The USDBF Competition and Technical Committee is currently accepting resumes from Youth Crews, U24 Crews and Universities Crews seeking berths to Club Crew World Championships July 18-24,2022 in Sarasota, Florida. The USDBF Board is making these berths available to Youth Crews, U24 Crews and University Crews at no cost to qualified crews.
Resumes must include a brief synopsis of club history, competition history, physical address of club practice site and a list of club members which must include date member joined , address, birthdate and practice history.
Only clubs prepared to attend CCWC should submit resumes.
Resumes should be submitted to Competition@usdbf.org .
Deadline to submit resumes November 22,2021
Crews must meet the IDBF guidelines regarding club membership. Please see the IDBF regulations below:
12.3. Dragon Boat Clubs (IDBF Bye-Laws Ed 8, Jan 2020)
A Dragon Boat Club is defined as being a single Crew or group of Crews which have a formal Sports Club Constitution which, in general terms, shows that the Club’s individual members are responsible for the Club’s affairs; that they elect representatives to their governing Dragon Boat organization; that they elect Club Officers and Officials to manage the affairs of their Club; that the Club keeps properly maintained and controlled accounts; that the Aims and Objectives of the Club and its Constitution or Statutes, are consistent with those of their own governing Dragon Boat Association, where one exists and where appropriate, the IDBF. (Sep 02)
4.3 Club Crews (IDBF Competition Regulations Ed 8, Jan 2020)
In IDBF Championships for Club Crews a Racer can only represent one Dragon Boat Club. The rules for National Crew Representation need not apply but all competitors must have been bona fide members of the Dragon Boat Crew that they represent, for at least SIX (6) months before the Club Crew Championships in question.
4.3.1. A bona fide Club Member is one that has regularly trained and/or competed for the Club Crew that they represent during the minimum period of six months shown in 4.3. A bona fide Club Member will normally be resident in the Country in which the Club Crew is located. A Club Member who trains and competes with a Club Crew from a different Country or Territory or a geographical Region within a Country to the one in which the Club Member himself (or herself) is normally domiciled, will only be considered as a bona fide Club Member if they can prove that they have physically attended their Club to train or compete for a period or of at least twelve (12) weeks, over a minimum period of two (2) racing seasons. (Nov 06)
In addition, all crews submitting a resume to be considered for a berth to CCWC 2022 must be members in good standing of their regional organization. If a crew is awarded a berth for CCWC 2022, they must be prepared to show evidence that all competitors on their roster are true members of their club, and all members will be expected to become members of the USDBF.