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The first festival was held in October 2001 at Allen's Landing in downtown Houston. [1] In 2004, the festival added a second event – the Gulf Coast International Dragon Boat Regatta held in October at Clear Lake Park. 2005 saw the festival host the U.S. Central Region Championships in conjunction with the Gulf Coast International regatta.
Common attractions may include boat shows, boat parades, or boat races such as dragon boat racing, hydroplane racing, or speedboat racing. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
A regatta is a series of boat races. [3] The term comes from the Venetian language , with regata meaning "contest, contention for mastery"(from regatare ("compete, haggle, sell at retail"), possibly from recatare ) and typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas.
If a minimum number of one-design boats show an interest in a regatta, the organizer arranges for the class to have a separate starting sequence, or class start. In recent years the J/105 class sailboats has been the sailboat that often has the most boats in their class for any individual regatta, and has a class start in every NOOD regatta.
Boat parades are a waterway event with illuminated boats. Some of the well known water parades include locations such as Walt Disney World , the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade, [ 1 ] and Fort Lauderdale .
Martin County Christmas Boat Parade. Start time: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16 (assembles 6 p.m.) Parade route: St. Lucie River from downtown Stuart public docks to Manatee Pocket.
Saturday, June 8, 2024; Boston MA- Parade participants toss out items from a Duck Boat during the annual Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The duck boats have been used for ...
Houston Art Car Parade; Houston Beer Festival; Houston Dragon Boat Festival; Houston Gay Pride Parade; Houston International Festival; Houstoncon; J.