Texas Dragon Boat Association

8th Annual Gulf Coast Dragon Boat Regatta
Brooks Lake @ Fluor
October 22-23

All Hands Abreast

APCA

Awty International School

BG Group

Cajun Invasion

Chase J.P. Morgan

Clear Lake HS Asian Culture Club

Clear Lake High School National Chinese Honor Society

Communities In Schools

Dulles High School

First Colony Community Association

Fort Bend Family YMCA

Houston Academy of International Studies

Houston Gateway Academy

Houston Parks & Recreation

Martial Arts Fitness Academy

MB Lamar High School Key Club

MD Anderson - Regional Care Sugar Land

Shape Up Youth

St. John's School

Sugar Land Democratic Club

Sugar Land Police and Fire

Tommy's Team

University of St. Thomas

Click here to download the Press Kit.

2011:

July 5, 2011
Royal Rivalry: Prince William Trounces Kate in Canadian Dragon Boat Race
July 4, 2011
Prince William Hugs Kate Middleton After Besting Her in a Friendly Dragon Boat Race!
July 4, 2011
Royal Couple Battles in Boat Race
August 8, 2011
Dragon Boat Regatta Kick Off Party at Char House Monday, July 22, 2011
January 20, 2011
Downtown This Week

2010:

October 7, 2010
Paddles Up! It's Dragon Boat Time!
May 1, 2010
Nickelodeon - Houston Dragon Boat Festival
May 1. 2010
Houston's 55 - 10th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival
May 1, 2010
Houston Community Newspapers - 10th Annual Texas Dragon Boat Festival
May 2010
Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau - Calendar of Events
April 30, 2010
Instant News Bellaire - Tenth Annual Dragon Boat Festival Races Kick Off This Saturday
April 29, 2010
Mom's Blog - Three free things: dragon boats, L8 4 School and art
April 29, 2010
Houston Press Calendar- 10th Annual Dragon Boat Festival
2010
2010 Texas Dragon Boat Broadcast
April 8, 2010
Local Personalities And Cultural Groups Join Growing Dragon Boating Craze
April 7, 2010
HCCBBS - LOCAL PERSONALITIES AND CULTURAL GROUPS JOIN GROWING DRAGON BOATING CRAZE
February 17, 2010
Texas Dragon Boat Association Announces Honorary Co-Chairs For May Festival And Mayor Parker As Keynote Speaker

2009:

2008:

October 6, 2008
Ancient Chinese Sport Helps Modern Breast Cancer Survivors (CNN)
[Article] [Video]
September 25, 2008
Ancient Sport finds year-round home in Clear Lake area
September 25, 2008
Miss 2008 Wheelchair America Promotes the Sport of Dragon Boating
May 16, 2008
VMS Report
May 12, 2008
TDBA Paddler's Newsletter
May 10, 2008
Thank You Letter to Halliburton from Cajun Invasion
May 5, 2008
Teams Hit the Water of Buffalo Bayou (Channel 13)
May 4, 2008
Dragon Boat Festival (Houston Chronicle)
March 2008
TDBA Paddler's Newsletter
February 2008
Qualitative Health Research: The Contribution of Dragon Boat Racing to Women's Health and Breast Cancer Survivorship
February 9, 2008
Dragons Of Hope: Boat Racing Improves Lives Of Breast Cancer Survivors
January 30, 2008
8th Annual Dragon Boat Festival Launches Saturday, May 3, 2008
Free downtown event treats public to a day of competition, art and culture
January 2008
You24: Fighting the Current

2007:

