Bay Area Dragons Wins 3 of 4 Adult Championships at the CDBA Regional Dragon Boat Sprint races at Quarry Lake, Fremont, CA.

BAD won the Mixed, Open, and Mixed Masters Championships.  Kudos goes out to BAD Barracudas (Masters Women), who competed in the Mixed division and were short paddlers.

Race Results:
BAD Penang Mixed (BAD1) - 1st in division A
BAD Merril Lynch (BAD2) - 5th in dvision A
BAD Foster City (BAD3) - 2nd in division D
BAD Barracudas (BAD4/Masters Women) - 5th in division E, 5th in Women's division
BAD Masters - 1st in Master's division
BAD Penang Men - 1st in Open division
BAD Women - 2nd in Women's division

Download full race results here:  http://www.cdba.org/documents/race_results/2008/2008_sprint_race_results.pdf

BAD now heads to Penang, Malaysia to compete in the 2008 Club Crew World Championships July 31 - Aug 3, 2008.  We are fielding 3 teams that will compete in the Premier Mixed, Premier Open, and Masters Women divisions.

We have a 2008 mid-year membership special package.  Regular membership price for the remainder of the year is $120.

Mid-Year Membership Package Price:  $130

Includes the following through 2008:

1.  2008 membership fee ($120 value).  Includeds advanced coaching and practices - ability to attend weekday practices (Tue and Thu at 6:30pm) and Saturday advanced practices (9am).
2.  Attendance to the Paddling Clinic ($25 value) on Sunday, June 29th from 1:30 - 4pm.  The clinic is almost full so sign up quickly.  No refunds if slots are full.
3.  Fremont race (July 13th) entry fee ($25 value)
4.  2008 Team T-Shirt - Penang World Club Crew Championship theme ($15 value)  

The SF Bay Area Dragon Boat Foundation is a non-profit organization.   The yearly membership fees are the club's primary funds to maintain the dragon boats and equipment.

Payment can be made via paypal to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by bringing a check to practice made out to "Bay Area Dragons". 

The SF Bay Area Dragons nearly sweeps at the 8th Annual 2008 CDBA Regionals in Redwood Shores.  BAD wins Gold in three out of the four major championship races and brings home the championship paddle.  We hope this is a start to a successful season for BAD as we prepare for the World Club Crew Championships in Penang, Malaysia in August 2008.  

 
Championship Race Results:
1st in Mixed
1st in Open - Mens division
1st in Mixed Masters
3rd in Womens division (BAD "Barracudas" Masters Women team)

Download the full race result by clicking here . 

The next San Francisco Bay Area Dragon Boat race will be the 2nd Annual Paddle For Life Dragon Boat Festival on June 7-8th at Jack London Square in Oakland, California.  It's a charity race to raise money to help fight against cancer.  Please support us and get more information by visiting paddleforlife.org .

 
Videos from Rodger of DragonMax: 

BAD Masters Women and Men's team:

Open "Mens" Final:

Bay Area Dragons Take First Place in the 250 Meter Sprint Race

By John Herrera

TEMPE - After being beaten from pillar to post all weekend long in the 500 meter sprints by the likes of LARD, San Diego, Space Dragons, and Wasabi, the Bay Area Dragons picked themselves off of the canvas and exacted some revenge on their Southern California foes as BAD sprinted its way to victory in the 250 meter sprint championship.  It was yet another first place finish in an event that has become BAD's specialty.  The victory was a much needed one, as it started the march to Penang on a very positive note.