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QUEENSLAND STATE TITLES March 2008-03-17 Manly Dragons claimed victory at their inaugural entry in the Queensland Dragon Boat Racing State Titles held at Quad Park, Kawana Waters on Sunday 9 March 2008.   Racing over a 500m course on Lake Kawana all boats faced difficult conditions with a strong south easterly breeze blowing the boats along the course to the finish line.
	It was a fast paced day of racing with 12 clubs from across Queensland competing for glory in junior, open, masters and grand masters events.   Manly Dragons entered the Masters Mixed category for combined teams of males (maximum of 12) and females aged 40 years plus.
After two heats the Manly Dragons qualified for the minor final and were up against Redland Sea Dragons and Currumbin Breast Mates.  With a fluctuating strong wind and squally rain showers the minor final race was strongly contested.   Redlands and Manly were side by side for most of the race but a sudden burst of power by the Manly Dragons saw them cross the finish line a dragon's whisker ahead of Redland Sea Dragons with a finish time of 2.14.33sec.