21st Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival - Atlanta SATURDAY, SEPT 10, 2016 OLYMPIC PARK, LAKE LANIER
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Greetings from the Organizer
1123 Bluffhaven Way Atlanta, Georgia 303194820 Tel 404.788.8818 • Fax 404.252.5140 Web: http://www.dragonboatatlanta.com Email: gene@hongkongatlanta.com
September 10, 2016 Dear Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Participants, Volunteers, Spectators and Friends, Welcome to our 21st Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. Our purpose remains one which exposes everyone to Asian culture in an atmosphere of fun and harmony. We still insist that ours is “the best handson cultural diversity event” in the area. Where else do you actually participate in the culture as you do here in dragon boats? This is an exciting event whether you come as a serious or a recreational team. Once the start gun goes off there is a certain competitive edge that takes over as we watch each and every team participate. And the beauty of this venue is that we can see every part of this action from teams boarding their boats and going to the start line to the actual race to the finish line. This is an incredible venue and one which 20 years ago was used for Rowing and Paddling events in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. And it is the only venue from those games that remains intact. We thank GainesvilleHall ’96 for their vision and efforts to keep this venue operating and to Morgan House for his work in overseeing those efforts. We are very grateful for everyone’s participation and sponsorship. Enjoy today and our celebration of Asian culture! Best wishes Gene Hanratty Festival Director Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival
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21st Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Schedule of events 6:00 am
Registrar opens for team check in
6:20 am
Team captain’s meeting / followed by Steerer’s meeting
7:00 am
Blessing of the boats by Buddhist monks
7:05 am
Marshalling opens for Race 1
7:15 am
Star Spangled Banner - National Anthem
7:25 am
Dragon Boat races begin
12:05 am
500 meter races for open division teams
12:05 pm
Opening ceremonies
- Fire Crackers - Lion dance performance - Remarks by Steve Barclay, Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, New York - Remarks by Jerry Liu, President of HiSense Corporation - Remarks by Delta Airlines, Harrahs, PepsiCo, & AT&T - Eye Dotting Ceremony - BCS Ceremony Cultural performances:
- Beautiful Water Ribbon Dance by Eve Hao Dance Studio
- Salavan Dance by Laotian American Society (LAS)
- Bhangra Bollywood Dance by Moksha - Sao Lao Muan Sern by Habersham FOP Team - Omni School of Atlanta 1:23 pm 1:45 pm 3:40 pm 4:15 pm 4:45 pm
Raffle Drawing Finals begin Awards Ceremony 2000 Meter Race 2000 Meter Award Ceremony
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Awaking the Heavenly Celestial Dragon
The dragon plays the most venerated role within the Chinese mythological tradition. For example, of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac the only mythical creature is the dragon. The rest are not mythical (e.g. dog, rat, tiger, horse, snake, rabbit, rooster, monkey, sheep, ox, pig - all of which are familiar to agrarian peasants.) Dragons are tradition-ally believed to be the rulers of rivers and seas and dominate the clouds and the rains of heaven. There are earth dragons, mountain dragons and sky or celestial dragons (Tian Long) in Chinese tradition. It is believed sacrifices were involved in the earliest boat racing rituals. During these ancient times, violent clashes between the crew members of the competing boats involved throwing stones and striking each other with bamboo stalks. Originally, paddlers or even an entire team falling into the water could receive no
assistance from the onlookers as their misfortune was considered to be the will of the Dragon Deity which could not be interfered with. Those boaters who drowned were thought to have been sacrificed. That Qu Yuan sacrificed himself in protest through drowning speaks to this early notion. Dragon boat racing traditionally coincides with the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month (varying from late May to June on the modern Gregorian Calendar). The Summer Solstice occurs around 21 June and is the reason why Chinese refer to their festival as “Duen Ng”. Both the sun and the dragon are considered to be male. (The moon and the mythical phoenix are considered to be female.) The sun and the dragon are at their most potent during this time of the year, so cause for observing this through ritual celebrations such as dragon boat racing. It is also the time of farming year
