACH RACE.

8/6/07

as some of you may already have heard, there was an unfortunate accident during our long beach dragon boat festival. one of our volunteers, michael cheng, was helping to take down the festival parking signs on sunday, july 29th. as he was riding in the golf cart, he fell and hit his head on the pavement. he passed away last wednesday. michael was only 15 years old.

dr. chen would like each of the year-around teams to send representatives to Michael's funeral which will be held:

sat, august 11, 2007 @ 3:00PM
rose hills memorial chapel
3888 workman mill rd.
Whittier, ca

our festival would not be what it is today without the help of volunteers like michael who work hard to help everything run as smoothly as it does. One way to show this appreciation for him and for his family is to represent our dragon boat community this sat. please rsvp with the number of attendees from your team ASAP.

the scdbc would also like teams to contribute toward a flower arrangement for michael. please let us know how much your team would like to pledge toward the arrangement ASAP. we will go ahead and purchase flowers based upon your pledges and then collect the money later.

thank you for your attention, please remember michael and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

8/1/07

thank YOU'S to all of you who adhered to the parking restrictions and helped to keep our beach clean, the revised final race results and full team grid are attached to this e-mail. they will also be available for download on our website.

reminder: beach clean-up day sat 8/18 - the following teams have signed up: aerodragons, killer guppies, P.O.S.E.R.S., rogue warriors.

need volunteers this sat 8/4 to help clean and cover festival boats. please meet mike at mother's beach at 9:50am.

practice schedule for august has been uploaded --- scdbc year-around teams, please let us know if you will be continuing to practice.

photo links to photographers who took pictures at the festival:
     windansea photos
     chuck Bradford photos

scdbc 2006-2007 membership year ends august 31st. dues for the 2007-2008 year and also new waiver /liability release forms from each paddler will be due September 1st.

maintenance for boats - teams responsible for the following boats need to perform light maintenance. please schedule some time when you can get together to sand down the gunwales - let mike know when this is done so he can varnish.

     boat #3 - aerodragons, electric dragons, & rebellious dragons
     boat #7 - team dpw
     boat #8 - alpine, apca

other teams - please think about getting together and assessing the boats for which you are responsible to determine what maintenance is necessary:

     boat #1 - killer guppies, usc
     boat #2 - space dragons
     boat #4 - rogue warriors
     boat #5 - los angeles racing dragons, x-generals
     boat #6 - kennedy rowing irish, la thunder dragons
     boat #L1 - splashing fliers hitting dragons
     boat #l2 - la pink dragons
     boat #l3 - p.o.s.e.r.s.
     boat #l4 - belmont shore paddling club

7/24/07

revised race schedule
the all-female cancer survivor 10-woman boat demo race has been moved from sat to sun. there will be 3 teams. revised schedule has been uploaded.

cross-ROSTERING
just a reminder that "mixed division" is one division. cross-ROSTERING in the mixed division is not allowed. for example, paddlers cannot cross over from mixed division I to mixed division II or vice-versa. penalty in the form of team disqualification (team DQ) upon protest with valid proof will be applied., or applied as race officials see fit. drummers and steers can be on more than one mixed division. team drummers and steers for the gender races do not have to be of the same gender.

community relations
dr. chen wants to emphasize that we must be quiet when unloading and setting up sat and sun mornings. please keep your voices down and noise to a minimum. also, make sure your team leaves its area clean at the end of each day - please pick up empty water bottles and trash and place in the trash cans.

changes to entertainment schedule
revised entertainment schedule has been uploaded.

disabled parking.
just a reminder that we need names for any disabled paddlers on your team that need parking.

2007 VIEWSONIC LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE HERE

TEAM TENT ASSIGNMENTS

TEAM FOOD VENDORS/MENUS

ALL VENDOR MAP HERE

FESTIVAL MAP HERE

SCHEDULE OF RACES HERE (REV 1)
DOWNLOAD EXCEL WORKBOOK VERSION HERE! (REV 1)

RACE RULES HERE
(REV. 1)

PARKING/ENTRANCE GATES FOR
THE 2007 VIEWSONIC LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

TEAMS CURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR THE 2007 VIEWSONIC LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
(AS OF 7/10/07):

