RACE WITH THE DRAGONS

The Dragon Boat Festival will take place on beatiful Mission Bay. The Festival is free and open to the public. The Dragon Boat Festival is for everyone. Have friends, family and fans come down for the day and cheer you on! The location of the Festival is ideal for viewing the entire race from start to finish. When you are not racing, join your entourage in enjoying the Asian Pacific Heritage Festival on land. Try out Asian cuisines, shop for arts and crafts and appreciate the works of Asian artists and craftspeople.

Participation: Each team will be made up of 16-paddlers. Groups can sign up as 16-paddler teams. Those who are not part of a group will be placed on a team. And those who can only stay for part of a day will be assigned a a replacement. Depending on how your team fares, you will paddle in at least two races and as many as six races. Using the “round robin” elimination method, the winning team in one heat will compete against the winning team in another heat until we are left with two competitors. The top three teams will rank First (gold), Second (silver), and Third (bronze) place.

SDDBT will provide paddlers with on-site training on the day of the race. No experience is required. All paddlers in the Festival are novice.

When: Oct 22 - Oct 23, 2011
Time: 9 AM - 5 PM
Admission: Free
Participation Fee: $31.25 ($500/ team)
                             $40.00 ($640/ team)
Where: Playa Pacifica, Mission Bay Park
Registration: http://www.sddragonboatrace.com/index.html