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Classic Yacht Association of Australia

The 2018 Prince Phillip Cup start line. Metung Yacht Club conducting Photo Australian Imaging

DRAGONS AT METUNG 2018 The best Dragon sailors in Australia were there,
including winner of the last cup, Gordon Ingate
David McKenzie from Sydney. Rob Campbell (Pennyfarthing) came
from the UK and John Hatch and his son Kristian
The principal competition for sailing Merum, one of Terry’s Dragons, made the
International Dragons in Australia each trip from Norway. The fleet of 25 entries included
year, the Prince Philip Cup, was held in 20 GRP hulled and five wooden hulled yachts.
Metung from 8-13 January, 2018
The Dragon is a one-design keelboat designed by
Norwegian Johan Ankers in 1929. The wooden
Normally held in a capital city, little old Metung versions easily qualify as classic yachts, rivalling
secured the rights to the Cup through hard work the infamous and popular among CYAA
by Terry Grundy and other members of the members’ Tumlaren for their sailability, beauty
Metung Yacht Club. and longevity. But more testing for classics
diehards is the hybrid Dragons like Intrigue from

Winners are grinders who take home the 2018 Prince Phillip Cup Jack Ayers/Ediss Boyle Trophy, Photo
for wooden boats. Gazelle’s team David McKenzie and Jaque Moore crew, Phillip Brown Skipper. David McKenzie

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