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| Dragonboat races and an Oriental festival on
June 5 and 6 |
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| After long months of organizing by
a group of volunteers of De Delft, led by Gerard Quint, Els
Heyboer and Rien Soetens, it was finally there. For the first
time dragonboat races were held in the water of Schiehaven. |
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Racing dragonboats is an ancient Chinese tradition, going as
far back as the fourth century b.C. and is based on an old oriental
saga.
Boats vary in length from 12 to 24 meters and have a crew of
22 to 50 paddlers. |
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| From the Quay is was a real spectacle
to se and hear the boats sprint to the finish under the beat
of the large drum on each boat to set the pace. |
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Large pontoons marked the border
of the racing track, to keep out the waves caused by tidal movements
of the river Maas and the wake of large ships. The quality of
the track was highly spoken of by the participants of the race.
An added bonus that comes with organizing a boat race at a shipyard
is the presence of skilled hands to repair damages that would
otherwise keep the team from continuing the games. |
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Game Results
Bedrijven/gelegenheidteams
1. Bush
Dragons
2. Dura Vermeer Draken
3. The Haque Dtagons |
Bedrijven/gelegenheidteams
1. Healthfit Club 1
2. Healthfit Club 2
3. NH Hotels Capelle |
Westrijdteams
1. Dutch Dragons
2. United Dragons
3. Dynamic Dragons |
total
summary in PDF (in Dutch...)
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Main sponsors of this event were Smit
Internationale NV, Van der Lee Touwfabriek, OBR
Rotterdam, De
Gier Kraanverhuur, Maasstad Weekbladen. We thank also Hyundai
Merchant Marine (Netherlands) BV, PRC
Bouwcentrum, Dura
Vermeer, NH Hotels Capelle
see the SPONSORS
page for a complete summary |
