Yves Leglise & PRO Michel Orlandi get the fleet away & completes 5 races on Day 2 in Cazaux. After no wind at all on Day 1 (Thursday) the PRO Michel Orlandi, managed to organise 5, yes 5 races for the delighted 23 boat fleet on Lake Cazuax today (Friday). Yves Leglise told me “Super weather today, […]
22+ Dragons are Ready for the 28th “Drag’s Cup” on Lake Cazaux, near Arcachon, France. Yves Leglise, one of our favourite National Race Officers will be welcoming competitors to his “Home Yacht Club” on the beautiful fresh water “Lake Cazaux” tomorrow for the 28th edition of the “Drag’s Cup”. With 22 boats already registered, Yves is hoping that […]
Victorious Vasily Senatorov RUS 34 “Even Better” makes his winners Speech in St Tropez. RUS 34 “Even Better” helmed by IDA Vice Chairman Vasily Senatorov, crewed by Igor Ivashintsov and Alex Muzichenko won the Dragon Saint Tropez Regatta yesterday, despite not feeling 100%…. However, this sweet victory will make Vasily feel a whole lot better as he travels […]
AUS 227 “Hooligan” helmed by Marcus Blackmore, crewed by Theis Palm & Terry Wetton. Day 2 of the Dragon Saint Tropez was to prove a true test for the 31 boat fleet as one minute there was a steady 22 kts blowing from predominately the west, then a total shutdown of pressure over parts of […]
RUS 34 “Even Better” helmed by Vasily Senatorov wins Race 1 of the Dragon Saint Tropez. It certainly was a “Family Affair” here in sunny St Tropez yesterday as our current IDA Vice Chairman Vasily Senatorov won race 1 and then his brother Mikhail helming his RUS 31 “Convergence” won race 2! So a great start for these two […]
The 36 Dragons enjoyed 3 early races yesterday in the “Peler” (Northerly Wind), on Lake Garda. After a disappointing 2nd day in Torbole’ with not a breath of wind, the fleet had a very early 8am start yesterday in order to complete a 5 race series. However, had the organisers known the final day’s conditions in […]
Victor Fogelson in “Sunflower” RUE 35, with Oleg Khoperskiy & Slava Katuchin Pirogovo. The 11th Hans-Detmar Wagner Cup got underway yesterday in Torbole’ with 2 races “just” completed in a light Southerly (Ora) wind, I say “just” because as the wind died, only 17 of the 36 boats completed race 2…within the time limit. However, […]
Winners of the 2K in Venice, Kasper Harsberg, Grant Gordon (Helm) & Ruairidh Scott. After three fantastic days of 2 Boat Team Racing in Venice the overall winners were the Team of Grant Gordon, Kasper Harsberg and Ruairidh Scott who finished with 7 wins from 9 races… An excellent display of tactical awareness, boat speed and […]
One of the 2 “Fleet Races” yesterday in Venice enjoyed by all 36 International Sailors. Friday 2nd Oct and the beginning of the 2015 Metropole-Glenfiddich Dragon Team Racing event organised by the Vento di Venezia and the Compagnia della Vela Clubs with 12 invited International Teams. The event started with 2 “Fleet Races” around a […]