Dragon Olympic Racer

£180.00

The Dragon was originally designed as a cruiser. The Göteborg Yacht Club in Sweden, held a design competition in 1929 to find a boat that young people could afford for weekend cruising on the Scandinavian lakes and fjords. The competition was won by Johan Anker, a champion 12-Metre helmsman, designer and partner in the Anker & Jensen yard in Norway. The class quickly became established in Norway and across Scandinavia, and in 1935 the first Dragon, Anita, was brought to the Clyde. Interest was sparked, which coincided with the Clyde Yacht Club seeking a new small boat to competitively race.

The Dragon became a pure racing thoroughbred: the sailing man’s Bugatti, and it is their good looks coupled with their supreme performance which has sustained their popularity for over seventy years. They were an Olympic class from 1948 to 1972 and, unlike many Olympic classes which once withdrawn from the Games have slipped into relative obscurity, the Dragon has grown in popularity.

There are now 1,619 boats registered with the National Dragon Association — and this applies only to the ones which race, there are countless other cruising Dragons around the world not registered — sailing in 26 countries.

This model of the Dragon Olympic Sail Racer was built using authentic racing class blueprints, ensuring that it is a genuine replica of the popular regatta racer. The model is built from mahogany, using plank-on-frame construction and has a beautiful French finish with an antiqued look. The sails are cotton with detailed stitching. The wood display stand is included

Size: 76.5x99x18cm.

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