Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

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The Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (TIDBRF), is an annual is an annual dragon boat regatta, first held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1988. It is the largest regular event of its kind held outside of Asia. An associated festival highlights Asian and other culture in Toronto.

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[edit] Venue

Races were originally held at Ontario Place. Currently (as of 2007), races occur in the Main Channel at Centre Island, one of the Toronto Islands. The Main Channel race course is 500 m long and six lanes wide.

For 2007, pre-race events are planned for the Western Beaches Watercourse which hosted the 2006 Club Crew World Championships.

[edit] Format and Rules

Races occur over two days. Once separated into Community and Corporate categories, races were combined into the following categories for the 18th (2006) festival:

  • Premier Mixed (at least 8 women)
  • Premier Women (all women)
  • Junior Mixed (at least 8 girls)

In addition to divisional finals seeded by aggregate time from two heats, there are also industry finals for teams representing groups in certain categories. In 2006, these were:

  • Community groups
  • Non-profit groups and charities
  • Universities
  • Other education groups
  • Hospitals
  • Industries
  • Breast cancer survivors
  • Technology & Communications companies
  • Pharmaceutical companies

[edit] References

  • Toronto Star GTA Section June 25. 2005 B3

[edit] External links

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