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Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
June 21 – June 22
The annual Dragon Boat Festival is back at Mooney’s Bay for another great weekend! Come by and cheer on this year’s queer teams representing queer organizations like the Ottawa Senior Pride Network and the YSB: the Vintage Queers and DRAGon Boats are scheduled to paddle away Saturday at 9:10AM with the rest of their races being determined by performance.
RACE FORMAT:
All teams are guaranteed two 500m races on Saturday.
Top teams will advance to Sunday to compete in three additional races. Here is the summary of the number of teams advancing in each division:
- Women: 32 teams
- Mixed: 75 teams
- Open: 16 teams
AWARDS:
- Saturday Challenge Cup Awards: First place teams in the various Challenge Cup categories will receive individual medals and a large team trophy.
- Team Site, Team T-Shirt and Team Spirit Awards will be presented on Saturday.
- Sunday 500m Awards: Top three teams in each division will be awarded medals. The top team in each division is presented with the Cup trophy.
- Sunday 100m and 200m Awards: Top three teams in each division are awarded a team trophy.
SPECIAL RACES:
- The Charity Challenge Cup Races: Top fundraising teams face-off in Mixed, Open and Women’s divisions.
- Breast Cancer Paddlers Race: Breast Cancer Paddlers teams compete in a ceremonial race at mid-day on Saturday. Immediately following the race, a traditional Flower Ceremony will be held on the beach to provide a moment to remember and honour those who have been lost to breast cancer, and those who are still fighting.
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Best T-shirt Design: Awarded to the team with the most creative t-shirt.
Best Team Site Design: Awarded to the team with the most colourful and creatively decorated team site.
Team Spirit: Awarded to the team demonstrating the best overall team spirit!
Rookie Team Spirit: Awarded to the rookie team bringing lots of spirit in their first year!