when rice seedlings must be transplanted in their paddy fields, for wet rice cultivation to take place. This season is also associated with pestilence and disease, so is considered as a period of evil due to the high summer temperatures which can lead to rot and putrification in primitive societies lacking modern refrigeration and sanitation facilities. One custom involves cutting shapes of the five poisonous or venomous animals out of red paper, so as to ward off these evils. The paper snakes, centipedes, scorpions, lizards and toads - those that supposedly lured “evil spirits” - where sometimes placed in the mouths of the carved wooden dragons. 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. Celestial dragons were
the controllers of the rain, the Monsoon winds and the clouds. The Emperor was “The Dragon” or the “Son of Heaven”, and Chinese people refer to themselves as “dragons” because of its spirit of strength and vitality. Unlike the dragons in European mythology which are considered to be evil and demonic, Asian dragons are regarded as wholesome and beneficent, and thus worthy of veneration, not slaying. Another ritual called Awakening of the Dragon involves a Daoist priest dotting the bulging eyes of the carved dragon head attached to the boat, in the sense of ending its slumber and re-energizing its spirit or qi (pronounced: chee). At festivals today, a VIP can be invited to step forward to touch the eyes on a dragon boat head with a brush dipped in red paint in order to reanimate the creature’s bold spirit for hearty racing. Credit: wikipedia.org
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TEAM CHEERS
SACA Golden Dragon Suncoast Asian Cultural Association, SACA, is a dragon boat team from Tampa, Florida. SACA Golden Dragon is built on fun, food, family, and fitness. United in their spirit and strengthened by their diversity, SACA becomes a dragon in the air and on the water with their eye popping dragon dancing and race performances. Go SACA! Watch out they’re are here to take GOLD!
Wells Fargo Asian Connection of Georgia Members of Wells Fargo’s Asian Connection of Georgia Team Member Network are ready to paddle up at the 21st Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. This is the team’s second year participating in the festival. The spirit of diversity and inclusion drives Wells Fargo’s team members, business and Culture of Caring. Our team is passionate about participating in the races and experiencing the cultural events at the festival. Let’s go Wells Fargo team! Together we will go far! Georgia Tech Chinese Student Association The Pandragons are also known at Georgia Tech as the Chinese Student Association and is composed of students from various backgrounds and majors. They are the reigning champions of the college division and are determined to rack up more gold medals than the great himself, Michael Phelps. They’re here to show that Ramblin’ Wrecks aren’t just good at engineering and coding, but can demolish the rowing competition too!
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TEAM CHEERS
Dragon Boat Atlanta Dragon Boat Atlanta has participated in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival since the team began in 2004. We are a group of breast cancer survivors and supporters who want to increase awareness of breast cancer, to show there is quality of life after breast cancer and to promote dragon boating within the community. “We are Dragon Boat Atlanta … we travel near and far ... we are young and old … we are all winners on the water.”
SunTrust Bank and SunTrust onUp are two dragons teamed up with employees, friends, and family from SunTrust, a nation’s leading financial company. Being a reigning champion of the Financial Division, we’re ready to shine again! SunTrust’s launched the onUp Movement to inspire millions to financial confidence. With the spirit of onUp, we’re paddling strong as One and fleeting towards victory, because together there’s only one way to go — onUp!
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Ascend Pan-Asian Leaders Ascend Pan-Asian Leaders is the largest, non-profit Pan-Asian professional organization in North America. Ascend’s vision is to enhance Pan-Asian business leadership, serving as a collective voice for their communities. The Atlanta Chapter is pleased to participate in the festival, an exciting day of cultural celebrations and team spirit! We won the T-Shirt Contest and placed 2nd in the Financial Division last year. We look forward to a fun 2016 Event!
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2016 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, Lake Lanier Olympic Park, Gainesville, GA
Start List: 200 Meter Heats (Rounds 1 & 2) & 500 Meter Race, Saturday, September 10, 2016 Marshalling Race Time Race Length Lane
Team Name
Team Captain
Division
200 Meter Heats (Round 1) 7:05 AM
7:25 AM
1 200 m
7 7:12 AM
7:19 AM
7:26 AM
7:32 AM
7:39 AM
7:46 AM
2 200 m
3 200 m
4 200 m
1 3
NAAAP/Siemans 1
Daming Ng
Recreational
5
MOL America Katana Dragons Team 1
Jill Prager
International
7
Team F.O.B.
