Dragon (keelboat)

Current Specifications
File:Dragon (keelboat).svg
120x50px Class Symbol
Crew	2 to 4 (285 kg (630 lb) max)
LOA	8.90 m (29.2 ft)
LWL	5.66 m (18.6 ft)
Beam	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Draft	1.20 m (3 ft 11 in)
Hull weight	1,700 kg (3,700 lb)
Main & Jib area	27.7 m2 (298 sq ft)
Mainsail area	16.0 m2 (172 sq ft)
Jib / Genoa area	11.7 m2 (126 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	23.6 m2 (254 sq ft)
Infobox last updated: 15-MRT-2010
Vintage Yachting Class

File:Drachen 002.jpg

The International Dragon is a one-design keelboat for two to four people with a total mass of 285 kg.

The Dragon was designed by Johan Anker in 1929. In 1948 the Dragon became an Olympic Class, a status it retained until the Munich Olympics in 1972. The Dragon's long keel and elegant metre-boat lines remain unchanged, but today Dragons are constructed using the latest technology to make the boat durable and easy to maintain. GRP construction was introduced in 1973 and the rigging has been regularly updated.

The Dragon Class is actively represented in over 26 countries in 5 Continents. There were 1444 boats registered in 2004 and the number of boats built has averaged 45 per year. There are many more which are used for day sailing or cruising. The World Championships are held in every odd year and the European Championships are held annually. The Gold Cup, which can only be held in certain specified European countries, is unique in that all six races count without discard. It is held annually and often attracts over 100 entries, usually starting in one fleet.

A strong Class Association manages the class rules carefully to ensure safety, high quality and uniformity. Spars and sails have a wide range of adjustment during racing, allowing a skillful crew to optimize the boat for any conditions. Crew weight limits, and restrictions on hiking out allow the Dragon to be raced successfully by a range of ages and genders. It is possible to trail the Dragon behind many four-wheel drive vehicles. It is often dry-sailed.

Since 2008 the Dragon is one of the Vintage Yachting Classes at the Vintage Yachting Games.

Wall of Fame

Olympic Games

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NOR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias NOR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] (NOR)	2	0	0	2
2	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] (DEN)	1	2	1	4
3	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] [[Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] (SWE)	1	2	0	3
4	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA)	1	0	2	3
5	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] (AUS)	1	0	0	1
5	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GRE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GRE]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GRE at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GRE]] (GRE)	1	0	0	1
7	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GDR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GDR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GDR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GDR]] (GDR)	0	1	1	2
8	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ARG|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias ARG]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ARG at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ARG]] (ARG)	0	1	0	1
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias EUA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias EUA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias EUA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias EUA]] (EUA)	0	0	1	1
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] (GBR)	0	0	1	1
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] (GER)	0	0	1	1
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ITA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ITA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] (ITA)	0	0	1	1

