Jersey Thunder

Team Info

This is an exciting time for our club. USDBF offered our club a bid to be one of 5 teams from the US to race in the Senior Women's A standard boat division!!! This web page attempt to provide team members with info needed to make the roster and prepare for the trip. Not much info is available just yet, but the dates below assume similar time frame from the 2024 CCWC. 

This page offers a start point.  Use this LINK to register your interest in joining us for the Taiwan Club Crew World Championships.

• About the event

  • • Register your interest on our event registration form HERE

    • Site: Liyu Lake, Hualien, Taiwan

    • Assumed schedule based on 2024 Ravenna worlds:

      • • Aug 29, 30, 31 = Practices

        • Sept 1, Tuesday = Senior Women A 2k

        • Sept 3, Thursday = Senior Women A 200m

        • Sept 5, Saturday = Senior A Women A 500m

        • These races will likely start Sept 2 if there is a significant drop in the number of teams entered 1562 in 2024.

• Deadlines  

  • • Athletes

      • • February 28 - join USDBF, pay $40 membership for 2026 season: SIGNUP HERE

        • February 28 - join NJDBC, pay $200 membership fee via venmo @njdragonboat, 

        • February 28 - complete NJDBC online registration: HERE

        • Assumed Deadlines based on 2024 Ravenna worlds

          • 3/30 - Pay Individual Event fee $80 (or 5/18 @$90, or 6/30 @ $100, afterwards $120)

          • ?? - USDBF fee $25

          • 8/1 - Pay $50 IDBF fee

    • Club Admin - Assumed Deadline based on 2024 Ravenna worlds

      • • January 15 - February 18 Provisional Entry

        • May18 - Confirm Entry

• Estimated Costs

  • • 2025 = $2000 - $2800

      • • $155 = race fees (USDBF, Festival, IDBF)

        • $900-$1200 = Round Trip air EWR to TPE (Taiwan Taoyuan)

        • $22-$90

          • • $30-$90 = Air from TPE to Hualien Airport (HUN),

            • $22-$25 Bus/Rail from TPE to Hualien

              • • MRT or shuttle to Taipei Main Station. WINHEC 2019+1

                • Train (express) to Hualien (2.5-3hrs)

        • $450-$510 = share double room 9 nights (8/29-9/7)

          • • • • Lakeshore Hotel, No. 10-6, Caolin, Xincheng Township, Hualien County ( +886-3-8612000  taroko@lakeshore.com.tw)

        • $450 = meals (estimated at $50/day)

        • $250 = share of car/van rental for transport round trip hotel/race site

        • $75 = uniform

• Misc TAIWAN STUFF

  • • NT = New Taiwan currency

    • Exchange rate

    • 100NT = $3.21USD (as of 12/2025)

    • $3112BT = $100USD (as of 12/2025)

    • TPE = Hualien county / 4-5 hour drive