Be Vorasam
Southeast Asia
Wells Fargo
Howard Cheong
Financial
2 4
DHL Dragons
Bee Intakanok
Recreational
6
Lac Hong/VAC GA
Jasmine Minh Nguyen
Open—Mixed
8
Longstreet Dragons
Olga Valdez
Recreational
1
Taiwanese American Dragon Slayers
Michael Wang
Recreational
3
Confucius Institute at KSU #1
Jan Strydom
Collegiate
5
Wun Fun Cru
Linda Harris
Grand Masters
7
Newellbrands.com
Ernita Goh
Manufacturing
2
GT & Emory TASA
Ethan Jen
Collegiate
4
Blazing Paddles
Will Murphy
Open—Mixed
6
Cambodia Phnom Penh - C.A.A.G.
Sorin Yen
International
1
Survivors in Sync
Pat Van Stedum
BCS
3
EY
Olivia Clark
Financial
5
Cargill
Kyle Ozaki
Manufacturing
7
World Language Academy
MeiShan Spradlin
Recreational
2
Longstreet Power Dragon
Renee Ward
Recreational
4
Suntrust ONUP
David Moye
Financial
6
Georgia Insititute of Technology
Robin Lam
Collegiate
8
Intercontinental Hotel Group #1
Stephen Tran
Recreational
1 3
The Y Speed Dragons
Emily Young
Recreational
Khmer Angor Wat - C.A.A.G.
Ra Pei
Southeast Asia
5
Agnes Scott College Scotties
Kristian Contreras
Collegiate
7
Paddles and Pearls, Dragon Boat Charleston
Noreen Powers
BCS
2
Clemson University
Sydney Harding
Collegiate
4
World Affairs Council - Young Leaders
Valerie Ibarra
International
6
SACA Golden Dragons
Kitt Noythanongsay
Open—Men
1
Vietnamese Student Association - KSU
Qui Ho
Collegiate
3
Be Vegan Make Peace
Steve Won
Recreational
5
LCKC Baby Dragons
Kalen Scholz
Open—Mixed
8 7:33 AM
7:40 AM
7:47 AM
7:54 AM
7:53 AM
8:00 AM
8:07 AM
8:14 AM
5 200 m
6 200 m
7 200 m
8 200 m
8 8:01 AM
8:08 AM
8:15 AM
8:22 AM
8:21 AM
8:28 AM
8:35 AM
8:42 AM
9 200 m
10 200 m
11 200 m
12 200 m
7
Jackson EMC
April Sorrow
Open—Women
2
AT & T Dragonistas
Pauline Finnell
Open—Women
4
NAAAP/Bank of America
Julien Li
Recreational
6
Chinese Student and Scholar Union at Emory
8
Dragon Boat Atlanta
Qingyang Xiao Geri Faust
Collegiate BCS
1 3
Confucius Institute at KSU #2
Dr. Ken Jin
Collegiate
Zhejiang Association of Georgia
Jin Jin
International
5
Wesley International Academy
Anthony Chung
Recreational
7
TBDBC - Tampa Blade Runners
Jonathan Rivera
Open—Mixed
2
Dragon Boat Z
Liz French
Collegiate
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2016 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, Lake Lanier Olympic Park, Gainesville, GA 4
8:29 AM
8:36 AM
8:43 AM
8:50 AM
8:57 AM
8:49 AM
8:56 AM
9:03 AM
9:10 AM
9:17 AM
13 200 m
14 200 m
15 200 m
16 200 m
17 200 m
Intercontinental Hotel Group #2
Stephen Tran
Recreational
6
Kimberly-Clark Focus Asia
8
National Association of Chinese Americans (NACA)
Kamal Gola Jin Lian
