The international reach of the The 1930s A design competition was launched in 1928 by the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club (GKSS) in Sweden for an affordable cruising keelboat that was “relatively fast, externally attractive and seaworthy�. Johan Anker, already an eminent yacht designer and winner that year of an Olympic Gold Medal in the 6-meter class, was the winner and his one-design entry, based on the 20 square-meter rule, was approved that year by the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club, the Royal Danish Yacht Club and the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club. The first Dragon was built in 1929 and they quickly became popular in most nearby countries. International competition began with the donation by the Clyde Yacht Club Conference of the Dragon Gold Cup in 1937. Denmark Germany Hong Kong Ireland Netherlands
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The Olympic Years The Dragon was the Olympic one-design three-person keelboat class from 1948 to 1972, which saw upgrades for racing with the addition of a genoa and spinnaker, with supporting rigging changes. In 1961 the IDA was formed to formally manage the evolution and consistency of the boat. This era ushered in the biggest expansion of the Dragon Class worldwide with individual Dragons or Dragon fleets in almost all continents.
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