Photo by Junyao Yang on March 19, 2025. Dragon boats are 40 feet long, pointy on both ends, and painted with Chinese dragon-scale patterns in green, blue or red. On race days, a head and tail are ...

Dragon boats are colorful 40-foot canoes featuring the head and tail of a dragon. Nearly two dozen teams will be racing, each consisting of 20 to 24 rowers, sitting in pairs in 10 rows.

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Dragon boat racing is ancient water sport that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago – but in Ireland, its history is recent. It was popularised here by the Plurabelle Paddlers – a ...

Carol Wang, of Syosset, never pictured herself competing across Long Island waters until she discovered dragon boat racing in spring 2023. Wang, an accountant, first heard about the sport through ...

The most obvious tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival is dragon boat racing. The racing of these boats is linked to the legend of Qu Yuan, commemorating his life and death. Each team is led by a ...

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