LOCAL TEAMS	OUT-OF-TOWN TEAMS

AERODRAGONS	A BAY-BAY (AREA)
AL'S GARDEN	ARIZONA GILA DRAGONS
APCA	ARIZONA DIVA DRAGONS
BANANA NUTS I	ARIZONA GADD DRAGONS
BANANA NUTS II	CAL PADDLING BEARS
BELMONT SHORE PADDLING CLUB	CYC
BLAZING PADDLES	DAVIS RACING DRAGONS
CABRILLO DRAGONS	DIESELFISH
CACP	GALILEO DRAGONS 1
CAUCI ELEMENTS	GALILEO DRAGONS 2
CHINESE CLUB OF SAN MARINO	KP DRAGON HEALERS
CHINESE PARENT ASSOCIATION DISABLED	KP DRAGONS
C.I.A. (CHICKS IN ACTION)	DRAGON MAX
CLUB SODA	HOUSTON HEAT
CONFUCIUS CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL	LIGHTWAVE
DA TRIBE	MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
DIAMOND BAR CHINESE AMERICAN ASSOC	PUFF
DRAGONAUTS	RIPPLE EFFECT
ELECTRIC DRAGON TEAM	SAN FRANCISCO DRAGON WARRIORS
FIREBALL	SUEN FENG LOON
FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED YOUTH (FFDY)	SUEN FENG LOON COLLEGE
H2O ADDICTS	UCSD DRAGON BOAT
IMUA	TAIPEI FIRE DEPARTMENT
ING ADVISORS NETWORK	TIANJIN COLLEGE ALLSTAR TEAM
JAWS	WASABI POWER SURGE
KENNEDY ROWING IRISH	DA
KILLER GUPPIES	A
LA THUNDER DRAGONS	DA
LONG BEACH NAGA'S	A
LOS ANGELES PINK DRAGONS	A
LOS ANGELES RACING DRAGONS	A
LUNG KUNG	A
NAC DRAGON BOAT TEAM	A
NBC 4	E
PORT OF LONG BEACH	A
P.O.S.E.R.S.	A
POWER 20	A
ROGUE WARRIORS	A
SAN DIEGO DRAGON BOAT TEAM	A
SAN PEDRO	F
SO COW	A
SPACE DRAGONS	A
SPLASHING FLIERS HITTING DRAGON	A
STARFISH	A
TAIPEI ECONOMIC CULTURAL OFFICE	A
TEAM ALPINE	G
TEAM DPW	A
TEAM PANDA	AH
UCLA DRAGONBOAT	AH
WALNUT ON WATER (WOW)	AH
X-GENERALS DRAGON BOAT TEAM	AH

7/17/07

TENTS/SPACE

Tent assignments are also posted to the SCDBC website

Each team has to provide its own tents and each crew is allocated a space of approximately 10' x 20' for its tent. There should be a 6' fire lane in between each of your tents.

SET UP TIME FROM 7:00AM-7:30AM BOTH DAYS

For teams that have to unload equipment, tents, and large tables, please arrive at the race site BEFORE 7:30am. You may enter through GATE A and drop off the items. Please be aware of the adjacent residences and try to keep noise down to a minimum. You may drop off items on Friday AT YOUR OWN RISK. We will have some security, but we are not responsible for items that you leave overnight.

PARKING FOR FESTIVAL ~ NO VIP PARKING THIS YEAR
This year we will NOT be giving out VIP parking passes to the teams. The VIP lot will be reserved for festival staff and volunteers only. Everyone else must enter through GATE C, at the north end of the stadium.

Again REMIND your paddlers and guests that parking will not be allowed on Appian Way, nor on the side streets adjacent to Marine Stadium. Free parking is available in the lots at the north end of Marine Stadium. There is also free parking at the Boy Scout lots farther away south of 2nd Street bridge near Mother's Beach.

PARKING FOR THE DISABLED

A VERY LIMITED number of parking spaces are available for disabled visitors at the VIP lot at the south end of the stadium. Please e-mail us if you need a parking pass for a disabled paddler/visitor.

HIP-HOP DEMONSTRATION

Teams that are interested in participating in the hip-hop demonstration - the program will begin at 3:30PM on SAT of race weekend. You will be given 5-7 minutes to perform your routine. Please let us know if your team will be performing if you haven't already!

7/15/07

TENT LOCATION MAP

The tent location map will be uploaded to our website sometime this week --- please stay tuned!

COMMUNITY RELATIONS
If you are dropping off equipment remember to do so before 7:30AM. When you are setting up SAT AM, please be considerate of the residents adjacent to Marine Stadium --- KEEP THE NOISE DOWN!

MISCELLANEOUS
The Captains' Meeting will be held SAT of race weekend at 830AM next to the Information Tent. Remember to have your waiver forms and team rosters ready for submission SAT AM.

7/11/07

PARKING FOR FESTIVAL

Please make sure your paddlers and guests are aware that parking will not be allowed on Appian Way, nor on the side streets adjacent to Marine Stadium. Free parking is available in the lots at the north end of Marine Stadium. There is also free parking at the Boy Scout lots farther away south of 2nd Street bridge near Mother's Beach.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

A reminder to team captains: people other than dragon boaters use the park and benches. Last SUN around noon one of the teams moved the radio and other objects on the bench closest to the restroom so they could put there items down. The radio and other personal effects belong to a volleyball player who plays there every weekend. Since they paid to have those benches put in we should respect their use of them.

Also, the wooden braces from the boats need to be placed parallel to the length of the sand volleyball court and as far away from the volleyball court as possible. We don't want any of the volleyball players tripping over the braces.

GOOD LUCK TO THE LOS ANGELES PINK DRAGONS

as they travel to Windsor, Ontario, Canada to compete French Dressing International Dragon Boat Race for the Cure this Saturday. Bring back GOLD, ladies!

BURNWATER PADDLES ANYONE?

Edwin Batangan is looking for 2 more people who need to order paddles to round out his quantity order to 20, thereby getting another price break - anyone interested contact him at seikoboy48@yahoo.com

FOOD VENDORS FOR LONG BEACH - we are awaiting menus and pricing for teams to plan/pre-order meals:

Canaan Chinese Food
Contact Name : Lily Huang
Email Address : lilyhuang924@yahoo.com.tw
Phone # : (626) 500-7793 (cell)

Sharky's Shaved Ice
Contact Name : Annie
Email Address : aleos1@yahoo.com
Phone # : (323) 691-6321 (cell)

Thai Thai BBQ
Contact Name :
Email Address : ThaiThaiSpicy@hotmail.com
Phone # : (714) 222-6661

El Panalito Taco's
Contact Name : Martha Biehn
Email Address : elpanalitofoods@yahoo.com
Phone # : (562) 944-6574

please remember to

Take only the boat to which your team is assigned.

