Rowers display agility at the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York

The 27th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival drew hundreds of participants to New York.

The 27th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival drew hundreds of participants to New York.A Buddhist Monk from the World Chan Buddhist Association, performing the traditional Awakening Blessing of the Dragon Boats during the festival is seen in the pictur 

A Shaolin martial artist from the New York Shaolin Temple in Flushing, Queens, performs during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. (Photo | AP)

A boat returns to the docks after a race during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. (Photo | AP)

Participants rest between races during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in the Queens borough of New York. (Photo | AP)

A boat moves into position for the start of a race during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival .(Photo | AP)

Boats finish a race as members of the teams camp near the water during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in the Queens borough of New York. ( Photo | AP)

A boat returns to the docks after a race during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, Aug. 13. (Photo | AP)

Boats move into position for the start of a race during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. (Photo | AP)

Competitors take part in the annual dragon boat race. (Photo | AFP)