dragon boats
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dragon boats ⚑
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1st Communifit Dragon Slayers (Communifit, Sherborne, team 1) 01’ 07.79”
2nd The Outsiders (private team, Ditcheat, Somerset): 01’ 08.34”
3rd Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Oxley Sports Centre, Sherborne): 01’09.32”
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1st Leweston Red Dragons Leweston School 01’ 18.21”
2nd Leweston 6th Form Wyverns Sherborne 01’ 18.44”
3rd Paddle Pirates (Somerset & Dorset Sea Cadets) 01’ 19.16”
2026 RESULTS
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Welcome to the thrilling world of Dragon Boat racing
Dragon Boat racing has been around in China for thousands of years. Popular legend has it that because of the racing, Chinese dragons would bring rain. Of course it is hoped that this doesn't happen at the Fair!
Walk down to the lakeside to the start of the course and watch all the excitement. Each crew is composed of a drummer and 16 paddlers who race in Dragon boats over the 250 metre course. The races will run from 10.00am until about 4.00pm.
Friends, colleagues, charities, clubs, pubs and societies from across the region take part in the Dragon Boat Racing, held on the lake at Sherborne Castle on the day of the Fair.
The Dragon Boat racing is such an integral element of the Fair, we subsidise the cost for all teams that enter the competition. However, as the Fair is run to benefit West Country-based young people's charities we would be very grateful if you would support our beneficiaries by raising money for them through charitable sponsorship of your team.
We provide a list of those beneficiaries from which you can choose. Simply set up your own Just Giving page so all monies raised go to that charity. Equally, if you have a cause that is close to your own heart, you can of course support it if you so wish. It is an exhilarating day for the competitors, a thrilling show for the spectators and a novel way to raise funds for charity.