Be PROMPT taking your boat out and returning it to shore for the next team.

Know which teams are before you and ahead of you. Make contact with those teams when receiving and handing off your boat.

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES is a boat to be left unattended on the beach.

Sign off on the Captains' Log in the shed to certify your boat's and the shed's condition.

7/4/07

Hope everyone's having a great 4th of July!

THANK YOU'S to Team Naga, Barry from Thunder Dragons, Ellen from KG and POSERS for helping clean the boats and shed last SUN.

THE FESTIVAL WAIVER is attached. REMINDER to year-around teams that this waiver is NOT the same as the year-around practice waivers. Your paddlers need to complete and sign this waiver and turn in the team roster the morning of race day on SAT.

BOAT COVER FOR #8 is back. Boat covers for boats #2 and #4 are now being repaired (so don't look for them to place on your boats . . .)

CHAMPIONSHIP RACE for the LB DB Festival will be held SUN afternoon and will be 200m in length. As was done last year, there will be 2 groups - Div I & II will be Group A and the top teams in Div III will compete in Group B. Format will be the same as last year.

TWO INTERNATIONAL TEAMS will be competing in our festival this year: the Taipei Fire Department and the Tianjin College All-Star Team. They are both strong, competitive teams and will be racing in Div I

6/28/07

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Attached is a PDF version of this weekend's practice schedule. PLEASE note the boat to which your team is assigned, as well as which teams are behind you and ahead of you. It's up to US to make sure the Festival teams are taking out the right boats, wearing life vests, properly storing vests and paddles, cleaning the boat, making sure their areas are picked up, making sure they are signing out on the Captains' log, etc.

CAPTAINS SIGN IN THE CONDITION OF YOUR BOAT ON THE CAPTAINS' LOG IN THE SHED

'Nuff said.

ICEA-CERTIFIED STEERPERSONS

There is a new button on this website (left column above "events") labeled "SCDBC MEMBERS ONLY." This area is password-protected and we will be uploading information which pertains only to the membership. The list of ICEA-certified steerpersons is now available here.

LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT IN THE NEWS

Nathan and Arden from Team DPW recently talked about dragon boat and the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival on Channel 18 Pinoy TV here: http://www.la18.tv/Video.aspx?vid=24a70ad1-7479-4605-857c-19a0ce3c0581

The 2007 ViewSonic Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival was listed one of the "Five Worth the Drive" California Things to Do in this month's Westways Magazine (AAA Club) here: http://www.aaa-calif.com/westways/0707/calendar.aspx

Wila and Team DPW promoted the LB Dragon Boat Festival at the Miami Dragon Boat Festival in May. See it on Dragon Boat Channel at: http://www.thedragonboatchannel.com/events/miami_fl.asp#top

NO COVER FOR BOAT #8

Boat #8 Green/Gold boat's cover is being repaired. There is no cover for #8.

THANKS TO MIKE

for talking the city into giving us more trash cans in the grassy area at Mother's Beach! Make sure your team uses them . . .

BURNWATER PADDLES

Edwin from Rogue/Edison is soliciting orders for Burnwater carbon fiber paddles. There will be a substantial discount if we can get more orders in. Please contact him at seikoboy48@yahoo.com for more details.

6/22/07

LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Registration forms and fees are due by THIS SUNDAY, 6/24. Late fees of $150 are in effect if your forms/fees are received after the 24th.

TEAM BIOS AND PICTURES DUE TO EVELYN WAUGH for the program ALSO due by THIS SUNDAY 6/24! E-mail her at mailto:evelyn_wah@hotmail.com.

REMINDER - STEERING CLINIC THIS SAT 6/23 from 10A-12P at Mother's Beach.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Long Beach teams who raced ALCAN in Vancouver last weekend:

COMPETITIVE C CHAMPIONSHIPS
Los Angeles Racing Dragons Black - 1st - 2:05:500

COMPETITIVE D CHAMPIONSHIPS

Killer Guppies - 5th - 2:16:270

Los Angeles Racing Dragons Red - 8th - 2:21:390

REC A CHAMPIONSHIPS

AeroDragons - 8th - 2:15:460

WOMEN'S COMPETITIVE A CHAMPIONSHIP

Long Beach Women (KG+LARD) - 7th - 2:27:170

SCDBC TEAMS/LOCAL FESTIVAL TEAMS please remember that you will have to provide your own tents for both yourselves AND the teams that you are hosting!

SIGN OUT SHEETS - (from Diane McCabe) -

*CAPTAINS*

Please be advised that we are requesting all Captains to sign out after each practice. This will help in our effort to track the following:

- The boat you used

- The condition of the boat and the equipment room

- The area has been picked-up

Please make sure that you have read and signed the Practice Maintenance/Equipment Agreement found under the Administration heading on www.ladragonboat.com We hope that this extra effort will alleviate the need to assign team beach monitoring. We appreciate your cooperation. The Sign-out Sheet will be posted in the Equipment Shed

6/11/07

STEERING CLINIC will be held on SAT June 23rd from 10A to 12P on Mother's Beach. The clinic will consist of about 1 hour of lecture, then 1 hour on the water. There will be both written and on-the-water tests. The cost will be $25. Please e-mail us at info@ladragonboat.com if you will be attending. EACH YEAR-AROUND MEMBER TEAM AND FESTIVAL TEAM MUST HAVE AN ICEA-CERTIFIED STEERSPERSON ON THEIR TEAM in order to race at this year's Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival.

