Dear Dragon Friends, You are all very much in our thoughts as we face unprecedented challenges from the current pandemic and a situation that changes rapidly every day. As you now know, we have been forced, in consultation with the organising committees, to cancel the Spanish and Italian Grand Prix events, and the European Championship. Although it …
The Western Australia International Dragon Association are saddened to advise of the passing of Andrew (Andy) Johnson on Tuesday 10th March after a long illness. Described by friends as “a true gent and stalwart of the class”, Andy was a long term (30 plus years) supporter and member of the class both as a sailor and technical …
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 …
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 …
The NOR for the Trofeo Sofia Iberostar Spanish Dragon Grand Prix has been published and entries are now open at http://cruceromonotipo.trofeoprincesasofia.org/es/default/races/race-inscription-cruise-nopre-login/text/3475
* Jens Rathsack elected IDA Chairman to succeed Vasily Senatorov * Justus Kniffka elected as a Vice Chairman to succeed Helmut Schmidt * They join current Vice Chairmen Marc Castagnet and Gérard Blanc, and Treasurer Anne Vanneste to form new IDA board * New entity IDA Events Association is successfully used as funding vehicle for …
Patrick Gifford writes: It is with great sadness that I am writing about of the recent death of Monique Hayles. I first met Monique in Hong Kong in 1972. By that time, as this photograph shows, she was already an accomplished Dragon crew. This photo shows her crewing on the foredeck of her father’s Dragon …