- Vancouver Fleet Prizegiving
Lots of trophies for the Vancouver Dragon Fleet. Congrats to Jim Burns (and Glenn and Chuck) for winning the overall One Design Series as well as the new Pacific NorthWest Championship and to Trevor Gibbons for winning the Wednesday Night Series. - IDA AGM Flash Minutes
IDA Flash Minutes from AGM 2024 – Worlds 2027 Hong Kong (to be held November 2026) logistics package approved. Pre-registration open here – European Championship 2027 awarded to Cannes – Gold Cup 2027 awarded to Travemunde – Nick Bilcliffe (HKG) elected to Board as Bram Van Olphen steps down after completing 4 year term – … Read more - Dragons at Etobicoke Open
We held the first multi-Dragon regatta in Toronto for many years at the Etobicoke Open Regatta at EYC. In attendance were CAN-60, Corte, with Kent Aggus at the helm, and CAN 150, FUN, with Mark DeYonge of Cleveland at the helm. Corte was looking magnificent with fresh varnish and new sails. 4 light air races … Read more - Celebration of Life for Ken Reid
A Celebration of Life for Ken Reid was held at in Vancouver at RVYC on Saturday August 10. It was a fun party; Ken would have really enjoyed it! For those away and everyone who got to experience the celebration, you will find here many photos and images of old pictures… - CAN131 Intrigue at Mahone Bay NS
While on vacation Down East we dropped in to see one of the Dragons in the area. CAN131 is a 1974 Godsil/Miller Dragon currently owned by Terry Conrad and Wendy Levy. Terry was away but we caught up with Intrigue’s former owner Bryan Palfreyman. Mahone Bay is a large bay on the south coast of … Read more - CAN150 Aimee on her way to Toronto
CAN150 Aimee (ex GBR782) is now in North America, on her way to Toronto later this summer. - Battle for First at Cleveland Race Week
It was quite the battle among the top two Dragons at CRW this year. Tommy James , racing on USA256 Scamp won the first 3 races on Day 1 with Mark DeYoung on USA277 Chauvinist taking second spot in all 3 races. Chauvinist stormed back on Day 2 to win all three races with Scamp … Read more - Eight Bells – Ken Reid
Ken passed away at home last Friday. To many he was a friend, supporter, leader, partner, racing tactician, adviser, and so much more. For the Vancouver Fleet, Ken was the local Dragon enthusiast; getting new people into the Class, buying boats and selling them on, keeping the stories alive. He will be missed, but remembered … Read more - New Dragon coming to Toronto
Aimee, formerly GBR782, a 2012 Petticrows has been bought by Dave Caesar and will be shipped to Toronto later this year where she will sail as CAN150. Aimee was a well-known Dragon in the UK and Europe, owned by Graham and Julia Bailey of Cowes, who are now campaigning a restored Bluebottle GBR192. - May Dragon Regatta in Vancouver
The first Dragon Regatta of the season took place in Vancouver on May 4th and 5th – there were 6 boats on the line – we had a bit of a wet finish, but hey, it’s spring in Vancouver. The Dragon Fleet invited other One Design Classes to a dock party on Saturday (featuring the … Read more - Eight Bells – Donald Street Jr.
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. - Eight Bells – David Howard
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 - Eight Bells – Ian Orr
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 - Edgewater YC using MarkSetBots
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 - Ayrborn Sweeps Club Championships
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. - Intrigue CAN131 third in Chester Race Week
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! - USA256 Scamp second in Clair race
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 - Cleveland Race Week 2022
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 - Welcome to new owner of USA253 Orca
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 - Dragon Spring Regatta Report – Vancouver
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 - USA296 Elska is back!
Last summer the Nantucket ferry Grey Lady IV hit a Dragon on her mooring (USA296 Elska a restored 1947 Woodnutt owned by Marc Feigen). You can read her story in the latest online IDA Magazine. Luckily, she was not sunk, and Woody Metzger, her shipwright and his partner Jim Donovan have been working on her … Read more - nadragons launches new website
Welcome to the new nadragons website which you can access via nadragons.org or nadragons.com. It’s a new implementation in WordPress, which looks similar to the last implementation but allows for better management of for sale items and news items. And lots of little tweaks – like adding a search button. It was also a chance … Read more