To: All IDBF Members
The International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF), in association with the Chinese Taipei Dragon Boat Association (CTDBA), cordially invites Clubs from your Organisations to participate in the 15th IDBF Club Crew World Championships to be held at Liyu Lake, Hualien, Chinese Taipei from 29 August to 6 September 2026.
Each IDBF Member may sanction the participation of up to five (5) of their Clubs in each Competition Class in Standard boats, and two (2) Clubs in the Small boat classes. An exception has been made for the Paradragon class where each IDBF Member may sanction up to seven (7) Clubs in total, subject to a maximum of four (4) Clubs in either Standard or Small boat classes.
Full details of all entry qualifications and other critical information will be provided in Bulletin 1, which will come next.
IDBF encourages your Organisation to promote the 15th IDBF Club Crew World Championships and together with the Chinese Taipei Dragon Boat Association, we are waiting to welcome all the participating Clubs.
See you in Hualien,
13 January 2026
Claudio Schermi Mr. Wang Chin-Te
President, IDBF President, CTDBA
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