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NationalReports[ijklmnoAustriaThe European Championship in1912 on lake Attersee broughtthe expected big impact to theAustrian Dragon Fleet. As onlyeight boats will have a guaranteedstarting place, we expectan exciting regatta among the30 regatta sailors interested toreach the qualification limit.Thirty-three boats attendedthe Austrian Championship in2010 and we have been ableto stop the declining trend.The Austrian Dragon scene hasbeen reinforced by numerousgood sailors, including ChristianScheinecker, the Europeanchampion of 1970, who aftera long break decided to comeback to the Dragon class again.Qualification for the EuropeanChampionship is planedshould give a bonus to all frequentDragon sailors.In 2010, Austrian sailorshave been visiting 13 destinationsoutside Austria. For 2011this number will further increase.Also for the five Austrianregattas we expect a large participation.Many foreign crewshave announced that they arecoming to get familiar withthe situation on Lake Attersee.More than 40 boats at the AustrianChampionship will be realistic.The Union-Yacht-Club Atterseeis well prepared to hostthe Europeans. 125 years of experiencein organizing regattasand hosting guests should bea guarantee for good sailingand staying. We look forwardto welcoming the InternationalDragon Fleet in Austria.FranceOnce again, the French fleetshowed strong activity in thewake of previous years.Firstly, the winter circuit organizedin the MediterraneanSea around the Cannes fleetnow comprises seven regattasbetween October and March,with each time between 32and 62 boats and more than 10countries.so that 50% of the ranking listpoints of 2010 will be addedAustrian Dragon Association.to the ranking list 2011. Thiswww.dragonclass.atMoreover, we have now innorthern France a summer tourstarting in May with the GrandPrix of Douarnenez, then theDragon Derby in La Baule, theDeauville Open in June andending with the Open du Morbihanin September.All fleets have been very activeand start moving more andmore abroad as several teamshave participated in the championshipsof United Kingdom,Italy, Germany and Belgium butalso in the Gold Cup in Swedenand the European Championshipin Hungary.The report on the 2010 seasonwould be incomplete if wedid not include mention of theSilver Cup, a competition createdby HRH Prince Henrik ofDenmark, but hosted this yearby the fleet of Arcachon. De-Page 32
spite their knowledge of thecurrent, the French team endedup second behind the RoyalYacht Squadron, but before theRoyal Danish YC and the RoyalHong Kong Y.C. The other eventwas the Défi des Clubs Alliés duYacht Club de France. Indeed,this prestigious club choosesour class for its annual regattaopen to all clubs affiliated to it:17 different yacht clubs werepresents.2011 looks good for France!First, the Semaine Internationalede Cannes was classifiedGrade 1 by IDA, two new raceswill be added to the usual program:Coupe des Pyramides inLa Grande Motte (Mediterraneancoast) and Trégor Classic(Brittany) mainly focused on theclassic Dragons.This year, the Championshipof France will be held in Deauvillefrom 19 to 22 May 2010.French Dragon Associationwww.afsid.orgHong KongIf you like to race in heavy wet weather gear around icebergs, thenHong Kong is not the place to be. But if you enjoy sailing in shorts(usually) and in flat, warm waters at any time of the year, then thisis be place to be, and you are cordially invited to join us. Althoughwe sail the year-round, our racing season starts in September andends in May each year, under the organization of the Royal HongKong Yacht Club, our home base since the 1930’s. In the winterwe are fairly busy racing and if you in Europe are having race withdrawals,then it is the ideal time to visit Hong Kong. Many times wehear that you have stopped in Hong Kong on your way to xxxxx.Next time, you should contact us if you have time to sail on theweekend.During the 2009-2010 racing season, the usual culprit, KarlGrebstad, with his co-conspirators, Rick Herbst and Greg Jarzabkowski,won the Dragon of the Year even though Phyllis Chang,Marc Castagnet and Lars Stenfeldt won the Nationals, after whichevent Marc immediately bought himself his own Petticrow. Apparentlyhe had enough of women telling him what to do (he has awife, two daughters, and numerous female housekeepers).In the 2010-2011 racing season, half of it has already passed,but there are plenty of races coming up until May 2011. The racesare listed in the Regatta Schedule elsewhere in this magazine, butsome of the more interesting ones are the second half of the Nationalson 15-16th January 2011, Class Regatta on 12-13th February2011, and Spring Regatta, a two-day event on 14-15th May 2011.In the last Saturday of March, which is always during an unbelievablypopular competition staged in Hong Kong commonlyknown as Rugby 7-a-side, a sport involving a ball of some shapeand played feverishly on a football pitch. If you need a break fromthe rugby scene and want to relax a little before the rugby finalson Sunday, join us for the Alternative 7’s when we sail several races,until we can take no more. It is actually fun and is becoming moreand more active as the years progress.Another well-attended one-day race in Hong Kong is theAround the Island, attracting 200-220 competitors every year. Notall in Dragons, though. It is a pursuit race and an exciting, if notbeautiful, event to enter. We see competitors from all over theWorld coming to join every year, including Dragon sailor, LorandGombos from Hungary.In September every year, we also have Autumn Regatta, a twodayevent. This year a team from Japan came to join. If you arethinking of coming to Hong Kong and would like to join as a helmor crew, or come with a team, please let us know in advance andwe are sure to get what you want in the Dragon class. The AutumnRegatta, the Around the Island Race, and other races starting fromSeptember 2011 will be posted from August 2011 on the websiteof the Yacht Club at www.rhkyc.org.hk. You may always contact usthrough the RHKYC who knows how to connect with us.Hong Kong Dragon Associationwww.rhkyc.org.hkPage 33
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