PHOTOS: Dragon boat races at Salem’s 2024 World Beat Festival
Abigail Landwehr
Salem Statesman Journal
Catch 22 Hurricane competes in the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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A Pink Phoenix Heart paddler near the dock before the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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Teams compete in the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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Catch 22 Hurricane competes in the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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Catch 22 Storm paddlers after competing in the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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A team pushes away from the dock in the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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Teams pull into the dock during the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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A competitor holds her paddle in one hand after competing in the dragon boat races, part of the World Beat Festival, on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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Ducks sit beneath a dragon boat in between races on the Willamette River at Riverfront Park in Salem on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
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