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    Ride of your life

    Registration for 2012 is online!

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    Raise Money!

    Help Knox Area Rescue Ministries change lives!

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    Get on the Boat!

    Find out why dragon boat racing is the 8th fastest growing sport in the world!

    Paddles Up

    Help Provide 100,000 Meals for KARM!

    Registration is open for the 10th Annual KARM Dragon Boat Festival! Get the Ride of your Life Saturday, June 23, at The Cove at Concord Park.

    Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and steerer race in authentic Hong Kong-style, 46-foot-long dragon boats. All ages, skill levels and physiques can paddle, making it the ultimate team building sport, requiring synchronicity and finesse, more than power to win.

    Win on and off the water by raising money for Knox Area Rescue Ministries. Last year, 47 teams raised $114,000 for KARM. This year, we are measuring the pledges in terms of meals – we want to raise enough money to provide 100,000 meals for KARM. Bring your fundraising power to this event!

    Find out why you hear so much about this event. Bring your Team. Bring your Spirit. Bring your Best! Join the 60 other teams expected to race for the title of Grand Champion! Register now!

    Important Dates

    4/16

    Early registration deadline

    Save $100

    6/11

    FINAL registration deadline for teams

    FINAL registration deadline for teams and deadline to request practice schedule.

    6/23

    Race Day!

    See you at the Cove at Concord Park!

    Our Sponsors

    WIVK
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    Sports Animal
    Regal
    Mesa
    McKibbon
    Knoxville.com
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    Comcast
    Coulter & Justice

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    Latest Blog Posts

    Dec 12, 201110:35AM
    Dragon’s Alive – Monday, December 12, 2012

    Planning for the 2012 season has been a long and evolving process, but it’s coming together and nearly complete. It will be a busy year, with some exciting first-year races on the schedule. Bringing this sport to a community for the first time is always special. Nothing quite compares to a look of giddy accomplishment [...]

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    Nov 7, 201110:10AM
    Dragon’s Alive – November 2, 2011

    It’s hard to fathom that the long, successful and tremendously busy 2011 season is over, because in a way it’s not. Even though the racing season is done, and I’m not working any more dragon boat races until spring, it’s really not over for me. I’m working on the 2012 event season now. What a [...]

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    Jun 30, 20117:51AM
    Dragon’s Alive – Wednesday, June 29, 2011

    After a week of wildness and hail having no fury, we had an incredible 9th Annual Knoxville Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 25, 2011! The week of practice sessions for the 47 teams competing on race day was more unusual than most practice weeks over the past several years. This time around, we had [...]

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