Recreational Recreational
1
AT & T No Texting While Paddling
Manny Skaris
International
3
Mercer ASIA
Hyun Lee
Collegiate
5
Home Depot Orange Dragons
Carrie Hsu
Financial
7
Open—Women
Blazing Paddles Wenches
Will Murphy
2
Harrah's LCKC Super Dragons
4
SACA Jade
Buddy Parton | Ben Hefner & Chris Miller
6
9:24 AM
9:11 AM 9:31 AM
9:18 AM
9:38 AM
18 200 m
19 200 m
20 200 m
Open—Mixed Open—Women
DirecTV
Kaleigh Korhs
Recreational
8
PepsiCo
Vincent Payne
Manufacturing
1
Nighthawks (University of North Georgia)
Chris Jespersen
Collegiate
3
ASCEND Pan Asian Leaders
Elizabeth Nunes
Financial
5
GT CSA Pandragons
7
Charlotte Fury
Julie Bu John Chen
Collegiate Open—Mixed
2
Hapag-Lloyd
Jacqueline McDevitt
International
4
NAAAP/Siemans 2
Daming Ng
Recreational
6
ORIGINAL Wun Fun Cru
Grace Genetia
Open—Mixed
8
UPS Expedited
Hwa Lew
International
1 3
Mekong Dragons
Sam Sith
Southeast Asia
McKesson PAVE-ATL
Jacqueline Tseng
Recreational
7
Team SCUF Gaming International #1 AT & T Internet of Things
Sandra Atherton Manny Skaris
Manufacturing International
2
MOL America Katana Dragons Team 2
Todd Roy
International
5 9:04 AM
Kitt Noythanongsay
4
Newell Brands
Ernita Goh
Manufacturing
6
Wat Lao Sattha Dhamma
Seng Thammavongsa
Southeast Asia
8
Cricket Wireless
Yakun Gao
Recreational
1
PepsiCo Purpose
Vincent Payne
Manufacturing
3
Hisense #1
Maryann Heiberger
International
5
Accenture
Dara Thach
Recreational
7
SunTrust Bank
Mark Sutcliffe
Financial
2
Delta
Rebecca Keng
Recreational
4
Hisense #2
Maryann Heiberger
International
6
Dragon Boat Beaufort
Doreen Pierce
BCS
UPS Express
Tuan Pham-Gia
International
8
200 Meter Heats (Round 2) 9:25 AM
9:32 AM
9:39 AM
9:45 AM
9:52 AM
9:59 AM
21 200 m
22 200 m
23 200 m
1
Dragon Boat Atlanta
Geri Faust
BCS
3
Wells Fargo
Howard Cheong
Financial
5
Taiwanese American Dragon Slayers
Michael Wang
Recreational
7
GT & Emory TASA
Ethan Jen
Collegiate
2
NAAAP/Siemans 1
Daming Ng
Recreational
4
DHL Dragons
Bee Intakanok
Recreational
6
Confucius Institute at KSU #1
Jan Strydom
Collegiate
8
Blazing Paddles
Will Murphy
Open—Mixed
1 3
MOL America Katana Dragons Team 1
Jill Prager
International
SACA Jade
Kitt Noythanongsay
Open—Women
5
Lac Hong/VAC GA Wun Fun Cru
Jasmine Minh Nguyen Linda Harris
Open—Mixed Grand Masters
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2016 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, Lake Lanier Olympic Park, Gainesville, GA 9:46 AM 10:06 AM 24 200 m
2
Longstreet Dragons
Olga Valdez
Recreational
4
Newellbrands.com
Ernita Goh
Manufacturing
6
Cambodia Phnom Penh - C.A.A.G.
