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The Tradition of Gondola and Rowboat Racing

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The Tradition of Gondola and Rowboat Racing The tradition of rowboat and longboat racing with rowers in front of the royal throne. has been held annually Between 21-25 September, which is the period that His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen Her Majesty the Queen along with the royal family has converted to stay at Thaksin Ratchaniwet Palace.

Significance In every royal conversion, His Highness would visit the people of Narathiwat and all nearby provinces. His Highness planned small and large projects to solve the problems of the people in order to have peace and tranquility with His Majesty the King.

The people of Narathiwat Province agreed that it is appropriate to organize a Kor Boat Race, which is an old tradition of the people of Narathiwat Province to pay their respects to His Majesty and to revitalize the Kor boat racing tradition. waterman in front of the throne and had royal permission to organize the competition on March 10, 1976, and also gave a trophy to the winning boat team.

The competition uses a koi boat and a distance of 650 meters, one operator per boat, the number of oarsmen, including the steers, not more than 23 per boat, and not more than 5 reserve rowers per boat. The substitution in each trip can be no more than 5 people per trip. Let the ship's team commander notify the ship launching committee. All competing ships must reach the starting point. (Boat launch point) before the scheduled time of the race in that round. If it is delayed more than 15 minutes, it is considered a waiver of the right to lose in that round.

Before hearing the signal at the beginning, all the rowers lifted their oars off the surface. Except for the steer, use a paddle to steer the boat to a standstill. and must run in their tracks If running in the wrong track or river is considered a violation of the rules and will be fined for losing that trip. The boat that reaches the finish line first with the bow at the top wins the race on that trip. The competition is divided into 4 rounds, the 1st and 2nd round are qualifying rounds, the 3rd round is the semi-finals and the 4th round is the final.

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