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
London 1948	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NOR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Pan ([[Template:Country IOC alias NOR at the 1948 Summer Olympics|NOR]]) Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Slaghöken ([[Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the 1948 Summer Olympics|SWE]]) Folke Bohlin Hugo Johnson Gösta Brodin	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Snap ([[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the 1948 Summer Olympics|DEN]]) William Berntsen Ole Berntsen Klaus Baess
Helsinki 1952	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NOR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Pan ([[Template:Country IOC alias NOR at the 1952 Summer Olympics|NOR]]) Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod Thor Thorvaldsen	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Tornado ([[Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the 1952 Summer Olympics|SWE]]) Per Gedda Sidney Boldt-Christmas Erland Almqvist	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Gustel X ([[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the 1952 Summer Olympics|GER]]) Theodor Thomsen Erich Natusch Georg Nowka
Melbourne 1956	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Slaghöken II ([[Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the 1956 Summer Olympics|SWE]]) Folke Bohlin Bengt Palmquist Leif Wikström	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Tip ([[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the 1956 Summer Olympics|DEN]]) Ole Berntsen Cyril Andresen Christian von Bülow	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Blue Bottle ([[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the 1956 Summer Olympics|GBR]]) Graham Mann Ronald Backus Jonathan Janson
Rome 1960	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GRE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Nirefs ([[Template:Country IOC alias GRE at the 1960 Summer Olympics|GRE]]) HRH Crown Prince Constantine Odysseas Eskitzoglou Georgios Zaimis	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ARG|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Tango ([[Template:Country IOC alias ARG at the 1960 Summer Olympics|ARG]]) Jorge Salas Héctor Calegaris Jorge del Río	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ITA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Venilia ([[Template:Country IOC alias ITA at the 1960 Summer Olympics|ITA]]) Antonio Cosentino Antonio Ciciliano Giulio De Stefano
Tokyo 1964	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] White Lady ([[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the 1964 Summer Olympics|DEN]]) Ole Berntsen Christian von Bülow Ole Poulsen	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias EUA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Mutafo ([[Template:Country IOC alias EUA at the 1964 Summer Olympics|EUA]]) Peter Ahrendt Ulrich Mense Wilfried Lorenz	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Aphrodite ([[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics|USA]]) Lowell North Charles Rogers Richard Deaver
Mexico City 1968	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Cadenza ([[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1968 Summer Olympics|USA]]) George Friedrichs Barton Jahncke Gerald Schreck	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Chock ([[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the 1968 Summer Olympics|DEN]]) Aage Birch Poul Jensen Niels Markussen	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GDR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] Mustafo ([[Template:Country IOC alias GDR at the 1968 Summer Olympics|GDR]]) Paul Borowski Karl-Heinz Thun Konrad Weichert
Munich 1972	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] (AUS) John Cuneo Thomas Anderson John Shaw	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GDR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GDR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GDR at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GDR]] (GDR) Paul Borowski Konrad Weichert Karl-Heinz Thun	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA) Don Cohan Charles Horter John Marshall

Vintage Yachting Games

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NED|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] [[Template:Country IOC alias NED at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] (NED)	1	0	0	1
2	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] (GBR)	0	1	0	1
3	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] (AUS)	0	0	1	1

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2008, Medemblik	Template:NED (NED) Reinier Wissenraet Gijs Evers Marc Reijnhoudt	Template:GBR (GBR) Miss Gavia Wilkimson-Cox Ron Rosenberg Jon Mortimer	Australia (GER) Gorden Ingate David Giles Keith Musto
88x80px 2012, Lake Como	7–15 July 2012

World Championships

The World Championship is held in alternate years in all areas where Dragons are sailed, and must be one of the most difficult regattas to win in the sailing world. Many of the world's finest sailors have spent years trying to lift this trophy presented by Prince Constantine of Greece.

This event attracts worldwide media attention and a lifetime's respect for the winner. Regional Championships (European, North American,(Pan-pacific) are held in the other years, where competition is no less intense.

Entry to the event is by qualification at National level.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] (DEN)	7	4	4	15
2	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] (GER)	5	5	3	13
3	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] (AUS)	3	4	2	9
4	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] [[Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] (SWE)	3	0	2	5
5	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA)	2	1	1	4
6	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CAN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] (CAN)	1	1	0	2
7	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] (GBR)	1	0	1	2
8	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUT|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUT at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] (AUT)	1	0	0	1
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SUI|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] [[Template:Country IOC alias SUI at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] (SUI)	0	1	2	3
10	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NED|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] [[Template:Country IOC alias NED at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] (NED)	0	1	0	1
10	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias UKR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias UKR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias UKR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias UKR]] (UKR)	0	1	0	1
12	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FRA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias FRA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] (FRA)	0	0	1	1
12	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GDR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GDR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GDR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GDR]] (GDR)	0	0	1	1

