Lamma Dragon Boat Festival

Organisers

Thirsty Horse

Lamma Dragons

南丫島漁民娛樂會

Lamma Fishermen’s Association

Media Partners

Prosperity Research Ltd

HKGFM.net

Lamma-zine Blog

Official Charity

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hong Kong

Ferry Timetable

Check the ferry schedule between Yung Shue Wan (Lamma Island) and Central (Hong Kong Island)

Team Links

Lamma Ladies

Date confirmed for next year’s Festival:
16th May 2010

‘The Lamma 500’

2009 Laracy Gall Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival
10th May 2009

IPC, winners of the Mixed Finals, are presented with their trophy by one of the title sponsor partners Damien Laracy. Photo courtesy of Grahame Collins

More photos by Grahame Collins

Photo gallery by Elo Leung

Highlights of the Lamma 500 2009

Courtesy of Media Partners SO-U TV

2009 Laracy Gall Lamma 500 is a Stormer!
Read the full Post-Event Report...

2009 Race Results

Men’s Plate Champions	Hongkong Electric
Mixed Plate Champions	Lamma Dragons
Mixed Cup Champions	HKIPC Great Whites
Mixed Cup 1st Runner-up	BGC Stormy Dragons
Mixed Cup 2nd Runner-up	HKIPC Killer Whales
Women’s Cup Champions	HKIPC
Women’s Cup 1st Runner-up	BGC Stormy Dragons
Women’s Cup 2nd Runner-up	Lamma Ladies 2
Open Cup Champions	HKIPC
Open Cup 1st Runner-up	The Lichtenstein Princely Navy
Open Cup 2nd Runner-up	BGC Stormy Dragons
1,000m Mixed Division Champions	HKIPC Great Whites (4.04)
1,000m Women’s Division Champions	HKIPC (4.37)
1,000m Men’s Division Champions	HKIPC (3.55)
Total Number of Races	31
Total Number of Team Entries	37

37 Teams to Compete at the 3rd Laracy Gall Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival

7 May 09: Thirty-seven of the best dragon boat teams in Hong Kong will compete this Sunday May 10th in the territory’s toughest race series at the third annual Laracy Gall Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival. Read the full Media Release.

Organisers Announce First 1 km Dragon Boat Race in Hong Kong

4 May 09: Organisers of the Laracy Gall Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival 2009, also known as the ‘Lamma 500’, being staged this weekend at Tai Wan To Beach, Yung Shu Wan, Lamma Island, HK revealed today that a special one-kilometre dragon boat race would be held during the Festival. Read the full Media Release.

Peter, one of Lamma’s fishermen and race course organiser, makes an offering to the Goddess Tin Hau during a ceremony at the temple in Yung Shue Wan ahead of Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival on 10 May 2009. Photo: Josh Sellers

‘The Lamma 500’

2008 Laracy Gall Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival
11th May 2008

HKIPC were Open Champions at the Lamma 500 on Sunday - See photos of the Awards Presentation. More photos to follow very soon.

15/5/08: ‘Laracy Gall Lamma 500’ Truly Arrives on Dragon Boat Scene Read the full Post-Event Report...

2008 Results

Mixed Division Plate Champions	Way Young Dragon Boat Club
Open Division Plate Champions	Lamma Dragons
Mixed Division Second Runner-up	HKIPC (B Team)
Mixed Division First Runner-up	BGC Stormy Dragons
Mixed Division Champions	HKIPC (A Team)
Women’s Division Second Runner-up	HKIPC
Women’s Division First Runner-up	Lamma Ladies
Women’s Division Champions	BGC Stormy Dragons
Open Division Second Runner-up	CLP
Open Division First Runner-up	BGC Stormy Dragons
Open Division Champions	HKIPC

Download the Full Race Results.

“I say, hasn’t Ascot become so passé, my dear? The Lamma 500 is definitely the event to be seen at these days.”

Tournament Director Brad Tarr makes an offering to the Goddess Tin Hau during a ceremony at the temple in Yung Shue Wan on Saturday. See more photos

9/5/08: New name, ‘The Lamma 500’ for Hong Kong’s newest International Dragon Boat Race
Organisers of the Laracy Gall Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival 2008 being staged this Sunday 11th May announced today that the event would be christened ‘The Lamma 500’ in recognition of it’s challenging course distance of 500 metres. Read the full Media Release...

25/4/08: Three-year Title Sponsorship Deal Announced
Organisers of the Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival have confirmed a three year title sponsorship deal with Laracy Gall, a leading dispute resolution law firm. Read the full Media Release...

This new international sports event will be positioned as one of the top three dragon boat races in Hong Kong, and one of the most attractive for local and overseas teams to compete in.

Tai Wan To Beach, Lamma Island, with Mount Stenhouse in the distance
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Staged off Tai Wan To Beach (Power Station Beach), the Festival has a spectacular backdrop of the Lamma coastline, overlooked by the imposing peak of Mount Stenhouse.

As a cross-cultural sports event, the Lamma International Dragon Boat Festival features local Chinese and expatriate teams plus oversees teams flying into Hong Kong to compete to make a incredibly diverse melange of sporting and cultural backgrounds.

Promoters of the Festival are the highly experienced sports event management specialists, Thirsty Horse, who’s portfolio includes international soccer, tennis, athletics and cricket events.

Dragon boating is a popular sport in Hong Kong and internationally and has a positive, healthy, outdoor sporting lifestyle image which can be leveraged by sponsors for brand and product association across a whole range of products and services.