DRAGON BOATS NSW

SEASON PREVIEW 2019/20

CHAIR FOREWORDWelcome to the 2019/20 season!!! The board and staff of DBNSW would like to wish

everyone the best for the season ahead.

DBNSW has a busy upcoming year, not least holding the premier dragon boating

event, the Australian Dragon Boat Championships in Sydney in April 2020. We look

forward to hosting competitors, volunteers and officials from around the country as

clubs compete to be a National Champion.

2019/20 will also see year two of the 2018-2020 strategic plan where work will

continue along the roadmap and the targets set by our community are reached. The

board and staff have made significant progress in 2018/19 and will continue with that

momentum into the coming year.

To our community, here’s to another exciting year ahead in the amazing sport that is

dragon boating. ENJOY.

Tamsyn Glen

DBNSW Chair

NEW INIATITIVES FOR 2019/20

Some exciting changes and additions coming during the 19/20 season:

• Come and try sessions for new paddlers increased from 3 to 5

• Junior membership fees reduced while Adult fees remain the same

• New regatta venue (Point Wolstoncroft)

• Tribe and Silver Tribe (tug-of-war) pilot program

• 2020 AusChamps in New South Wales

• New member working groups established to enhance the sport

• Fundraising initiatives including sponsorships, partnerships, grants

• Policy and guidelines updates including Swim Test, Risk Management, Working with Children

• Improving our sport through community, surveys and roadshows with practical outcomes for all levels or the organization.

DBNSW REGATTA SCHEDULE

REGATTA DATE VENUE FORMAT

10s Winter Warmer Sun 18 Aug 2019 Rodd Point, Dobroyd Standard Boat (10s)

200m

Regatta Series – Race 1 Sun 8 Sept 2019 Sydney International Regatta

Centre, Penrith

Standard Boat (20s)

200m

Regatta Series – Race 2 Sun 13 Oct 2019 Sydney International Regatta

Centre, Penrith

Standard Boat (20s)

500m

Regatta Series – Race 3 Sun 15 Dec 2019 Sydney International Regatta

Centre, Penrith

Standard Boat (20s)

200m

Regatta Series – Race 4/State Champs(under consideration for State Champs)

Sun 12 Jan 2020 Sydney International Regatta

Centre, Penrith

Standard Boat (20s)

500m

Lunar New Year Races (Sport) Sat 1 Feb 2020 Darling Harbour, Sydney Standard Boat (20s)

200m

Lunar New Year Races (Corp) Sun 2 Feb 2020 Darling Harbour, Sydney Standard Boat (20s)

200m

Point Wolstoncroft Weekend Sat 28 & Sun 29 Mar 2020 Point Wolstoncroft Sport & Rec

Centre

Standard Boat (20s)

500m, turn racing

2020 AusChamps Wed 8 Apr – Mon 13 Apr

2020

Sydney International Regatta

Centre, Penrith

Standard Boat (20s), Small Boat

(10s). 200m, 500m & turn racing

COMMUNITY REGATTA SCHEDULE

REGATTA DATE VENUE

Spirit of the Macleay Regatta 27 & 28 July 2019 Macleay River, Kempsey

Manning River Challenge 3 & 4 August 2019 Queen Elizabeth Park, Taree

Rainbow Region Regatta 24 & 25 August 2019 Shaws Bay, East Ballina

Nowra Community Regatta 15 September 2019 Greys Beach Reserve, North Nowra

Coffs Coast Mylestom Regatta 14 & 15 September 2019 Bellinger River, Mylestom

Grafton Jacaranda Regatta 26 & 27 October 2019 Memorial Park, Grafton

Western Region Regatta 2 & 3 November 2019 Windamere Dam, Mudgee

Forster Dragon Boat Regatta 16 & 17 November 2019 Elizabeth Reserve, Forster

Bei Loon 8k TBD Bayview, Sydney

Shellharbour Festival of Sport TBD Skiway Park, Oak Flats

Titivators Urunga Regatta TBD Bellinger River Sailing Club, Urunga

Port Macquarie Regatta TBD McInherney Park, Port Macquarie

COURSE SCHEDULE

COURSE DATE VENUE

LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE – LAURIETON 20 & 21 July 2019 Laurieton United Services Club, Laurieton

LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE – BATHURST 17 & 18 August 2019 Charles Sturt University, Bathurst

LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE – PYRMONT 21 & 22 September 2019 Bank St, Pyrmont

LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE – MYLESTOM Early 2020 Bellinger River, Mylestom

LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE – PYRMONT 8/9 February 2020 Bank St, Pyrmont

LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE – SOUTH TBD Southern NSW

Registration for 2019 course open now at dbnsw.org.au.

