Dear Dragon
Sailors,
As you
might know, the Europeans in 2018 will be held on Lake Balaton, Hungary. The yacht
club BYC in Balatonfüred offers a perfect venue and has a lot of experience in organizing
major events, just like the Laser Worlds or the J24 Europeans. Furthermore, the
town Balatonfüred with its nice 19th century buildings, plenty of
hotels, cafés, restaurants and the fantastic wines of the area is a place
tailor-made for Dragon events.
The
Hungarian Dragon Association has already started a close cooperation with the
town, the club and the Hungarian Sailing Association to make a perfect regatta.
The warm-up event, the Hungarian Dragon Championship will be held right before
the Europeans, offering you an opportunity to sail here about 10 days throughout
late May/early June.
We would
like to invite all of you to try and sail here, experience wind and weather
conditions even a year before. The Hungarian Championship in 2017 will be a
test event, same date, same place – it could be worth planning it into your
next year’s calendar.
In 2016 we
concentrate our events on two months. There will be two events in May as a
warm-up before the Hungarian Championship, held in Tihany, the most spectacular
part of Balaton. You are welcome to any or all of the races – between the
regattas your boats can be left securely in the organizing clubs absolutely
free.
The second
part of the season in Hungary is in September, when the Johan Anker Cup will be
held in Balatonkenese, the venue of the 2010 Dragon Europeans. The autumn
always brings stable and nice winds, and Balatonkenese offers a perfect accommodation:
a hotel right in the marina.
Hungary is
not very far from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy or the Southern part of
France: so if you have not decided your Dragon plans for this year, we are
looking forward to your participation at any of the regattas.
Here our
calendar to have a look at:
May
21-22: HYC Cup, Balatonfüred, HYC
May
27-28: Németh István Memorial Trophy, Balatonfüred, BYC
June
1-5, Hungarian Championship, Tihany, THE
September
3-4: Autumn Regatta, Balatonfüred, MVSZ
September
23-25.: Johan Anker Cup, Balatonkenese, KMPVSE
If
you need any help to find accommodation or any other question, we are here to
help you.
Good
wind for the whole season!
Contact:
Vilmos
Naray
Chairman
Hungarian
Dragon Association
e-mail:
info@dragonclass.huinfo@dragonclass.hu
phone:
+36 20 369 2126
