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Class Details

	Class Name	International Dragon
	Winning Helmsman	Len Jones
	Winning Boat Name	Rumours
	Winning Boat Type	International Dragon
	Length Overall	30 feet
	Size of Class	23
	Number of Crew	3 or 4
	Team Number	11
The Dragon is one of the most beautiful and prestigious keelboat classes in the world and with more than 1400 boats racing in at least 26 countries around the globe it is also one of the largest. Designed in 1929 the Dragon quickly became a leading international class and remains a world leader . Although an historic class the boats now being built are constructed using the very latest high technology materials and methods and around 50 new boats are launched each year. Careful class rule management has help to ensure that a well maintained classic boat can still race competitively against its modern counterpart and all major championships include special trophies for classic Dragons. The Dragon class was established in Britain during the 1930s and fleets rapidly formed along the south and east coasts, in Scotland and Ireland. Currently over 130 crews compete regularly in British Dragon regattas and the British Dragon Association has a membership of more than 500. There are Dragon fleets in Aldeburgh, Burnham-On-Crouch, the Clyde, Falmouth, the Forth, Lowestoft, the Medway, the Solent and Torbay with the heaviest concentration of ownership being on the south and east coasts. In addition there are affiliated fleets in Dublin, Glandore and Kinsale, Ireland.