ONE MORE VOLUNTEER needed for SUN afternoon at the KNBC Travel Expo. Contact TK at tkclimb@aol.com if you can help!

WE WILL NEED VOLUNTEER COACHES AND STEERSPERSONS for the festival teams! For the next 5 weekends and during the Long Beach Dragon Boat Races, some festival teams will need help from the year-around teams. So far, the following year-around teams have committed their members to help (please let us know if your team is helping and we don't have record of it):

AeroDragons - H2O Addicts

Alpine

APCA SoCal Blue Dragons

Belmont Shore Paddling Club - CPAD

Drag'n Wings

Kennedy Rowing Irish

Killer Guppies - Fireball, Walnut on Water (wow)

LA Thunder Dragons

Long Beach Naga's

Los Angeles Pink Dragons

Los Angeles Racing Dragons - Blazing Paddles

POSERS

Rebellious Dragons

Rogue Warriors

Electric Dragons - FFDY

Space Dragons

Starfish

Team DPW

UCLA

USC

X-Generals

UCI

Wila - Team Panda

LAST SUNDAY afternoon paddles were left out, life vests were not hung up to dry on the hangers, the hose was left out on the beach, water bottles were everywhere. TEAMS WERE NOT TAKING ASSIGNED BOATS AND NOT RETURNING THE BOATS AT THE ASSIGNED TIMES. Based on this, starting June 23rd:

BEACH MONITORING by the year-around teams may be started up again.
ALL TEAM LEADERS/CAPTAINS will again have to SIGN OUT their boats and CERTIFY that the shed has been left in good condition.
PRACTICE TIMES will be suspended for teams not following procedures.

SCDBC Member Team Leaders - please watch the festival teams and make sure your own team members are keeping the beach, the boats and the shed in good condition!

That's it for now --- good luck to AERODRAGONS, KILLER GUPPIES AND LOS ANGELES RACING DRAGONS who will be racing at ALCAN in Vancouver this weekend!! GO LONG BEACH!

5/22/07

TEAM CAPTAINS/COACHES/LEADERSHIP, with our Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival just around the corner, the Festival teams will be practicing at Mother's Beach. They are noted in PURPLE on the practice schedule. It is part of your responsibility as member team leaders to set a good example and make sure the Festival teams are conducting themselves in a safe manner in accordance with the SCDBC Policies & Procedures, Alamitos Bay Water Traffic Rules and Practice/Equip Maintenance Procedures available on the www.ladragonboat.com website. Please familiarize yourself with these rules and procedures.

CONGRATULATIONS UCLA on 1ST PLACE in the College Cup Finals at the 6th Annual CDBA Regional Dragon Boat Regatta in Redwood City on May 12th, beating out Suen Feng Loong in the finals by .90 of a second . . . Go Bruins!!

BOAT MAINTENANCE - Each year-around member team has been assigned a specific boat for which they will be responsible. Teams should check their boats on a regular basis to see if there is any damage needing immediate repair - notify us if there are any problems and we will assist in repairs/maintenance. **Since Festival teams will be using our boats, it is important that the boats be checked often.** After the Long Beach DB Festival, teams should perform routine maintenance of the boat. Assignments will be as follows:

AeroDragons - Boat 3

Alpine - Boat 8

APCA SOCAL Blue Dragons - Boat 8

Belmont Shore Paddling Club - Boat L4

Drag'n Wings - Boat L1

Kennedy Rowing Irish - Boat 6

Killer Guppies (3 Teams) - Boat 1

LA Thunder Dragons - Boat 6

LA Pink Dragons - Boat L2

LA Racing Dragons (2 Teams) - Boat 5

P.O.S.E.R.S. - Boat L3

Rebellious Dragons - Boat 3

Rogue Warriors - Boat 4

SCE Electric Dragons - Boat 3

Space Dragons (2 Teams) - Boat 2

Team DPW (2 Teams) - Boat 7

UCLA (2 Teams) - Boat 4

USC - Boat 1

X-Generals - Boat 5

UCI - Boat 4

ICEA STEERING CLINIC for festival teams and those teams who have not certified their steerspersons) on SAT June 23 from 9A to 1P. Clinic should take 1-2 hours of classroom and written test, then on-the-water steering certification for the remainder. Cost will be $25 - this is an ICEA clinic.

ICEA-CERTIFIED STEERS should be the only persons steering your boats or on the boats assisting training of new steerspersons. List of current certified steers is attached.

COLLEGE HIP-HOP DANCE COMPETITION will be held at the 2007 Viewsonic Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival at Marine Stadium. This competition will be limited to the colleges participating. Details to follow!

VOLUNTEERS still needed for KNBC Travel Expo - Dr. Chen would like volunteers to staff our booth at the KNBC Travel Expo at the Convention Center from 10A-5P on June 16 & 17. Please let us know if some of your team members can volunteer for either the morning or afternoon shifts to talk to folks about dragon boating.

REMINDER

Don't forget to RSVP to the evite for the Captains' Meeting/Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival Kick-Off Party JUNE 2 - trophies and medals from the Long Beach Local Races will be awarded at this meeting.

DEADLINE FOR LONG BEACH DB FESTIVAL APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 24th!

