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Dedicated beginners session every Saturday at 9am and
every Wednesday at 5:15pm. More
Latest
News:
- April
2013
- How
good are we?? We were one of the top clubs in
the Australian National Club Crew Championships
in Sydney, with 1 Silver Medal and 1 Bronze Medal
and a host of top 10 finishes. There were over
80 clubs and 3,000 competitors, but ADPC stood
out and did Darwin proud. More
- Coach
Alan Culbertson has done 2 radio interviews in
the lead up to Nationals. Listen
to ABC Radio interview Listen
to Territory FM interview
March
2013
- Our
Grand Master Women's team was a finalist in NT
Team of the Year at the 2013
NT Sports Awards for their stellar performances
at the 2012 Australian Nationals and the 2012
Club Crew World Championships in Hong Kong. We
didn't take out the gong, but we must have been
a close thing!
- We
are currently seeking corporate sponsors for 2013/14.
More
February
2013
- The
traditional Chinese New Year blessing of the cage
went off with a bang on Saturday 16 Feb. Thanks
to the Chung Wah Lion Dancers for a noisy and
colourful event! The Chinese New Year banquet
the week before was also well attended with over
40 participants.
- November
2012
- The
ADPC end-of-year party (and farewell to the Penang
crew) at the Charcoal Restaurant (next to cage)
went off. Congratulations to Annual Awards recipients:
- Paddler
of the Year - Trish Heames
- Coach's
Award - Dave Smith
- Club
Person of the Year - Colin McDonald
July
2012
- It's
official. We're the best club in the WORLD in
our chosen event!! Our Grand Masters Women's 10's
team won GOLD in the 200m event at the World Club
Crew Championships in Hong Kong! What a fantastic
achievement. This is the best result that the
club has ever achieved in a world competition.
Congratulations to all involved.
- April
2012
- We
put up a strong showing at the 2012
Australian National Championships in Melbourne.
We raced in the Grand Masters division and, despite
having only 4 of our Premiers, we also raced in
the Premiers division. Some of our achievements
were:
- A
bronze medal in the Grand Masters Women's
10's 500m. This is the second consecutive
year we've won bronze in this event, cementing
our position as one of the top teams in Australia.
Go women!!
- A
grand final contender in the Grand Masters
Women's 10's 200m, putting us in the top 6
clubs in Australia in this event
- April
2011
- We
did well at the 2011 Australian Dragon Boat Championships
in Canberra:
- 3rd
(and a bronze medal) in the Grand Masters
Women's 500m 10's. Go women!!! This qualifies
us to go to the 2012 World Club Crew Championships
in Hong Kong in July 2012
- 4th
in the Grand Masters Mixed 200m 10's (after
winning our heat and semi-final)
- 5th
in the Grand Masters Women 200m 10's
- 5th
in the Grand Masters Women 2000m
- Aug
2008
- It's
official (again). ADPC is one of the top 10 dragonboat
clubs in the world in our chosen events. We finished
a stellar 7th and 8th in the World Club Crew Championships
for the 500m and 200m respectively. More
- April
2007
- Aug
2006
- Arafura
Dragons bring home bronze medal from World Championships
in Canada
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