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July 03-July 08 2011

 

2011 European Championship of the Dragon Class in Germany
BMW to be key partner for the Dragon class
BMW AG will support, as the automobile co-partner of the Dragon class, the  2011 European Championship of the Dragon class, which takes place in Germany for the first time in more than 20 years.  The European Dragon Championship will be hosted by the hotel and marina complex “Weisse Wiek” (‘White Bay’) at Boltenhagen at the Baltic coast of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
As presenting sponsor the Transbunker Group will support the event. Transbunker is a privately owned international oil trading, oil storage and bunkering company whose founder and principal shareholder is a dedicated sailor and also the sponsor of the currently leading three Dragon crews worldwide. For the 7th time in series Marinepool is exclusive and official supplier of this first class Dragon event.
The “Weisse Wiek” hotel and marina complex hosted  successfully in 2010 the Dragon Grand Prix Germany, the fifth time it was held in Germany and the first time in Boltenhagen. It was a highly successful prelude to the 2011 European Championship and established the “Weisse Wiek” hotel and marina complex as one of the outstanding new sailing venues worldwide . As a result, the International Dragon Association assigned the European Championship to the Marina Boltenhagen from 03 of July – 08 of July 2011.
The world-elite of the Dragon sailors is expected  for the 2011 European Championship. The reigning European Champion and new World Vice Champion, Markus Wieser, who is also an ambassador on behalf of BMW and a member of the prolific Transbunker sailing team, will defend his European Championship title for the third time in succession.
The world-wide number one ranked Dragon sailor, Anatoly Loginov from Russia, as well as the vice-world champion 2009, Lars Hendriksen from Denmark, will also be at the starting line.
The Dragon class is often referred to as the royal class, because King Konstantin of Greece won the first gold medal for Greece in sailing in 1960 and a number of other European royal family members are actively involved in the Dragon class.  The level of competition in this class is extremely high: more than 40 of the current competitors are winners of Olympic medals, World-and European champion titles.
The Dragon class supports a major charitable foundation. For the 7th time in succession and as a prelude to the European Championship the CHILDHOOD Race will be sailed, on Sunday, 3rd of July 2011,  in favor of the World Childhood Foundation, founded by her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden.
Close to 1 million Euro have been raised in the past with the help of the CHILDHOOD races for the World CHILDHOOD Foundation - under the motto “top dragon class sailing for children in need”.

Marinepool is exclusive clothing partner of the Dragon European Championship 2011 and the charity Childhood Race

June 2011, Boltenhagen, GER

2011 European Championship of the Dragon Class in Germany

For the first time in 20 years the European Championship of the Dragon class will be held in Germany in 2011. The event will be hosted by the hotel and marina complex “Weisse Wiek” (‘White Bay’) at Boltenhagen at the Baltic coast of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

As presenting sponsor the Transbunker Group will support the event. Transbunker is a privately owned international oil trading, oil storage and bunkering company whose founder and principal shareholder is a dedicated sailor and also the sponsor of the currently leading three Dragon crews worldwide. For the 7th time in series Marinepool is exclusive and official supplier of this first class Dragon event.

The “Weisse Wiek” hotel and marina complex hosted  successfully in 2010 the Dragon Grand Prix Germany, the fifth time it was held in Germany and the first time in Boltenhagen. It was a highly successful prelude to the 2011 European Championship and established the “Weisse Wiek” hotel and marina complex as one of the outstanding new sailing venues worldwide . As a result, the International Dragon Association assigned the European Championship to the Marina Boltenhagen from 03 of July – 08 of July 2011.

The world-elite of the Dragon sailors is expected  for the 2011 European Championship. The reigning European Champion and World Vice Champion, Markus Wieser,  of the Marinepool Racing Team and also a member of the prolific Transbunker sailing team, will defend his European Championship title for the third time in succession.

The world-wide number one ranked Dragon sailor, Anatoly Loginov from Russia, as well as the vice-world champion 2009, Lars Hendriksen from Denmark, will also be at the starting line.

The Dragon class is often referred to as the royal class, because King Konstantin of Greece won the first gold medal for Greece in sailing in 1960 and a number of other European royal family members are actively involved in the Dragon class.  The level of competition in this class is extremely high: more than 40 of the current competitors are winners of Olympic medals, World-and European champion titles.

The Dragon class supports a major charitable foundation. For the 7th time in succession and as a prelude to the European Championship the CHILDHOOD Race will be sailed, on Sunday, 3rd of July 2011,  in favor of the World Childhood Foundation, founded by her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden. Close to 1 million Euro have been raised in the past with the help of the CHILDHOOD races for the World CHILDHOOD Foundation - under the motto “top dragon class sailing for children in need”.

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Reigning European Champion Markus Wieser on Bunker Queen⎟© www.segel-bilder.de

Fleet off Weiße Wiek Resort, Boltenhagen, Germany⎟© www.segel-bilder.de