On the 8th of July the Boltenhagen bay, Germany, saw the finale of the Dragon European Championship which took 5 days and consisted of 7 races total. The Danish crew led by Jens Kristensen seized the victory.
«The competion was really tough, a lot of great sailors came here, so we had to be awake [...]
The 32nd edition of the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai, sailing race for both Dagons and the Classic yachts, has successfully come to an end on the 25th of September. The Dragon class race has seen 60 crews from all over Europe and the US, 7 Russian crews included.
Despite the tough competition and weather sometimes [...]
Cowes, UK: The last race showdown for the 2010 Dragon Edinburgh Cup in Cowes, hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Cowes, was a spectacular affair with the overall results of the regatta being decided on the final finish line. Russia’s Olga White was the star of that sixth race, winning in impressive style to [...]
The nice summer weather with constant windcalm did not favour the organizers and participants of the Erste Private Banking European Dragon Championship in Balatonkenese, Hungary. On Monday morning the first race could not be started as planned because of the absence of the wind. In the early afternoon it seemed as though there would be [...]
After two races Dirk Oldenburg leads in Hungarian Championship
Balatonkenese, 4th June, 2010 – After two races, the German boat with Dirk Oldenburg, Ulli Libor and Uwe Mares lead in front of Vinci Hoesch at the Hungarian Championship, tune up for the Europeans. The second race was started at 4 pm on Thursday when PRO Gert [...]
After a slow start, former World Champion Nick Rogers from Tasmania sailing with his crew Leigh Behrens and Simon Burrows this afternoon won the Regatta by covering their only rival to the title, Olga White from Russia. With the first two days of the event resulting in finishes of 4,4,8,4 the event was not looking [...]
Successful regatta organized by the Clube Naval de Cascais with the support of the Estoril Tourism was held 25-28 of February in Cascais with the presence of 17 dragons of 5 different countries.
During all 4 racing days weather was unpredictable and changeable, but, despite it, our Russian teams have acted well.
The yacht «Murka 8» (RUS [...]
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) will be hosting 2010’s Australasian Championship for the 8.9 metre, long keel Dragon yachts. The 2009 Prince Philip Cup was held in Sydney.
Twenty-nine boats competing on the Swan River between 2nd and 7th January 2010. Each has a small crew of 3 to 4 people.
It should be an exciting [...]
The success of the Russian Dragon fleet on the international Dragon scene has continued to grow during 2009 with Russian Dragon sailors venturing not only to Europe but also to Australia and Antigua.
Mikhail Mouratov (Murka) took third place in the Prince Philip Cup, 2009, Sydney, Australia. He followed this up by taking [...]
Rob Campbell President of the International Dragon Association
After a very sunny 10 days in Skagen Rob Campbell, President of the International Dragon Association reflects on this year’s Dragon Gold Cup “The Gold Cup is a very special event devised to encourage competition between nations and I was personally pleased that there were 16 nations represented; [...]