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1965, Sandham	Template:DEN (D) Ole Berntsen	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch	Sweden (S) Jörgen Sundelin
1967, Toronto	United States (US) George Friedrichs	United States (US) Robert Mosbacher	France (F) Sence
88x80px 1969, Palma de Mallorca	United States (US) Robert Mosbacher George Francisco David Saville	Australia (KA) Cueno Bradbary Shaw	Template:GDR (GO) Schwarz Pfeiffer Köpsel
1971, Hobart	Sweden (S) Jörgen Sundelin Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin	Australia (KA) Booth	Template:DEN (D) Holm
88x80px 1973, Pireas	Sweden (S) Roger Eliasson Burman Palmqvist	Template:GER (G) Oldenburg Axel May Karsten Meyer	Template:DEN (D) Børresen
1975, Rochester	Sweden (S) Bengt Palmqvist	Canada (KC) Bob Burgess	United States (US) Craig
88x80px 1977, Thun	Template:AUT (OE) Harry Ferreberger Eisl Spitzbarth	Template:GER (G) Ulrich Hoffmann Hösch	Template:SUI (Z) Wittwer Wittwer Wittwer
1979, Geelong	Australia (KA) Robert Porter	Template:GER (G) Marcus Glas	Template:GER (G) Stülcken
88x80px 1981, Travemünde	Template:GER (G) Marcus Glas Binder Herwig	Template:DEN (D) B. Børresen O. Børresen Goodall	Sweden (S) Clander Hansson Nordin
1983, Vancouver	Canada (KC) Bob Burgess Brown Koreman	Australia (KA) Stiffe	Australia (KA) Wilmot
88x80px 1985	Template:GER (G) Wolf Rappel
1987, Geelong	Template:DEN (D) Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen Soren Hvalso
88x80px 1989	Template:DEN (D) Poul Ricard Høj Jensen
1991	Australia (AUS) Stephen Boyes
88x80px 1993, Travemünde	Template:DEN (DEN) Jesper Bank Ole Børresen	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Høj Jensen Claus Høj Jensen Sebastian Ziegelmayer	Template:GER (GER) Andreas van Eicken Rolf Schöppler Johan van Eicken
1995	Australia (AUS) Nick Rogers
1997	Template:DEN (DEN) Jesper Bank	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Høj Jensen	Template:GER (GER) Markus Glas
88x80px 1999, Fort-de-France	Template:DEN (DEN) Claus Høj Jensen Bo Baker Andersen Jes Hovgaard	Template:NED (NED) Fred Imhoff Richard van Rij Sven Machielsen	Template:DEN (DEN) Peter Holm Maria Holm Søren Kæstel
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 2001, Hornbæk	Template:GER (GER) Malte Philipp Torsten Imbeck Enver Adakan	Template:GER (GER) Werner Fritz Dieter Schön Andreas Huber
2003, Hobart	Template:GER (GER) Dieter Schön Vincent Hösch Andreas Huber	Australia (AUS) Nick Rogers Leigh Behrens Peter Lilley	Australia (AUS) David Graney Martin Graney Murray Jones
88x80px 2005, Neustadt	Template:DEN (DEN) Jorgen Schønherr Anders Waldersdorph Anders Kæmpe	Template:GER (GER) Harm Müller-Spreer Thomas Auracher Markus Wieser	Template:SUI (SUI) Vincent Hösch Max Scheibmaier Harro Kniffka
2007, Dun Laoghaire	Template:GER (GER) Thomas Müller Vincent Hösch Max Scheibmaier	Template:SUI (SUI) Ulli Libor Stefan Hellriegel Frank Butzmann	Template:GBR (GBR) Len Jones Claus Høj jensen Jamie Lea
2009, Medemblik	Template:GBR (GBR) Poul Ricard Høj Jensen Theis Palm Lars Jensen	Template:UKR (UKR) Lars Hendriksen Michael Hestbek Sergei Pugatchev	Template:DEN (DEN) Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Christian Videbæk
2011, Melbourne	7–15 January 2009

European Championships

The Virginie Heriot Cup In memory of Madame Virginie Heriot and in accordance with her often expressed wish to encourage yachting, the Committee of the Yacht Club de France decided at a meeting on 21 May 1946 to initiate an International Cup and name it the "Coupe Virginie Heriot". The Cup is assigned to the International Dragon Class, but remains the property of the Yacht Club de France.

