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4 The Chairman’s Message 6 Current Champions 8 Talking with Tim Tavinor 14 Exoneration: Being protected when compelled to break a rule 16 Thank you Günter Ahlers 16 National Secretaries Update 17 Introducing new IDA Chief Measurer

Bence Toronyi 17 Introducing new IDA Vice Chairman Gregor

Berz 20 2021 Sailing on despite everything – the year in pictures 26 Championship Preparation with Jim Saltonstall 28 Classics Review – Bluebottle 29 Classics Review – Aphrodite 30 Classics Review – Titan 32 Classics Review – Elska 34 Sustainable guidelines and a recycling dream 36 Dragon Photographer Extraordinaire –

Elena Razina 38 National Class Reports 50 National Class Contacts 51 Regatta Schedule 2022 & 2023

event notiCes

13 Dragon European Championship 2022 Preview 18 Dragon World Championship 2022 Preview 22 Dragon Gold Cup 2022 Preview 24 Dragon European Grand Prix Circuit 2021

Review and 2022 Preview 25 Forthcoming Major Events 2022 – 2024

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2 Petticrows 33 Fritz Sails 38 Grand Prix Sud Dragon Port Camargue 2022 40 Yanmar 44 Dragon Derby International 48 WB Sails 49 Payne Sailing

President

H.M. King Constantine

Vice Presidents

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Christopher Dicker Poul Richard Høj-Jensen

Chairman

Gerard Blanc (FRA)

Vice Chairmen

Gregor Berz (GER) Justus Kniffka (SUI) Bram van Olphen (HKG)

Treasurer

Anne Vanneste (BEL)

Secretary and Webmaster

Tim Pearson (IRL) 44 Orpen Green, Blackrock County Dublin, Ireland T: +353 8724 80361 E: timothympearson@gmail.com

IDA Sailing Co-ordinator

Martin Payne (GBR) Mob +44 7788 587017 E: paynesailing@aol.com

IDA TeChnICAl CommITTee Chairman

Klaus Diederichs (GBR)

members

Bence Toronyi (HUN) Chief Measurer Graham Bailey (GBR) Lars Hendriksen (DEN) Ron James (GBR) Yves Léglise (FRA) Ian Malley (AUS)

Classic Boat Coordinator

Patrick Gifford (GBR)

Design Guidelines officer

Robert Alpe (AUS)

PhotogrAPhy & ProduCtion

The IDA and all National Dragon Associations acknowledge the support of photographers who have generously contributed images to this issue:

Bob Bateman, Giulia Cimarosti, Joao Costa Ferreira, Gothenburg Drone Photo, Kazushige Nakajima, Christopher Nordhoff, Osga_Photo, Ricardo Pinto, Elena Razina, www.sailpix.fi, Rick Tomlinson, Paul Wyeth/Cowes Week, Cigdem Yurtsever

The IDA Yearbook was edited by Fiona Brown – www.fionabrown.com and designed, printed and distributed by CE Marketing – www.cemarketing.co.uk