2019 Challenge Series Categories
Challenge Series Categories
The challenge series allows teams to compete directly with the other teams in their category
Each category will be grouped together in the 1st round so that there is head-to-head competition with the 1st place team being declared the champion. For the categories that require more than one race (7 or more teams within a category), the team with the best time from the 2 races will be declared the category champion.
To be eligible for a challenge category, 10 of your team members must meet the criteria for the category – see below. In addition, each team must have 8 female paddlers in the boat. Teams trying to earn qualifying points for the 2019 Dragon Boat Canada’s Race Series must have 10 females per boat as per DBC rules.
Trophies will be presented at the Awards Ceremony following completion of the last race of the day.
E-mail the Dragon Boat office (sudburydragonboatsfestival@gmail.com) if you have suggestions for other categories. We will be happy to consider your recommendations.
| Series | Details |
|---|---|
| Charity | Teams whose members consist of people associated with current and past beneficiaries of the Sudbury Dragon Boat Festival. |
| Community | Teams whose members are from recognized groups, clubs or non-profit organizations. |
| Corporate | Teams that represent a corporate sponsor. |
| Education | Teams whose members work for, or are retired from, educational institutions, administration, or advisory associations. |
| Financial Services | Teams whose members work for, or are retired from, Banks, Trust Companies, Investment, Insurance, Mortgage Brokers. |
| Health Services | Teams whose members work for, or are retired from, medical clinics, ambulance services, medical/dental offices, non-Hospital services. |
| Industrial/Mining | Teams whose members work for, or are retired from, service companies whose main business is industrial service or mining |
| Mayor’s Challenge | Teams whose members work for, or are retired from, municipal, provincial or federal agencies. |
| Media | Teams whose members work for, or are retired from, companies who’s major business is television, radio or print. |
| Founders’ Cup | Local teams whose members don’t fit into any other existing category. (Formerly Open Waters.) |
| Survivors | Teams whose members consist of cancer survivors. |
| Vale | Teams whose members work for Vale. |
| Youth | Teams whose members are 19 years of age or are under. |