5/10/07

REMINDER STEERING CERTIFICATION THIS SAT AT 10A
ICEA is hosting another steering certification session for those teams who have experienced steerspersons. They must have successfully steered in at least one race. This will be a certification only we will not be training steerers. Certification will take place SAT May 12th at 10AM.

Certification will consist of:
A written examination (30 questions) covering rules of the road and SCDBC policy found under Safety on our web site.
A performance assessment on the water. Assessing familiarity of commands, audible/authority, Box/Figure 8, Position steering, Straight-line courses steering (with start)

Steering certification will be FREE to any member club. If the steerer does not successfully complete certification, then he/she will have to attend the full steering course at a cost of $25.00. All SCDBC teams must have their steerers certified. The current list of ICEA-certified steerers is on the www.ladragonboat.com website.

PAY ATTENTION TO THE BOAT PRACTICE SCHEDULE!

Some teams have not been bringing their boats back on time per our practice schedule on www.ladragonboat.com - some teams are also taking out boats that have NOT been assigned to them per the schedule. If this continues, we will have to penalize the teams who continue IGNORE the schedule. We don't go through all this effort to post the schedule not to have teams use the boats assigned.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LONG BEACH LOCAL TEAMS

Great job to Team DPW who won gold in the 250-meter rec division, silver in the corporate division, silver in the government division and silver in the over-all corporate division at the Miami Dragon Boat Races.

Congratulations also to Space Dragons who took 1st place in the Out-of-Town Division at the Lake Las Vegas Dragon Boat Festival. Great job to AeroDragons who took 2nd place in the same division!

THANK YOU TO TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THE BEACH CLEAN UP LAST SAT

Thank you to Alpine, APCA So Cal Blue Dragons, MCM, LA Pink Dragons, UCLA, Drag'n Wings and P.O.S.E.R.S. - Southern CA Dragon Boat Club had a total of 55 volunteers take part in cleaning up the beach at Marine Stadium AND Mother's Beach - the community appreciates your support!

VOLUNTEERS FOR KNBC TRAVEL EXPO

Dr. Chen would like volunteers to staff our booth at the KNBC Travel Expo at the Convention Center from 10A-5P on June 16 & 17. Please let us know if some of your team members can volunteer for either the morning or afternoon shifts to talk to folks about dragon boating.

REMINDER

Don't forget to RSVP to the evite for the Captains' Meeting/Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival Kick-Off Party . . .

5/1/07

ADOPT-A-BEACH/COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Those teams signed up for the SAT Adopt-a-Beach Day, please meet Mike Baker at Mother's Beach at 9AM. He will have gloves, trash bags, etc. and will give you direction.

ICEA STEERING CERTIFICATION

Teams who want their steerers to go through the ICEA certification testing, please send us your names. Certification testing will start at 10AM THIS SAT AND SUN - again, meet Mike at Mother's Beach. It shouldn't take longer than a half hour or so. Certification will consist of:

A written examination (30 questions) covering rules of the road and SCDBC policy found under "Safety" on the www.ladragonboat.com website.
A performance assessment on the water. Assessing familiarity of commands, audible/authority, Box/Figure 8, Position steering, Straight-line courses steering (with start)
Steerers MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY STEERED in at least ONE race.

If you cannot make this weekend, there will be an ADDITIONAL steering certification testing session NEXT SAT 5/12 at 10AM

4/26/07

STEERING CERTIFICATION

ICEA will host a steering certification for those teams who have experienced steerspersons. They must have successfully steered in at least one race. This will be a certification only we will not be training steerers. Certification will take place on May 5th at 10AM and May 6th at 2PM.

Certification will consist of:
A written examination (30 questions) covering rules of the road and SCDBC policy found under Safety on our web site.
A performance assessment on the water. Assessing familiarity of commands, audible/authority, Box/Figure 8, Position steering, Straight-line courses steering (with start)

Steering certification will be FREE to any member club. If the steerer does not successfully complete certification, then he/she will have to attend the full steering course at a cost of $25.00.

All SCDBC teams must have their steerers certified. The current list of ICEA-certified steerers is here!

DRAGON BOAT CAMPAIGN

Please view www.pandaexpress.com for special feature on dragon boat!

BELATED THANK YOU
to the teams who helped paddle the boats both to and from Mother's Beach for the race: Space Dragons, LARD, Guppies, UCLA, UCI and assorted AeroDragons, Electric Dragons and Belmont Shore Paddling Club members!

THIS WEEKEND

remember that the Junior Crew Rowing Championship will be held in Marine Stadium AND in front of Mother's Beach. USE CAUTION when launching your boats and leaving the launch area. PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FROM THEIR COURSE MONITORS. The 1500 meter race will start right in front of our launch area.

4/24/07

THIS WEEKEND the Junior Crew Rowing Championship will be held in Marine Stadium AND in front of Mother's Beach. USE CAUTION when launching your boats and leaving the launch area. PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FROM THEIR COURSE MONITORS. The 1500 meter race will start right in front of our launch area.

REMINDER MOTHER'S BEACH CLEAN UP DAY SAT MAY 5TH - Teams signed up are:

Alpine

APCA So Cal Blue Dragons

Rebellious Dragons (MCM)

LA Pink Dragons

UCLA

Drag'n Wings

SAVE THE DATE -

June 2nd Captains' Meeting/Kick Off Party at Sea Port Marina Hotel. Trophies and medals from the Long Beach HS, College and Local Team Races will be distributed at this meeting.

