With a time of 2:04, VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 own Gorging Dragons won the Platinum Championship Final on Sunday, beating out their nearest competition from Portland by 3.64 seconds.

While PortlandB次元官网网址檚 mixed Firedragons team missed first place, its womenB次元官网网址檚 team took the platinum-championship gold with 2:31.35.

B次元官网网址淚t was actually a really fabulous three-day event this year,B次元官网网址� said 2011 Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival society chair Mark Grey-Dreaper. While final fundraising tallies arenB次元官网网址檛 in, pledges from paddlers alone reached $57,000, outstripping last yearB次元官网网址檚 total amount raised for the B.C. Cancer Foundation. The figure doesnB次元官网网址檛 include proceeds from lantern sales.

Another Victoria team shone for their fundraising abilities. Paddlers of the Fifth Moon, whose members include B.C. Cancer Agency researcher Katy Milne, raised $22,000.

In total, 76 teams raced the 500-metre stretch across the Inner Harbour, of which two-thirds were from out of town.

The North Breast Passage team from Prince George won the Breast Cancer SurvivorsB次元官网网址� Challenge with a time of 2:46.42.

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