Port Camargue a most beautiful Marina. Port Camargue is a district in the town of Le Grau-du-Roi. Built in the 1960’s it is today one of the biggest Marina’s in Europe. Last week the Societe’ Nautique Grau-Du-Roi/Port Camargue ran another fantastic Dragon Championship which attracted 14 boats despite difficult Covid restrictions. With the help of Sud …
Jorgen Schonherr Wins on Lake Garda. 26 Dragons competed in the 17th Hans-Detmar Wagner Cup held over Oct 1st-3rd in Torbole’ on Lake Garda. This was an excellent turn-out considering travel restrictions and self quarantine requirements (for some Countries) in place during the on going Covid pandemic. 5 Italian boats joined the 18 German, 1 …
RUS 76 “RocknRolla” Overall Winners in Cannes. The 2020 Regates Royal took place this week in Cannes with a greatly reduced fleet (14 boats) due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. However, those teams that were able to travel to this beautiful sailing venue enjoyed the mixed range of conditions despite no social program. Yacht Club …
Ideal conditions in Imperia last weekend. 10 Dragons participated in the 2020 Imperia International Sailing Week, with 8 completed races over three days in a variety of conditions. Although more boats had shown interest to attend and support the ever building Italian Fleet, numbers were lower due to the on going Covid Pandemic. Those that …
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 …
3 International events in August: Belgium Nationals, Danish Nationals & H.M. King Juan Carlos Trophy. With most Countries beginning to ease their way out of lockdown, racing will return again on the International Dragon Racing Schedule. Although the Belgium and Danish Nationals take place over the same dates the organisers are confident that each Championship …