POR 50 “Christmas III” helmed by Pedro Mendes Leal won the 2nd Winter Series here in Cascais yesterday, after only a total of three races could be completed due to unusual weather conditions over the weekend…. After Friday’s most perfect start, the heavy rain that killed the wind was the beginning of a very calm weather system. […]
Yesterday saw the start of the 2nd Cascais Winter Series in Portugal. With two races planed and a wind of around 15-18kts from a southerly direction, the 24 registered Dragons had to deal with some large waves as they gathered momentum towards the shore of Estoril. I had the pleasure of sailing my own boat […]
Tam Nguyen HKG 55 won the Hong Kong National Championships yesterday “by the skin of his teeth” from HKG 51 helmed by Karl Grebstadt…. It was a most thrilling final day sailed in perfect Dragon conditions, 12-16 kts of wind with a slightly choppy sea as a result of an endless trail of container ships […]
Karl, Rick and Greg. Karl Grebstadt made the best of some excellent sailing conditions on the first day to lead the Hong Kong Nationals, recording 1st, 3rd, 3rd and 1st positions after 4 races. The course set south of Middle Island was shared by Flying Fifteens, Sportsboats and J 80’s but despite various different upwind and […]
Today will see one of the largest entries (17 boats) take to the waters from Middle Island, Hong Kong, for their Dragon National Championships. Since arriving in this “Action Packed” town after a 25min train journey from the airport, I have seen some of the most spectacular buildings in the world. From my hotel room on […]