4/22/07

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNING TEAMS FOR THE FOLLOWING RACES:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 250M:	FIREBALL
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 250M:	P.O.S.E.R.S.
HIGH SCHOOL 250M:	JAWS
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 500M:	BELMONT SHORE PADDLING CLUB
HIGH SCHOOL 500M:	JAWS
COLLEGE 500M:	UCSD A
COLLEGE 250M:	UCSD A
MIXED 500M:	KILLER GUPPIES
MIXED 250M:	LARD BLACK
GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP 200M:	LARD BLACK

COMPLETE LIST OF TEAMS AND TIMES *HERE!*

4/17/07

ADDITIONAL GRAND CHAMPION 200M RACE AND 2 MORE HIGH SCHOOLS ADDED. REVISED RACE GRID HERE!

PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON APPIAN WAY NOR ON ANY OF THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS! PARK IN EITHER BOY SCOUT PARKING LOT OR NORTH PARKING LOT OF MARINE STADIUM.

4/13/07

RACE GRID FOR 2007 LONG BEACH COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL & LOCAL TEAM RACES IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE!

3/16/07

TEAMS REGISTERED FOR 2007 LONG BEACH COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL & LOCAL TEAM RACES AS OF Friday July 02, 2010:

HIGH SCHOOL	COLLEGE	ADULT
BELMONT SHORE	UCLA (2)	AERODRAGONS
P.O.S.E.R.S.*	UCSD (2)	ELECTRIC DRAGONS
NAC DRAGONS	USC	SPACE DRAGONS
FIREBALL	UCI (2)	TEAM DPW (2)
KENNEDY ROWING IRISH	A	APCA SO CAL DRAGONS
JAWS	A	NAC DRAGONS
A	A	LA THUNDER DRAGONS
A	A	LA PINK DRAGONS
A	A	ALPINE
A	A	LARD (2)
A	A	KILLER GUPPIES
*PHENOMENALLY OUTRAGEOUS SUPER EXCELLENT RACING SQUAD

3/28/07

COACHING CLINIC

Please send the names of people that will be attending for your team. Again, the Coaching Clinic with Liwei Zhou will be held NEXT SATURDAY, 4/7 from 8A - 5P. The cost will be $50 per person. DEADLINE TO RSVP FOR THIS CLINIC WILL BE COB THIS FRIDAY 3/30.

LONG BEACH LOCAL RACES

DEADLINE for receipt of registration forms and fees for the Long Beach Local Races is TOMORROW 3/29. Please make sure you remit your team's paperwork fees to Dr. Chen by COB tomorrow!

FREEDOM DRAGON BOAT TEAM

Freedom Dragonboat team from Hong Kong will host the Festival in Hong Kong Oct. 4-8,2007. Let us know if your team has any interest in this festival!

3/25/07

COACHING & TEAM CLINICS

The first clinic will be the Coaches' Clinic. This clinic is lecture only. It will be held on SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, from about 8A-5P - the cost will be $50 per person. PLEASE limit attendance to this clinic to ONLY your coaches and/or leadership. Again, this will be a valuable opportunity to listen to Liwei Zhou, who has coached both the China and Macau National Dragon Boat Teams. Please respond to info@ladragonboat.com with your TEAM NAME, THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES AND THEIR NAMES.

Team clinics are in the planning stages, but tentatively will be held during the weekends of April. These will be 4-5 hour sessions with each team. Cost will be $300 per team.

KEEP MOTHER'S BEACH CLEAN

Please remember to pick up after yourselves/your team once your practices are over. There were several pieces of trash and empty plastic water bottles left on the grassy area by the trees just north of the pathway.

3/16/07

attention college teams!
THERE WILL BE A HIP HOP DANCE COMPETITION WITH CASH PRIZES AT THIS YEAR'S VIEWSONIC LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL JULY 28TH & 29TH!

COACHING & TEAM CLINICS

will be scheduled for the month of April. Liwei Zhou, who has coached both the China and Macau National Dragon Boat Teams will be here in southern California and has agreed to conduct both coaching and team clinics for our Long Beach teams. This is a great opportunity for teams to be critiqued and to learn new techniques and tips from an international championship coach. Please respond to info@ladragonboat.com with you/your team's interest. Stay tuned for more info/details!

PROTECT YOUR EYES! - Remind your paddlers to wear sunglasses . . .

As you slather on sunscreen to protect your skin this summer, don't forget sunglasses to protect your eyes. The same harmful rays that damage skin can also increase your risk of developing eye problems, such as cataracts--a clouding of the eye's lens that develops over years. When sunlight reflects off of sand and water, it further increases exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Everyone is at risk for eye damage from the sun year-round. The risk is greatest from about 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (when most of us are out on the water).

UV radiation in sunlight is commonly divided into UVA and UVB, and your sunglasses should block both forms. Look for a label that specifically states that the glasses offer 99 percent to 100 percent UV protection. Sunglasses should be dark enough to reduce glare, but not dark enough to distort colors. For best color perception, Prevent Blindness America, a volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight, recommends lenses that are neutral gray, amber, brown or green. People who wear contact lenses that offer UV protection should still wear sunglasses.

3/8/07

SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT
SCDBC policy states that "life jackets are mandatory and must be worn during every practice." Paddlers who practice without life jackets are putting the SCDBC and its member teams at risk of losing its insurance coverage. Without insurance coverage, teams will be unable to use the boats. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY paddlers MUST WEAR LIFE VESTS whenever they are on the water. Starting this weekend, any team found not complying with this policy will LOSE 2 WEEKS PRACTICE TIME and/or be required to PURCHASE its own insurance before practicing on the water.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

Remember that clocks "spring forward" this SUN.

