ALL INFO - VENICE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 2019 and VOGALONGA

Tutte le informazioni per la 5^ edizione del Venice Dragon Boat Festival sono disponibili nel Bulletin 1 e Bulletin 2 entrambi il lingua inglese

(scaricali nella "Documents" area).

Nei Bulletin sono inserite anche le infomazioni per chi ha prenotato il dragon boat per la Vogalonga.

Se vi servono ulteriori informazioni, potete contattare il Comitato Organizzatore all'e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All information for the 5th edition of the Venice Dragon Boat Festival is available in the Bulletin 1 and Bulletin 2, both in English

(you can download in the"Documents" area). 

The Bulletin also includes information for those who have booked the dragon boat for Vogalonga.

If you need more information, you can contact the Organizing Committee by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

General Information

5^th Venice International Dragon Boat Festival

When: 7^th June 2019.

Where: S. Alvise, Venice, Italy.

The opening ceremony will be held on Friday 7^th June 2019 starting from 5.30pm along the Grand Canal.

Note: Please see the instructions that can be found in the Festival programme below.

When: 8^th June 2019.

Where: S. Alvise, Venice, Italy.

Distance: 200 metres.

Heats/Finals:2 heats and finals.

Categories: Club/Sport – Social/Amateur -  Breast Cancer Survivors.

The entries will remain open until the final decision of the Organising Committee.

Festival Programme

Team Composition

See Information Bulletin 1

Regulations

See Information Bulletin 1

Fees

See Information Bulletin 1

The programme for the Festival is as follows:

7^th June       Afternoon – parade of dragon boats along the Grand Canal and Eye-dotting Ceremony (the participating teams will be informed with an email which will contain specific information of the embarkation, the route and the disembarkation).

Team meeting for parade:  at 4.30pm at Sport Center Costantino Reyer - S. Alvise – Cannaregio 3163

(the parade will end at around 7.00pm at the same point as the departure).

A small aperitif will follow (book through attachment 1 in the Bulletin 2).

8^th June      Arrival at the regatta course, at 10:00am

Captain’s Meeting,at 10:00am

1^st round of heats, from 11:00am to 12:30pm approx

Lunch Break, Food and drink service available (book through attachment 1)

2^nd round of heats, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm approx

(all teams will participate in 2 heats and 1 final)

FINALS, from 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Medal Ceremonies will be held after the completion of the last Final.

This programme may be subject to changes. In case of adverse weather conditions,

the Festival will be cancelled and 50% of the Festival Registration fee (ONLY) will be refunded.

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45^th Vogalonga

Venice and Northern Lagoon

Sunday 9^th June 2019

Start in St Mark’s basin and arrival in the Grand Canal 

45^th Vogalonga

You can read about the programme and the regulations at the website www.vogalonga.com

Vogalonga Programme for boat pick-up

The programme for the pick-up of dragon boats provided by Venice Canoe & Dragon Boat is as follows:

9^th June       Meeting,from 7:00am to 8:00am, at Sports Center Costantino Reyer - S. Alvise – Cannaregio 3163

                   Signing of disclaimers for the responsibility of damages to the boats

Consignment of boats and explanation of the route S.Alvise- S. Marco

Vogalonga- once completed, return to S.Alvise, by and no later than 2.00pm

Cleaning of boats, from rubbish, foodstuffs and drinks