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A larger than life character who loved sailing. I had many email conversations with him over the years. He will be remembered with a smile by many far and wide.

David competed in the Dragon Class in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne (with his brother and a friend). In the early 2000s he spent some time and effort looking for his boat from that time (KC50 Tomahawk). After numerous dead ends, he decided to buy CAN115, Ludmilla which he had restored and renamed as Tomahawk … Read more

Fair winds, Ian. We will miss you. One of the great characters of the Dragon Class has left us. Many will have encountered Ian at various events around Lake Ontario and in Europe. And those who spent time in the bar after racing will remember his role as Shop Steward for the Crew’s Union. Let go … Read more

Comments from the Cleveland Dragon Flee… They work great in waves and steady and gusty winds 20-25! and even more wind we are learning!   They were able to run the races with just one committee boat and no mark setting boat while making adjustments  on the fly with the app on smartphones. We have fewer boats … Read more

Breezy winds (from 10 to 20 knots) with big lumpy seas made the Royal Vancouver Club Championships into a war of attrition, with breakdowns and collisions! Congrats to Jim Burns and crew Glenn Jones and Chuck Ramsay on their “picket fence” of wins.

Bryan Palfreyman, owner of Intrigue CAN131 finished third in a fleet of seven competing in Chester Race Week in Nova Scotia. Winds were consistent but a bit light for a Dragon racing handicapped, at around 8 knots. Well done Bryan!

During the last few years Edgewater YC in Cleveland has had a memorial race called the Clair on Memorial Day, but had to be postponed till July 3 this year due to weather conditions. Normally none of the Dragons are in the water at that time so we are unable to participate. The Clair invites … Read more

Fun Cleveland Race Week this year; so glad to be out and racing again! Saturday cancelled all races and all classes. 30-40 knots, 8 foot waves. Sunday very light wind and shifty with leftover slop from Saturday 8 footers. Most classes only got one race in on Sunday. Our race course managed to get two … Read more

Please welcome James Smekal to the Dragon Class. James has sailed with the Cleveland Fleet for a couple of years and purchased USA253, Orca two years ago (not the best timing since pretty much everything in 2020 was cancelled). He will be racing her in Cleveland Race Week this coming weekend. USA253 is the second … Read more

The Vancouver Fleet has had two spring regattas so far, a two-day weekend in May and a one-day event in June. It’s been a slow start to the season with wetter and cooler weather than most recent years. Nice to see 8 Dragons registered although at least one dropped out due to typical early-season equipment … Read more