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Sun 04 Aug  2024 Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival

04 Aug 2024

Burlington, 60 Battery St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA

The Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival is a community dragon boat festival held in Burlington, Vermont along the shores of beautiful Lake Champlain.

Sat 14 Sept  2024 Singapore Sea Regatta

14 Sept 2024 – 15 Sept 2024

Sentosa, Tanjong Beach, Singapore

The Singapore Sea Regatta 2024 will be the inaugural sea dragonboat race in Singapore, with a central aim at raising awareness for breast cancer.

Sat 28 Sept  2024 KC Dragon Boat Festival / Shawnee Misson Park 

28 Sept 2024

Shawnee Mission Park, Shawnee Mission Park, Shawnee, KS, USA

GWN and the KC Pink Warriors are proud to present the inaugural Kansas City Dragon Boat Festival.

Wed 22 Jan  2025 Unleash the Dragons! / Sarasota 

22 Jan 2025 – 26 Jan 2025

Sarasota, 5851 Nathan Benderson Cir, Sarasota, FL 34235, USA

Dragon Boat Festival & Leadership Camp: this inaugural event is open to all cancer survivor paddlers of all skill levels.

Mon 24 Aug  2026 IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival

24 Aug 2026 – 30 Aug 2026

Aix-les-Bains, 73100 Aix-les-Bains, France

The 2026 IBCPC Festival will take place on the shores of Lac du Bourget, France’s largest natural glacial lake.

NEWS

News From Argentina

June 1st 2024The year 2024 burst onto the scene with a wave of good news for the Amazonas de Córdoba Foundation.  Just a few years ago, in 2017, they were just a small group of women who, against all odds,Read more

Official Statement

June 1st 2024The International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission is a non-political, non-partisan organization.  As such, we will not make any political statements supporting or denouncing any politicalRead more

President's Report

June 1st 2024Greetings from a warm autumn day in Christchurch New Zealand. We are lucky that the weather is still holding and that dragon boat paddlers are still able to get out on the water in the sunshine. IRead more

Auckland Anniversary Day

June 1st 2024Submitted by Katherine Waller. Monday, January 29th, 2024, the Auckland Viaduct basin came alive with the vibrant sights and sounds of dragon boat racing as part of the 184th Oceanbridge AucklandRead more

In Memory of André Poirier

June 1st 2024Submitted by Chantal Lachance. It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of André Poirier, member of Vise-a-Vie Dragon boat team.  André Poirier was one of the men who had takenRead more

News From Brazil

June 1st 2024Submitted by Thays Oliveira. The year in which the Remadoras Rosa do Brasil turns 10, there is news about new teams, the return of the dragon boat in the Brazilian Canoeing Confederation and theRead more

Editor's Report

June 1st 2024Submitted by Louise Granahan. It feels so good to be paddling again here in Canada after a long absence.  While our winter wasn’t very severe this year (in Toronto anyway), we can’t paddle fromRead more

Linked In Pinks

June 1st 2024Submitted by JoAnne Moore. Members of Linked in Pinks representing ten BCS teams in the USA and Canada traveled to Mexico in late January to participate in Mexico’s first dragon boat festivalRead more

Sport Accord Summit

June 1st 2024Submitted by Meri Gibson. What an adventure it was to be able to get to the SportAccord on time. I finished my role as Event Safety Director at the New Zealand Dragon Boat National championships, hopRead more

Special Announcement from Brazil

June 1st 2024It is with great pride that we announce to the breast cancer paddling community and all those interested that Larissa Lima is the supervisor of the Dragon Boat modality for the Brazilian CanoeingRead more

Scams

June 1st 2024Submitted by Louise Granaham. It is amazing to be able to use technology to follow races, communicate with teammates, get information about regattas, etc.  Sadly, scammers are also a part ofRead more

Team Awards

June 1st 2024Compiled by Louise Granahan. Does you team have an awards ceremony? Do you recognize teammates who make special contributions to your team at an end of year dinner? Here are some ideas for someRead more
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