REDUCED PRACTICE HOURS

Just a reminder that as we get closer to the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival, those teams currently scheduled for two (2)- hour practices may be cut back to one (1)-hour practices to allow other teams to utilize the morning hour slots. During the off-season, member teams of the Southern California Dragon Boat Club are allowed extra hours/extra days of practice. We will be re-arranging the schedule around the beginning of MAY to start accommodating the Festival teams. Your cooperation will be appreciated!

3/5/07

IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE FOR 2007 LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP --- the race has been moved up 1 week to SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND. Please communicate to your teams and plan accordingly.

REVISED REGISTRATION FORMS are posted to www.ladragonboat.com - clarification: teams will consist of 18 paddlers with a minimum of 6 females.

WHO LEFT MAROON BOAT out SUN morning from 9AM on (Killer Guppies did you use the boat?) ---

COMMUNITY RELATIONS - There are 2 dates left for teams to sign up for the "Adopt-a-Beach" clean up - SAT May 5th and SAT August 18th. The following teams have NOT signed up for the SCDBC "Adopt-a-Beach" clean-up schedule:

Fireball

Rebellious Dragons

Team DPW

USC

UCI

please let us know for which date your team would like to sign up.

2/25/07

GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE - thanks to SCE Electric Dragons, UCLA, Killer Guppies, LARD, Belmont Shore Paddling Club, LA Pink Dragons and AeroDragons for your participation! Please send any pictures you may have for the website!

REGISTRATION FORMS FOR 2007 LONG BEACH DRAGON BOAT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP are AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AS FOLLOWS:

     REVISED 3/5 2007 LB DRAGON BOAT HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION
     REVISED 3/5 2007 LB DRAGON BOAT HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE TEAM ROSTER
     2007 LB DRAGON BOAT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WAIVER FORM

Please note that registration form and fees are due MARCH 29, 2007. Team rosters and paddler waivers can be turned in on the day of the race.

2/16/07

GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE PRACTICE THIS SAT on the grassy area at Mother's Beach at 11:30AM. Please try to make this practice, or have one of your members attend. Access the following links for details on the routine (same as last year's): www.ladragonboat.com/images/iceaparaderoutine06dwnld.wmv AND www.ladragonboat.com/images/lbdb06broad.wmv

PARADE LOGISTICS

Link to Golden Dragon Parade parking and staging area here: www.lagoldendragonparade.com/maps.html

MEET at the vicinity of Temple & Hill Sts. and look for the trailer with the dragon boats. BE THERE AT 12 NOON so we can do quick practices/run-throughs of the routine and also take a group picture. WEAR YOUR TEAM SHIRTS, KHAKI PANTS AND TENNIS SHOES. Dr. Chen will provide the paddles for the parade routine - DON'T BRING YOUR OWN PADDLES. Also, if you are unable to find us, CONTACT will be AUDREY AT (626) 487-1333.

REMINDER - DON'T PARK ON APPIAN WAY.

IF YOU ARE THE LAST TEAM ON THE BEACH - please remember to make sure all life vests, paddles, cleaning equipment AND THE DOLLY are rinsed and place inside the shed. Also please remember to LOCK the shed.

2/5/07

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED UNLOAD/LOAD THE NEW
DRAGON BOATS FOR THE AZDBA!
PICTURES HERE! (COURTESY OF AUDREY PAU/SCE ELECTRIC DRAGONS)

THANK YOU!
THANKS TO ALL THE PADDLERS/TEAMS WHO HELPED LOAD AND UNLOAD (AND LOAD AND UNLOAD) THE NEW BOATS FOR THE AZDBA FOLKS. SPECIAL THANKS TO SCE ELECTRIC DRAGONS, AERODRAGONS, SPACE DRAGONS, CA GOLDEN DRAGONS, LARD MEMBERS WHO HELPED LOUISE FROM AZDBA WHEN HER TRAILER BLEW A TIRE ON STUDEBAKER ROAD.

CHINATOWN GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE PRACTICE
OUR FIRST PRACTICE FOR THE GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE WILL BE THIS SAT AT 11:30A AT MOTHER'S BEACH. WE WILL HAVE A SECOND PRACTICE NEXT SAT 2/17 AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOUR TEAM'S PARTICIPANTS ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS SAT. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEND AT LEAST ONE (1) TEAM REPRESENTATIVE

2007 CHINA 3 CITY INT'L DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL - additional info

Dr. Chen is putting together a team to attend this festival.

6/15/07 – 6/25/07

4 days of racing in 3 cities – Zhanjiang, Shaoguan and Guangzhou in the Southeast Province of Guangdong.

Brief summary of schedule:

6/15 – arrive Hong Kong (gathering point)

6/17 – travel to Zhejiang

6/19 – 1 day race in Zhejiang

6/20 – travel to Shaoguan

6/21 – 1 day race in Shaoguan

6/22 – travel to Guangzhou

6/23 & 6/24 – 2 day race in Guangzhou

6/25 – return to Hong Kong

from pearl: "we are looking into adding a coach and Asian paddle technique clinic during the trip, great opportunity for team coaches! mike baker will be representing the icea for this."

If interested and/or have questions, please contact Pearl Fung (Space Dragons) at pfung.me01@gtalumni.org.

