The Finnish Dragon fleet has been very lucky in 2020 and has squeezed in a whole season of races. The annual Rapu Regatta or Cray Fish regatta took place 22 – 23 August in the beautiful surroundings of Jollas, eastern Helsinki. The event was organised by one of the local sailors in cooperation with Helsinki […]
As a preview of the Gold Cup 2021 in Marstrand, this event held 22 – 23 August proved to be a huge success. Nine races were completed at the Swedish Championship which was hosted by Marstrand Sailing Society (MSS). Despite the restrictions of Covid-19 MSS did a fantastic job by listening to the sailors, conveying […]
GER 16 “Ingrid” helmed by Dirk Pramann wins the Open Danish Nationals. 18 teams took part in the Danish National Championships organised by the Hellerup Sailing Club last weekend 14th to 16th August. Despite the high pressure and light winds 5 races were completed over the 3 days. With no racing possible on the opening […]
TUR 1212 Mo Gray, Simon Fry and Andy Beadsworth (Helm). The 2020 Belgium Nationals took place in Ostend over the past 4 days during a spell of high pressure which unfortunately resulted in just 3 completed races. This was indeed a great pity as 17 teams had made the effort during these difficult times to […]
GBR 408 Dmitry Bondarenko wins in Helsinki. The Finnish Dragon Fleet have been able to continue racing during the Covid-19 pandemic since the cancellation of their early May regatta. The other positive news is the fleet has continued to grow with several new boats and younger sailors coming into the class. Last week 17 boats […]
Lovely Conditions at the Austrian Championships. The International Austrian Championships was organised by the Union-Yacht-Club Attersee. While remaining very aware of the special circumstances caused by the Corona Virus, the club made sailing possible with given limitations. To follow security measures and social distance rules in the club, the entry was limited to 45 boats. […]
Dmitry Bondarenko Wins the Estonian Championships in Tallinn. The 2020 Open Estonian Championship was held last weekend at Kalevi Yacht Club in Tallinn. It bought together the best of all Estonian Sailors to test their skills in a variety of wind conditions. On Friday and Saturday it was extremely windy with rain, but on Sunday […]