(KPTV) - The dragon boat race time trials were held Saturday in ... Teams compete by racing 500 meters down the river where the flag catcher reaches out from the dragon’s head to capture their ...

The boats incorporate a dragon head and tail, are decorated with paintings and flags ... all hold grand dragon-boat races. The Miao in particular believe that the race helps guarantee the success ...

Dragon boat racing dates back 2,000 years to ancient China ... "We have one called a flag catcher, with a giant dragon head and a dragon tail on it, where someone lays on top of the dragon ...

Dragon boats paddlers listen to instructions during practice Sunday, May 4, 2025, at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The team is getting ready for races during the 2025 Dragon Boat Festival.(Yfat ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — In Chinatown on Saturday, 37 ...

THAT. THAT’S BECAUSE OF BALTIMORE’S DRAGON BOAT RACE IS BACK IN THE CITY. SINCE 2009, THE BALTIMORE DRAGON BOAT CLUB HAS BEEN HOSTING RACES AND DRAWING COMPETITORS FROM ALL OVER FOR A SERIES ...

Dragon boat racing is a traditional Chinese watersport in which teams of 22 ― made up of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer ― paddle a long wooden boat, guided by the drum beat, as fast as ...

Teams from all over the state, and even a few from Oklahoma, will race dragon boats across White Rock Lake at the festival’s signature event. Dallas paddlers practice for the 2025 Dragon Boat ...