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Although Dragon Boat Racing is in its 5th consecutive year in Miami, FL, this year is the first ever Miami Dragon Boat Club Challenge. More excitingly, for the first time ever in Florida there will be a 1000 meter race track style division in where 50 foot long dragon boats will have to come face to face with hairpin turns! The Miami Dragon Boat Club Challenge is set to take place December 8th, 2007 from 8am to 3pm at the Miami Marine Stadium located near the Miami Seaquarium. (3501 Rickenbacker Causeway).
Brought to you by the producers of the annual Miami Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, this event has been created for the diehard dragon boat racers as well as the social recreational paddler. Unlike, the main festival held in May on Brickell, this event will focus solely on racing. There will be 25 teams racing, each team consisting of 20 paddlers. The competition will be intense as the level of performance has been increasing with our competitive Miami and Tampa teams.
Teams vary from Miami Dade College, to Miami’s first Breast Cancer Survivor team, to companies such as Turner Construction as well as the Miami Museum of Science.
Dragon Boat Racing is a 2000 year old traditional Chinese sport. These colorful boats are 50 feet long and resemble dragons as they have dragon heads, tails and scales. The only thing missing is fire breathing! This venue will also be home of the 2009 World Corcom Dragon Boat Championships and the 2009 World Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Championships.
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