Dragon Boating Races

The practices and races take place at Stanley which is on the southern side of the island. Teams are legally only allowed to practice 10 times before the race but the professional teams are known to buy their own boats to get around this rule. Our team was a mixed male/female team. We were called the Sundowners and are in the orang tops on the left. The boats around the edges are tied closely together and form a perfect horseshoe around the racing area. Everyone not racing hangs out on the boat watching, eating, drinking and dancing to the blaring music.
This was the end of the second race of the day for our team. All the boats paddle out turn towards the beach and wait for the gun before racing back in to the beach.

This is a photo of the whole team. I am in the front and I work with Belinda (on my left) and Carla (3rd from the left in the front row).