In agreement with the Committee of the International Dragon Class Association the "Virginie Heriot Cup" is the trophy of the European Dragon Championship.

The event is now held annually.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] (GER)	8	2	2	12
2	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] (DEN)	8	1	1	10
3	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NED|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] [[Template:Country IOC alias NED at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] (NED)	2	0	0	2
4	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias RUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias RUS at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] (RUS)	1	1	0	2
5	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias UKR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias UKR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias UKR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias UKR]] (UKR)	1	0	1	2
6	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUT|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUT at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] (AUT)	1	0	0	1
7	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] (GBR)	0	1	0	1
8	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SUI|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] [[Template:Country IOC alias SUI at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] (SUI)	0	1	0	1
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FRA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias FRA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] (FRA)	0	0	2	2
10	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias FIN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] (FIN)	0	0	1	1

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1980	Template:AUT (OE) C Scheineker
1981	Not Scheduled
1982	Template:GER (G) Markus Glas
1983	Not Scheduled
1984	Template:DEN (D) B Borresen
1985	Not Scheduled
1986	Template:GER (G) Markus Glas
1987	Template:GER (G) Markus Glas
1988	Template:DEN (D) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
1989	Not Scheduled
1990	Template:DEN (D) Lars Hendriksen
1991	Not Scheduled
1992	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
1993	Not Scheduled
1994	Template:GER (GER) M Erhard
1995	Template:GER (GER) H Erich
1996	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
1997	Not Scheduled
1998	Template:NED (NED) Fred H. Imhoff
1999	Not Scheduled
2000	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
2001	Not Sailed
88x80px 2002, Thun	Template:GER (GER) M Erhard
2003, Kinsale	Template:NED (NED) Fred H. Imhoff Richard van Rij Rudy den Outer	Template:SUI (SUI) Vincent Hoesch Horro Kniffka Bernd Faber	Template:DEN (DEN) Frank Berg Soren Kaestel Mads Christensen
88x80px 2004, Tallinn	Template:GER (GER) Harm Muller-Spreer	Template:DEN (DEN) Frank Berg	Template:GER (GER) Werner Fritz
88x80px 2005, La Trinite sur Mer	Template:DEN (DEN) Claus Hoj Jensen	Template:GBR (GBR) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen	France (FRA) J. Pasturaud
88x80px 2006, Cowes	Template:DEN (DEN) Lars Hendriksen
88x80px 2007, Hanko	Template:GER (GER) Markus Wieser Sergei Pujachev Thomas Auracher	Template:GER (GER) Wolfgang Rappel Hans Jürgen Benze Michael Lipp	Template:FIN (FIN) Henrik Dahlman Lars Henriksen Oscar Dannström
2008, Oslo	Template:RUS (RUS) Maxim Logutenko Mikhail Sanalorov Vladimir Krutskih	Template:RUS (RUS) Dmitry Berezkin Igor Goihberg Alexei Bushhuev	Template:GER (GER) Thomas Müller Vincent Hoesch Maximilian Scheibmeyr
88x80px 2009, St. Tropez	Template:UKR (UKR) Markus Wieser Sergey Pughchev Matti Paschen	Template:GER (GER) Markus Glas Max Glas Andreas Lohmann	Template:UKR (UKR) Eugen Braslavets Sergey Timokov Michael Hestbek
88x80px 2010, Balatonkenese	5–11 June 2010
88x80px 2011, Strande	4–9 July 2011

Gold Cup

The International Dragon Cup was presented in 1937 by members of the Clyde Yacht's Conference with the intention of bringing together as many competitors of different nationalities as possible for yacht racing in Europe in a friendly spirit, in order to perpetuate the good feeling which existed at the first International Clyde Fortnight. The Clyde Yacht Clubs' Conference has been reconstituted as the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association and the International Dragon Cup has become known as, and is now renamed, the 'Dragon Gold Cup'.