October 17, 2007
Sugar Land Woman Captains Crew of Survivors (Houston Chronicle)
May 31, 2007
4th Annual Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta Saturday & Sunday, October 20-21, 2007
May 18, 2007
Team Minute Maid Pulls Together to Win Dragon Boat Race
April 23, 2007
Houston Dragon Boat Ad in Ming Bridge Sports & Life
April 2, 2007
Blind Community Makes Unique Dragon Boat Team
March 29, 2007
Invitation Letter from the Festival Honorary Co-Chairs
March 8, 2007
KHUF 88.7 FM: Dragon Boat Festival in Houston
February 5, 2007
Texas Dragon Boat Association Announces Honorary Co-Chairs of 7th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival
January 16, 2007
Buffalo Bayou to get Boathouse
January 12, 2007
Texas Dragon Boat Association to Build City’s First Boathouse Along Buffalo Bayou: Houston Endowment Grant Funds Project

2006:

November 27, 2006
7th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival Saturday, May 5, 2007
October 22, 2006
Locals compete in annual Dragon Boat Regatta
October 17, 2006
Lighthouse Dragon Boat Team Release
October 17, 2006 (Originally Released on August 22, 2006)
Texas Dragon Boat Association Announces Honorary Co-Chairs of the 3rd Annual Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta
September 2006
Fil-Am Press, Page 38
August 27, 2006
Results of the 2006 USDBF US National Championships
August 9, 2006
Local Dragon Boat Team To Represent Houston At The 2006 National Dragon Boat Championships
July 27, 2006
3rd Annual Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta Saturday & Sunday, October 21-22 2006
May 28, 2006
Time Magazine: Racing the Dragon
May 3, 2006
Houston Chronicle: Dragon Boat Festival: A Tradition Takes Hold in City
April 11, 2006
Texas Dragon Boat Association Names Honorary Co-Chairs for 2006 Houston Dragon Boat Festival
March 29, 2006
Texas Dragon Boat Association Names Honorary Co-Chairs of 2006 Houston Dragon Boat Festival
March 6, 2006
6th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival
January 23, 2006
2006 Texas Dragon Boat Kickoff Mixer

2005:

October 24, 2005
Speech from Dr. Tse-Kuan Yu (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
October 2005
Texas Highways
September 13, 2005
Wal-Mart to Serve as Presenting Sponsor of the 2nd Annual Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta
August 18, 2205
Breast Cancer Survivors at Dragon Boat Regatta
August 1, 2005
Dragon Boat Regatta Names Honorary Co-Chairs
May 31, 2005
Bay Area Hosts Dragon Boat Championship
May 16-31
Houston Star, Page 1
Houston Star, Page 12
May 15, 2005
Houston Dragon Boat Festival Enjoys Successful 5th Annual Event
May 5, 2005
Orient Express: Buffalo Bayou goes Beijing at the Houston Dragon Boat Festival
May 4, 2005
Sugar Land woman focuses on teamwork: She's ready for Annual Festival of Dragon Boats
May 2, 2005
Houston Chronicle, Sports Section
Houston Chronicle, Business Section
May 2, 2005
Houston Dragon Boat Festival This Saturday
May 2005
Texas Dragon Boat Association to Kick Off 2005 Season with 5th Annual Dragon Boat Festival
May 2005
Houston Dragon Boat Festival Flyer
May 2005
Houston Dragon Boat Festival 2005 Honors Co-Chairmen George Demontrond and Gordan Quan
May 1-15, 2005
Houston Star, Page 1
Houston Star, Page 6
April 6, 2005
Houston Dragon Boat Festival Prepares for 5th Annual Event

2004:

October 14
Regatta expected to draw crowd / Colorful dragon boats to race across Pasadena Lake
October 16-31
Houston Star, Page1
Houston Star, Page12
October 23
Opening Remarks from Greg Buchai, Honorary General Consul of Ukraine
October 28
Dragon boats race across the water in inaugural regatta / Clear Lake area site of what is hoped to be annual event
November 1-15
Houston Star, Page 1
Houston Star, Page 6

2001:

October 6
Welcome Address from Mayor Lee Brown

The Texas Dragon Boat Association is a 501(c)(3) Texas non-profit corporation. Our mission is "to promote the tradition and art of dragon boating, increase awareness of Asian and Asian-American culture, and enhance cross-cultural understanding."