Singapore River Regatta 2011 26th - 27th November 2011

John KreamerCHIEF OFFICIAL

Raizal A JalilTECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Denise Chow (Ms)CHIEF JUDGE• Timekeepers

Florence Yong (Ms)CHIEF BOAT MARSHALL

• Boat Marshalls• Crew Marshalls

• Slipway Marshalls

HubertCHIEF UMPIRE• Course Umpires• Lane Umpires

Gordon ChoiRACE SECRETARIAT

• Race Secretary• Race Recorders

Mahmood IdroseCHIEF STARTER• Assistant Starters

• Aligners

Izwan A JalilSAFETY OFFICER

• Lifeguards• Safety boats

Singapore River Regatta 2011Key Officials

Boarding AreaRace Tower

Dragon Boat Holding Area

Dragon Boat Traffic Pattern

Lane Marshall BoatCavenaugh Bridge traffic control

Lane Marshall BoatEnd Point traffic control

Lane Marshall BoatMid Point traffic control

Race Umpire BoatsWill follow race, start to finish

Lane Marshall BoatStart Point traffic control

Spare Lane Marshall Boat

Singapore River Regatta 2011200m Race Course

Singapore River Regatta 2011Race Course Impression

View from River Walk Promenade (River Taxi Station at Raffles Landing Point)

Race Tower

View from OUB Plaza Promenade (Big Bird Statue)

Proposed Start Pontoon will be similar in profile but smaller This photo is of 60m long version for 10m wide racing lanes (used in Bedok Reservoir)Dimensions proposed for the 29th Singapore River Regatta:- 32m long for 8m wide racing lanes

THANK-YOU PUB !!!

Singapore River Regatta 2011Start Pontoon

Singapore River Regatta 2011The Start Process

Hold Tail StartMake sure you backed-down your Boats exactly to the location of the Lane Numbers

Aligners will then be hold onto the dragon boat tail

Getting into PositionSteersperson to approach the pontoonby Reversing (back-paddle) into the pontoon according to the allocated racing lane number

Steersperson may choose to keep rudderin the water.

Singapore River Regatta 2011Start Procedure

1. HOLD YOUR BOATWarning of impending start

2. ARE YOU READYPaddles up!

3. ATTENTIONAligner releases tail

4. AIR HORNGo! Begin paddling

1a. When instructed to report for your race, submit the

Crew List to the Chief Boat Marshall (CBM). 1b. CBM will keep your Crew List

1c. The Crew List will be use throughout the event

2a. CBM will then permit you to enter the Crew Check Area. Only Team Manager and racing crew may enter. 2b. For subsequent races (Semi Finals, etc), Teams may re-use the original Crew List submitted.

3. Boat & Crew Marshalls will then check and verify eligibility of the

crew.

4. The CBM will then release crew to the embarkation pontoon

Singapore River Regatta 2011Crew Checking & Reporting Procedures

Singapore River Regatta 2011The Steersperson

Steerer MUST BE SDBA certified (basic requirement is SDBA Basic Helm)

The Steerer can either be Male or Female, regardless of racing class

For the Tertiary Women Category, entire crew MUST BE SAME GENDER

ALERT! Rule Change as of 1st January 2012: Steerer must be the same gender in the respective Men & Women racing classes, with the

exception of the Mix & Open racing class.(applicable to National Championship, IIBC, IBHC, Tertiary, POL-ITE)

Singapore Dragon Boat AssociationNational & Youth Team

Recruitment Exercise at Singapore River Regatta

“the issue of noise from dragon boat practice in front of Pebble Bay. As you'll know from the recent correspondence which I've copied to you, this problem has not gone away - in fact it seems to be escalating lately - and the policy of merely encouraging the boats to use a different area of water just doesn't work” …Pebble bay Condominium resident

Singapore River RegattaDragon Boating in Kallang Basin

Any Queries/Clarification please write to:-

admin@sdba.org.sg

In the title box, write:- SRR 2011 Technical Query

Last mail:- 19th November 2011

THE END

Have a Good & Safe Race