The 2021 Coast to Coast Dragon Boat Festival reached new lengths this weekend as hundreds of participants returned to Lake Kawana for day three of the action.
Some of the twenty Rainbow Dragons with their trophy from recent Currumbin racing. Photo Brooke Harris.
Lennox Head’s Rainbow Dragons have picked up second place in the women’s 20s team race at the recent Currumbin Dragon Boat Regatta, on the Gold Coast.
The regatta saw racing over 500 metres in women’s, mixed and open classes for small (10 people) and standard (20 people) crews.
Head coach Mary David said, ‘The racing against the Gold Coast Clubs is always strong and we can benchmark ourselves against younger teams.’
This year Rainbow Dragon crews achieved consistent firsts and seconds in their heats but the younger teams out-timed Rainbow Dragons for the finals. ‘Competitors complimented the club for maintaining their power for the entire 500 metres,’ said Mary David.
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At least two dozen dragon boat clubs and hundreds of paddlers from across the state, including Cairns and Townsville, competed at the event with more than 100 races held over the course of two days.
The Coast club earned their top status following a string of strong results, including being named the fastest women’s, mixed, and open (or men’s) crews in the championships.
The club’s premier mixed crew also picked up the fastest combined times in the 500m and 2km races in a standard, or 20-person, dragon boat.
Overall, the club won a total of 12 medals at the championships, including 10 gold, one silver, and one bronze across the premier and 40-plus age divisions.
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