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Speed

Dragon

Difficulty: 3 star rating intermediate

Gracefull 3-person keelboat. Originally all wooden construction, but now GRP is used. Very strong international class with a bi-annual World & European Championship and an annual competition for the Dragon Gold Cup.

Size: 8.7 metres long, 1.95 metres wide, weighing approx 1650 kilograms
Sails: 27.7 square metres (extra sail called spinnaker is 23 square metres)

Number of sailors: 3

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