Coaching Course - $345 pp

Officials Course - $180 pp

Follow us online at dbnsw.org.au and on facebook for future dates and registration.

MEMBERSHIP & INSURANCEMembership

A common question DBNSW gets is what is included in my state membership and where does our money go?

Individual membership benefits includes:

• Insurance incl. personal accident, professional indemnity and public liability cover

• Access to local, state, national and international sanctioned regattas

• Access to coaching & officiating courses

• Access to Sweep Accreditation Scheme

• Pathway to state and national representative level dragon boating

• State & national body e-communication

Where do my registration fees go?

• National (AusDBF) and international (IDBF) levy

• Insurance

• Membership (database, ID tags, lanyards, postage)

• Club communication, support & advice

• State campaign (nationals entry, coach/manager expenses)

• Committee expenses (Competition & Technical, Sweep Group, Board)

• Other (staff, governance & safety policies, advocacy/lobbying, office costs, strategic development)

MEMBERSHIP & INSURANCEInsuranceInsurance cover is provided to affiliated clubs and individual members of Dragon Boats NSW. Insured parties may includepaddlers, coaches, sweeps, volunteers and committee members.

Cover includes personal accident, public liability and professional indemnity during activities sanctioned by AusDBF & statebodies such as training, regattas, meetings, travel to and from activities (domestic), fundraising, sweeping, coaching, etc.

Further details on coverage including claims, benefits, excess, scope of cover, etc can be found at…

www.vinsurancegroup.com/DragonBoat

Come & Try (new paddlers)

New people wanting to try the sport can do so for free! For the upcoming 2019/20 season the session allowance has beenincreased from three (3) to five (5) sessions. A waiver form must be completed by the trialling individual prior to their firstsession.

Grace Period

A registered individual member has access to insurance coverage once payment for DBNSW state registration fees have beenreceived either by DBNSW or the member’s club. Members are able to register/renew from July 1st 2019.

A two-week grace period will be provided to all 2018/19 members headed into the new season (19/20). This will allow them tocontinue to have coverage up until Sunday 14th July 2019. After this date the member must renew to continue to be providedwith insurance cover for the remainder of the 2019/20 season. This does not apply to brand new members, only those renewing.

SCHEDULE OF FEESValid from 1st July 2019 to 30th June 2020

All fees include GST

FEE TYPE RATE DESCRIPTION/FURTHER INFORMATION

Individual Fees

Adult Membership (over 18 years) $120.00 pp Individual association fee with the state body for those over the age of 18 years.

Includes:

Individual paddler injury insurance cover

Local, DBNSW, AusDBF & IDBF regatta admission

Access to sweep development, coaching & officiating courses

Junior Membership (12 – 17 years) $50.00 pp Individual association fee with the state body for those under the age of 18 years.

Includes:Individual paddler injury insurance coverLocal, DBNSW, AusDBF & IDBF regatta admissionAccess to sweep development, coaching & officiating courses

Adult Regatta Entry Regular Fee$41.00 pp

Late Fee$82.00 pp

Entry fee into a DBNSW operated regatta for an adult.

All fees are payable to DBNSW via the paddler’s club by the advertised entry payment deadline. Entry fees paid after the deadline will be charged at the late fee rate.

No refunds after deadline date.

Junior Regatta Entry Regular Fee$17.50 pp

Late Fee$17.50 pp

Entry fee into a DBNSW operated regatta for a junior.

All fees are payable to DBNSW via the paddler’s club by the advertised entry payment deadline. Entry fees paid after the deadline will be charged at the late fee rate.

No refunds after deadline date.

