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Title: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: glowing_ice on March 24, 2008, 11:20:43 AM my friend just sent me this. thought this was too cool to pass up. and you thought dragonboat racing was hard?! 8))
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Aranmula-boat_race-_Kerala-India-1.jpg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Aranmula-boat_race-_Kerala-India-1.jpg) Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: Colossus on March 24, 2008, 12:04:25 PM similar races in Thailand. something like 50 rows of paddlers.
Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: mandachan on March 29, 2008, 01:53:07 AM sweet jesus.
can you imagine them doing ups? Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: tjl on April 13, 2008, 10:04:33 PM Here is the official web site of the Nehru Trophy snake boat race:
http://www.nehrutrophy.nic.in (http://www.nehrutrophy.nic.in/photogallery_2006/images/15.jpg) Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: Aquaman on April 14, 2008, 02:55:19 PM Imagine doing individual seat pulls in those monsters...yikes!
Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: mandachan on April 20, 2008, 01:45:38 PM That picture is even crazier than the first one. I want to try...
One day I will build a double-decker dragonboat (later, double decker Aranmula) and I will leave the entirety of DBW in awe. Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: Bolero on April 20, 2008, 09:06:27 PM Wow! Talk about timing issues! I don't think they'd ever allow this in North America - too many people and no pfd's!
Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: GrannyB on April 21, 2008, 12:56:14 PM Hmmn.. notice that its all guys paddling! (no shirts) :lol:
Title: Re: Aranmula Boat Race Post by: tjl on April 21, 2008, 10:02:52 PM Hmmn.. notice that its all guys paddling! (no shirts) :lol: If you go to the photo gallery on the web site http://www.nehrutrophy.nic.in/gallery.htm , you'll find some pictures of women's races. |