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.

Dragon boat racing involves teams of 20 paddlers, a steerer, and a drummer working in synchronization. Twelve people from the Jacksonville area are competing in the IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing ...

The qualifying dragon boat race heats start at 8 a.m., the semi-final race heats start at 10:30 a.m., and the final race heats start at 1:20 p.m. Each team is guaranteed three races.

Dragon boat racing, originating in ancient China, involves 40-foot canoes decorated with dragon heads and tails. The modern sport grew from a Hong Kong festival in the 1970s and now boasts ...

The third boat, with 22 paddlers swamped knee-deep, managed to limp back to shore at Poet’s Beach. On July 25, another wake boat capsized a dragon boat with 22 paddlers.” ...

The Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races brought hundreds of people to the edge of the Willamette River on Sunday. Among the crowd and out on the river were two of the Portland dragon boat ...

The Buffalo Niagara Dragon Boat Festival is an annual day of dragon-boat racing and family-friendly activities. This year's event will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 on the Buffalo ...