Race Dates & Location

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008

Lake Victoria, Stratford Ontario

Location Legal Stuff

No vendors permitted
No raffle or ticket sales at the dragon boat festival
No overnight camping at the site
No vehicles permitted on the dragon boat site.
No alcohol outside licensed area

Race Format

A one day recreational Hong Kong style dragon boat race for trophies. Overall Winner will receive a free 2009 entry into the Stratford Dragon Boat Festival.

Race Course

Length - 500 metres or 1640.4 feet

Number of lanes - 4

Lane width - 10 metres or 33 feet

Number of boats - 8

Race Categories

a.. Open Mixed Division

b.. Local Mixed Division

c.. Breast Cancer Survivors

d.. Women Division

An overall Grand Champion and a Community division Champion will be honoured with a trophy at the closing ceremonies.