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EVENTS

Upcoming Events

13-14 September 2025: Singapore Sea Regatta

Singapore Sea Regatta 2025
The Promontory @ Marina Bay

24-30 August 2026: IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival

IBCPC Participatory Dragon Boat Festival
Aix-les-Bains, 73100 Aix-les-Bains, France
The 2026 IBCPC Festival will take place on the shores of Lac du Bourget, France’s largest natural glacial lake.

NEWS

Editor's Report

September 1st 2025Submitted by Louise Granahan. Well, it certainly has been a busy time for breast cancer paddlers around the world! You will notice that there are a few articles about the World Championships inRead more

Introducing Fiona Slevin

September 1st 2025The IBCPC board would like to sincerely thank Marion Egan for her contribution as national representative for Ireland. Marion has chosen to stand down because of her busy schedule. We are extremelyRead more

Dragons Abreast Australia

September 1st 2025The Sydney Morning Herald Good Weekend Magazine 13/7/25. By Sue Williams, Photos Brent Lewin. JULY 11, 2025. 'Go us! Look at what we can do!' The water sport empowering breast cancerRead more

Abreast In A Boat Marks 30 Years

September 1st 2025Submitted by Debbie Mills, Communications Chair, Abreast In A Boat. A Milestone Event Abreast In A Boat turns 30! To celebrate this milestone, we invited the breast cancer paddling world toRead more

Dragons on the Falkirk Wheel

September 1st 2025 Submitted by Pauline Doyle. After months of planning and permission requests, the date finally arrived when Port Edgar Dragons could move their small boat Emma to the Falkirk Wheel Basin inRead more

Dragonboat Festival Hanover 2025

September 1st 2025Submitted by Christina (Pink Dragonistas Hannover). This year Hannover welcomed 10 breast cancer standard boat teams for the fourth breast cancer cup as part of the 29th festival edition of ourRead more

Aix-les-Bains

September 1st 2025The Dragon Boat Festival 2025 from 27-29 June 2025 was not just the test run for the big IBCPC Festival 2026 in this location – but also the very first appearance of the brand new Pink RibbonettesRead more

2025 Breast Cancer Flower Ceremony

September 1st 2025Submitted by Brenda Hochachka. Welcome to Vancouver and to the waters of False Creek where we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Abreast In A Boat. The story of the flower ceremony began in 1996Read more

Dallas United Crew

September 1st 2025Submitted by Rachel Rossler. This year marks a special milestone for Dallas United Crew PINK—our 10th anniversary as a breast cancer survivor dragon boat team. What began as a small group of woRead more

17th IDBF World Dragon Boat Championships

September 1st 2025Submitted by Linda Kuska. Look at how far the Breast Cancer Paddler (BCP) Division has come since it started 30 years ago in Vancouver! When I started dragon boating in 1999, we were widelyRead more

More News from Germany

September 1st 2025This year´s German National Championships near Halle an der Saale felt very special for many BCP, as the German breast cancer paddling community is growing but also coming closer together! In June,Read more

Latinoamerica in Rosa

September 1st 2025In December 2024 the we received news of the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival, tobe held in Vancouver in June 2025. On this occasion, the breast cancer teams were invited to participate in theRead more

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The IBCPC is an international organisation whose mandate is to encourage the establishment of breast cancer dragon boat teams, within the framework of participation and inclusiveness.

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