Cameron Good, Simon Furney and Henry Kingston pictured here receiving the Irish East Coast Championship Trophy sailing their nearly new Petticrow Dragon IRL 211 “Little Fella”, after a very fresh and lively weekend sailing in the famous Dublin Bay….. Although only 11 boats took part in this top annual event, the racing was of the highest […]
Starting at 08.30 on a Sunday morning was never in any International Dragon Handbook that I ever read, but on Lake Geneva anything is possible….. And so it was that the 20 boats taking part in the Swiss Tune-Up regatta for the Alpen Cup made their way out across this huge lake, as most of […]
What a day we have had here in Morges, as 20 boats tune their skills in preparation for the 50 boat entry for the Swiss Nationals.. The Swiss President Dieter Schmid is currently showing us the way around the lake closely followed by Boris Bayer, who both finished on 4pts after two races. So they will […]
I have just returned home from a very exciting weekend of racing in North Wales. Rob Riddell, the Dragon Fleet Captain of Abersoch has already motivated and cajoled many club sailors into our wonderful Dragon Class. So far they have 13 boats, all of which have been purchased for a maximum of £15,000. This weekend […]
Now that the dust has settled after the 12th fantastic Douarnenez event, I would like to share some of the magic moments with you all. After the warm-up regatta I printed that “Hendriksen was the Man to beat”. Indeed this was exactly how the Grand Prix shaped up. But at the end of the day […]
It was a tricky final day in Douarnenez with plenty of drama on the race course and a final race showdown for the overall title. After racing Stav spoke to winner Evgeniy Braslavets and race five winner and leading Corinthian Guus de Groot. Our thanks to everyone here in Douarnenez for another fantastic regatta and […]
7 May 2011 – Douarnenez, Brittany, France – Translation of official press release issued in French by the press office of the Guyader Grand Prix. The Dragons draw their reverence It was the last dance for the Dragons at the Guyader Grand Prix today and the winner of the 2011 edition is the Ukrainian boat […]
Hot off the press and before any protests the provisional final results of the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez reveal that after six races the Ukraine’s Evgeniy Braslavets is the overall victor with 23 points, Lawrie Smith is second on 27 points, Klaus Diederichs is on equal points with Smith but takes third place on […]
After an early start of thunderstorms and heavy rain the final day of the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez is actually delivering a fantastic final showdown. The wind has filled in nicely and race five brought some exciting changes on the leaderboard. Overall leader Lars Hendriksen was black flagged which in turn has affected his […]
Sadly the wind refused to cooperate on day three of the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez. When the Race Committee and boats first arrived in the race area there was sub-one knot and there was a lengthy postponement. Eventually the wind came in from the South and the Race Committee promptly set up the line […]