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Dragonboat Challenge paddles on despite rain

Cheri Young of the Wayne Farms Clucking Dragons wears a chicken mask during the Annual Dragon Boat Challenge at Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The challenge brings various organization from around Hall county and beyond for a day of racing. - photo by Austin Steele

05052019 DRAGON 001.JPG — Cheri Young of the Wayne Farms Clucking Dragons wears a chicken mask during the Annual Dragon Boat Challenge at Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The challenge brings various organization from around Hall county and beyond for a day of racing. - photo by Austin Steele

Despite some rolling thunder and torrential downpour, the sixth annual Gainesville/Hall Dragonboat Challenge finished ahead of schedule on Saturday, May 4.