AIA STANLEY DRAGONBOAT RACES 2007

June 19th, 2007 was a perfect day to hold a dragonboat regatta. It was a bright sunny day with bearable heat and humidity. This was awesome news for the thousands of spectators and competitors of the annual Stanley Dragonboat Championships.

This regatta is in it's 40th year and this year saw the largest ever event with over 200 boats competing for the grand final. Alot of these teams are corporate teams. Many also invite their friends to join their boats. Some paddle for fun, some for fitness, and some paddle to win. Training for some serious teams started as early as January. Many competitors are seasoned veterans, having paddled dragonboats for many years.

This year (2007), there were three zones of spectator junks and yachts which were linked up together bordering the racecourse. To get to the junks, one had to hop on a large ferry or a small water taxi. Once onboard, the party for the spectators begins whilst competitors tend to stay off the booze until their races are finished.

At the end of the day when your clothes and hair smell like beer, sweat and sunscreen, the party down on Stanley Main Street goes on high gear. Watch our 5 minute video to see how we 'unleashed the dragon' at the Stanely Dragonboat races in 2007!

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