Members of the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association created specific rules for this competition and donated a perpetual trophy made of pure gold for an annual international race. From the beginning, the Gold Cup was considered a family event for the Dragon Sailors and could be raced by yachts of the International Dragon Class belonging to any country, and for this reason was a very well attended event.

Until 1965, the year of the first Official World Championship, the Gold Cup was considered the unofficial World Cup. The first rules created by the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association established that the Cup should be sailed annually and that the Cup should be retained by the winner for one year only. It also established that the event should take place in rotation in the following countries: Scotland, France, Sweden, Germany, Holland and Denmark.

With the revision of the rules in 1997, the number of hosting countries was enlarged to eleven: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The hosting country and the Organising Authority continue to be selected by the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association in conjunction with the International Dragon Association and the number of participants was limited to 120.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] (DEN)	30	1	0	31
2	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] (GER)	15	0	0	15
3	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NED|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] [[Template:Country IOC alias NED at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NED]] (NED)	4	2	1	6
4	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] (GBR)	4	1	1	6
5	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] [[Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] (SWE)	4	0	0	4
6	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NOR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias NOR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] (NOR)	2	0	0	2
6	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias USA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (USA)	2	0	0	2
8	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias UKR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias UKR]] [[Template:Country IOC alias UKR at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias UKR]] (UKR)	1	1	0	2
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CAN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] (CAN)	1	0	0	0
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias IRL|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias IRL]] [[Template:Country IOC alias IRL at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias IRL]] (IRL)	1	0	0	0
9	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ITA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ITA at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] (ITA)	1	0	0	0
12	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] [[Template:Country IOC alias FIN at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] (FIN)	0	0	2	2
13	[[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias RUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] [[Template:Country IOC alias RUS at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] (RUS)	0	0	1	1

