Happy winners Mark Hart, Gavia Wilkinson-Cox, Nigel Kaula team “Jerboa”. It was a truly nail-biting finish yesterday on the final day of the 2013 Regates Royal, as the PRO caught many of the fleet by surprise with an 11.00am start. As the wind all week had been from the south in the form of a […]
Although there was very little wind in Cannes yesterday it certainly turned into a “Hot” day for three British Dragon’s. By the time the 36 boat fleet was released from the Old Harbour of Cannes it was nearly 3.00pm and realistically only a possibility of one race. This one race was again won by GBR 761 […]
Another great day of sailing in Cannes at the annual Regates Royal, with two more races completed in glorious sunshine and a 6 – 8 kt Southerly breeze. With 6 races now completed the 36 boat fleet can now discard their worst score and look forward to a further two races today then a final race on […]
Two fantastic days of sailing in Cannes have seen 36 Dragons competing in 15 to 20 kts of wind from the South, South West in glorious sunshine and deep blue sea’s. It has been an ideal way of blowing away the cobweb’s of the World’s to settle into some relaxed but competitive Dragon Sailing in a wonderful part […]
If you haven’t already done so do check out the following links for images and video from the Gazprom International Dragon World Championship 2013 in Weymouth. Photo Gallery – Official Photographer Mike Austen Photo Gallery – Press Officer Fiona Brown YouTube – Event Playlist We will have one more video to add this week and […]
Stav talks to the new World Champions Klaus Diederichs, Andy Beadsworth and Jamie Lea and their coach Jim Saltonstall. […]
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With just two points separating Andrey Kirilyuk and Klaus Diederichs.. for the overall championship and a single point separating Philip Dohse and Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen for the Corinthian title, it was clear that the final race of the Gazprom International Dragon World Championship in Weymouth was going to be a gripping affair. But little did […]
Congratulations to Gazprom International Dragon World Champions Klaus Diederichs,.. Andy Beadsworth and Jamie Lea and to Corinthian World Champions Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen, Andrew Norden and Hamish Mackay. Full report to follow. Results at http://events.sailracer.org/eventsites/results_main.asp?eventid=124443 […]
Despite an initial three hour postponement,.. it was eventually possible for the Gazprom International Dragon World Championship race committee to run two further races, races five and six of the series, in a light breeze of 6-10 knots which veered between 240 and 260 degrees. Both races were incredibly challenging with big shifts and constant variations […]