With 38 teams from as far afield as Russia and Turkey and across the UK and Europe already entered, and some 40 boats expected on the start line, the 2017 edition of the Dragon Edinburgh Cup is lining up to be a bumper edition. Sponsored by Oliver Morgan Architects and Stoneham Construction Ltd and hosted […]
The Marina of Kuhlungsborn where the next IDA Grade 1 event begins on July 5th. A reminder to all Dragon Sailors that the popular Grade 1 event in Kuhlungsborn will take place next week and for those still considering making the journey up to race on the Baltic Sea, it would be great to see you. Super efficient craning […]
Andy Beadsworth, Ali Tezdiker & Simon Fry win the 2017 Dragon World Championships. It was the most perfect sailing day in Cascais yesterday (Saturday 17th) for the 70 boats to finish their 2017 International World Championships. With blue skies, 10-12kts of wind and a clear line start, under just a “P” flag, what’s not to […]
GBR 815 “Alfie” Lawrie Smith wins race 7 yesterday to put pressure on the leaders TUR 1212. With gusts in excess of 35kts on the outer course towards Guincho and unstable winds on the inner course off Estoril no racing was possible on Thursday. However, 2 more races were sailed yesterday (Friday) in a breezy north-westerly wind and fantastic rolling waves which provided the […]
Day 3 of the Dragon Worlds in Cascais was not for the faint-hearted…. it was Full On. A mixture of waves, wind and 70 top class Dragons going at it made for some exhilarating sailing yesterday on day 3 of the World Championship in Cascais. With 2 more races completed the cream is, as usual, […]
TUR 1212 “Provezza” Andy, Simon & Ali, still lead overall after 3 races in Cascais… Day 2 of the World Championships in Cascais began with a more gentle wind from around 300 degrees and quite a strong current running from right to left across the course. This allowed boats the opportunity to lee bow on […]
“Provezza” TUR 1212 win race 1 of the Dragon World Championships in Cascais… The first race of the Dragon World Championships saw a typical north-westerly trade wind of between 16 -26 knots which provided the fleet with boisterous conditions. The 2.5 mile first weather-leg offered the fleet a chance to show their true windward potential so […]
“Provezza” TUR 1212, Power upwind to lead Practice Race of 2017 Worlds in Cascais…. It was a most exhilarating day to kick start the 2017 Dragon World Championships here in Cascais… With a northerly wind ranging from 16 to 25kts, big waves and sunshine, the 70 boat fleet had a chance to experience first hand the […]
Winners of Derby Dragon, GBR 585 “Full Speed”, Olivier & Dominic Bakker with Martin Payne. Having fun in the sun with 31 Dragons is what La Baule is all about. The support from the Y.C.L.B. members and organisers of the annual Derby Dragon is second to none. From the moment you meet for breakfast at the […]