Monthly Archives: February 2011

Vassiliy Feels “Even Better” in Cannes!

Posted on February 27, 2011, 13:49 by Stavros

RUS 34 “Even Better” helmed by Vassiliy Senatorov and crewed by Alex Myzichenko & Igor Ivashintson won the Allianz Dragon Grand Prix in Cannes yesterday in a dramatic final race that eventually saw the strongest wind of the week. The experienced … Continue reading →

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Photos From Dragon Grand Prix In Cannes

Posted on February 26, 2011, 10:41 by Fiona

Check out Fi Brown’s photo gallery from Cannes at www.fionabrown.com

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Bradbury on Fire, whilst Gavia holds on..

Posted on February 26, 2011, 08:11 by Stavros

Day three of the Allianz Dragon Grand Prix saw a beautiful sunny day with a steady southerly breeze that settled in around 2.00pm. This time the race officer was able to set a course in the west bay of Cannes … Continue reading →

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GBR 716 Jerboa takes control…

Posted on February 25, 2011, 08:05 by Stavros

Day 2 of the Allianz Dragon Grand Prix saw all the 65 competing boats slip quietly out of the old harbour in Cannes at around 11.00am yesterday morning. After making the two mile trek over to the bay of Golfe … Continue reading →

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RUS 34 and 27 Set the early pace in Cannes.

Posted on February 24, 2011, 07:47 by Stavros

Out of the 65 Dragons entered for the Grade 1 Allianz Grand Prix, racing yesterday in sunny Cannes, two Russian boats were quick to stamp their authority on this International and very talented Fleet…… After all the boats had waited in the … Continue reading →

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Muratov’s “Hat Trick” in Cascais…

Posted on February 20, 2011, 23:00 by Stavros

RUS 96 Mikhail Muratov crewed by Valetin Uvarkin and Valdimir Krutskikh stole the show on the final day here in Cascais by winning all three races, which gave him overall victory…  It was also a great day for his wife … Continue reading →

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The Wind and Waves return to Cascais…

Posted on February 20, 2011, 08:29 by Stavros

The second day of the 4th Winter Series saw the return of the strong South Westerly wind, which once again conjured up huge waves which made upwind sailing a struggle, but downwind surfing enjoyable…. In fact it was impossible not to … Continue reading →

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4th Cascais Winter Series…

Posted on February 18, 2011, 21:25 by Stavros

19 boats took to the start line today to sail the first two races of the popular Cascais Winter Series. The strong North Westerly winds had blown themselves out over the past week andso the big rolling swell from the … Continue reading →

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Match Race in Cacais, was huge success…

Posted on February 15, 2011, 04:51 by Stavros

The first Dragon Match Race event in Portugal proved to be a huge success as it was a real “learning curve” for the 10 invited teams from all over the world. With competitors from Holland, Russia, Estonia, Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, … Continue reading →

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Semi-Finals places, up for grab’s…

Posted on February 14, 2011, 07:50 by Stavros

The Match Racing in Portugal is proving to be a great success with all 10 of the invited teams enjoying the fine hospitality of the Clube de Naval Cascais. On the water 15 of the designated 23 flights have been completed … Continue reading →

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