DBNSW is happy to introduce the Region v Region Challenge which will take place on Sunday 20th June 2021 at the Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith.

Racing will kick off at 10:00 and wrap up late into the afternoon. Watching the event is free and open to the public.

If you would like to volunteer at this event you can nominate here

For more details contact office@dbnsw.org.au

FORMAT - DB22 20s (200m, 500m, 1000m, 2k Relay, Tribe)
ENTRY DEADLINE: 23:59 Friday 11th June 2021
PAYMENT DEADLINE: 17:00 Wednesday 16th June 2021

Adult Entry Fee - $10.00
Junior Entry Fee - $10.00
 

INTRODUCTION

DBNSW is pleased to announce the details of the inaugural Region v Region Competition taking place on Sunday 20^th June 2021 at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. This event will bring together paddlers from across the state to represent their local region. Regions will battle each other across multiple race distances and types to accrue points and be crowned the winner of the first Region v Region Regatta.

REGIONS & SELECTION

• There are six regions for this event which include Northern, Western, Sydney Metro, Bank St, Southern and Central Coast/Hawkesbury/Hunter
• Each region will be tasked with forming two squads from their area (A & B) made up of paddlers belonging to clubs located in those districts
• All crews are open age
• All racing is mixed (min 5 males, maximum 10 males)
• All racing is 20s in standard boats
• Junior teams will also be formed in regions where possible and details of a separate competition to take place on the same day are pending
• Juniors are also welcome to be included in A and/or B crews
• Coaches and Managers will be responsible for selection and appointed for each region by DBNSW, Expressions of Interest in these roles will be published alongside this information
• Crew selection will be based on expressions of interest with selection criteria/trials to be used if required. Criteria may include fitness testing, dragon boat trial, etc. This criteria will be determined by appointed coaches & managers but must be approved by DBNSW first
• Around 48 positions per region are available give or take allowance for juniors, reserves, extra sweeps, etc.

RACE DISTANCES & DIVISIONS

Racing distances on offer include;

• 200m Sprint (Open Age, Mixed)
• 500m Sprint (Open Age, Mixed)
• 1000m Sprint (Open Age, Mixed)
• 2k Relay (Open Age, Mixed) – on 1k turn course
• In the 2k Relay each regions’ squad will participate i.e. first lap completed by squad A, second lap squad B
• Tribe (Open Age, Mixed) – tug of war, best of 3, max 6 paddlers per crew
• Match ups in the Tribe Competition will be randomly drawn from each pool e.g. Random A Team v Random A Team, Random B Team v Random B Team
   

POINTS & WINNERS

• Each region squad participates in a race across each distance e.g. 200m Heat 1 – Bank St A, 200m Heat 2 – Bank St B
• Each region squad is awarded points based on their placings in each heat (1^st – 6 points, 2^nd – 5 points, 3^rd – 4 points, etc.)
• Example: 200m Heat 1 – Sydney Metro A 2^nd (5 points), 200m Heat 2 – Sydney Metro B 3^rd (4 points), Sydney Metro 200m Total Points – 9 points
• For the Tribe races winners are awarded 1 point for their region
• The overall winner of the regatta is determined by the points total accrued across the five race divisions
   

OTHER

• Uniforms – Each Region is assigned a colour and crew members must wear that colour, No club shirts or state team uniforms
• Colours – North (Yellow), West (Red), Sydney Metro (White), Bank St (Black), Southern (Green), Central Coast/Hawkesbury/Hunter (Blue)
• Entry via RevSPORT this will be setup for region coaches by DBNSW
• All participants must be financial members of DBNSW 2020/21
• Participation fee $10 per paddler
• Race fees to be collected by Team Manager and paid to DBNSW via EFT
   

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – REGION V REGION PADDLERS, SWEEPS, DRUMMERS

• NORTH EOI FORM – CLOSE DATE 19^TH FEB
   
• WEST EOI – CONTACT LOUISE LINKE @ loul959@hotmail.com / Ph: 0429175233 [TRIAL IN FORBES SAT 13 FEB]
   
• SYDNEY METRO EOI FORM – CLOSE DATE 14^th FEB
   
• BANK ST EOI FORM – CLOSE DATE 19^th FEB
   
• SOUTH EOI FORM – CLOSES 12^th FEB
   
• HAWKESBURY, HUNTER, CENTRAL COAST EOI FORM – CLOSE DATE 17^th FEB