Denmark’s Bo Johansen wins race three at Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023. Lawrie Smith consolidates his overall regatta lead with a third place. Peter Gilmour turns start line disaster into a solid result. Christopher Skolaut wins Corinthian race. Torquay continues to deliver challenging racing conditions. 12 September 2023 – Torquay, UK – Day three […]
Portugal’s Michael Zankel wins race two from Sweden’s Jan Secher and Switzerland’s Dirk Oldenburgh Lawrie Smith is dismasted whilst leading the fleet but claims redress and continues to lead the regatta. Simon Barter from the UK wins Corinthian race two and takes Corinthian overall lead. Big shifts, big changes in velocity, two black flags […]
Lawrie Smith wins race one and the Børge Børresen Memorial Trophy on the opening day of the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 in Torquay After more than two hours of intense racing Bo Johansen takes second with Peter Gilmour third. Christoph Skolaut claims first blood in the Corinthian Division for amateur crews. Sailors and race […]
9 September 2023 – Torquay, UK – Forty-nine teams from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the UK, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden and Turkey are gathered in Torquay for the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 which gets underway on Sunday 10 September. The legendary Dragon Gold Cup is raced over six […]
Fifty International Dragon teams from fourteen countries and three continents are arriving at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club in Torquay in preparation for the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023. Registration opens Thursday 7 September. Championship racing commences Sunday 10 September and continues until Friday 15 September. International Race Officer and double British Finn Class Olympian […]
The Norwegian Drake Club hosted the Norwegian Open Championship over the weekend (25-27 August). There were 13 registered boats of which 2 were Swedish. It was no surprise to see top Swedish sailor Martin Pålsson with crew Gøran Alm and Berra Johansson taking the overall victory in front of the next Swedish boat with Anders HEDLUND, Håkan LING and Magnus BRENTON. The bronze medal was won by NOR 280 with Steff HERBERN, JosteinTHOMASSEN and Iver WAALEN. 10 races were planned, but due to high […]
The venue for the Gold Cup 2024 provided a challenging test for 17 competitors with 7 races over four days 24 – 27 August. Race Officer Con Murphy (who will officiate at the Grade 1 in Dublin and the Gold Cup in Kinsale in 2024) completed the scheduled 7 races in a variety of […]
17 teams attended the Belgium Nationals last week in Ostend, hosted by the Royal North Sea Yacht Club. The winning boat was BEL 80 with it’s famous team of Ben van Cauwenbergh, Manu Hens and Thibaud den Hartigh back together again after 8 years! In 2nd place was NED 438 sailed by Jan Bakker and […]
Lawrie Smith’s Alfie from Glandore YC, crewed by Richard Parslow, Goncalo Ribeiro and Ruairidh Scott, is 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix 2023 Champion. Pater Gilmour’s YRED of the Japanese Yanmar Sailing Team takes second place overall and wins the new Britannia Trophy for the yacht with the best score without discard. Defending champion […]
Peter Gilmour, Sam Gilmour and Yasuhiro Yaji at the 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix 2023. All images (c) Rick and James Tomlinson. Big gains and big losses across the fleet as teams battle variable shifting breeze and strong tides on the penultimate day of the 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix in […]