Please respond within the next week or 2 so we can book our travels and confirm with race organizers.

reminder
please do not leave the dolly out. . . if you are the last team on the beach, please make sure that all scdbc equipment: paddles, life vests, cleaning equipment and the dolly are in the shed. also make sure to lock the shed. the dolly was left out on sun.

2/1/07

REMINDER!! --- WE STILL NEED PEOPLE TO ASSIST WITH UNLOADING OF NEW DRAGON BOATS THIS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4TH AT 8AM ---We need HELP unloading the boats and loading them onto trailers. PLEASE meet at Marine Stadium on SUN 2/4 at 8:00AM. Let us know how many of your team members can help!!! so far we have:

AeroDragons - 5

CA Golden Dragons - 6
electric Dragons - 9
lard - 6

Space Dragons - 5

Thunder Dragons - 2

2007 CHINA 3 CITY INT'L DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

Dr. Chen is putting together a team to attend this festival.

6/15/07 – 6/25/07

4 days of racing in 3 cities – Zhejiang, Shaoguan and Guangzhou in the Southeast Province of Guangdong.

Brief summary of schedule:

6/15 – arrive Hong Kong (gathering point)

6/17 – travel to Zhejiang

6/19 – 1 day race in Zhejiang

6/20 – travel to Shaoguan

6/21 – 1 day race in Shaoguan

6/22 – travel to Guangzhou

6/23 & 6/24 – 2 day race in Guangzhou

6/25 – return to Hong Kong

If interested and/or have questions, please contact Pearl Fung (Space Dragons) at pfung.me01@gtalumni.org.

Please respond within the next week or 2 so we can book our travels and confirm with race organizers.

1/28/07

WE NEED TEAMS TO ASSIST w/UNLOADING OF OUR NEW DRAGON BOATS THIS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4TH AT 8AM! Dr. Chen has requested SCDBC teams' help in unloading 8 new dragon boats for our friends from the AZDBA (Arizona Dragon Boat Association). They will be arriving at Marine Stadium on SUN 2/4 --- we need HELP unloading the boats and getting them to Mother's Beach. PLEASE meet at Marine Stadium on SUN 2/4 at 8:00AM. Let us know how many of your team members can help!!!

BOATING SAFETY COURSE

The The correct California State Boating Course: www.dbw.ca.gov/BoatSafeCourse.asp To Order publications: WWW.DBW.CA.GOV/onlineorder/onlineorder.asp
Mike Baker also has 30 copies on order of this course if you're interested.

CRATE FOR SPONGES

Please place any wet sponges (that should have been rinsed with fresh water) into the crate in the shed so they can dry properly!

ICEA STEERING CLINIC IN MARCH

We are in the process of putting together a steering clinic in March. Please make sure your steerers attend this clinic if they haven't already. All SCDBC-team steerspeople MUST be ICEA-certified through this clinic.

1/22/07

MOTHER'S BEACH IS NOW OPEN!

MINUTES FROM SCDBC CAPTAIN'S MEETING HERE.

LINK TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAFE BOATING COURSE DISCUSSED AT CAPTAINS' MEETING IS AT WWW.DBW.CA.GOV - ONCE IN THE SITE, CLICK ON "BOATING EDUCATION" - SHOULD BE THE FIRST COURSE LISTED.

HELP NEEDED TO UNLOAD MORE BOATS (8 BOATS) FOR OUR DRAGON BOAT FRIENDS IN ARIZONA. TENTATIVELY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH AT 8AM AT MARINE STADIUM - LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN BE THERE!

1/16/07

DAN CALDERON (TEAM DPW), MYCHI HOANG (TEAM DPW),
AUDREY PAU (ELECTRIC DRAGONS) & MARY MELTON (AERODRAGONS)
WITH AWARDS FROM NAPLES BOAT PARADE
MORE PICTURES LINK TO BSPC OR AERODRAGONS

COMMUNITY RELATIONS
PLEASE advise your team members to AVOID PARKING ON APPIAN WAY. Paddlers are starting to park on Appian Way again and the neighbors are complaining. If your team practices before 10AM, you may use Mother's Beach metered parking for free. After 10AM, it's 25 cents per 15 minutes, OR there is FREE PARKING on the other side (south) of the 2nd Street bridge in the Boy Scout parking lot

NEED NEW GLOVES/PFD?
TK will bring some Stohlquist PFD's and Warmer gloves for your team members to check out this SAT, Jan 20, 9 am to 11 am

REMINDER - CAPTAINS' MEETING SAT 1/20 (This SAT)

Mike would like to have a quick meeting at Mother's Beach at 10AM THIS SAT (January 20th) --- please be there!

REMINDER - PLEASE RSVP FOR GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE

Save the date - the Golden Dragon Parade celebrating the Chinese New Year (Year of the Boar) will take place on SAT FEB 24th, downtown LA.

Please let us know if your team will march to represent the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival!

1/9/07

CAPTAINS' MEETING SAT 1/20 (Next SAT)

Mike would like to have a quick meeting at Mother's Beach at 10AM NEXT SAT (January 20th) --- please be there!

GOLDEN DRAGON PARADE

Save the date - the Golden Dragon Parade celebrating the Chinese New Year (Year of the Boar) will take place on SAT FEB 24th, downtown LA.

Please let us know if your team will march to represent the Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival!

CHINA TRIPS FOR 2007 (from the Chinese Dragon Boat Association)

Dr. Chen would like to know if any teams would be interested in participating in any CHINA RACES - CLICK HERE

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