BULLETIN #2

Released on March 7, 2025

6th Pan American Club Crew Dragon Boat Championships Montreal, Canada-July 4-6, 2025

Registration Key Dates:

Registration is still open even if you’ve missed the provisional deadline. Thank you to all the clubs that completed the provisional registration, it provides the organizing committee with valuable information for planning the event, and allows us to provide any assistance to you that you mean need in planning your participation.

If you have not yet registered but intend on participating, please let us know ASAP so we can make sure your club is worked into the schedule. To do so please complete provisional registration here:

Confirmed Registration

Information regarding the completing the registration process, including entering athletes, forwarding fees etc. will be emailed to crew managers before March 31st.

Important dates

March 31st: Information sent to club managers to complete registration
April 30th: Confirmed Entries deadline and 50% deposit required
May 30: Final payment required.
June 15: All paddler information entered

Provisional registration

Rules updates:

IDBF rules are used for the PACCC. A few exceptions have been made for the event by the PADBF executive committee. . These exceptions have either come via request by clubs, or by the executive committee themselves in order to meet the goal of PACCC, which is to foster development of the sport in the Pan American Region.

1) Senior D Helm
An exception is granted for helms in the Senior D age class to allow any senior aged helm (40 or older on Dec 31, 2025) to steer a Senior D crew. The helm must still respect the gender requirements of the crew.

2) The 6-month club eligibility rule for IDBF CCWC events is reduced to 2 months. This will greatly assist clubs from distant and developing member federations in attending the event.

For Canadian Crews: PACCC is an official DBC qualifier event:

Important Notice for Canadian Crews: The 6th Pan American Club Crew Dragon Boat Championships in Montreal will serve as an official Dragon Boat Canada qualifier event for the 2025 National Championships. We encourage all Canadian teams seeking national championship qualification to take advantage of this valuable opportunity

Local division (community crews)

A community division will be incorporated in the PACCC for local community level crews who usually take part in the Montreal International Dragon Boat Challenge & Cultural Festival, which is on pause this year due to the PACCC. The format will resemble the usual Challenge community division, but some modifications to scheduling will occur to accommodate the PACCC.

Details:

Racing only on July 5 & 6
Standard boats only
Mixed, Women and Open(to be confirmed), divisions of all ages.

Tentative schedule:

July 5: 2 x 500m , 1 x 200m (to be confirmed)

July 6: 1 x 2000m per category

A PFD required for community division racing.

Registration fee is $1350 plus taxes per team, per category

Registration for the PACCC 2025 local division will be via the Mission Dragon boat website.

Social Media:

Stay connected and up-to-date with all the latest PACCC 2025 news and behind-the-scenes glimpses! Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paccc_2025/ and like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/paccc2025 for exclusive content, announcements, and opportunities to engage with fellow participants. We'll be sharing exciting updates, photos, and more as we gear up for the event in Montreal!

IDBF International Race Officials course

Enhance your dragon boat knowledge and skills! We are pleased to announce an IDBF Grade 1 & 2 accreditation courses will be held prior to the event. The course conductor will be Bernadette Bern, a grade 4 IDBF official who has acted as chief official for both Pan Am and IDBF championships races.

Details:

Level 2: 1 day on Monday June 30, cost $150 USD
Level 1: 2 days on Tuesday/Wednesday July 1-2, cost $250 USD

Participants must have the recommendation of their National Federation.

Accommodation

The list of recommended hotels is now available, offering comfortable and pleasant stays with preferential rates for teams. You can find booking links in column L of the hotel list. With Montreal being a popular destination in July, we highly recommend taking action and booking your accommodations as soon as possible to secure your spot.

Food

Food, drinks, and team catering for lunches (and breakfasts) will be available at the venue. More information in later bulletins.

Tents

Clubs will be provided dedicated space within a shared, unfurnished tent area. Club locations within the shared tent will be assigned once the race schedule and entries have been finalized.

Clubs may bring their own tents. Tents may be reserved by clubs through the organizing committee. Enquire for prices and availability with info@paccc2025.com

Transportation:

Metro:

The racing site (Montreal's Olympic Basin) is accessible by Metro (Jean Drapeau station).

Link to Metro map: https://www.stm.info/en/info/networks/metro

Parking:

Parking is also available at the venue for a fee. Parking rates and collection are managed by Parc Jean Drapeau. Details of parking fees will be available in bulletin #2.

Airport:

Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is about 20 km (12 miles) from downtown Montréal. You can find more information about the airport on their website: https://www.admtl.com/en

Visitor visas:

It is important to start the visa process immediately as applying for a visitor visa to Canada can take many months.

Participants requiring visas should contact the organizing committee at info@paccc2025.com as soon as possible. The organizing committee will provide all the steps required to complete the process.

Contact

Inquiries to the Organizing Committee: info@paccc2025.com
Instagram PACCC 2025: instagram.com/paccc_2025
Facebook PACCC 2025: facebook.com/paccc2025
PADBF Website: panamdragonboat.org

Documents

The PADBF encourages your club to register for the 6th Pan American Club Crew Dragon Boat Championships, Montreal 2025 Canada and looks forward to welcoming you to the championship.

About the organizing committee

Equipement supplier

Organized by Montreal’s two largest clubs H2o Dragon boat and 22 Dragons

The event will be organized by H2o Dragon boat and 22 Dragons in collaboration with the PABDF and DBC. Between them H2o and 22D have organized hundreds of dragon boat events and are deeply experienced in international racing.

Champion dragon boats

The boats used during the event will be Champion. Need a boat? All boats will be available at the end of the event. Contact Mission dragon boat for a quote.