Ladies of River Spirit Dragon Boat team from Campbell River give a cheer after a close race at the Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival in the Inner Harbour.

Paddling with Your Heart

The Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival will continue tomorrow in Victoria's beautiful Inner Harbour.



Visitors to the event enjoyed entertainment, food vendors, a beer garden and the dragon boat races. The event has attracted about 75 Dragon Boat teams from up and down the west coast of Canada and the United States.The festival continues tomorrow with the carnation toss honouring cancer survivors taking place about noon tomorrow.

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