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	Dragon boat race
		During the dragon boat race the paddlers are sitting in two rows, facing forward unlike in rowing.
		During the race, he is using a steering oar mounted on the left side near the rear of the boat, which looks like a long paddle or row (usually 20 feet), and by pulling the handle of the steering oar to right, the boat will then go left, and vice versa.
		Biggest racing events such as the Stanley Dragon Boat Races from Hongkong, or the Toronto GWN race festival from Canada etc. are usually associated with huge festivals and are thus held annually.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/dr/Dragon_Boat.html (1147 words)

	The History of Dragon Boat Racing (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Chinese Dragon Boat Race Festival is a symbol of Chinese culture and spirit.
		Dragon Boat racing is a reflection of a memorable historical event that occurred more than 2,400 years ago.
		The Dragon Boat Festival, typically held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, re-enacts both the human tragedy and the sense of community that it evoked.
	members.tripod.com.cob-web.org:8888 /HamiltonDragonBoat/dragon01.html (552 words)

	Dragon Boat Race at Fox Chase Cancer Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Dragon boats are the world's largest flat water racing canoes, propelled by a crew of 20 paddlers, plus a drummer and steersperson.
		Dragon Boat teams from corporations, community organizations, and schools will be using World Championship fiberglass dragon boats that are fully equipped with dragon head and tail, paddles, steering oar, and drum.
		Today, dragon boat racing is one of the fastest growing athletic events in the world and has grown to more than 2 million participants in 40 countries.
	www.fccc.edu /news/2002/Dragonboat-08-01-2002.html (718 words)

	Dragon boat race - Chinese Dragon - Chinese Culture
		A more specific term for dragon boat as a sport is dragon boat race, which is a team paddling sport on water, using painted boats to which are attached decorative Chinese dragondragon heads and tails.
		The history of dragon boat can be traced back to more than 2000 years ago along on the banks of the life-sustaining rivers in Southern China such as the Yangtze RiverYangtze.
		Thus venerating the awakened Dragon was meant to avert misfortune and encourage rainfall which is needed for the fertility of the crops and thus for prosperity in an agricultural way of life.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Dragon_boat_race (1328 words)

	Dragon boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For racing events, dragon boats are always rigged with decorative Chinese dragon heads and tails and are required to carry a large drum aboard.
		Venerating the Dragon deity was meant to avert misfortune and calamity and encourage rainfall which is needed for the fertility of the crops and thus for the prosperity of an agrarian way of life.
		The biggest dragon boat festival racing events outside of Asia are in Europe, particularly in Malmo, Sweden and in the USA and Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dragon_boat_race (4485 words)

	Harvard Gazette: Dudley House breathes fire at Dragon boat race
		As the Philadelphia Men's Dragon Boat Team paddled ahead of the pack in New York's 2001 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, they were pursued by an unlikely rival.
		A dragon boat is powered by 18 paddlers sitting in nine rows of two.
		The snarling, red face of a dragon extends from the bow, and the boat is trailed by its sharp reptilian tail.
	www.hno.harvard.edu /gazette/2001/09.20/13-dragonboat.html (817 words)

	About Chinese Dragon Boat Festival and Races: Dragonboat racing in Blackstone Valley Rhode Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In fact, dragon boat racing began more than 2000 years ago when a group of superstitious people believed that the boat racing would ensure prosperous and bountiful crops.
		Red is the prominent colour on the boats because it is the colour of the number five and symbolizes heat, summer, and fire.
		The crowd no longer throws stones at the rival boats and it is not imperative a boat capsize and at least one person drown - which was considered a special sacrifice to the gods and was, surprisingly, a sign of good luck.
	www.dragonboatri.com /dragonhistory.htm (702 words)

	San Francisco Dragon Boat Races and Festival pictures and history of Chinese Dragon Boat racing
		Dragon Boats have a dragon's head on the prow and a tail at the stern with 20 paddlers 10 to a side.
		Chinese Dragon Boat races and festivals may date to over 250 BC as one legend has fishermen in long boats, beating drums to scare fish away and throwing dumplings into the water to keep fish from eating the body of Qu Yuan—beloved minister to the Emperor during the Zhou dynasty.
		Dragon Boat festivals are traditionally on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month—the anniversary of Qu Yuan's death.
	www.inetours.com /Pages/SFNbrhds/Dragon_Boats.html (564 words)

