Two final races in glorious sun and moderate breeze completed the six race Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand. The regatta ended on high drama when no less than five of the top ten boats were disqualified under black flag in the penultimate race, throwing the overall results wide open. Those on the […]
After the terrible weather earlier in the week, Marstrand is now truly turning on the charm for the competitors at the Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar. Day five of the regatta, the second day of racing, produced perfect champagne sailing conditions that allowed races three and four of the six race series to be […]
At the Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand the long wait for racing finally came to an end as day four of the regatta brought perfect sailing conditions, allowing the Race Committee to run the opening two races of the six race series. Determined to catch up the schedule if at all possible […]
It’s rare to lose three consecutive days of racing at a major sailing championship, and even rarer to lose three days of racing in the Swedish yachting capital of Marstrand, but sadly that is now the case for the Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar, being hosted this week by the Marstrands Segelsällskap and Göteborgs […]
16 August 2021 – Marstrand, Sweden – For the second day running the wind gods refused to shine on the International Dragon Gold Cup 21 by Yanmar in Marstrand. On the opening day they provided far too much wind and today they refused to send any wind at all. The plan for day two had […]
The opening day of the International Dragon Gold Cup 2021 by Yanmar in Marstrand, Sweden, brought glorious sunshine but very strong winds and big seas. The Race Committee put to sea to inspect conditions, but sadly the sea state was too severe so racing had to be abandoned for the day. Back ashore the committee […]
14 August 2021 – Marstrand, Sweden – Seventy-three teams from across Europe and as far afield as Japan and Australia have arrived in Marstrand, Sweden to compete for the International Dragon Gold Cup by Yanmar, to be raced from 15 to 20 August. The 2020 Gold Cup had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, but […]
Dominic, Jan & Olivier Bakker…. Belgium Champions! The Belgium National Championships were completed in Ostend after 5 tough races between 5th-8th August in mostly windy conditions. The Royal North Sea Yacht Club local Race Officer Dirk Sledsens made some excellent decisions of when to go out during this blustery championships. On day 1 he postponed until […]
Team “RocknRolla” winners of Danish Grand Prix in Dragor. With Mik Jensen (Dragor Sejlklub). The first Grand Prix of 2021 was completed in Dragor, Denmark after 6 quality races were sailed in testing conditions from 29th July to 1st August. After losing the opening day (Thurs 29th) with too much breeze, the 27 teams also […]