NED 412 Pieter Heerema, Lars Hendriksen & George Leonchuk win the San Remo Grand Prix. Organiser Tatiana Kurbatova (left) at Prize Giving was joined on the Podium by the top 5 teams of the final Grade 1 event of 2018 in San Remo. Proud Champions NED 412 Pieter, Lars & George (Centre) were pushed all the way […]
NED 412 “Troika” Pieter Heerema is the overall leader after 5 races in San Remo. Day 3 of the Paul & Shark Dragon Grand Prix provided excellent conditions for the 35 teams competing at the final IDA Grade 1 regatta of 2018. After losing Day 1 through lack of wind, the San Remo Race Committee managed to […]
“Khaleesi” GER 1207 wins Race 1 of the San Remo Grade 1 Grand Prix. First blood in this extremely competitive final Grade 1 event of 2018 went to Nicola Friesen helming her new V6 named after the Queen of Dragons Khaleesi (Game of Thrones)… With Germany’s most experienced Dragon Sailor Vincie Hoesch and the best Star Crew […]
“Dutch Champions” NED 412 Pieter Heerema, crewed by Claus Olesen & Lars Hendriksen. All 42 teams enjoyed another great competitive race to conclude the Open Dutch Championship on Sunday in Medemblik, Holland. The fleet started with a clear line under a “U” flag in a south-west wind of 10-14 knots and the usual Ijsselmeer chop which certainly concentrates the […]
The Ijsselmeer has provided 6 quality races so far in the 2018 Open Dutch Championships. A record number of 42 boats are currently battling for the Silver Dragon awarded to the winning team of the Dutch National Championship. Many of the visiting teams are using this event as a warm up for the 2019 Gold Cup to […]
IDA Chairman Vasily Senatorov accepts the Grade 1 Perpetual Trophy from Sami Salomaa. During the successful Gold Cup in Helsinki, 24,000e was pledged by a number of sailors who would like “Professional Race Management” to continue at all major regatta’s. This will include all 4 European Grade 1 events, the biannual Europeans, each Gold Cup and every World Championship. […]