Increase Dboat rental fees by SDBA!!!

[Jerome]

Guys! have you heard about the drastic increase in rental cost???  Why are they doing this?  Is it because they monopolise the sport? They explained it is due to operating costs.  I don't see anything changed in the way they have run the place for years.  The dragonboats they claimed to be maintaining have been used for the past 10 years at least.  Come on SDBA, you have to be more transparent if you want to claim operating costs!

To:  All SDBA Affiliates:

Revision of dragon boat rental rates:

The Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA) dragon boat rental rates were last revised in 2003 and since then the rates have remained constant.

However during the past six years, the administrative and operating costs and in particular the dragon boat maintenance charges have increased significantly.

Unfortunately due to the escalating costs, the SDBA Management Committee reviewed and reluctantly passed a resolution on 20th August 2008 to revise the dragon boat rental rates to take effect from 1st January 2009. However this revision was held back due to the financial crisis at the beginning of this year.

The SDBA Management Committee reviewed the situation again on 25th November 2009 it was decided to implement the revised rates with effect from 1st January 2010.

The new rental rates will be as follows:

A 10-Crew Dragon Boat *
Affiliates:$30.00 for a 2-hour session
Non-affiliates: $60.00 for a 2-hour session
 
A 20-Crew Dragon Boat ^
Affiliates: $50.00 for a 2-hour session
Non-affiliates: $100.00 for a 2-hour session
 

[long-pull]

well, please check the rental of PA.

then, start barking.


One more thing, you are getting races every year. to run a race need lot of $$$$$

And the standard keep raising. need more man power to run the races.
Also, getting a Oversea Tech Coach for the N team.

SDBA's book are open on all her website, you can feel free to check her accounts, anything, please attend the AGM.

or... stop renting from SDBA  

I believe you are not a Singaporean, we Singaporean are well trained by PAP.

Pay......And..P....

[faz_55]

for affiliates, its a minimal increase after so many years.  So get registered.  Either we get from SDBA, PA or buy own boat. Its a personal choice for each team.

[Jellyfish Swimming]

for affiliates, its a minimal increase after so many years.  So get registered.  Either we get from SDBA, PA or buy own boat. Its a personal choice for each team.

wat abt SAVA?

[hut hut hut!!]

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[long-pull]

for affiliates, its a minimal increase after so many years.  So get registered.  Either we get from SDBA, PA or buy own boat. Its a personal choice for each team.

hahahah.. who know,
maybe SDBA will start charging clubs storage of their boats on the beach.

"protection money"

hahaha..

since you mentioned it..." parking fee "

[faz_55]

for affiliates, its a minimal increase after so many years.  So get registered.  Either we get from SDBA, PA or buy own boat. Its a personal choice for each team.

wat abt SAVA?

I really not sure if SAVA (or any other organizations) is renting out training boats. Maybe you can chk with SAVA and share the info.  The more supplier of boats, the better. IMO.

Btw, the fenced up boat storage area (besides the SDBA office) does not belong to SDBA, hence no storage charges applied.  But anything free wont last in Singapore  , I understand that it will be taken away in a 'couple of years' for other development. Can anyone verify?

[wassuprai]

The increment is not so bad. Become affliate lah to enjoy the subsidies. Its not about monopolizing the sport. Rather the increment will help to 'improve' their funding. With the YOG this year, there will be 'shifting' of resources. You wanna run your usual programmes (Dragon Boat Festival, River Regatta, etc), you need to do it on a smaller and very tight budget or skip the year entirely. It is that bad.

The SDBA Office and Kallang Boathouse will make way for the Sports Hub development. Its a questionof when. And only the dam gahmen knows when. There have been no proposal for a substitute operating centre yet. For gossip sake, since we're not gonna do the 2013 SEA Games, dunno what other mega event can be used to justify a grand opening of the Hub. More delays perhaps?

 

[hut hut hut!!]

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[long-pull]

for affiliates, its a minimal increase after so many years.  So get registered.  Either we get from SDBA, PA or buy own boat. Its a personal choice for each team.

hahahah.. who know,
maybe SDBA will start charging clubs storage of their boats on the beach.

"protection money"

hahaha..

since you mentioned it..." parking fee "

http://www.hydrotribe.com/board/index.php/topic,676.0.html

look like it really happen liao.... "parking fee"
hahaha.

OMG, SDBA responded to your posting.