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Daring and Dragon 'Boatcamp'Over the weekend of Saturday June 16th and Sunday June 17th the Daring and International Dragon keelboat fleets of Cowes will be hosting a "Boatcamp" event to introduce racing sailors to the delights... more > Dragon Gold Cup 2006 - Day 2The Bay of Douarnenez once again showed that it was a magnificent site particularly well adapted to Dragon races. Of course, the reactions varied according to the results obtained, but everyone agreed... more > Dragon Gold Cup 2006The Dragon Gold Cup brings together 19 different nations, around 20 Olympic medallists and some local boats that are in with a real chance of coming under the spotlight in Douarnenez, France. One of them... more > About Us
A Short History of the Dragon Class
In 1905 Johan Anker, in partnership with Christian Jensen, formed the Norwegian boat yard of Anker and Jensen. These were auspicious times for international yacht racing with increasing numbers of people becoming interested in sailing small fast craft of new designs. In 1906 the International Yacht Racing Union was founded with the sport rapidly expanding internationally. In 1908 Johan Anker helmed the 8 metre "Fram" in the Olympics held on the Solent, where... more
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