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 French
new Dragon owners are on form at La Baule. Light
to medium winds and very shifty conditions greeted over 50
Dragons in the Dragon Derby at La Baule. Many large wind shifts
made it difficult to get the tack ticks right all the time.
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 Tommy
Mueller wins Coupe de Bretagne Douarnenez.......
Tommy Mueller sailing with Vincie Hoesch and Micky Lipp scored
emphatic victory in their brand new Petticrows 2009 boat straight
from the factory during the Coupe de Bretagne regatta. Read
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 Go
local......
As well as a jam packed international racing circuit, the
Dragon class offers much more to sailors at national and local
level. The class has something for everyone. Read
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Capsize and recovery.......
Plans, designs and rules are always easy to make on paper,
but it is nice to know that they work in practice too.
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eNewsletter - May 2009
The sudden death of Harro Kniffka at the age of 53 in March,
was I am sure, a shock to all of us. Harro was a great benefactor
to the Dragon Class and really loved his Dragon racing. His
generosity enabled the planned 75th Anniversary Race in St.
Tropez to proceed in 2004, when the major sponsor dropped
out. Read
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Petticrows service van will be at Grand Prix Petit
Navire and the Coup de Bretagne.
 The
Petticrows service van, Tim and Katie will be in Douarnenez
for both the Grand Prix Petit Navire and the Coup de Bretagne.
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World.
 Poul-Richard
Hoj-Jensen, double Olympic Gold Medallist, has masterminded
the yard to become one of the World's finest producers of
International One Design Racing Yachts.
The Petticrow Total Performance Concept means everything built-in-house.
This ensures consistent application by our Design and Build
Team and our highly skilled loyal workforce.
The Petticrow company was established in 1896, some 200 metres
from the current purpose built factory. Burnham-on-Crouch,
traditional home of long established Royal Yacht Clubs, is
the second largest yachting centre in the South East of England.
It is the unique blend of craftsmanship, and cutting-edge
technology in design and construction, which has kept Petticrows
ahead in International competition this past Century.
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