This is a Taiwanese Dragon Boat. This is the designated "flag grabber" who has reached out too far. In this race - your team must grab the flag to finish the race. This team did not grag the flag.
Taiwanese Dragon Boats were donated to the City of Vancouver in 2004. The first Taiwanese Dragon Boat race took place 10 days after the boats arrived on Sep 6, 2004. Olympic gold medalist Lori Fung grabbed the first flag in a demonstration race.
A 2 day race event is being held Labour Dav Weekend Sept 4 & 5, 2004 - at the Plaza of Nations, as part of the award winning Taiwanese Cultural Festival.
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