Dragon Boat Festival 3

Here's a little closer look at one of the dragon boat crews, a pretty fit looking bunch.

Dragon Boat Festival 2

Five boats compete in each race. The races are short and fierce - more like sprints than races. The course runs from Laurel Point on the far left in the photo above to near the Causeway in front of the Empress Hotel, where I was standing when I took this picture. Grandstands were set up on Ship Point Pier - on the far right in the above photo of a race starting.

Dragon Boat Festival

Above, two dragon boat crews strain to cross the finish line first. The Dragon Boat Festival took place last weekend. It's a very popular event and for a good cause - it raises funds for the BC Cancer Foundation. We'll have a little closer look at the dragon boats and the races over the next few days.

Dragon Boat Festival

Last weekend crowds attended the annual Dragon Boat Festival in the Inner Harbour. This is a very big and popular event that attracts thousands of people to view races and other activities that are focused on raising money for the BC Cancer Foundation. In the last 6 years the races have raised over a half million dollars in support of Cancer research and treatment. Above, some of the competing dragon boats race past Laurel Point in James Bay.