San Francisco’s Rainbow Koi Team- a wide ranging team consisting of many colors, encompasses of homosexuals, transgender and the straight alike. As it appears, the team is as unique as its name, harbouring still the same strong bond of a… Read more ›
What happens at the 2008 Montreal Dragon Boat Regatta? The Montreal International Dragon Boat Regatta is a 2 days event with approximately 150 teams participating. Each team should have at least 21 paddlers plus a cox and a couple of… Read more ›
I thought this would be an interesting post for our readers who may be interested in Walt Disney and Dragon Boating. The “first-ever” Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival event was held on the 18th October 2008 at the Walt Disney… Read more ›
October is internationally known as Breast Cancer Month and you must be wondering why I am talking about this topic? Well, today is the 1st of October and I thought it is a timely manner to talk about Dragons Abreast,… Read more ›
Post event After any Dragon Boat event there are certain tasks that need to be completed. It’s not something that one should do, it’s a must in order to finish off an event properly. Some guidelines to consider: Make sure… Read more ›
The day of the your event Now that we have done all the ground work, it’s now for the real challenge. Running the event on the day! Most event organisers start very early in the morning around 5am to just… Read more ›
Marketing your event This is where the fun really begins! Marketing a dragon boat event can be quite rewarding as you get to really connect with the community and also help promote a wonderful cause or charity if your event… Read more ›
Find Volunteers or pay for staff Most events usually start off with Clubs hosting them and eventually they become so big that they need to hire staff and run it as a business, which most people have seen happen in… Read more ›
Involve the locals and council – ask businesses to setup stores as well It’s always great to see if the local community is interesting in sponsoring the event and also do some free publicity for you. Some main businesses and… Read more ›
GETTING DRAGON BOATS You need dragon boats and loads of them. They need to be identical, or else the accusations will start to fly. So now you have found your boats how long are you going to allow between races… Read more ›