	DenverPost.com - Breathing fire into Denver's dragon boat race
		A triumphant crew celebrates the capture of the flag during the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival.
		The race is part of the greater Colorado Dragon Boat Festival taking place from 10:30 a.m.
		"Dragon boat racing is big in the Midwest; however, if you were to visit their dragon boat festivals, all you're going to see is races.
	www.denverpost.com /entertainment/ci_4100110 (566 words)

	Dragon Boat Race - Kelowna
		The return of the Dragon Boat Festival is a sure sign that life is beginning to return to normal.
		Dragon Boats are 14.4 metre-long wooden dugout canoes paddled by a 22-person crew.
		The 23-member Army team, Dragon Forces, is in its third year of operation and is entirely composed of 39 Canadian Brigade Group (CBG) soldiers.
	www.army.dnd.ca /lfwa/feature_dragon_boat_race.htm (394 words)

	2003 Portland Dragon Boat Races - Race Report
		The Portland Dragon Boat Race in a small race in Portland, Oregon, consisting of a pool of 15 mixed teams.
		Race length was the usual 500m that Vancouver teams are used to.
		Over the course of the weekend, it became known that the boat used for Lane 2 was generally the cleanest whereas Lane 4 had enough growth that teams dreaded being seeded in that lane.
	www.dragonboatwest.net /forum/index.php?topic=645.0 (453 words)

	Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival - Race Information: Official Rules
		Race times and lanes will be assigned within these three divisions by a random draw, unless there is a special request for teams to race each other (e.g.
		The Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival may accept late submission of waivers at its discretion; however, waivers must be read, understood, signed and witnessed well in advance of any on-water activity.
		In the event that the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival determines negligence, replacement or repair costs shall be charged to the team responsible.
	www.lakesuperiordragons.com /race/admin_rules (1202 words)

	About the Calgary Dragon Boat Racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Dragon Boat Racing is the hottest, fastest growing water sport around.
		The Alberta Dragon Boat Race Festival was inspired by the excitement and success of The Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver.
		The first annual Alberta Dragon Boat Race Festival was held in conjunction with Festival Hong Kong in Calgary in October 1992.
	www.calgarydragonboat.com /about_our_event.html (525 words)

	California Dragon Boat Association (CDBA)
		Dragon boating has been part of the Bay Area cultural and athletic scene for the past several years.
		The CDBA is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization formed in 1996 to promote the growth and development of dragon boating in the Bay Area.
		It is the largest dragon boating organization in the Bay Area.
	www.cdba.org (218 words)

	North Shore Dragon Boat Festival
		The North Shore Dragon Boat Festival supports the work of important regional non-profit organizations by raising funds through a community-focused summer festival that welcomes outdoor enthusiasts, families, and paddlers from throughout the Greater Midwest, Canada, and around the world.
		Dragon Boat racing is the fastest growing water sport in the world and, because of its extreme popularity in Asia, is rated the second most popular sport in the world according to Paddler magazine.
		Dragon boats are provided by the festival, and are included in the registration fee.
	www.northshoredragonboat.com (407 words)

	2006 Portland Dragon Boat Race
		The race this year will be held on September 9th and 10th, from 9:00am to 4:00pm each day.
		Race fee is $450 until July 15th, and $500 thereafter.
		Race fee minus $50 is refundable until August 15th, one half fee thereafter.
	www.dragonsports.org /regatta/2006/index.html (342 words)

	Dragon Boat Race Festival dragon boat Photo Gallery
		Dragon heads at the Calgary Dragon Boat Races held at the Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary.
		Montreal's annual July Dragon Boat Festival, held at the Olympic Basin in the Parc Jean Drapeau.
		We have really enjoyed participating in the Thunder Bay Dragon Boat Festival the past two seasons and we look forward to returning the warm hospitality that we were shown in Canada by encouraging Canadian Teams to participate in our Festival.
	www.dragon-boats.com /dbnet/dragon_boat_photo_gallery.htm (980 words)

	2003 Dragon Boat Race
		The annual Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated each summer.
		Comparing to the overall race results of last year, we did an excellent job (the first place within the Chinese division last year finished with 2 min 05 sec).
		Here, I would like to thank all of the teammates who participated in the event, their lovely and supportive family members who came to cheer us up, and all the people who came to see the competition.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~cssauh/file03-04/2003-08-09_Dragon_Boat_Race.htm (180 words)

	Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival - Race Information
		Imagine the sun beating on your face as you listen to the lapping of the waves of the sleek boat in which you sit.
		The smell of the water and sweat combine with racing of your heart to begin the adrenaline rush that is about to take place.
		Another rower two boats over stands up to shout a victory cry, but tips himself and the twenty-one other members before having a chance...
	www.lakesuperiordragons.com /race (265 words)

	Dragon Boat Race Festival Dragon Boat News Dragon-boat sports
		Race Fees: Visiting team race fees will be $600 per entry which gets you into the mixed division as well as any of the aforementioned additional divisions (on a first come first served/space available basis).
		The mission of the SFDBF is to deliver a first class dragon boat race festival accessible to all that come together and to contribute to our diverse community through team building, charitable fund raising and a cross cultural experience that is fun for everyone.
		The History: Dragon Boat Racing (龍舟賽) is one of the fastest growing team water sports in the world, and traces its history to China more than two centuries ago.
	www.dragon-boats.com /dbnet/dragon_boat_news.htm (6550 words)

	Dragon Festival - Lake Phalen and Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota
		Its objective was to raise awareness of and celebrate the cultural heritage of the growing Asian population in the Twin Cities.
		With the addition of dragon boat racing to the program in 2003, the name of the event changed to Dragon Festival.
		Dragon Boat Racing originated in China in the third century, but is now a cross cultural sport with events throughout the world both at the local and international level.
	www.dragonfestival.org (231 words)

	MacDill teams compete in Tampa's first dragon boat race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The race was held as part of the city's Asia Fest.
		After three days of practice, the MacDill team was ready to race against 48 teams, which ranged from high-school sport teams to corporate teams and professional dragon boat racing teams.
		Qu Yuan died, and the dragon boat races commenced in his honor.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123007640 (563 words)

	Worldwide Dragon Boat Calendar Homepage
		To facilitate travel research, the dragon boat calendar also provides tourism links for the city or province where a festival and race is held.
		If you are researching general information about dragon boating, such as the cultural aspects or historical origin of dragon boat racing, click on Facts.
		Click on Global DB Calendar to see dragon boat events in all of the countries in one view.
	www.dragonboatcalendar.com (254 words)

	Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The event was held in honour of the 200th Anniversary of the Chinese presence in Trinidad and Tobago.
		After many races took place, members of the Sun Wai group were named the Chinese district champions of the feature race, having clocked 2:06.7 over the 500-metre race.
		In the other races, the Scotia Bank and the Lisa Communications racing team were the main focus of attention as they won their races, sometimes winning the race in a matter of seconds.
	www.newsday.co.tt /news/0,45919.html (365 words)

	Stanley Dragon Boat Race, Hong Kong
		Racing Manual of this year and allow team members to circulate the documents.
		Race Day Steersman Advance Booking form and the cheque "BEFORE the 5th of June" should better NOT sent it, but rather pay cash on race day.
		Any teams hiring pleasure boats should opt for the pleasure boats' ausiliary boat for shuttling, instead of encouraging illegual sampans get into the race area unscrupously for soliciting passengers.
	www.angelfire.com /on/dragonboat/ememo.htm (1339 words)

	Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?: Dragon Boat Race Weekend
		Last weekend was the first time all year that I was able to attend a dragon boat race.
		As the race announcer at the San Francisco International Dragon Boat Championships, I usually spend a whole season watching the races and tracking the local teams, in addition to helping run the races and coaching teams.
		With Punky's birth, I am no longer able to commit to more than a few hours a year to helping the CDBA (California Dragon Boat Association), the dragon boat race organization that runs the race.
	jameschen.blogspot.com /2006/10/dragon-boat-race-weekend.html (257 words)

	Dragon Boat Race
		Dueling Dragons' first race on Saturday turned sour when our steerer stopped our boat right before going under the bridge with the other two Dragon Boats.
		The pressure was on the second heat as the Dueling Dragons had to clock a good score to qualify for Sunday's race.
		Dueling Dragons won by.06 seconds in the final race.
	www.floridakungfu.com /dragon_boat_race.htm (231 words)

	CDBF: list (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival every year names an HONORARY CHAIR who is a great example of leadership within the Asian Pacific American community.
		The 2006 Colorado Dragon Boat Festival was a huge success, and we also want to thank all the guests who came out to enjoy the races, the Asian Marketplace and the SCFD Tier III Performing Arts Stage.
		For the first time in the history of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, we held a "Best Team Photo Contest," and had the teams pose with a dragon head from one of the race boats.
	coloradodragonboat.org (1045 words)

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