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IBCPC Festivals

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Interview with Mark O'Connor

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Breasts Ahoy Update

Breasts Ahoy Dragon Boat Team from Saint John, N.B. Canada held their annual Burger and Beverage/Auction this month at East Coast Pub Grill. The team agrees they have The Best Cheeseburger in the City. They have been Supporters of the team for the past 9 years. We had a great evening with lots of laughs from everyone who came to support the team by purchasing meal tickets, 50/50 tickets and especially those who donated items for our auction. Frankie our Auctioneer had another fun evening. Th...

Cancervive

Here's a link to an article about Cancervive from Wellington, recent Club Crew World Championship winners. >>> READ HERE...

News From Germany - Berlin

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China (IDBF) World Cup

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IBCPC Outreach Clinics Program

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Club Crew World Championships

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Pink Champagne

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Ireland News

Lagan Dragonsby Karen DouganThe Lagan Dragons' Annual Halloween Fundraiser: A "Spooktacular" Night in Support of Breast Cancer AwarenessOn October 26, nearly 100 enthusiastic supporters gathered at Shaftesbury Bowling Club in Belfast for the Lagan Dragons' annual Halloween fundraising event. Guests arrived in creative and spooky costumes, ready to enjoy a night filled with lively dancing, fun games, and activities for both children and adults.This year’s Halloween celebration was nothing short...

News From Argentina

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World Nations Championship

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News From Spain

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Out Of The Boat

Tuesday evening, November 3rd marked the occasion of the first U.S. breast cancer paddling community zoom presentation known as “Out of the Boat”, with the first topic of discussion being team fundraising strategies. The program was successfully attended by 51 breast cancer team representatives from all four regions of the United States. Annette Johnson, IBCPC Board member and Western/Pacific states regional representative and Elizabeth Anderson, IBCPC Midwestern states regional representati...

President's Report

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Editor's Report

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Alps Dragon Boat Races

Report by Svenja Franke Bruhn.IPCPC National Representative Germany and Country Liaison Austria.I've reported on this unique event in the Alps several times before. Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2023, it's been known as the highest Dragonboat race in the world. Though it may not hold that title forever, it will undoubtedly remain a beloved destination in Europe.The Vienna Pink Dragons have been regular participants over the years. Initially, they paddled with their supporters, the Vienna D...

News From Brazil

Submitted by MÁRCIA DENISE IULIANO SOUZA.Drummer da Equipe Meninas do Lago.(English Translation Follows)O PARAJAPS é o maior evento paradesportivo do Estado do Paraná, que envolve atletas de todos os municípios em diversas modalidades esportivas, individuais e coletivas.Em 2023, a disputa em Dragon Boat participou desse evento apenas como demonstração de uma modalidade esportiva e contou com a participação de 3 equipes e quase 70 atletas sobreviventes do câncer de mama. Já em 2024, a m...

Breast Cancer Drug Trials

Submitted by Meri Gibson on behalf of Breast Cancer Research Trust (BCRT), Hamilton, New Zealand. The research team is busy setting up two international clinical trials and an evaluation project. They look forward to making the following studies available to their patients:An international drug trial called the “CAMBRIA-2”. This trial will investigate a new hormone (endocrine) drug called Camizestrant. This will be compared to standard hormone treatment for patients who are high risk for bre...

Breasts Ahoy

Breasts Ahoy Dragon Boating team will be participating in the St. Andrews Race by the Sea Festival on September 21st. All teams have been challenged to raise $1,000.00 in support of Mental Health in Saint John and surrounding area. To raise funds, we’re having a: Christmas in July 5km PaddleYour support would be greatly appreciated. This is an important cause for many of us....

News From Panama

By Floribeth Campos de Finizio.On June 1st and 2nd, in Panama City we had the opportunity to have the 8th Dragon Boat festival with more than 30 teams. In Our Category there were 6 breast cancersurvivor teams. It was a beautiful setting for the Remos Arriba Rosas V Region de Chile team to come to Panama, as well as the Pura Vida Dragon Rosa team from Costa Rica. It was their first time participating in a festival, and all together with two teams from Pink Warriors, Mamas pal Agua and Dragon Hea...

Dragons Abreast Blue Mountains

Submitted by Janette Fry, Co-Founder - Dragons Abreast Blue Mountains.Dragons Abreast Blue Mountains is a very new and small Breast Cancer Survivor club in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, Australia approximately 1.5 hours west of Sydney.Recently on July 6th of this year we celebrated our First Birthday and Official Launch Day. We currently have 14 members and are building with several new members ready to join.We paddle on the beautiful and picturesque Wentworth Falls Lake and our Mo...

Dragons Abreast Mackay

Submitted by Cheryl Machen.We are so excited to be fielding a full breast cancer survivor team from Mackay for the 2026 IBCPC Participatory Festival in France. This is the first time we have been able to do this. For past international events we have had to rely on our friends from Townsville and Gippsland to help us make up a full team.To assist our members with registration and accommodation expenses we have planned several fundraisers, with the most recent being a very successful Pearls &...

Shanghai AngelCare

IBCPC China Rep Beirong Xiong updates readers on the Chinese team that made history at last year’s New Zealand quadrennial gathering.One year on from their memorable trip to New Zealand, the Shanghai AngelCare dragon boat team (formerly Shanghai Dragon Sisters) are stronger and more determined than ever. And what better time to catch up with them than on the anniversary of their stepping onto that world stage. I travelled to China this spring to see what influence the experience has had, and w...

Editor's Report

I was sitting in the boat on the night of our first practice when I heard someone crying behind me.  I thought that maybe I had splashed too much water or that my reach had encroached in her space.  I turned around and Jenny said, “I dreamed about this during chemo.”  That’s the impact of dragon boating and that’s why we do what we do.  Read more about Jenny’s story in this edition of the newsletter. The registrations for France 2026 are incredible.  This ...