Sorin Yen
International
8 9:53 AM 10:13 AM 25 200 m
10:00 AM 10:20 AM 26 200 m
10:07 AM 10:27 AM 27 200 m
1 3
Survivors in Sync
Pat Van Stedum
BCS
Longstreet Power Dragon
Renee Ward
Recreational
5
The Y Speed Dragons
Emily Young
Recreational
7
Clemson University
Sydney Harding
Collegiate
2
EY
Olivia Clark
Financial
4
Suntrust ONUP
David Moye
Financial
6 8
Khmer Angor Wat - C.A.A.G. World Affairs Council - Young Leaders
Ra Pei Valerie Ibarra
Southeast Asia International
1
Cargill
Kyle Ozaki
Manufacturing
3
Georgia Insititute of Technology
Robin Lam
Collegiate
5
Agnes Scott College Scotties
Kristian Contreras
Collegiate
World Language Academy
MeiShan Spradlin
Recreational Recreational
7 10:14 AM 10:34 AM 28 200 m
10:21 AM 10:41 AM 29 200 m
10:28 AM 10:48 AM 30 200 m
10:35 AM 10:55 AM 31 200 m
2 4
Intercontinental Hotel Group #1
Stephen Tran
6
Paddles and Pearls, Dragon Boat Charleston
Noreen Powers
BCS
8
Vietnamese Student Association - KSU
Qui Ho
Collegiate
1
Be Vegan Make Peace
Steve Won
Recreational
3
AT & T Dragonistas
Pauline Finnell
Open—Women
5
Confucius Institute at KSU #2
Dr. Ken Jin
Collegiate
7
Dragon Boat Z
Liz French
Collegiate
2 4
LCKC Baby Dragons
Kalen Scholz
Open—Mixed
Wat Lao Sattha Dhamma
Seng Thammavongsa
Southeast Asia
6
Team F.O.B.
8
NAAAP/Bank of America
Be Vorasam Julien Li
Southeast Asia Recreational
1
Jackson EMC
April Sorrow
Open—Women
3
Chinese Student and Scholar Union at Emory
Qingyang Xiao
Collegiate
5
Zhejiang Association of Georgia AT & T No Texting While Paddling
Jin Jin Manny Skaris
International International
2
Hisense #1
Maryann Heiberger
International
4
Wesley International Academy
Anthony Chung
Recreational
6
National Association of Chinese Americans (NACA)
Jin Lian
Recreational
8
Hyun Lee
Collegiate
1
Mercer ASIA TBDBC - Tampa Blade Runners
Jonathan Rivera
Open—Mixed
3
Intercontinental Hotel Group #2
Stephen Tran
Recreational
5
Home Depot Orange Dragons
Carrie Hsu
Financial
7
Dragon Boat Beaufort
Doreen Pierce
BCS
2
Kimberly-Clark Focus Asia
Kamal Gola
Recreational
4
Blazing Paddles Wenches
Will Murphy
Open—Women
6
DirecTV
Kaleigh Korhs
Recreational
8
Nighthawks (University of North Georgia)
Chris Jespersen
Collegiate
1 3
PepsiCo
Vincent Payne
Manufacturing
ASCEND Pan Asian Leaders
Elizabeth Nunes
Financial
5
Hapag-Lloyd
Jacqueline McDevitt
International
7
Charlotte Fury
7 10:42 AM 11:02 AM 32 200 m
10:49 AM 11:09 AM 33 200 m
10:56 AM 11:16 AM 34 200 m
11:03 AM 11:23 AM 35 200 m
Open—Mixed
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2016 Atlanta Dragon Boat Festival, Lake Lanier Olympic Park, Gainesville, GA 11:10 AM 11:30 AM 36 200 m
11:17 AM 11:37 AM 37 200 m
11:24 AM 11:44 AM 38 200 m
2
GT CSA Pandragons
4 6
Julie Bu
Collegiate
ORIGINAL Wun Fun Cru
Grace Genetia
Open—Mixed
SACA Golden Dragons
Kitt Noythanongsay
Open—Men
8
Mekong Dragons
Sam Sith
Southeast Asia
1 3
NAAAP/Siemans 2
Daming Ng
Recreational
McKesson PAVE-ATL
Jacqueline Tseng
Recreational
5
MOL America Katana Dragons Team 2
Todd Roy
International
7
PepsiCo Purpose
Vincent Payne
Manufacturing
2
UPS Expedited
Hwa Lew
International
4
Team SCUF Gaming International #1
Sandra Atherton
Manufacturing
6
Newell Brands
Ernita Goh
Manufacturing
1
AT & T Internet of Things
Manny Skaris
International
3
Cricket Wireless
Yakun Gao
Recreational
5
Accenture
Dara Thach
Recreational
7
Delta
Rebecca Keng
Recreational
2
SunTrust Bank
Mark Sutcliffe
Financial
4
Harrah's LCKC Super Dragons
Buddy Parton | Ben Hefner & Chris Miller
Open—Mixed
6 8
Hisense #2
Maryann Heiberger
International
UPS Express
Tuan Pham-Gia
International
SACA Golden Dragons
Kitt Noythanongsay
Open—Men
3
Harrah's LCKC Super Dragons
Buddy Parton | Ben Hefner & Chris Miller
Open—Mixed
5
TBDBC - Tampa Blade Runners
Jonathan Rivera
Open—Mixed
7
Blazing Paddles Wenches
Will Murphy
Open—Women
2
Jackson EMC
April Sorrow
Open—Women
4
AT & T Dragonistas
Pauline Finnell
