1. Singapore River Regatta 2011 26 th - 27 th November 2011

2. John Kreamer CHIEF OFFICIAL Raizal A Jalil TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Denise Chow (Ms) CHIEF JUDGE Timekeepers Florence Yong (Ms) CHIEF BOAT MARSHALL Boat Marshalls Crew Marshalls Slipway Marshalls Hubert CHIEF UMPIRE Course Umpires Lane Umpires Gordon Choi RACE SECRETARIAT Race Secretary Race Recorders Mahmood Idrose CHIEF STARTER Assistant Starters Aligners Izwan A Jalil SAFETY OFFICER Lifeguards Safety boats Singapore River Regatta 2011 Key Officials

3. Boarding Area Race Tower Dragon Boat Holding Area Dragon Boat Traffic Pattern Lane Marshall Boat Cavenaugh Bridge traffic control Lane Marshall Boat End Point traffic control Lane Marshall Boat Mid Point traffic control Race Umpire Boats Will follow race, start to finish Lane Marshall Boat Start Point traffic control Spare Lane Marshall Boat Singapore River Regatta 2011 200m Race Course

4. Singapore River Regatta 2011 Race Course Impression View from River Walk Promenade (River Taxi Station at Raffles Landing Point) Race Tower View from OUB Plaza Promenade (Big Bird Statue)

5. 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 29 th Singapore River Regatta:- 32m long for 8m wide racing lanes THANK-YOU PUB !!! Singapore River Regatta 2011 Start Pontoon

6. Singapore River Regatta 2011 The Start Process Hold Tail Start Make 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 Position Steersperson to approach the pontoon by Reversing (back-paddle) into the pontoon according to the allocated racing lane number Steersperson may choose to keep rudder in the water.

7. Singapore River Regatta 2011 Start Procedure 1. HOLD YOUR BOAT Warning of impending start 2. ARE YOU READY Paddles up! 3. ATTENTION Aligner releases tail 4. AIR HORN Go! Begin paddling

8. 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 2011 Crew Checking & Reporting Procedures

9. Singapore River Regatta 2011 The 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 1 st 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)

10. Singapore Dragon Boat Association National & Youth Team Recruitment Exercise at Singapore River Regatta

11. “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 Regatta Dragon Boating in Kallang Basin

12. Any Queries/Clarification please write to:- admin@sdba.org.sg In the title box, write:- SRR 2011 Technical Query Last mail:- 19 th November 2011

13. THE END Have a Good & Safe Race