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Dragon Boat Festival 2014
13 Teams At River DunesAugust 12, 2014
The Neuse Riverkeepers/Piggly Wiggly boat and its drummer Gabriel Huff. The former Oriental resident put his land-based drumming skills to the task.
A steerer guides a boat to the finish line.
The teams lined up on the shore ready to get in to the boats and have their turn at a race. Here, two members of Navy Corpmen team.
Oriental’s Dragon Masters, in red, raised their paddles to form an arch for the returning paddlers to walk under after their race. Here, in white T-shirt, and green T, members of two of the Cherry Point Marine teams.
Under the arch, the first place winning team, the Devil Dog Dragons.
Amron Wagoner from Deaton’s Draggin’ Tails.
Member of the Neuse Winds Freedom Riders team.
Posted Tuesday August 12, 2014 by Melinda Penkava
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