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.
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
1937 OsloRolf Billner 1938 TravemündeHerbert Döhler 1939 GothenburgHarald Gedda 1947 ClydeW. H. Barnett 1948 ArendalThor Thorvaldsen 1949 MarstrandOle Berntsen 1950 VejleThor Thorvaldsen 1951 ClydeThorkil Warrer 1952 HankøØivind Christensen 1953 MarstrandTheodor Thomsen 1954 SkovshovedOle Berntsen 1955 AmsterdamTheodor Thomsen 1956 ClydeThorkil Warrer 1957 HankøOle Berntsen 1958 MarstrandSergio Sorrentino 1959 SkovshovedWalter Windeyer 1960 AmsterdamOle Berntsen 1961 ClydeSir Gordon Smith 1962 HankøOle Berntsen 1963 MarstrandAage Birch 1964 TravemündeAage Birch 1965 IJsselmeerHenning Jensen 1966 CopenhagenAage Birch 1967 ClydeBørge Børresen 1968 HankøAage Birch 1969 MarstrandAage Birch 1970 TravemündeAage Birch 1971 MedemblikA. W. Henry 1972 CopenhagenAage Birch 1973 ClydeD. Young 1974 Le HavreN. Truman 1975 MarstrandT. Krogh 1976 TravemündeP. Stulcken 1977 KinsaleP. Stulcken 1978 EbeltoftBengt Palmquist 1979 EdinburghBengt Palmquist 1980 EnkhuizenAchim Ulrich 1981 DouarnenezAlo Schaefer 1982 TravemündeDieter Krautgartner 1983 MarstrandKlaus OldendorffAlbrecht Spangenberg;Uwe Rathsack; 1984 SkovshovedValdemar BandolowskiErik Hermann HansenSøren Hvalsø 1985 ClydeBørge Børresen 1986 EnkhuizenValdemar BandolowskiErik Hermann HansenSøren Hvalso 1987 ClydeA. F. G. BakkerJan BakkerSteven Vis 1988 Le HavreFred ImhoffHay WintersJapie Ferwerda 1989 TravemündeFred ImhoffHay WintersMichiel PalsLars JensenJan MøllerClaus Møller Christensen 1990 DublinPoul Richard Høj Jensen 1991 MarstrandLars JensenPeter NielsenClaus Møller Christensen 1992 OstendPoul Richard Høj Jensen 1993 MedemblikFred ImhoffHay WintersRichard van Rij 1994 RungstedPoul Richard Høj Jensen 1995 TorquayHarm Müller-Spreer 1996 Douarnenez Vincent Hösch 1997 DublinPoul Richard Høj Jensen 1998 CascaisLars JensenFinn LeerbeckClaus Møller Christensen 1999 HortenLars Hendriksen 2000 WarnemündeHarm Müller-SpreerFendtVincent HoeschPieter HeeremaCaspar HarsbergDolf PeetHenrik DahlmanTheis PalmMagnus Borg2001 OstendeHarm Müller-Spreer 2002 MariehamnThomas MullerMario WagnerBjörn ÖsterreichFred ImhoffRichard van RijRudy den OuterFredrik MarkelinJari BremerPatrick Lindeman2003 MedemblikJørgen SchönherrAxel WaltersdorphAnders KaempeFrank BergSøren KæstelMaria HolmPieter van ReeuwijkEric BakkerThierry van Vierssen2004 FalmouthJørgen SchönherrAxel WaltersdorphAnders Kaempe2005 SandhamnJørgen SchönherrAxel WaltersdorphAnders KaempeFrederik, Crown Prince of DenmarkTheis PalmKasper HarsbergPhillip OckerFlorian GrosserOliver Davis2006 DouarnenezWerner Fritz Jørgen SchönherrAxel WaltersdorphAnders Kaempe 2007 Palma de MallorcaLars HendriksenPhilipp Skafte-HolmLars Stenfeldt2008 CascaisPoul Richard Høj JensenTheis PalmAndrew NordenGavia Wilkinson-CoxJon MortimerRon RosenbergRobert CampbellMatt WalkerJonathan Hill2009 SkagenRuslana TaranRoman SadchikovVadim StatsenkoLars HendriksenSergei PugatcherGeorge LeontschukAnatoly LoginovAndrey KirilyukAlexander Shalagin2010 MarstrandAnatoly LoginovAndrey KirilyukAlexander ShalaginLars HendriksenIgor SidorovGeorgiy LeonchukFilipe SilvaHenrique Costa E. SilvaMiguel Pinto2011 OstendeMarkus WieserSergey PughchevMatti PaschenJørgen SchönherrJan Eli GravadLars WegnerAnatoly LoginovAndrey KirilyukAlexander Shalagin2012 KinsaleTommy MüllerVincent HoeschMichael LippLawrie SmithTim TavinorJoost HouwelingDmitry SamokhinAndrey KirilyukAleksey Bushuev2013 DouarnenezMarkus WieserSergey PughchevGeorgiy LeonchukEvgeny BraslavetzIgor SidirovSergiy TimokhovPieter HeeremaTheis PalmHervé Connigham2014 MedemblikMarkus WieserSergey PughchevGeorgiy LeonchukPieter HeeremaTheis PalmClaus OlesenYevgen BraslavetsIgor SidorovSergiy Timokhov2015 KühlungsbornLawrie SmithTim TavinorJoost HouwelingDmitry SamokhinAndrey KirilyukAleksey BushuevTommy MüllerVincent HoeschMarc Pickel2016 Hornbæk Hugo StenbeckMartin WesterdahlBernardo FreitasYevgen BraslavetsSergiy TimokhovAleksander MirchukNicklas HolmMathias ThomsenJonas Høgh2017 St. Tropez Stephan LinkFrank ButzmannMichael Lipp-Pedro Rebelo de AndradeCharles NankinLauren FryCarolin LaetzschHendrik WikmannMarkus KoyRobert Stanjek2018 Helsinki Jørgen SchönherrChristian VidebaekTheis PalmPieter HeeremaLars HendriksenGeorge LeonchukAndy BeadsworthAli TezdikerSimon Fry2019 MedemblikPedro AndradeChristian GianniniJoao VidinhaPieter HeeremaLars HendriksenGeorge LeonchukPeter GilmourSam GilmourYasuhiro Yaji2021 Marstrand Pieter HeeremaLars HendriksenGeorge LeonchukPedro AndradeJoão VidinhaLuis QueirozDavid GilmourSam GilmourYasuhiro Yaji2022 Ostend Lars HendriksenKilian WieseGeorge LeonchukAndy BeadsworthArda BaykalSimon FryGery TrentesauxChristian PonthieuJean QueveauMorgan Riou
See also Gold Cup (disambiguation) Dragon World Championships
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