1st Limassol Dragon Boat Festival

The 1st Limassol Dragon Boat Festival Regatta, sanctioned by the Cyprus Dragon Boat Association and organised by Cyprus Dragon Boat Events, an Affiliate Event Organiser of the International Dragon Boat Festival (IDBF), will take place on Sat 18th and Sunday 19th October 2008.

The Dragon Boat Regatta is primarily for local crews, with little or no dragon boating experience, therefore International Crews will race in their own competition, in addition to the local races. The Limassol Dragon Boat Regatta is supported by the Limassol City Government and is part of the Limassol Sports Festival.

THE LIMASSOL FESTIVAL DRAGON BOAT RACES will be held on the sea in the area of the sea front at the Old Harbour end of the promenade. Competitors must be water confident when wearing a buoyancy aid, and ideally, able to swim at least 50 yards, unaided, in light clothing. BOATS and equipment will be provided.

Local Races will take place over approximately 200 metres on both days, with additional 500m races for International Crews. Crews can be single sex or a mixture of males and females of any age over 12 years old.

Each crew is guaranteed a minimum of 3 races during each day of competition. Practice session, before the event, will be arranged at no additional cost to the Regatta Admin Fee. (Call Andy Ermogenous on + 357 99679138)

Regatta Admin Fee: There will be a Regatta Admin fee of Euro 10, per participant in each International Crew attending the Festival. Accommodation and local transport costs will be charged separately and details of the available accommodation and local transport costs can be obtained from the Event Organiser – Andy Aermogenous – Email [email protected] or Fax to + 357 25 878 091

The regatta forms part of the 2008 Cyprus Sports Festival, so there will be plenty of other things to see and do.

Closing Date for International Entries will be 1st October 2008.

The application form can be found here:
http://www.edbf.org/documents/Limassol_08_Int_Flyer.pdf