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Dragon Boat races, Flushing, summer 2002

Dragon boats are the Chinese version of crew shells, the main difference being that crews are paced by a beating drum instead of a megaphone. Races are a pleasing cacophony of plinking drums.

dragon boat
Our friend's team won their race and did a victory dance, for lack of a better word. Note the ducks in one of the pictures.
The winner! We are the winner!
Rusty pipe Relaxing willow

Blue Star, Flushing