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Eye-Dotting Ceremony | March 29, 2025 11-12:30pm | Outside Kimpton RiverPlace Hotel
AWAKEN THE DRAGON! Join us for the Eye-Dotting Ceremony as we officially kick off the Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race season! …More Details

Tiller Training | March 21st & March 29 @ 1pm | RiverPlace Marina Public Dock
Whether you are a new tiller, or just looking for more experience come join us for our 2 days of tiller training this season. See you on the water! $20 fee covers any and all clinics. Read More About Tiller Training.

Dragon Boat Race Registration | January 2nd-May 7th, 2025 | Register
Registration for Mixed, Women’s, and Open Division From 7am January 2nd, 2025 through May 7th.

Race Weekend | June 7-8, 2025 | South Hawthorne Waterfront Park, Portland Oregon
Our annual traditional-style dragon boat race held during the Portland Rose Festival. Free to the public. Come and enjoy an exciting weekend of Dragon Boat Races and local food and shopping vendors.

Pink Phoenix: Breast cancer survivors power dragon boat team

Posted on May 10, 2011February 28, 2025

Oregonlive.com | Source | PDF

By Torsten Kjellstrand, The Oregonian

After too many months of paddling in the cold and rain, members of Pink Phoenix enjoy a warmer workout on the Willamette River last Wednesday in Portland. On this night, Deb Amar (right) and Susan Dean (left) pull hard with their teammates while tiller Jan Walker (background) keeps the boat headed in the right direction. Formed in Portland in 1996, Pink Phoenix was the first U.S. dragon boat team made entirely of women breast cancer survivors. Some members are decades from the initial diagnosis, while others are still in the middle of treatment. The team is preparing for their first event of the year, the Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race on June 11th and 12th. The 2011 Rose Festival will kick off with the Fireworks Spectacular at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on May 27th, including a free concert by the Curtis Salgado band.