| SW Championship & Edinburgh Cup Coming Up Fast |
 There's still just time to enter for the SW Championship and the Edinburgh Cup (5-11 July, Royal Cornwall YC, Falmouth) so please visit The Event Website and make your entry now. Obsolute final deadline is Tuesday 30 June. We've already got 25 confirmed entries with several more to come so it's going to be a fantastic regatta.
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| South Coast Championship 24-26 July |
 The 2009 South Coast Championship takes place in Cowes from 24-26 July and the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club and Solent Fleet are planning a great welcome for visiting Dragon sailors. For those crossing the Solent to Cowes more great events on offer including Cowes Week and the Yarmouth Regatta so Click Here to find out more. |
| Petticrows Provide Some Unusual Optional Extras |
 No challenge is too great for those innovative boys and girls at Petticrows and they've come up with some fascinating innovations including an electric engine, all round fenders and a float on float off trolly for a client in Shoreham Harbour. Click here for all the details. |
| Behind The Scenes With Aberdeen |
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| Stuart Coltart Tests New Buoyancy |
| On a recent windy day on the Medway Stuart Coltart and crew found themsleves putting the new Dragon Buoyancy rules to the test and Petticrows were delighted to receive an e-mail the following week confirming that the boat had passed with flying colours. Click here to find out what happened. |
| IDA Ranking & ISAF Classification |
 BDA Vice Chairman Patrick Gifford talks us through the IDA's Ranking system and explains why everyone should register with the ISAF Sailor system and obtain their ISAF Sailor Classification. Click here to read all about it. |
| Scorpio Wins East Coast Championship |
 Congratualtions to Scorpio on their victory at the Dragon East Coast Championship, hosted by the Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-Crouch, from 23 to 25 May. With 20 entries it was a great weekend of sailing and partying so Click Here to read the full report. |
| A Return To Burnham |
39 years after his last race on the Crouch Patrick Gifford once again took to the water in Burnham for the East Coast Championship. His experiences of returning to this historic Dragon sailing venue make entertaining reading. Click here to read Patrick's story. |
| A Cautionary Tale For Trailer Users |
 The modern Harbeck trailer is so well engineered that we are all confident to hook on and go, however towing a 2.5 ton load must be taken seriously. Petticrows report on two recent trailer accidents that could have been avoided. Click here for full story. |
| Fleet Updates |
 Follow the links for spring updates from:-
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| Brits Shine At Italian International Championship |
Congratulations to David Palmer/Andy Beadsworth/Pedro de Andrade, Gavia Wilkinson-Cox/Mark Hart/Lief Bjurstrom and Tim Tavinor/Thomas and Nicola Wilton for finishing first, second and fourth respectively at the 2009 Italian International Championship held in San Remo from 27-29 March. Click here for the full report. |
| Grand Prix Petit Navire |
 The British contingent had a fantastic time at the tenth edition of the Grand Prix Petit Navire in Douranenez in May but sadly victory was not to be theirs on this occasion. Top British performances came from Gavia Wilkinson-Cox in 19th, David Palmer in 32nd and Junker Thorkild in 33rd. For final results and photos from Douranenez click here. |
| 2009 Events Calendar |
 Both the BDA and the IDA Events Calandars are now being populated with events for 2009. Follow the links below to check out the latest details.
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The Dragon is one of the most beautiful and prestigious keelboat classes in the world and with more than 1400 boats racing in at least 26 countries around the globe it is also one of the largest. Designed in 1929 the Dragon quickly became a leading international class and remains a world leader .
Although an historic class the boats now being built are constructed using the very latest high technology materials and methods and around 50 new boats are launched each year. Careful class rule management has helped to ensure that a well maintained classic boat can still race competitively against its modern counterpart and all major championships include special trophies for classic Dragons.
The Dragon class was established in Britain during the 1930s and fleets rapidly formed along the south and east coasts, in Scotland and Ireland. Currently over 130 crews compete regularly in British Dragon regattas and the British Dragon Association has a membership of more than 500. Visit www.britishdragons.org for more information. | |
