Norristown Dragon Boat Club to Participate in Ancient Eye Dotting

Dragon Boating is the way it sounds: intense.

According to www.dragonboatclub.org, the ancient Chinese competition involves a mixed team of men and women with 20 paddlers, one drummer and one steers-person on a single water vessel that is shaped and decorated to look like a dragon.

As previously reported on Norristown Patch, the Dragon Boat Club of Norristown started out in Boathouse Row in Philadelphia over 15 years ago before relocating to Norristown’s Rverfront Park, located at Haws Avenue.

The club has two dragon boats, which ,the report states, are approximately 45- feet long; and are used in varying levels of regional competitions.

To commemorate the Dragon Boat Club of Norristown’s inaugural racing season, the club is inviting the community to participate in an Eye Dotting Ceremony, which is an ancient ritual meant to symbolize the awakening of the dragon.

The Eye Dotting Ceremony will take place at the Riverfront Park, June 2 at 1 p.m.

In addition to the ceremony, there will also be a Lion Dance and free Dragon Boat rides.

For more information, visit www.dragonboatclub.org or e-mail dragonboatcrew@gmail.com.