United Way of York Region » Toromont Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

Date: Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Location: Seneca College, King Campus, King City
Entry Fees:
$850 early bird (before April 16th, 2010)
$1,000 (after April 16th, 2010)

Fundraising:
In addition to the registration fee, every dragon boat team registered in the Festival must also guarantee a minimum of $1,250 in pledges.

Registration:

The following forms are required for participation in the Toromont CAT Dragon Boat Festival in support of United Way of York Region.

Registration Form

Additional information available for download.

Refund Policy:

50% refund if registration is cancelled prior to May 31st, 2010
25% refund if registration is cancelled between June 1st, 2010 and June 30th, 2010
No refunds after July 1st, 2010
In the event of extreme weather conditions that result in the cancellation of races, there will be no refunds

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What is Dragon Boat Racing?

Dragon Boats are the world’s largest flat water racing canoes, propelled by a crew of 20 paddlers, a drummer and steersperson. Synchronicity is more important than strength. The paddlers move in unison, combining strength with teamwork in a boat whose elaborate design originated in ancient China.

Team Building Opportunity

Dragon Boat racing is the perfect corporate team building activity, great fun for a bunch of friends or community group. United Way of York Region Dragon Boat Festival offers a day of thrilling racing and other fun activities. Bring your family and enjoy the day’s festivities at the beautiful Seneca College, King Campus.

York Dragons – a 2007 participating team says,

…We look forward to the United Way Challenge annually at Seneca College King Campus. The venue is held on a safe and scenic property which encourages an environment of friendly networking and paddling challenges, for a very worthy cause. Keep doing what you are doing. York Dragons!…

Why Participate?

There is amazing camaraderie and team spirit among festival participants. The pride of tackling new challenges and accomplishing a unified goal provide an invaluable employee team building opportunity! There is something for everyone. Live entertainment, children’s village and beach volleyball!

And at the same time, you are raising money for a great cause…United Way of York Region.

Great Reasons to Paddle in the United Way of York Region Dragon Boat Festival…

The deep water of a kettle lake ensures fair racing in all lanes.
The surrounding beach and crew area offer a beautiful natural setting for the racers and spectators to enjoy.
The King City site is the perfect location for crews from the GTA and southern Ontario.
Racers compete for medals and trophies. There are also prizes for the best dressed team; top three individuals and top team who raise the most donations.
Pledges support United Way of York Region funding of 100 critical programs through 39 member agencies in Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Location

Seneca College, King Campus is situated on the stunning and provincially significant Oak Ridges Moraine. The campus boasts 700 acres of forest, open fields and two glacially formed kettle lakes. The deep water of the kettle lake ensures fair racing in all lanes.

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Registration Details

Entry Fees:

$850 Early Bird – before April 16th, 2010
$1,000 – after April 16th, 2010

In addition to the registration fee, every dragon boat team registered in the Festival must also guarantee a minimum of $1,250 in pledges.

Registration fee includes:

2 free one-hour practice sessions at Seneca (parking passes not included)
All necessary equipment, including lifejackets, paddles and boats
Professional steersperson for race day (if required)
Parking passes for your team on event day

Note:

Additional practice sessions may be purchased on a first-come first-serve basis for $75 (plus taxes) per hour. A professional steersperson can be booked for practice sessions for a fee of $100 (plus taxes) per hour. (Pets are not allowed on site)

Event Format

One day regatta
4 lanes x 250 m
Kettle lake – all lanes equal
Electronic start/finish with video replay
Each crew must have one steersperson, one drummer and 20 paddlers (at least 8 women)
3 races per crew…qualifying round, semi-final and final