Dragon Boat Racing

Hi ! It's a pleasant winter time here. The tourist buses and cabs packed with the tourists can be seen here rushing to Manali. Well, because this is the time when snowfall is most expected. But I take you to the lovely boat race through these beautiful stamps issued by Malaysia on 1 August 2008. Dragon boat racing is a team sport that originates from China. The dragon boat is a long and narrow boat that combines the power, speed and endurance of 12 or 20 crew members in each team. During racing events, the dragon boats are always rigged with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails and carry a large drum on board. At other times, the decorative regalia are usually removed, although the drum often remains aboard for training purposes. Dragon Boat Racing is very popular sport of Malaysia. It promotes positive values of teamwork and friendship. This is all for today ! .....Till next Post ..... Have a wonderful Time !





The tradition of dragon boat racing in Penang, Malaysia can be traced back to 1934 when “unofficial” races were staged by teams from communities living at the waterfront.. The first Penang International Dragon Boat Festival (PIDBF) race was held in 1979 with local teams racing against teams from Hong Kong and Singapore. Since then, 28 PIDBF racing events have been staged in Penang successfully.Penang’s bid to host the 6th IDBF Club Crew World Championship 2008 (CCWC) was approved at the 10th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) Congress on 5th August 2005 in Berlin, Germany.

In the year 2008, the Pearl of the Orient host the biggest dragon boat racing events ever staged in South-East Asia – the first Asian Club Crew World Championship and the 8th Asian Dragon Boat Championships simultaneously at a scenic and beautiful fresh water reservoir, the Teluk Bahang Dam.

There are 3 designs of stamps and Miniature Sheet issued by Malaysia on 1 August 2008 which portray the dragon boat race as a sport that promotes positive values including teamwork and friendship. Members from each team can be seen to be full of concentration at the respective roles; paddlers rowing hard to a synchronized drumbeat by a drummer and the steerer at the rear of the boat controlling the direction of the boat. Dragon Boat racing is an ancient traditional sport which is now shared and enjoyed by people all over the world.

Club News

Stamp Exhibition in Chandigarh

A stamp exhibition " Tribute to Martyers" is being held in chandigarh on the occassion of the martyers day i.e, 30 and 31st january 2009. The venue is Philatelic Bureau, General Post Office sector 17 Chandigarh

Time : 10.30 am to 5 pm both the days

Special cover : a special cover on Martyers day will be released.

For more information contact Rakesh walia at email rakeshwaliastamps@gmail.com

The dealer booths are available. For details cantact Mr. Abnash Luthra, Cell : 9216969069 E - mail : abnash25@yahoo.com

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Deepak Modi from Jalna, Maharashta has created a Philatelic Profile on social networking and discussion site - Orkut . The profile contains 26 Photo Albums which carry 170 stamp collectors as friends, 82 Philately based Communities, 112 different photos of Philatelic Exhibition Publications includes Publications from District, State, National, Asian, World exhibitions, e - Philatelic Products from India, stamps from the collection, Stamp issue programme snaps and lots of other such interesting and informative material on the profile. So Philatelists and stamp enthusiasts who have Orkut profile can join by clicking on the following link: http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?rl=mp&uid=2130311454836300602

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