dragon boats
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1st The Big 5.0 : 1 min 16.89 sec
2nd Uncle Bryn's Fishing Trip: 1 min 16.91 sec
3rd Row Hard or Row Home: 1 min 17.63 sec
4th Dragon This Boat: 1 min 18.86 sec -
1st Puddle Pirates: 1 min 32.90 sec
2nd Leweston 6th Form: 1 min 34.15 sec
3rd Leweston Blue: 1 min 34.64 sec
2025 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.
