NOTE to Sail Makers concerning MATERIALS in SAIL BATTENS The International Dragon Association Technical Committee received an enquiry asking if sail battens may be made of, or may contain, carbon fibres. The answer is: No! Sail battens are part of the BOAT, as defined in Class Rule 1.11 and the WS ERS. Any materials which […]
The British Dragon Association (BDA) is proud to announce that this year’s Edinburgh Cup fleet will include the famous International Dragon Bluebottle. Hosted by the Royal Forth Yacht Club (RFYC) from 30 June to 3 July 2020 Dragon sailors from across the country and further afield will head to Edinburgh to compete for the National […]
Super start for Graham Bailey and his team aboard “Aimee”. While most of Europe braced itself for more Storms bringing ferocious wind and rain, 11 lucky Dragon teams enjoy perfect sailing conditions down in Portugal’s famous Algarve. Pedro Andrade, working along side Vilamoura Sailing, told me “It was absolutely amazing, 10-15 kts from the Southwest, […]
Dmitry Samokhin (front) with Port Capitain Álvaro, Andrey & Kasper. RUS 76 “RocknRolla” helmed by Dmitry Samokhin, crewed by Andrey Kirilyuk & Kasper Harsberg, completely dominated the Puerto Portals 3rd weekend Winter Series to win the title by a clear 46 points! A total of 11 races were completed with a total of 54 boats […]
Classic boat collectors Tony Jones and Matt Dickmann from Wanneroo in Australia have created an amazing exhibit from salvaged Dragon Gustel X1 Tony describes the concept here. The boat builder Abeking Rasmussen built Gustel in Bremen Germany in 1955. She has had a distinguished history; She won a World Title in Europe before representing Germany in […]
21 Dragons completed 6 races in Cannes “Coupe de L’Amitie We kindly thank Stewart Reed FRA 412 for the following report…. The 3rd winter series in Cannes saw the weather God’s smiling, as conditions were near perfect allowing 6 races to be sailed over the 3 days. The Cote d’ Azur offered sunshine and blue […]