FEE TYPE RATE DESCRIPTION/FURTHER INFORMATION

Club Fees

Club Affiliation $835.00 per club Club affiliation fee with the state body.

Includes:

Directors & Officers Insurance

Local, DBNSW, AusDBF & IDBF regatta admission

Access to Revolutionise online management system

Boat Hire (Full Season) $1,285.00 per boat Boat Hire for affiliated clubs (valid 1 July – 30 June).

Includes:

Weekly boat hire, max 3 sessions per week

Marine hull insurance and maintenance

Equipment and accessories

Bank St parking access

Bank St Levy $600.00 per boat hired All affiliated clubs that hire a boat that is stored and/or used at Bank St will be levied for each

boat rented.

Boat Hire (Club – One Off) $175.00 per boat Hire of a DBNSW boat for a one off-session. Only available to DBNSW affiliated clubs.

Boat Hire (Corporate – One Off) $255.00 per session One-off training session for businesses, organisations and social groups.

Non-Member Temporary Personal Accident Cover $7.00 pp Temporary one-off insurance cover for non-members participating in a regatta.

Regatta Application Fee $50.00 Fee to be paid alongside each club submitted accredited regatta application form.

Accredited Regatta Fee $560.00 Fee payable by Affiliated clubs who operate their own regatta as a DBNSW accredited event.

Includes:

Access to $20mil regatta PLI

Sweep & Official accreditation

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Northern Region Trailer Levy $184.00 Fee Payable by all Northern Region Clubs.

SCHEDULE OF FEESValid from 1st July 2019 to 30th June 2020

All fees include GST

ACTIVE KIDSAll NSW school-enrolled children are eligible for two $100 Active Kids Vouchers. Thevouchers can be used with any approved Active Kids provider, to help cover costs towardsregistration or membership fees for sport and active recreation. Voucher one is valid Januaryto December and voucher two is valid July to December. After 1 July 2019, the secondvoucher can be claimed immediately after the first voucher. The voucher can be used forDBNSW & Club fees by entering the voucher number in the Active Kids field while registeringonline through a club’s registration site (club must be setup for program via DBNSW).

2020 STATE TEAM CAMPAIGNTimeline 2019 - 2020

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August September Nov-Dec Jan - Feb April

• Call for coaches &

Managers EOI

• State Selection

Criteria Released

• Coaches &

Managers

applications close

• Call for applications

for state team

• State team

applications close

• Fitness testing/

Water trials

• State team

announced

• Team training starts

• Nationals – State v

State Day

VOLUNTEERING

Dragon Boats NSW relies heavily on the support of its community inrunning regattas. We are now calling on the assistance of volunteersfor the upcoming 2019 - 2020 season.

Volunteering is a great way to support your club and the DBNSWcommunity.

Those interested in volunteering at our regattas can complete anonline nomination form here.

In the weeks leading up to a regatta selected volunteers will be sentan email requesting confirmation of their attendance. A final email willbe sent to volunteers the week prior to the regatta containing a joballocation roster and further information.

Transport & accommodation is arranged for volunteers and officialsat regattas that are of significant distance from Sydney (i.e. WaggaWagga, Mudgee).

TEAM ELITE

Dragon Boats NSW (DBNSW) are proud to announce that we have

partnered up with Team Elite to be the official Apparel Supplier of Dragon

Boats NSW for the next 3 years.

The partnership will support DBNSW Regatta’s and state team and

provide greater access to quality products. It will also continue to give

clubs direct access to Team Elite at all major DBNSW regatta’s.

f you would like to get in touch with Team Elite to get your club kitted out,

contact them through either Nicole Froling or Remi Sawtell on

info@teamelite.com.au or via the website: www.teamelite.com.au

GET IN TOUCHIf you have any questions or feedback regarding the 2019—2020 season feel free to contact us via….

MAILING ADDRESS Dragon Boats NSW Inc.

PO BOX 3162, North Strathfield 2137

EMAIL office@dbnsw.org.au

PHONE02 8736 1283

Keep up to date with the latest DBNSW news at…

WEBSITEwww.dbnsw.org.au

FACEBOOK facebook.com/DBNSW/

INSTAGRAM instagram.com/dbnsw

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