23rd Annual Kaiser Permanente International San

Francisco Dragon Boat Festival

Lake Merritt, Oakland
September 15 & 16, 2018

Competitive / Recreational Division – Visiting Teams

Presented by the

California Dragon Boat Association

(CDBA)

MISSION STATEMENT:
Our multicultural dragon boat festival brings people from all backgrounds together to celebrate diversity,
provides a venue for friendly competition, and supports youth programs and senior services in the
San Francisco Bay Area community.
Welcome!
The California Dragon Boat Association pleased to welcome you to the 2018 Northern California International
Dragon Boat Festival! The festival will be held the weekend of September 15 & 16, 2018, back at our new home
on Oakland’s Lake Merritt.
Located just a few miles from Treasure Island, the Festival’s previous location, Lake Merritt is one of the
recreational "jewels" of the Bay Area and is situated in the heart of Downtown Oakland, just minutes from
Oakland's vibrant entertainment and restaurant scene. This highly visible site is easily reachable via both public
transportation and major freeways and will draw more crowds than ever to our Festival. Our new Festival home
is also an ideal race site that will allow us to continue to run our world-class race run "for paddlers by paddlers"
for years to come. It has new docks, calm waters and consistently great weather during the fall season.
On behalf of the CDBA, we would like to thank you for your continued support as we cannot succeed without
the generous help from our visiting teams, volunteers, and CDBA member teams. We look forward to seeing
you on the water in September!

Paddles Up!

Hans Wu Linda Cheu

Race Director Festival Director
hanswu@aol.com linda.cheu@gmail.com
415-990-6698 415-378-8858

2018 Festival Registration Dates

August 3 Registration deadline cutoff (Novice Division generally sells out prior to this date)
August 8 Team biographies and logos due (online submission)
September 14 Welcome Mixer for Teams (details TBA)

Overview of Race Weekend (subject to change)

Saturday, September 15 Sunday, September 16

• Opening Ceremonies • Rec / Comp Division Championships
• Rec / Comp Division Seeding • High School Division Races
• Men’s (Open) and Women’s Seeding • Men’s (Open) and Women’s Championships
• Novice Division Races and Challenge Cups • Visiting Team Championship
• College Cup • Masters Race
• Novice Division Awards Ceremony • Closing / Awards Ceremony

C a l i f o r n i a D r a g o n B o a t A s s o c i a t i o n
268 Bush Street #888 San Francisco, CA 94104 www.CDBA.org
2018 Race Divisions and Specialty Cups

The race features three major race divisions, in addition to a number of specialty divisions, described below.

Major Race Divisions

1. Novice Division
• Novice teams will have had no more than 3 practices in the 8 weeks leading up to the race, and no more
than 6 total in the year preceding the race.
• Only local teams can participate in the novice division. All visiting teams are placed in the recreational /
competitive division.
• Mixed teams only (see rules for mixed team composition).
• Races held on Saturday only.

2. Recreational / Competitive Division

• All teams not in the novice or high school division.
• Mixed teams, with specialty races for Men’s (Open) or Women’s teams (see rules for mixed team
composition).
• Races held on Saturday and Sunday.

3. High School Division

• Junior paddlers require consent by a parent or guardian in order to participate.
• Individuals who have graduated from high school, but have not reached the age of 19 by the Festival
date, may join a high school team.
• Mixed teams only (see rules for mixed team composition).
• Races held on Sunday only.

C a l i f o r n i a D r a g o n B o a t A s s o c i a t i o n
268 Bush Street #888 San Francisco, CA 94104 www.CDBA.org
General Information
Food, Cultural Festivities, and Dragon Land

There will be food booths, cultural festivities, and entertainment held throughout the race weekend. In
addition, we will have fun activities, games, and arts and crafts at our special zone for children, Dragon Land.

Festival Shuttles

We will provide complimentary shuttles between key transportation points and Lake Merritt.

Novice Team Practices and Scheduling

The 2018 CDBA Novice Team Coordinators are Hilland Chiu, Mary Cheung, and Jessica “JJ” Kotler. Hilland, Mary,
and JJ have materials that will be useful to all novice team captains in organizing their teams and will also assist
you in finding coaches and scheduling practices. You can e-mail them at the contact information on the first
page of this document.

Please also visit our web site at http://www.SFdragonboat.com for race updates and information.

C a l i f o r n i a D r a g o n B o a t A s s o c i a t i o n
268 Bush Street #888 San Francisco, CA 94104 www.CDBA.org
2018 Registration Process and Race Fees
Registration Process

1. Go online to www.sfdragonboat.com--> Racing Info-->Novice Team Registration.

2. Fill out the online registration, and follow instructions for payment. Note that all novice teams should
register, but payment for sponsors will be handled separately.
3. Submit team bio and logo by August 8th online.

2018 Race Fees

Corporate Teams: $2,000

Community Teams:* $1,000

*A Community Team must meet the following criteria:

▪ An IRS 501(c)3 organization
▪ Primary purpose or mission statement is to provide services in the community to individuals such as
youth, elderly, immigrants, low income individuals, etc.

This category does not apply to all non-profit organizations and generally does not include employee groups that
are part of major corporations. It generally applies to smaller non-profit organizations whose geographic area is
limited to one neighborhood or community.

The race organizers reserve the right to determine whether or not teams fit within this category.

C a l i f o r n i a D r a g o n B o a t A s s o c i a t i o n
268 Bush Street #888 San Francisco, CA 94104 www.CDBA.org