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The International Dragon Boat Federation (Chinese: 國際龍舟聯合會) is the international governing body for the sport of dragon boat racing. IDBF was founded in Hong Kong on June 24, 1991 by Australia, China, Taiwan, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States. [2]
The International Dragon Boat Federation defines a dragon boat, within competition regulations, to be: "a long displacement boat of an open design, that is based upon a rib-less carvel form of hull construction, with the following distinguishing characteristics; no stem, hard chine bilge; W in cross section, minimum freeboard, punt-like entry and exit; rocketed keel that is set back from the ...
The boat measures 87.3 metres (286 ft) in overall length, 1.99 metres (6.5 ft) in width and it can accommodate 179 oarsman. [3] [4] [5] More than 13,000 people participated in the construction of the boat and it was completely hand-made. [6] The name Kambojika Putta Khemara Tarei translates to “Dragon Boat of Khmer Youth in Cambodian ...
The USDBF is divided into four regions: Pacific, Midwest, Southeastern, and Eastern regions. Each region is governed by its own regional body; these governing bodies are the Pacific Dragon Boat Association of the West Coast (PDBA), the American Dragon Boat Association of the Mid-West (ADBA), the Southeastern Regional Dragon Boat Association (SRDBA), and the Eastern Regional Dragon Boat ...
The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival or Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival takes place every June on the waters and shoreside of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is North America's largest and most competitive dragon boat festival with over 200 crews competing from around the world, with roots stemming from ...
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The festival centers on the traditional dragon boat (haarii, or haaree in Itoman) races. The dragon boat races are a form of giving thanks to the sea and agricultural gods and asking for their continued help for the future. [2] Currently, Naha is host to the largest dragon boat race, although Itoman and Tamagusuku are also known for holding ...
HCS Aurora (1809) was a sloop-of-war launched at Bombay Dockyard for the Bombay Marine. She was still listed on the rolls of the Bombay Marine on 1 January 1828. HMS Aurora — any of several Royal Navy ships; Aurora, a 1833 Russian Imperial Navy frigate famous its part in Siege of Petropavlovsk