Open—Women
6
Lac Hong/VAC GA
Jasmine Minh Nguyen
Open—Mixed
8
ORIGINAL Wun Fun Cru
Grace Genetia
Open—Mixed
1
SACA Jade
Kitt Noythanongsay
Open—Women
3
Charlotte Fury
John Chen
Open—Mixed
5
LCKC Baby Dragons
Kalen Scholz
Open—Mixed
7
Blazing Paddles
Will Murphy
Open—Mixed
8 11:31 AM 11:51 AM 39 200 m
11:38 AM 11:58 AM 40 200 m
11:45 AM 12:05 PM 41 500 m
11:52 AM 12:12 PM 42 500 m
11:59 AM 12:19 PM 43 500 m
500 Meter Races (Open Divisions only)
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Opening Ceremonies & Lunch: 12:30 PM 200 Meter Finals and 2,000 Meter Race Start Lists will be distributed on Saturday. They are determined by your best time in the heats (for 200 Meter Finals) and your time in the 500 Meter Races (for the 2,000 Meter Races).
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Fun Facts on Dragon Boat Racing Dragon Boat Racing is over 2000 years old - making it one of world’s oldest sports. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Because of this, it’s also known as Double Fifth. In China, the festival is called Duanwu. The literal translation of Duanwu is Solar Maximus festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, Duanwu is the time when the sun is at its maximum strength. In China, the sun (yang) is considered male, as is the mythical Chinese dragon (long), so the festival honoring the dragon is held when the sun is at its peak. Although we refer to Duanwu in the West as Dragon Boat Festival, this name actually refers to only one part of the celebration, dragon boat racing. European visitors to China in the 19th century were so impressed with the dragon boat races that they saw during the festival that they took the name with them.
Whether it’s shipping cargo across the world or paddling a Dragon Boat across the finish line. Good luck to the MOL Katana Dragons!
It’s also considered the world’s fastest growing team water sports and one of fastest growing team sports, second only to soccer. Nearly 50 million people competed last year and there is a movement to make Dragon Boat Racing an Olympic sport. Modern dragon boat racing is organized at an international level by the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF). The biggest dragon boat festival racing events outside of Asia are in Europe, in Malmo, Sweden and in the USA and Canada. San Francisco, Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal each host races featuring more than 180 teams with 25 person crews. Dragon Boat Racing teams in North America typically paddle at rates of 60 to 85 strokes per minute. In Asia, top teams can pull water at stroke rates above 100 stroke per minute! It is common for four or more teams in a race to finished close together and only split-second apart. A modern dragon boat is usually 10 to 12 meters (about 40 feet) long. The most popular dragon boat set-up consists of 10 rows of seats for 20 paddlers sitting side-by-side, a drummer (caller) in the front and a steersmand (sweep) in the back. The drummer controls the stroke pace and makes sure that all of the paddlers synchronize with each other while the steersman navigates the boat. Dragon Boat races are typically 500 meters, but occasionally there are 250 meters, 1000 meters, 2000 meters, and marathon races.
Dragon Boat Racing is enjoyed by people of all ages in over 50 countries or territories around the world. On October 30th, 2009, the Dragon Boat Festival was added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. HK Dragon Boat Festival Atlanta has consistently field the maximum of 72 teams in the past 8 years. 21st HK Dragon Boat Festival is the largest ever festival in its history with 80 registered competing teams.
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21st Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Atlanta / Sept 10, 2016
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