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2022 Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup: Dragon Boat Race photos
The 2022 Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup wrapped up Sunday with the always-popular Dragon Boat races.
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Several hundred people packed Skansie Brothers Park to either paddle or watch the event on one of the first days of spring that actually felt like spring. Participating teams included Poetic Peace Paddlers, Windermere Abode, One Hope Church, PenMet Parks, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, University of Puget Sound, AR Workshop Gig Harbor, Innovative Fitness and the city of Gig Harbor.
Click on any of the images below to see a gallery of photos from Sunday.
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- Dragon Boat teams line up for their heat as paddlers from a previous heat exit the dock.
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- A Dragon Boats banner billows in the breeze while paddlers board their boats.
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- Dragon Boat heads await the awakening on Sunday, April 24, at Skansie Park in downtown Gig Harbor.
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- The Dragon Boat races drew both human and canine observers, on land and on the water.
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- The Windermere Dragon Boats team warms up before their first heat of the Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup on Sunday, April 24, 2022.
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- A Dragon Boat team maneuvers into position before a heat of the Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup on Sunday, April 24, 2022.
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- Dragon Boat teams race during the Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup on Sunday, April 24, 2022.
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- Dragon Boat teams line up before their heat on Sunday, April 24, 2022.
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- Dragon Boat teams return to the docks after a heat during the 2022 Paddlers Cup on Sunday, April 24, at SKansie Park in Gig Harbor.
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- Dragon Boat teams return to the docks after a heat during the 2022 Paddlers Cup on Sunday, April 24, at SKansie Park in Gig Harbor.
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- Dragon Boat teams await their turn to race during the Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup at Skansie Park.
