Ireland’s Martin Byrne (201) leads Neil Heggarty (176) on day 1 of Irish Nationals, Kinsale. The 2019 edition of the Irish Championship was held over 4 days in the picturesque venue of next years Gold Cup, Kinsale. In a bid to promote the class, for the first time, the event was held in conjunction with […]
10 boats competed in Tallin for the Estonia Open Championships June 21-23. 8 races were completed in the Gulf of Tallin with a variety of light and very strong winds. In the end it was the Russian Team sailing GBR 408 “Johanna” helmed by Dmitry Bondarenko, crewed by the experienced Vadim Statsenko & Aleksander Shalagin […]
Some of the Dragons being towed out as the Gates “Open” in sunny Deauville June 19-22. 16 Dragons made their way to Deauville and enjoyed 4 days of racing in sunny conditions with light to medium winds on the clear blue waters flowing past the golden beaches of this beautiful Normandy Town in Northwestern France. […]
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The final day of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019 in Medemblik was a frustrating one as the wind refused to stabilise sufficiently to complete a race. From 11.00 to 14.30 the Committee made repeated attempts to get a race underway, but despite there being wind in the race area it simply wouldn’t stop shifting […]
The fifth and penultimate race of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019 was yet another heavy airs humdinger. With 18-22 knots average and gusts up to 27 knots from the south-south-west, plus a punishing short chop, it was seat of the pants stuff for even the most experienced crews. Britain’s Ron James, a stalwart of […]
The 93 strong International Dragon fleet had to face a rain storm of almost biblical proportions on the fourth day of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019 in Medemblik, as race four of the six-race series was completed. The teams left the dock under leaden skies in a boisterous northerly for the long sail out […]
11 June 2019 – Medemblik, Netherlands – As the regatta reached its mid-point, there were mixed fortunes for the leading teams on day three of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019 in Medemblik. Going into the day Holland’s Pieter Heerema, and Peter Gilmour sailing for Japan were at the top of the leader board with […]
Following day one’s lack of wind, which forced the abandonment of racing, day two of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2019 in Medemblik was a complete contrast with great breeze and two challenging but closely fought races. Typically, one race per day is sailed at the Gold Cup as the courses are exceptionally long, with […]