Dragon Boat Regatta

Dragon boat races are no longer an activity dedicated purely for the Dragon boat festival.  It has become a popular water sport worldwide.  In fact my friend has just come back from the Philippines an international dragon boat race.  Unfortunately, she has lost.

In Hong Kong, you may find many different categories of races being held in one day.  There are:

• Open Championship

• Women's Championship

• Mixed Championship

• Junior Championship (12 to 17 years old)

• Senior Championship (age 40 and above)

• Inter-company Championship

• Fishermen's Championship

• Disciplinary forces Championship

• Media Championship

• Open International Championship

• Championship

• Women's International Championship

• Mixed International Championship

There are different sizes of the dragon boats too.

A big dragon boat will need 28 people - 1 team leader, 1 coach, 20 paddlers, 4 reserve paddlers, 1 drummer and 1 steersman.

A small dragon boat will need 16 people - 1 team leader, 1 coach, 1 drummer, 10 paddlers, 2 reserve paddlers and 1 steersman.

General Rules:

1. All paddlers should SIT on the paddlers seat while they are racing
2. Women's championship  are restricted to female paddlers except the drummer and steersman.
3. Team who take part in big boat race should have at least 18 and maximum 22 members including 1 drummer and 1 steersman
    

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