Irish Dragon Class Sailing News and Regatta Results
Royal St. George's Jaguar Sailing Team Win UK Dragon Southerns Ahead of Edinburgh Cup Bid in Cornwall
5th July 2022 Dragon
Royal St. George's Martin Byrne sailing with Adam Winklemann and John Simms has won the International Dragon Class Southern Area Championships at Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. A warm-up event for Tuesday's prestigious Edinburgh Cup at the same venue in Falmouth…
Hegarty's 'Phantom' Takes Dragon East Coast Title By Two Points at Royal Irish Yacht Club
29th May 2022 Dragon
National Dragon Champion Neil Hegarty of the RStGYC took the East Coast title after six races sailed at the Royal Irish Yacht Club hosted event. Overnight leader on Saturday, Hegarty sailing with crew Kevin O’Boyle and Charlie Bolger clinched the…
Royal St. George's Hegarty Leads Dragon East Coast Championship at Royal Irish Yacht Club
28th May 2022 Dragon
National Dragon Champion Neil Hegarty of the Royal St. George Yacht Club leads this weekend's class East Coast Championships at the Royal Irish Yacht Club at Dun Laoghaire Harbour. After four races sailed in light westerly winds, Hegarty sailing with Kevin…
Adrian Bendon Wins Dragon Class at Kinsale's Robotic Mowers Open Keelboat Regatta (Photo Gallery)
3rd May 2022 Kinsale
MarJ skippered by Adrian Bendon was the overall winner of the 13-boat Dragon class in Kinsale Yacht Club's Robotic Mowers sponsored Open Keelboat Regatta 2022 sailed at the weekend. With three race wins from six races sailed, Bendon on seven nett…
Final Races Cancelled at Dragon Euros, Ireland's Adam Winkelmann is Second Overall
8th April 2022 Dragon
There were no final races today at the Dragon European Championships meaning last night's results stand leaving Pedro Rebeo De Andrade, Ireland's Adam Winkelmann and Jorge Pinheiro De Melo in second overall. The fleet was held ashore for most of…
A win for Adam Winkelmann, of the National and Royal Irish Yacht Clubs, puts him in second overall and two points off the overall lead at the Dragon European Championships in San Remo, Italy after five races sailed. As Afloat previously reported, Winkelmann is on the crew…
The Robotic Mowers Cork One-Design Keelboat Regatta is on Sunday 1st and Monday 2nd May 2022 in Kinsale Yacht Club. The regatta is open to Squib and Dragon keelboats. It is an open event and KYC is looking forward to…
Adam Winkelmann, of the National and Royal Irish Yacht Clubs, is lying third overall at the Dragon European Championships in San Remo, Italy after four races sailed. As Afloat previously reported, Winkelmann is on the crew of the Portuguese entry Petti Portugal…
Dun Laoghaire's Adam Winkelmann Joins Portuguese Crew for Dragon European Championships Defence
3rd April 2022 Dragon
The Dragon European Championships kick off in San Remo, Italy on Monday next. Irish interest in the three-man keelboat competition will be with Adam Winkelmann, National and Royal Irish Yacht Clubs, who joins the crew of the Portuguese entry Petti…
International Dragon Association Suspends Russian Sailors from International Competition
2nd March 2022 Dragon
The International Dragon Association condemns the Russian attack on Ukraine and confirms its decision to suspend the participation of Russian sailors and officials from all international sailing events including World Sailing owned and sanctioned competitions and events until further notice.…
Royal St George's Phantom is Top Irish Dragon as 2024 Gold Cup in Kinsale Comes Closer
11th January 2022 Dragon
The Irish Dragon Fleet continues to build interest as the 2024 Gold Cup in Kinsale comes closer. News that the Glandore and Kinsale fleets particularly are experiencing strong growth in numbers and standard of sailors is contained in the International…
Leading Sailing Historian Hal Sisk Among Those Lauding Classic International Dragon in New Video
7th January 2022 Dragon
The International Dragon One Design has been an important of Irish sailing since the 1930s, writes W M Nixon. This classic boat’s good looks and excellent performance continues to provide rewarding racing for sailors of all ages worldwide. Indeed, a…
Royal St. George 'Jaguar' Dragon Team Finish Marblehead Trophy in Sixth Place
14th November 2021 Dragon
Martin Byrne’s Jaguar Dragon Sailing Team finished in sixth place overall at the Marblehead Trophy in Vilamoura, Portugal on Saturday. The Royal St George team comprised Byrne, Adam Winkelmann and John Simms. The small 12 boat but very competitive fleet…
After two days of racing at the Dragon Marblehead Trophy in Vilamoura, Portugal Martin Byrne’s Jaguar Sailing Team lie in fourth place overall. The Royal St George sailor is crewed by Adam Winkelmann and John Simms. A 7th & 4th…
Royal St. George Jaguar Keelboat Crew for Dragon Marblehead Trophy at Vilamoura
9th November 2021 Dragon
The Royal St George Yacht Club has endorsed former Commodore Martin Byrne’s Jaguar Sailing Team as their representative at this week's Dragon Marblehead Trophy in Vilamoura, Portugal. A four-time winner of the Irish Dragon Championship and a former Edinburgh Cup…
Lough Derg Yacht Club Serves Up Full Set of Results For Four Keelboat Classes
21st October 2021 Inland Waterways
The annual October Freshwater Keelboat Regatta at Dromineer, (hosted by Lough Derg Yacht Club and staged last weekend) has been no stranger to hyper-strong winds in times past. But in 2021's unusually gentle Autumn, it provided two to three days…
