Arafura Dragons Paddlers Club
   

 

Come and try dragon boating! Dedicated beginners session every Saturday at 9am. Next session Saturday 19 May 2012. Or come Wednesdays 5:15pm. More

2012 Nationals page

Latest News:

  • 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
      • Multiple semi-final races in the Premiers division 10's. Our 4 Premiers performed sensationally and our older paddlers proved that they're competitive even when they drop down a couple of age divisions
      • A good showing in the Premier's 20's 2000m in both Mixed and Open
    • We launched our new uniforms at the Nationals. There's a colourful ADPC top and a striking NT top, as well as a new track suit top in ADPC colours. Stay tuned for photos.
    • The souvenir ADPC Nationals t-shirt is still for sale. See Cindy if you're interested.
  • January 2012
    • It's Chinese New Year and the traditional blessing of the "cage" took place on Saturday 28/1 at 1:30pm. It was a colourful and loud affair. Many thanks to the Chung Wah Society lion dancers.
  • 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
  • April 2010
    • We put up a strong showing at the Australian Dragon Boat Championships in Adelaide, making it into most grand finals in our chosen events.
  • 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
Last site update: 18.5.2012