When an orc tribe has killed a dragon, the remains are often used to make a dragonboat. This is then gifted to the dragon-slayer (or his family), and used to search the seas for ships to raid.

Built for the Medieval Warship Category for the CCC (www.classic-castle.com/events/ccc/prizes.cgi?contest=cccxiv)

The inspiration from this build mainly stemmed from the skeletal frame I developed in my last creation, the Skahz'gul and how it could be used to make a dragon skeleton for the front of the ship, compared with simply a wooden one. Some black dragon wings that I had left over from a fell beast I built a while back gave me the fabric I needed for the sails and the idea was born.

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“There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.” - Henry Ford

Stadium Waterfront - 15th Mar. 2008

the new boathouse of the Fort Langley Rowing & Paddling Centre, Fort Langley BC

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Germany, Hamburg, …on a chilly night, 0°C, in January “Flammenspuk” performing with a fire show in drizzling rain, the final event to fade out of the Hamburg “Maskenzauber” weekend.

,…no, …it’s not Venice, it is a homage to the “Venetian Carnival” in Hamburg, the “Maskenzauber”, magic masques.

Charming masks, impressive costumes & the flair of the Hanseatic city between Alster-Arcades & Colonnades.

When masked ladies & cavaliers stroll through the streets in Hamburg, then the annual Maskenzauber on the Alster takes place.

Mask magic became a solid & unique event over the years developed in the Hamburg’s street culture life.

Spectators can admire imaginative costumes, dances & in the evening fire dance at this elegant Venetian style street carnival on the carnival weekend.

Unfortunately, the weather this year, 2018, was chilly, humid & unpleasant,…however, it could not spoil the festive spirit of the performers & audiences.

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Morro Bay, California.

A seemingly timeless mode of travel versus the soaring highways and bridges along the Willamette River in Portland.

Vancouver BC

Thanks to Christian for some extra one-on-one playtime with his Olympus OM-D E-M5! False Creek, Vancouver. September 26, 2012.

Five white Dragonboats that were sitting in the dock near Science World.

False Creek, Vancouver, BC.

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Preston Marina

Dragonboat race in Birmingham

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Dragonboat race

I was out at the bay front shooting in the pre-dawn and saw a dragon boat crew going through their paces. The sky seemed appropriate to their efforts.

the dragonboats at False Creek on a clear winter night

edit *I accidentaly called them kayaks*

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Despite the rain, they did manage to hold a few races. These racers were getting psyched up on their way to the next race.

This was taken at the 2017 Portland Dragon Boat Races. There are several teams of people who have survived cancer. These race and when they return to shore they are received with flowers and paddles held high in an arch.

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2015

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At Riverfront Park for the Dragon Boat Races, ( really went hoping to see an Osprey).

Lake River, Ridgefield, WA

...on the Motława River in Gdańsk, Poland.

Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival, an annual charity race where teams of 20 engage in the 2,000-year-old art of Chinese dragon boat rowing.

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False Creek, Vancouver.

Went for a walk near Granville Island and came across these old dragonboats collecting dust under a nearby bridge.

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