Aage_Birch.jpg Dragon legend Aage Birch has recently passed away aged 90, his family have announced. The officers and members of the IDA send their sincere condolences. It is recorded that Aage could competently steer his own boat aged 5, and in 1940 aged 14 he was introduced to the Dragon. In 1948...

IMG_7113.JPG IDA Chief Measurer, Gunter Ahlers, with Tim Tavinor, inspects the new Petticrows prototype of their new Version 6 hull. IDA Technical Committee Chairman, Klaus Diederichs, reports that measurement under the close scrutiny of Gunter went well and the hull passed the test. The first hull...

Dear Dragon sailors, The Dragon New Year started ‘down under’ with the Prince Philip Cup in Sydney, Australia. The many detailed and informative race reports posted online showed what a competitive fleet it was and the winner did not emerge until the final race. The win was all the more impressive w...

class_rules_2017.jpg You can find the 2017 Class Rules approved by World Sailing in the IDA Class Rules page : ⋅  Class Rules (2017) ⋅  Class Rule Amendments (2017) ⋅  Measurement Form (2017) Also the new Racing Rules of Sailing are available at World Sailing RRS 2017-...

Stavros.jpg Our amiable Sailing Coordinator, Martin Payne, is 60 years young today (January 10th) and his many friends and colleagues in the Dragon family wish him many happy returns. Martin has been an active and successful Dragon sailor since the early 1990s and has become widely known to Dragon ...

16_Elvstrom_1948_rdax_846x565_50.jpg IDA Vice President Poul-Richard Høj-Jensen recalls the ‘Great Dane’ who died on 7 December 2017 aged 88 I worked for Paul Elvstrøm for 11 years from 1965. To this day, I still regard this to have been a great privilege; being part of his team shaped the rest of ...

IDA-SURVEY.jpg Thank you for the high participation ! IDA Vice-Chairman Dr. Helmut Schmidt evaluated the fleet of answers and presented the results at the AGM in Cascais. The complete survey presentation is now part of our IDA website: THE IDA – RELATED LINKS - Results of IDA Survey 2016 . Cordula ...

At the 2016 World Sailing General Assembly meeting in Barcelona on Sunday 13 November, Denmark’s Kim Andersen has defeated incumbent Carlo Croce of Italy to become the new President of World Sailing. Vasily Senatorov, Chairman IDA commented: “Kim’s election is most welcome news, especially as he is ...

Dear Dragonists! It is a huge honour for me to serve the Dragon class as Chairman, but it is at the same time a big responsibility. I have been conscious of this since the pre-election campaign last year and all during the first year of my chairmanship. We have the most beautiful class in the sailin...

ida.png Flash Minutes IDA Annual General Meeting 2016 Clube Naval de Cascais Saturday 22 October 2016 .. ⋅ IDA Member Survey produced very positive feedback with almost 500 responses; it showed that the IDA is on a good track but there is scope for improvement; it showed strong support fo...

Close racing.jpg The annual Cannonball Team Racing Trophy was contested on 1 and 2 October last in Muiden on the IJsselmeer. The triangular team racing event was competed for between Dragon crews from the Royal Netherlands (Muiden), the Royal London (Cowes) and the Royal St George (Dun Laoghaire) Y...

The 2016 Gold Cup recently held in Hornbaek was well prepared and organised and it was very well supported with 76 participants. An incident occurred on the Thursday which has been commented upon in social and print media. This incident raised concerns among some competitors and IDA officers about i...

Mary Poppins in de Draak.jpg 35 Dragon teams joined the fun races at the Ijsselmeer near Muiden. It was the best weather one could dream of. It became a unique Dragon event. Well known yacht photographer Sander van der Borch took the pictures. All pictures can be seen and ordered at sander.photoshe...

It has been noted that several Dragons are using the same sail number for different boats. Competitors and Race Organisers are reminded that this is not in compliance with CR 1.83.2 which states: “Each country shall issue sail numbers which shall be consecutive beginning from one. The number shall b...

Engelse_80_jaar_poster.jpg Saturday 3 September at the Royal Netherlands Yacht Club, Muiden .. Arrival : 2 September ⋅ Parking and craning at the Dragon Center Muiden ( 100 meter before the RNLYC) ⋅ Registration from 16:00 u at Secretariate RNLYC ⋅ Mooring of Dragons a...

Agic0hbh1QQ Gazprom Dragon Europeans 2016: The Coupe Virginie Heriot went to Anatoliy Loginov (RUS27) The “Big Dragon week” in St.Petersburg YC started in the first ten days of June 2016 with the Silver cup practice regatta for dozen of early birds that arrived at the Europeans venue to train. The ...

h4uUoxc45rw Gazprom Dragon Europeans 2016: Anatoliy Loginov strengthens his position on Day3.. Despite two more races that were sailed today in fresh northerlies in St.Petersburg YC again went to different teams, the overnight leaders are working tirelessly to maintain their positions and staying c...

International_German_Championship_2016.jpg A child of the North, familiar with the Baltic Sea from her youth in the dinghy classes - Nicola Friesen (NRV) on “Smaug” is winner of the 2016 International German Championship of the Dragons. So many congratulations - first time this prestigious title go...