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1937, Oslo	Sweden (S) Rolf Billner
88x80px 1938, Travemünde	Template:GER (G) Herbert Döhler
1939, Gothenburg	Sweden (S) Harald Gedda
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
88x80px 1947, Clyde	22x20px Northern Ireland (KI?) W.H Barnett
1948, Arendal	Template:NOR (N) Thor Thorvaldsen
1949, Marstrand	Template:DEN (D) Ole Berntsen
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1950, Vejle	Template:NOR (N) Thor Thorvaldsen
88x80px 1951, Clyde	Template:DEN (D) Consul Thorkil Warrer
88x80px 1952, Hanko	Template:NOR (N) Oivind Christensen
1953, Marstrand	Template:GER (G) Theodor Thomsen
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1954, Skovshoved	Template:DEN (D) Ole Berntsen
1955, Amsterdam	Template:GER (G) Theodor Thomsen
88x80px 1956, Cascais	Template:DEN (D) Consul Thorkil Warrer
88x80px 1957, Hanko	Template:DEN (D) Ole Berntsen
1958, Marstrand	Template:ITA (I) Sergio Sorrentino
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1959, Skovshoved	Canada (KC) Walter Windeyer
1960, Amsterdam	Template:DEN (D) Ole Berntsen
88x80px 1961, Clyde	Template:GBR (K) Sir Gordon Smith
88x80px 1962, Hanko	Template:DEN (D) Ole Berntsen
1963, Marstrand	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch
88x80px 1964, Travemünde	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch
1965, Muiden	United States (US) Henning Jensen
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1966, Copenhagen	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch
88x80px 1967, Clyde	Template:DEN (D) Börge Börresen
88x80px 1968, Hanko	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch
1969, Marstrand	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch
88x80px 1970, Travemünde	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch
1971, Medemblik	United States (US) A.W. Henry
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1972, Copenhagen	Template:DEN (D) Aage Birch
88x80px 1973, Clyde	Template:GBR (K) D. Young
88x80px 1974, Le Havre	Template:GBR (K) N. Truman
1975, Marstrand	Template:DEN (D) T. Krogh
88x80px 1976, Travemünde	Template:GER (G) P. Stulcken
1977, Kinsale	Template:GER (G) P. Stulcken
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1978, Ebeltoft	Sweden (S) B. Palmquist
88x80px 1979, Edinburgh	Sweden (S) B. Palmquist
1980, Enkhuizen	Template:GER (G) Achim Ulrich
88x80px 1981, Douanenenez	Template:GER (G) Alo Schäfer
88x80px 1982, Travemünde	Template:GER (G) Dieter Krautgartner
88x80px 1983, Le Havre	Template:GER (G) Klaus Oldendorff
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1984, Skovshoved	Template:DEN (D) Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen Soren Hvalso
88x80px 1985, Clyde	Template:DEN (D) Börge Börresen
1986, Enkhuizen	Template:DEN (D) Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen Soren Hvalso
88x80px 1987, Clyde	Template:NED (H) A. F. G Bakker
88x80px 1988, Le Havre	Template:NED (H) Fred H. Imhoff
88x80px 1989, Travemünde	Template:NED (H) Fred H. Imhoff
1990, Dublin	Template:DEN (D) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
1991, Marstrand	Template:DEN (D) Lars Jensen
88x80px 1992, Oostende	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
1993, Medemblik	Template:NED (NED) Fred H. Imhoff
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1994, Rungstead	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
88x80px 1995, Torqay	Template:GER (GER) Harm Müller-Speer
88x80px 1996, Douarnenez	Template:GER (GER) Vincent Hoesch
1997, Dublin	Template:DEN (DEN) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen
88x80px 1998, Cascais	Template:DEN (DEN) Lars Jensen
1999, Horten	Template:DEN (DEN) Lars Hendriksen
88x80px 2000, Warnemunde	Template:GER (GER) Harm Müller-Speer Fendt Vincent Hoesch	Template:NED (NED) Pieter Heerema Caspar Harsberg Dolf Peet	Template:FIN (FIN) Henrik Dahlman Theis Palm Magnus Borg
88x80px 2001, Oostende	Template:GER (GER) Harm Müller-Speer
88x80px 2002, Mariehamn	Template:GER (GER) Thomas Muller Mario Wagner Björn Oesterreich	Template:NED (NED) Fred H. Imhoff Richard van Rij Rudy den Outer	Template:FIN (FIN) Fredrik Markelin Jari Bremer Patrick Lindeman
2003, Medemblik	Template:DEN (DEN) Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Anders Kaempe	Template:DEN (DEN) Frank Berg Soren Kaestel Maria Holm	Template:NED (NED) Pieter van Reeuwijk Eric Bakker Thierry van Vierssen
88x80px 2004, Falmouth	Template:DEN (DEN) Jörgen Schönherr
2005, Sandhamn	Template:DEN (DEN) Jörgen Schönherr
88x80px 2006, Douarnenez	Template:GER (GER) Werner Fritz
88x80px 2007, Palma	Template:DEN (DEN) Lars Hendriksen
88x80px 2008, Cascais	Template:GBR (GBR) Poul Ricard Hoj Jensen Theis Palm Andrew Mordem	Template:GBR (GBR) Gavia Wilkinson-Cox Jon Mortimer Ron Rosenberg	Template:GBR (GBR) Robert Campbell Matt Walker Jonathan Hill
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 2009, Skagen	Template:UKR (UKR) Ruslana Taran Roman Sadchikov Vadim Statsenko	Template:UKR (UKR) Lars Hendriksen Sergei Pugatcher George Leontschuk	Template:RUS (RUS) Anatoly Loginov Andrey Kirilyuk Alexander Shalagin
2010, Marstrand	4–14 August 2010
88x80px 2011, Oostende	3–11 September 2011

External links

File:Holzdrachen.jpg

Wooden dragon, built by yAbeking & Rasmussen (1954) on the Großer Brombachsee

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

[[Commons: Category:Dragon (keelboat)

| Dragon

]]

• International Class Page
• Australian Class Link
• US Class LInk
• UK Class LInk
• French Class Link
• Dutch Dragon Class