Anatoly Loginov, Vadim Statsenko and Alexander Shalagin winners in La Baule. It was a fantastic final day for the 52 boat fleet in La Baule yesterday, with 12 to 16 kts of wind, glorious sunshine and a crisp air of excitement as everyone was out to finish on a high. With an overall lead of […]
RUS 98 “Zenith” helmed by Igor Goihberg won the second race yesterday in La Baule. At last the wind coincided with the tide to allow three more races to be sailed in this beautiful bay of La Baule-Escoublac situated on the west coast of France. In race one of the day, former French Champion Luc Pillot […]
RUS 27 rounds a leeward “Gate Mark” in race 2 of Derby Dragon, La Baule.. The sun shone brightly as the 52 Dragons made their way out to the starting area assisted by one of the many helpers who skilfully tow out up to 6 boats at a time against the strong “flood” tide in La Baule. Each team […]
52 boats are racing in La Baule this week for the French National Championship.. It was a beautiful day in La Baule, this wonderful seaside town situated 77 km west of Nantes, for the 52 teams taking part in the annual Derby Dragon. This year the event is also the French National Championships, so we have the […]
Olivier, Dominic & Jan Bakker winners of the Grand Prix of Enkhuizen. Hold the Silver Model of the “Santa Maria”.. whilst proud Mum Evelyne watches in the background :-). 21 boats raced for a total of 5 days in which 13 races were completed on the famous Ijsselmeer, in Holland. With winds mainly between 12-25 kts over the […]
Have you wanted to visit Scotland; touring the scenic highlands and islands, visiting Loch Lomond, spending time in historic Edinburgh with its castle in the centre, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe? This summer, you can combine this with competing in the Edinburgh Cup June 30 th to July 3rd at Largs, just […]
Winner’s of the Guyader Grand Prix, Douarnenez. UAE 20 “Desert Eagle” do the Double!.. Hendrik Witzmann, Markus Koy and Henrique Anjos followed up their Grade 1 event victory in Cascais, with another fantastic win here in Douarnenez….. This very experienced team sailing one of the new prototype PCT Dragons from Dubai, put together another excellent […]
GBR 764 “Naiad” Winners of race 1 yesterday Mike & Monique Hayles, with Geoff Butcher.. Eventually Douarnenez got up and running with 3 back to back races yesterday in this years Guyader Grand Prix. With the wind dropping and turning to the south east, the PRO Jean Gabriel de Leach set three courses in quick succession for the 58 […]
Christen Guyader, the main sponsor of the Grand Prix, trains with a “Jib” in 30kts of wind.. With no racing in Douarnenez for the last 2 days due to excess wind, the 58 boat fleet have been kept safely ashore by the PRO Jean Gabriel Le Cleach. However, one or two Dragons have ventured out into the […]
Hendrik Witzmann, Markus Coy & Henrique Anjos lead the first race from start to finish.. It was a very wet and gloomy day to begin the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez yesterday, but the 58 boat fleet all survived the dismal conditions to start this highly competitive series. The first start was recalled then, with the […]