DSC_6657_01.JPG During the weekend the Nordic Championship was won by SWE 375 5 I 12, Martin Pålsson, Klaes Mattsson and Gustav Gärdebäck. Three intensive days in big variation of wind conditions, 8 challenging races finished of the championship. One again the Marstrand sailing water gave the compe...

muiden_2.jpg Since 1939 the Royal Netherlands Yacht Club and the Dutch Dragon Class are organizing an annual series of races with a precious silver replica of a ship sailing for the city of Enkhuizen in the 16 the century as the main prize. The name of the winner is added to the silver plates. muid...

Vasily_Senatorov2.jpg Chairman's Blog June 2016 The spring is over. Three out of four Grand-Prix regattas have taken place. All the sailors have been very disciplined in implementing the new rules inhibiting mast movement. Both in Cascais and Dournenez the measurers were happy with the improvements...

Vasily_Senatorov2.jpg Dear Dragon Sailors, The first quarter of 2016 is already behind us. The fleets in Cascais, Cannes and Dubai successfully completed the traditional Winter Series and the first Grade One event was held in the South of France. Even in the North a few regattas have been held too,...

Louis_Urvois_1.jpg Louis Urvois passed away tuesday afternoon aged 75, after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease. A father of four, this polyglot and globe trotting businessman was passionate about Douarnenez, his native town. President of the Société des Régates de Douarnenez for more than 10...

The Dragon One Design Magazine 2016 is available for you to read online
You can find the previous magazines here.

kit.jpg Doomernik, Petticrows and Premier have produced solutions to implement the new rule 6.103 requiring chocks (or other filling pieces or bolts ) to be fixed in such a way that they cannot be removed while racing. Details are available from the builders. Petticrows have provided this pdf which...

rule_6.103_&_6.104.png The Technical Committee wish to draw attention to the new class rule 6.103 which comes into effect on March 1st, 2016. The rule which was approved at the last AGM in October 2015 in Paris limits the movement of the mast at deck level (see text and scheme below) Sailor...

European Entries Now Open. Entries for the Gazprom Dragon European Championship in St Petersburg, 15-23 July 2016 are now open to sailors who have qualified under EC rules 5 - 12. Please notify your National Association Secretary when you complete the entry. You may either enter online on http://ww...

aimee.jpg Technical Committee member Graham Bailey has spread sad news that the family Dragon Aimee and the previous Aimee (The Old Bailey) were both lost to a fire earlier this week – thankfully just a few boats lost and nobody hurt. By way of a tribute to the boat and the enormous fun she gave to...

Nonagenarian sailor fights back in Prince Philip Cup Ingate & crews.JPG Helming a one-design class keelboat such as an International Dragon in blustery winds south-westerly winds of 25 knots plus of wind and a choppy sea can be daunting for many skippers, but not for Prince Phillip winner N...

11th Dragon Prince Phillip Cup to Nick Rogers DSC_0016.JPG Tasmanian yachtsman Nick Rogers today eclipsed his own record in the Prince Philip Cup for the classic International Dragon class by provisionally winning the prestigious Cup for the 11th time. Karabos.jpg His win with Karabos IX will not b...

IMG_6457.jpg Nick Rogers’ two straight wins in Dragons Ten times Prince Philip Cup winner in the International Dragon class, Tasmanian Nick Rogers appears well on his way to another victory in the classic one-design keelboat class. Dragons kites.jpg Excelling on his home waters of Hobart’s River De...

Day 1, at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Hobart DSC_0007.JPG Champions duel in Prince Philip Cup Two of Australia’s outstanding helmsman in one-design yacht racing, Tasmania’s Nick Rogers and Gordon Ingate from Sydney are on equal points in the Prince Philip Cup for Dragon class yachts after a d...

Day 1, at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Hobart Ted Albert Cup start.jpg Roger’s auspicious return to Dragons Nick Rogers and his long-time crew of Leigh Behrens and Simon Burrows have made an auspicious return to racing in the classic International Dragon one-designclass on Hobart’s River Derwe...

Photos_Dale_Northey_RVYC.jpg To be or not to be? That is the question; for there are times when returning with glory is enough to tell the story, and there are times when no glory can be blurred by statistics and the truth. Well you can guess where this is going and I hope you enjoy the story and i...

The IDA confirms that the Dragon Gold Cup will take place as originally scheduled from August 25, 2016 to September 02, 2016 in Hornbaek, Denmark.

The IDA Officers wish to express their shock and outrage at the terror attacks in Paris. As members of a worldwide community of sportspeople they are appalled at these acts perpetrated at sporting and entertainment events. They express the sympathy and support of all Dragon sailors to the French peo...

Flash Minutes IDA AGM 24 October 2015 Paris: - Vasily Senatorov (Russia) elected new Chairman IDA - Helmut Schmidt (Germany) elected new Vice Chairman IDA - Marc Castagnet (Hong Kong) elected new Honorary Vice Chairman IDA - AGM agrees to elect only Corinthian officers in future - Martin Payne Sail...

All the proposals and supporting papers concerning the forthcoming IDA AGM in Paris on Saturday 24th October 2015 are now updated on the IDA website ( The IDA, Related Links ). The updated AGM Papers:: The IDA AGM 2015 Papers (zip) The statement issued jointly by Vasily Senatorov and Stephane Basede...

All the proposals and supporting papers concerning the forthcoming IDA AGM in Paris on Saturday 24th October 2015 are now posted on the IDA website.
The IDA AGM 2015 Papers