Irish Dragon Class Sailing News and Regatta Results
Royal St. George's Jaguar Sailing Team Move into Fourth Overall in Régates Royales Dragon Fleet
21st September 2022 Dragon
An early morning start on Wednesday was delayed for the Dragon fleet at Régates Royales, in Cannes as the anticipated Mistral gale took its time to materialise. Eventually, the fleet got away in a stiff 25-knot breeze that took its…
Three of the Irish Dragon keelboat teams had top ten results today in Cannes on day two of Régates Royales. In race three, Cameron Good and Daniel Murphy on Fortitude finish seventh and move to 12th overall, while Mark &…
Royal St George's Jaguar Sailing Team Take Dragon Race Win at Régates Royales in Cannes
19th September 2022 Dragon
Dragon racing commenced on the Bay of Cannes on Monday at the Régates Royales in a very shifty 10/12 knot easterly breeze with glorious sunshine all day. The 10-country international fleet of 33 Dragons were grateful for some efficient race management aided…
Martin Byrne’s well travelled Dragon - Jaguar Sailing Team from the Royal St. George Yacht Club will be joined by another three IRL registered teams at this year’s Régates Royales in Cannes where racing commences on Monday next. Byrne’s Jaguar…
The death of John Sisk of Dun Laoghaire highlights the sailing achievements of a private yet remarkable family whose name is internationally-recognised on major building sites and civil engineering projects in several countries, while at the same time, they are…
Kinsale's Good, Kingston and Hellstern Claim Irish Dragon Title on Dublin Bay
5th September 2022 Dragon
Leading the championships from start to finish, Kinsale Yacht Club crew Cameron Good, Henry Kingston and Matthias Hellstern, sailing Little Fella claimed the Irish Dragon National Championships at the Royal St. George YC on Sunday. Royal St. George's Alistair Kissane, Ronan Murphy and Cian Hughes in…
'Little Fella' Leads Dragon Nationals But Royal St. George 'Jaguar' is Set to Pounce on Dublin Bay
3rd September 2022 Dragon
After five races sailed at the Royal St. George YC Dragon hosted National Championships, Kinsale Yacht Club crew Cameron Good, Henry Kingston and Matthias Hellstern, sailing Little Fella, on 12 points, still lead overall by two points. But after today's single race sailed,…
'Little Fella' on Top as Kinsale Dragons Lead at Royal St. George Nationals on Dublin Bay
2nd September 2022 Dragon
After four races sailed at the Royal St. George YC Dragon hosted National Championships, Kinsale Yacht Club crews occupy the top three overall. Cameron Good, Henry Kingston and Matthias Hellstern sailing Little Fella on 14 points, lead by two points overall on…
The 40th anniversary of the Lar Casey Cup for Dragons was won by Adrian Bendon’s MarJ at Glandore Harbour YC in West Cork. Second was Ghost, C.Dunne and C.Daly and third Little Fella, Cameron Good. The original event was also…
The Dragon Derby was founded by Don Street in 1987 at Glandore Harbour Yacht Club in West Cork. Fourteen races were sailed over two days in this year’s event, the 35th Derby. Challenging light winds dictated the first day of…
A blaze of Dragons raced at Cork Week with entries from Kinsale YC, Royal St. George YC, Royal Irish YC, and Glandore Harbour YC. Races were held on the Windward Leeward Course off Roches Point. Cameron Good’s Little Fella from…
Two wins on Thursday for Cameron Good's Little Fella have given the team from Kinsale Yacht Club a five-point lead in the seven-boat Dragon Class at Cork Week. After three days of light and complex racing, a sea breeze kicked…
Irish champion Dragon Phantom skippered by Royal St. George's Peter Bowring leads after the first day of racing for Dragons at Volvo Cork Week Regatta. Dun Laoghaire's Bowring counts a 2,1 in the seven-boat fleet to lead from Kinsale YC's Cameron Good in Little…
Royal St. George 'Jaguar' Trio Finish Third at Dragon Edinburgh Cup in Falmouth Bay
7th July 2022 Dragon
Going into the final two races of the 2022 Edinburgh Cup in Falmouth on Thursday it was close at the top. Just one or two points were in it for four of the Dragon and it quite literally was all to…
The Royal St. George Yacht Club Jaguar Sailing Team of Martin Byrne, Adam Winkelmann and John Simms lead overall by three points going into the final two races of the Dragon class Edinburgh Cup in Falmouth today. The only Irish…
Royal St. George's Martin Byrne sailing with Adam Winklemann and John Simms are third after the first two races of the Edinburgh Cup, the British Dragon national championship. It follows victory for the Irish trio at the Dragon Class Southern Area…
