Sergey Pugachev, Markus Wieser (helm) & Georgii Leonchuk the Winning Team in UAE 7.. It was an exciting final day/race in San Remo as only a few points separated the top few boats overall and the wind decided to turn 180 degrees around and blow from an easterly direction. This meant that instead of tacking at the committee boat […]
Anatoloy Loginov RUS 27 still leading the Italian Championship, after 5 races in San Remo.. After a disappointing 2nd day yesterday with little wind, 4 starts, 1 abandoned race, 3 recalls and a number of Black Flag’s !! It was good to get back to normal today and sail 3 excellent races in glorious sunshine and 8 to […]
RUS 27 “Annapurna” helmed by Anatloy Loginov leads overall after day 1 in San Remo.. It was a wonderful start to the Italian National Championships for the 42 boat fleet who have return to this beautiful “Busy Town” of San Remo set deep in the Mountains of this Italian coast line, just an hours drive […]
Tatiana and Lilly help organise competitors at the Yacht Club San Remo, Italy.. With a Southerly wind of around 10kts forecast over the next 4 days, there should be plenty of close racing for the 42 Competing Teams gearing up for the Italian National Championship hosted by the Yacht Club of San Remo. One of […]
Match Racing, Cascais in 2014. This April 6th- 8th will see the 5th Stavros Championship.. Calling any “budding” Match Racing Dragon Sailors who would like to join in this years fun in Cascais during April 6th to 8th, just prior to the Juan Carlos Trophy… due to late withdrawals I have space for just two more […]
Frederico Melo, Gustavo Lima and Jose’ Matoso win the 5th Winter Series in Cascais.. What a fantastic final day the 27 teams had in Cascais yesterday, with a cloudless deep blue sky and a 14 to 16 kt wind from the East, perfect sailing conditions for the final two races…. Indeed it was a most “perfect” day […]
GBR 801 “Alfie” Lawrie Smith, Tim Tavinor and Joost Houweling squeeze out POR 66.. Many of us have won a race, some of us may have even won 2 races, but how many sailors in the world have won 3 races in one day ?? Well fellow Dragon sailors, it happened here yesterday in Cascais . It was achieved by […]
“Pow Wow” GER 1123 leads the competitive fleet in race 2 yesterday, 5th Cascais W.S.. With the current World Champion, Klaus Diederichs sailing and the former World Champion, Lawrie Smith also “setting” up his new Petticrows boat, the 5th Cascais Winter Series was always going to attract serious competition…. Indeed last Worlds Runners up RUS […]
Gerard Blanc present’s Winners STEPHAN LINK & MICHI LIP (Frank Butzmann had to fly home, so unfortunately missed the excellent Prize Giving, with the Mayor of Cannes :-).. Runners Up RUS 27, Alexander Shalagin, Vadim Statsenko & Helm Anatoly Loginov. In 3rd place overall, BEL 80 Dominic Bakker, Ben Cauwenbergh & Thibuad Den Hartigh. Yes […]