The Great Midwest Dragonboat Festival

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Loading the boat

Team gets ready to load up boat.  It takes teamwork to be successful.

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Team Modine

Members from Team Modine's 2008 entry

A few members from Team Modine takes the time to say hi to everyone

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Racing in the lake

Head to head racing!

Head to head racing!  You can almost feel the adrenaline yourself!

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Team paddling to start line

Team moving to start line to race!

Look at how determined they are to get racing!  Look out!

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DragonBoat heads

Heads waiting to be put on boats

Colorful dragonboat heads adorn the traditional boats

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Testimonials

Thanks again for the best weekend of the summer from all of us pirates. You guys commanded perfect weather and the smoothest fest yet. As usual we had a ball and we know that it takes an unimaginable amount of work on your end to keep things running like the well oiled machine that it has become.

One of the guys on my team said the only let down of the day is that now it will be a whole year before we can do it again. All our best to your staff.

Captain Kitty of the Pale Ale Paddlers

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Voted #1 event in Racine County!

The sixth annual Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival is being held Friday and Saturday, July 9 and 10, 2010 at Samuel Myers Park in Racine, Wisconsin. Free parking is available along the lakefront or in Gateway Technical College's southern parking lot, and admission to the Festival is free.

The free Festival begins at 6:30 PM Friday night, July 9th, with the parade of teams along Pershing Boulevard.

Dragon boat races begin at 8:30 AM on Saturday, July 10 and continue until 5:00 PM. The best viewing is from Simonsen Park, along the hill at Main between Sixteenth and Fourteenth Streets. Food vendors will be at both Simonsen Park and Samuel Myers Park.

Rotary Clubs of Racine are sponsoring The Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival:

  • To raise funds for community projects.
  • To bring an exciting new sport to the Racine area that takes advantage of Racine's location along Lake Michigan.
  • To provide an opportunity for companies and organizations to build unity through teamwork.
  • To enhance the quality of life in Racine with a fun-filled summer festival for all ages.
 
2010 Registration open
Registration is open for 2010 event.  Click here to go to registration page.
 
2009 Results

Arashi unseats reigning champs, the Angelfish!

Racine Dragon Club team, Arashi, came out on top for the 2009 Diamond Division by beating the Angelfish and preventing them from a third consecutive win. This win now transfers the cherished traveling trophy to it's new owner and keeps the consecutive wins at two shared with 2004/05 champion the Paddle Pullers . Congratulations Arashi and we look forward seeing you again next year!

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