Vessi 500 Championship Dragon Boat Races Set for False Creek

ByJon Dykstra May 31, 2024February 25, 2025

Vessi 500 Dragon Boat Races — The Vessi 500 Championship expects over 3,000 paddlers to participate in the dragon boat races on June 1. Photo: facebook.com/ dragonboatbc

Over 100 teams are competing in the Vessi dragon boat races at False Creek on June 1 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. One of B.C.’s largest dragon boat races, the Vessi 500 Championship expects over 3,000 paddlers to participate in races that take place every 15 minutes and serve as a warm-up for the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival set for June 21-23.

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Jon Dykstra

Jon is a long-time Metro Vancouver resident where he owns an online publishing company that includes Burrard Bulletin. As a prolific writer who enjoys much of what Metro Vancouver has to offer. He also owns a Whistler condo where he spends much of his time and features much of what Whistler has to offer on Burrard Bulletin.