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Calendar of events

Regatta - Regional and National

The NZDBA National Championships are almost always run on the last weekend of March. The next Nationals will be at Lakle Hood, Ashburton on Saturday 31 March 2012.

The following indicates events for this season. Click the right hand column to see the criteria for Championship, Festival or Club/Community events class. See the national Team standings on the League Table.

Conditions of entry to Nationals

Any NZDBA-affiliated team may register for the Nationals, but entry to the regatta will only be allowed to those teams that have competed at one or more qualifying/ sanctioned event.

 

New Zealand and regional events (2011 to 2012) are:


 

NZDBA Nationals Champs at the end of March. Note, Australian Nationals are the week after that, in Melbourne.

Click here for last season's events (2010-11) and League Table (2010-11.

Board meetings

Members of the board meet regularly through the season to plan Nationals and so on.

International events

Click here for some 'team travel opportunities'...

 
 
  Date Reg Title cat dist class
1 Saturday
12-Nov-11.
BOP Super 12, local corporate teams, Tauranga Adult 200m Club
2 Saturday
3-Dec-11
Waikato Super 12, Hamilton. Adult, Jnr 2 to 300m Club
3 Sunday
4-Dec-11
Aoraki Aoraki Ice Breaker at Lake Pegasus Adult, Jnr 250m, 1km Club
4 Sunday
29-Jan-12
Aoraki Summer Sizzler Super 12 races at Lake Pegasus Adult, Jnr 200m, 250m Club
5 Monday
30-Jan-12
AKL Auckland Anniversary 10s Sprints, Viaduct Harbour Adult, Jnr 200m Club
6 Fri 10, Sat 11-Feb-12 Aoraki Dragon Boating at the “NZ Masters Games” on Dunedin Harbour Masters 200m, 2km Champ
7 Saturday 18-Feb-12 AKL Super 12 Sprints, 9 to midday,
Pier X, Westhaven Marina
Adult, Jnr 250m,
500m
Club
8 Sunday
26-Feb-12
Aoraki Aoraki Open (previously known as the “Early Bird”) at Lake Pegasus Adult, Jnr 250m, 500m, 2km Champ
9 Saturday
10-March-12
Aoraki South Island Champs” (Schools and Adults on the same day) Lake Hood Adult, Jnr 200m, 500m, 2km Champ
10 17-March-12 WGTN Wellington Dragon Boat Festival Adult 300m Festival
11 18-March-12 WGTN Wellington Dragon Boat Festival Jnr 300m Festival
12 Sunday
18-March-12
Aoraki Match Racing (venue TBC) Adult, Jnr 200m, 500m Club
13 24-March-12 AKL Auckland Regional Dragon Boat Championships, Lake Pupuke Adult 250m, 500m, 2km Champ
14 25-March-12 AKL Auckland Regional Dragon Boat Championships, Lake Pupuke Jnr 250m, 500m, 2km Champ
15 31-March-12 NZDBA/ Aoraki NZDBA Nationals Adults and Schools Adult, Jnr 200m, 500m, 2000m Champ

Note, under "cat" column, "Adult" is predominantly Mixed crews, but if 3 or more qualifying crews enter, then there may also be Mens, Womens, U23-Dev and/or Masters. Similarly "Jnr" is predominantly split into "Boys" crews, "Girls" and "Mixed". Click the right hand column to see the criteria for Champ, Festival or Club/Community events class.

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