Irish Dragon Class Sailing News and Regatta Results
Royal St. George Yacht Club Defend Cannonball Trophy in Weather Affected Event at Cowes
9th October 2017 Dragon
The RStGYC team retained the Cannonball Trophy for another year but only because there was no final result this weekend on the Solent. Racing was blown out on Saturday because of 25+knot winds all day. This was followed by literally…
Kinsale Dragons Cancelled Due to Lack of Wind, Good Takes South Coast Title
3rd September 2017 Dragon
The second day of racing at the Dragon South Coast Championships has been cancelled at Kinsale Yacht Club following two one hour postponements this morning writes Bob Bateman. Race Officer Alan Crosbie went out in a RIB to inspect the…
Kinsale Yacht Club Dragon Sailors in Control at South Coast Championships (Photo Gallery Below)
2nd September 2017 Dragon
After four races at the 2017 Dragon South Coast Championship, locals Cameron Good, Henry Kingston and Simon Furney have the overall lead from Royal St. George's David Williams and Peter Bowring writes Bob Bateman. See results and photo gallery below. The Dublin…
Royal St.George's Byrne Fifth Overall in Edinburgh Cup, Narrowly Missing Target Podium Finish
14th July 2017 Dragon
Martin Byrne's Jaguar Sailing Team were fifth in the final race of the Dragon Edinburgh Cup in Cowes today. Together with a first place scored yesterday this lifted the sole Irish entry to fifth place overall. 'Given that our target…
Race Win For Royal St. George's Byrne Moves Irish Dragon Back up Edinburgh Cup Leaderboard
14th July 2017 Dragon
The penultimate day of the Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2017, produced one truly extraordinary race which shook the leader board up and leaves four boats in close contention going into the final race. Ireland's Martin Byrne from the Royal St. George…
Royal St. George's Byrne Stays in Top Ten After Four Races of Dragon Edinburgh Cup
13th July 2017 Dragon
What a difference a day makes! After the opening day's torrential rain and strong winds, day two of the Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2017, hosted by the Island Sailing Club, Cowes, produced light airs, brightening skies and a complete reversal of…
Royal St. George's Martin Byrne, fresh from British South Coast victory last week, is in the hunt for the Dragon Edinburgh Cup 2017 after two well sailed opening races for the sole Dublin Bay boat yesterday. Byrne is in ninth place…
Royal St. George's Martin Byrne Wins UK Dragon South Coast Championship, Teams Prepare for Edinburgh Cup 2017
11th July 2017 Dragon
Martin Byrne's Jaguar Sailing Team won the British South Coast Championship as the warm up event ahead of the Edinburgh Cup where racing starts today on the Solent just off Cowes, Isle of Wight. Only three races were completed in…
Martin Byrne's Jaguar Sailing Team from the Royal St. George Yacht Club will be the only Dragon entry from Ireland in the 2017 Edinburgh Cup when racing starts off Cowes, Isle of Wight, on the 11th July. Byrne, a former…
Dragon Sailors Hegarty, Williams & Bowring Capture Irish Title at Royal St. George Yacht Club
19th June 2017 Dragon
Royal St. George Dragon Phantom sailed by Neil Hegarty, David Williams and Peter Bowring were winners of the seven–race Irish Dragon National Championships on Dublin Bay yesterday by two clear points. The title win follows Hegarty's East Coast championship victory sailed at the same…
Byrne Seeks Fifth Title At Royal St. George Dragon Nationals, Dillon Up to 15th at World Champs
15th June 2017 Dragon
The Dragon National Championships start today at the Royal St George Yacht Club with teams from Dublin Bay, Glandore, Kinsale, Abersoch & Cowes making up a smaller than usual fleet. Martin Byrne's, Jaguar Sailing Team, are the defending champions and…
As Ireland's sole representatives, Howth Yacht Club's Laura Dillon with Jonathan Bourke, Rita Gonçalves, Antonio Gois lie just outside the top third of the Dragon World Championships after three races sailed in Cascais, Portgual. As Afloat.ie noted in its daily e–news…
Howth Helmswoman Laura Dillon In Top 20 of Dragon Worlds After First Race in Portugal
13th June 2017 Dragon
Dublin sailors Laura Dillon from Howth Yacht Club and Dun Laoghaire sailor Jonathan Bourke lie 18th after the first race of the 2017 Dragon World Championship in Cascais, Portugal yesterday. The sole Irish entry 'Cloud' is also crewed by Rita Gonçalves and Antonio…
In a repeat of last year's results, the Dragon East Coast Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club has been retained by by the Royal St. George Yacht Club's Neil Hegarty in Phantom crewed by David Williams and Kevin O'Boyle.…
Kinsale Yacht Club's Cameron Good sailing with Simon Furney and Henry Kingston lead the Irish East Coast Dragon Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire. Given Saturday's downpours, the ten boat Dragon fleet got the best of…
Designed in 1929, the International Dragon combines classic elegance with grand prix performance, the world's greatest sailing venues and some of the best sailors on the planet. One of the Dragon fleet's most prestigious trophies is the Edinburgh Cup, which…
