Dragon Gold Cup
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The Dragon Gold Cup is an annual sailing race for the Dragon class since 1937, organized by the International Dragon Association and the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association.
The most successful sailor is Danish Aage Birch, with seven titles, followed by fellow Danish Ole Berntsen, with five titles. In total, Danish crews have won 32 titles.[1]
History[]
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.
Editions[]
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1937 Oslo | ![]() Rolf Billner |
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1938 Travemünde | ![]() Herbert Döhler |
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1939 Gothenburg | ![]() Harald Gedda |
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1947 Clyde | ![]() W. H. Barnett |
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1948 Arendal | ![]() Thor Thorvaldsen |
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1949 Marstrand | ![]() Ole Berntsen |
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1950 Vejle | ![]() Thor Thorvaldsen |
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1951 Clyde | ![]() Thorkil Warrer |
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1952 Hankø | ![]() Øivind Christensen |
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1953 Marstrand | ![]() Theodor Thomsen |
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1954 Skovshoved | ![]() Ole Berntsen |
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1955 Amsterdam | ![]() Theodor Thomsen |
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1956 Clyde | ![]() Thorkil Warrer |
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1957 Hankø | ![]() Ole Berntsen |
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1958 Marstrand | ![]() Sergio Sorrentino |
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1959 Skovshoved | ![]() |
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1960 Amsterdam | ![]() Ole Berntsen |
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1961 Clyde | ![]() Sir Gordon Smith |
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1962 Hankø | ![]() Ole Berntsen |
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1963 Marstrand | ![]() Aage Birch |
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1964 Travemünde | ![]() Aage Birch |
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1965 IJsselmeer | ![]() |
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1966 Copenhagen | ![]() Aage Birch |
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1967 Clyde | ![]() Børge Børresen |
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1968 Hankø | ![]() Aage Birch |
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1969 Marstrand | ![]() Aage Birch |
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1970 Travemünde | ![]() Aage Birch |
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1971 Medemblik | ![]() A. W. Henry |
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1972 Copenhagen | ![]() Aage Birch |
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1973 Clyde | ![]() D. Young |
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1974 Le Havre | ![]() N. Truman |
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1975 Marstrand | ![]() T. Krogh |
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1976 Travemünde | ![]() P. Stulcken |
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1977 Kinsale | ![]() P. Stulcken |
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1978 Ebeltoft | ![]() Bengt Palmquist |
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1979 Edinburgh | ![]() Bengt Palmquist |
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1980 Enkhuizen | ![]() Achim Ulrich |
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1981 Douarnenez | ![]() Alo Schaefer |
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1982 Travemünde | ![]() Dieter Krautgartner |
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1983 Marstrand | ![]() Klaus Oldendorff |
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1984 Skovshoved | ![]() Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen Søren Hvalso |
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1985 Clyde | ![]() Børge Børresen |
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1986 Enkhuizen | ![]() Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen Søren Hvalso |
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1987 Clyde | ![]() |
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1988 Le Havre | ![]() Fred Imhoff |
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1989 Travemünde | ![]() Fred Imhoff |
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1990 Dublin | ![]() Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
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1991 Marstrand | ![]() |
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1992 Ostend | ![]() Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
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1993 Medemblik | ![]() Fred Imhoff |
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1994 Rungsted | ![]() Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
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1995 Torquay | ![]() |
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1996 Douarnenez | ![]() Vincent Hoesch |
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1997 Dublin | ![]() Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
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1998 Cascais | ![]() |
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1999 Horten | ![]() Lars Hendriksen |
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2000 Warnemünde | ![]() Fendt Vincent Hoesch |
![]() Pieter Heerema |
![]() Theis Palm |
2001 Ostende | ![]() |
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2002 Mariehamn | ![]() |
![]() Fred Imhoff Rudy den Outer |
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2003 Medemblik | ![]() |
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2004 Falmouth | ![]() |
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2005 Sandhamn[2] | ![]() |
![]() Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Theis Palm |
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2006 Douarnenez | ![]() |
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2007 Palma de Mallorca | ![]() Lars Hendriksen |
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2008 Cascais | ![]() Poul Richard Høj Jensen Theis Palm |
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2009 Skagen | ![]() Ruslana Taran |
![]() Lars Hendriksen |
![]() Andrey Kirilyuk |
2010 Marstrand | ![]() Andrey Kirilyuk |
![]() Lars Hendriksen Georgiy Leonchuk |
![]() Miguel Pinto |
2011 Ostende | ![]() |
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![]() Andrey Kirilyuk |
2012 Kinsale | ![]() Vincent Hoesch |
![]() Lawrie Smith |
![]() Andrey Kirilyuk |
2013 Douarnenez | ![]() Georgiy Leonchuk |
![]() Evgeny Braslavetz Sergiy Timokhov |
![]() Pieter Heerema Theis Palm |
2014 Medemblik | ![]() Georgiy Leonchuk |
![]() Pieter Heerema Theis Palm Claus Olesen |
![]() Yevgen Braslavets Sergiy Timokhov |
2015 Kühlungsborn | ![]() Lawrie Smith |
![]() Andrey Kirilyuk |
![]() Vincent Hoesch Marc Pickel |
2016 Hornbæk | ![]() Hugo Stenbeck Bernardo Freitas |
![]() Yevgen Braslavets Sergiy Timokhov |
![]() Nicklas Holm |
2017 St. Tropez | ![]() Frank Butzmann - |
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![]() Robert Stanjek |
2018 Helsinki | ![]() Theis Palm |
![]() Pieter Heerema Lars Hendriksen George Leonchuk |
![]() Andy Beadsworth |
2019 Medemblik | ![]() Pedro Andrade |
![]() Pieter Heerema Lars Hendriksen George Leonchuk |
![]() Peter Gilmour |
2021 Marstrand | ![]() Pieter Heerema Lars Hendriksen George Leonchuk |
![]() Pedro Andrade |
![]() David Gilmour |
See also[]
- Gold Cup (disambiguation)
- Dragon World Championships
References[]
- Dragon (keelboat) competitions