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Thirty dragon boat teams ready to race May 31

Posted at 2:10 pm May 28, 2014
By Carolyn Krause Leave a Comment

Penny Behling Dragon Boat Steerer

Penny Behling of Dynamic Dragon Boat Races LLC of Knoxville takes over as steerer of this dragon boat during a race in Owenboro, Ky., and gets the team back on course. (Submitted photo)

 

The inaugural Oak Ridge Dragon Boat Festival will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Oak Ridge Marina and Pavilion in Melton Lake Park.

The three Rotary clubs of Oak Ridge are launching this fundraiser for community nonprofit service organizations.

Dragon boat racing is the eighth-fastest growing sport in the world. And the races will take place on Oak Ridge’s signature rowing venue, considered one of the three best courses for regattas in the nation.

Starting at 9 a.m., 30 dragon boat teams—three from Kentucky and North Carolina—will race at least twice, with the 12 winners of two rounds racing in the third round.

The festival offers food and beverage vendors, beer garden, kids area at the pavilion with bounce houses and 15-minute martial arts lessons on the hour, two Tai Chi demonstrations, and awards ceremonies for winners of the morning Drummers Parade and the third round of dragon boat races. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clubs, Community, Nonprofits, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Lance, dragon boat, dragon boat races, Dynamic Dragon Boat Racing, Jim Sumner, Kassie Perkins, Keith Kahl, Leslie England, Mark Watson, Melton Lake Park, Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary, Oak Ridge Dragon Boat Festival, Oak Ridge Marina, Oak Ridge Rotary Community Fund, Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary, Penny Behling, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, Rotary clubs, Rotary District 6780, Tony Jordan

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