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2009 The Marriott Hotel is our new host hotel and is now accepting room reservations. Go to For Visiting Teams > Accommodations

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Largest Competitive Dragon Boat Festival In The United States

50,000 In Attendance : Scenic Historical Landmark

Over 100 International and Domestic Teams

Free Admission, Free Parking and Complimentary Shuttles

Fantastic Family Outing: Food, Entertainment and Activities

Dozens Of Great Product Vendors

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- Steersperson Experience Request posted. Go to For Visiting Teams > Steerperson Experience Request. To insure the safety of all participants, we are asking that each team’s captains or coaches fill out a questionnaire for every visiting steersperson intending to steer dragon boats at our festival. Failure to do so may result in the denial of steering privileges at our festival. If you have questions, email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

- 2009 The Marriott Hotel is our new host hotel and is now accepting room reservations. Go to For Visiting Teams > Accommodations

- 2009 Visiting Team Registration Packet & Form and CDBA Rules are now available under Race Information > Race Registration & Forms

- 2009 Food and Merchandise vendor registration now open. Please see links below to download registration packets. Registration deadline is July 1, 2009. For any questions or concerns please contact our vendor coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

- 2009 Food Vendor Packet (Click Here)
- 2009 Merchandise Vendor Packet (Click Here)

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 June 2009 13:39 )

Message From The CDBA

Welcome to the 2009 Kaiser Permanente San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival (SFIDBF). Our event will be held this year on September 26 & 27, 2009. This year marks our 5th year anniversary at our incredibly beautiful and scenic new home - Treasure Island. With the continued growth of dragon boating in the Bay Area, the California Dragon Boat Association (CDBA) again expects record attendance in all divisions this year. Come join us for another great weekend of good, hard racing, excellent entertainment and food, and great times on and off the water!

On behalf of the CDBA Board, we would like to thank you for your continued support as we cannot succeed without the generous help from our visiting teams, volunteers, and CDBA member teams. We’ll continue to work hard to ensure that our festival is “for paddlers, by paddlers”. We look forward to seeing you on the water in September!

Paddles Up!!

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