Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival

06/02/2021

Unfortunately, the 25th Annual Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival will be postponed again...

Be safe and stay tuned for more updates! We're excited to see and host everyone again when the time is more appropriate for the grand event that we all deserve.

05/20/2020

25th Annual Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival Postponed to September 18-19 2021

We are so grateful to have an amazingly supportive community during these times. With Covid-19, we have carefully considered the safety of our community and our members. The decision is as follows in the post.

Stay Strong! Stay Healthy!

To view the full message visit the NCIDBF website at http://sfdragonboat.com/

Or visit our Instagram Page at
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAa3DJnHIo_/…

10/04/2019

A certainly very important message from our NCIDBF Race Directors! [Swag related!]

Hi Team Captains and Coaches!

We've had many requests post-race to order the iron-on patches and dryfit sublimation jerseys produced by Oddball. To accommodate this, we are taking post-race orders through Monday, October 7, 2019 at 9 pm. Please place your order through this website: http://sfdragonboat.com/post-race-shirts-patch

Once orders are submitted, we will reach out to you to discuss shipping or pickup options and send you a PayPal invoice reflecting your order and shipping cost.

A huge thanks to very own, Jimmy Chan, a very talented graphic designer who was also a founding member of DieselFish! Images of the iron-on patches and dryfit jerseys can be found on the second page of the order form.

Attached here is also the link to Paddlerpix by our race photographer, Mike Martinez.
These are the photos that you were able to purchase at one of our festival booths.
Both Saturday and Sunday race photos are uploaded.
If any questions, please email [email protected]
The link is (www.paddlerpix.com)
All proceeds go to the Hui Wa’a Junior Waterman program.

Attached here is also a link to our guest photographer, Ed Nguyen (Based in Montreal, Canada).
Day 1 photos is uploaded.
Day 2 photos will be uploaded this Friday evening or Saturday.
All photos will be uploaded to his page (www.facebook.com/ednguyenphotography)
For any questions, please email [email protected]

Thanks,

Wilson Li and Hans Wu
NCIDBF Race Directors

Hi Team Captains and Coaches! We've had many requests post-race to order the iron-on patches and dryfit sublimation jerseys produced by Oddball. To accommodate this, we are taking post-race orders through Monday, October 7, 2019 at 9 pm. Please submit this order form to [email protected], and for....

09/27/2019

Thank you, Red Tri, for selecting us as one of your Editor’s Picks for this weekend!

This two-day, admission-free festival brings a weekend of world-class dragon boat racing, spectacular cultural performances, delicious food, a variety of clothes and crafts vendors, and kid-friendly activities in Dragon Land where games and arts & crafts await.

09/26/2019

The Dragon Boat Festival (www.sfdragonboat.com) features excitement on the water and on land! Come by the Sports Zone at Dragon Land Powered by Net Generation and have fun playing tennis! Register your child for free in Net Generation and get a free gift from USTA NorCal." Net Generation, official youth tennis of the USTA, can give your kids a sport for life. They'll have fun, make friends, and build their own game on and off the court. www.netgeneration.com.

09/25/2019

New this year! Follow the race twitter feed for live updates on what heats are marshaling on Saturday and Sunday. Great way to find out if we are running ahead of schedule!

Twitter handle:
https://twitter.com/SFdragonboat

09/24/2019

This weekend, bring a sewing kit (or a hot iron) to Lake Merritt and buy a limited edition CDBA embroidered patch to decorate your PFD! The Hokusai-inspired artwork was designed by our very own Jimmy Chan (who's writing this post); may the friendly Oak-ness Monster propel you to victory!

09/22/2019

Did you catch Lincoln High School Coach F***y Chen and Race Director Hans Wu live today on KTVU Fox morning news? Paddlers, we know you'll all agree with F***y when she said, "When you watch from the shore, it looks fluid, it looks easy, but when it comes to training for it, the amount of disciplines it takes (is) crazy!" Good luck to all the teams training for next week's race!

09/19/2019

Captain's Meeting for race wristband (and manifests/roster updates) plus race day announcements has been sent out!

Please remind your team points of contact to check their inboxes and RSVP!

24Sept2019 starting at 6:30pm
David J. Chetcuti Community Room
450 Poplar Ave, Millbrae, CA 94030

Remember attendance is mandatory if you want to pick up your wristbands before the race! Food and beverages will be provided! But feel free to bring other snacks if you'd like to share!

09/17/2019

Local team Bio submissions are due by tomorrow (9/18) 10am!!

Click on the link below and submit/revise your bios to make sure and leave your mark on this years race!

http://sfdragonboat.com/submit-team-bio