The Virginie Heriot Cup In memory of Madame Virginie Heriot and in accordance with her often expressed wish to encourage yachting, the Committee of the Yacht Club de France decided at a meeting on the 21st May 1946 to initiate an International Cup and name it the "Coupe Virginie Hériot".

The Dragon Class held the first "Virginie Hériot Cup" regatta in 1948, at Cherbourg,in France and it has been held annually since then.

This event became the European Dragon Championship since 1980.