The Dragon Gold Cup is an annual sailing race for the Dragon class since 1937, organized by the International Dragon Association and the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association.
The most successful sailor is Danish Aage Birch, with seven titles, followed by fellow Danish Ole Berntsen, with five titles. In total, Danish crews have won 32 titles.[1]
The International Dragon Cup was presented in 1937 by members of the Clyde Yacht's Conference with the intention of bringing together as many competitors of different nationalities as possible for yacht racing in Europe in a friendly spirit, in order to perpetuate the good feeling which existed at the first International Clyde Fortnight. The Clyde Yacht Clubs' Conference has been reconstituted as the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association and the International Dragon Cup has become known as, and is now renamed, the 'Dragon Gold Cup'.
Members of the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association created specific rules for this competition and donated a perpetual trophy made of pure gold for an annual international race.From the beginning, the Gold Cup was considered a family event for the Dragon sailors and could be raced by yachts of the International Dragon Class belonging to any country, and for this reason was a very well attended event.
Until 1965, the year of the first Official World Championship, the Gold Cup was considered the unofficial World Cup. The first rules created by the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association established that the Cup should be sailed annually and that the Cup should be retained by the winner for one year only. It also established that the event should take place in rotation in the following countries: Scotland, France, Sweden, Germany, Holland and Denmark.
With the revision of the rules in 1997, the number of hosting countries was enlarged to eleven: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
The hosting country and the Organising Authority continue to be selected by the Clyde Yacht Clubs' Association in conjunction with the International Dragon Association and the number of participants was limited to 120.
| 1937 Oslo |  Rolf Billner | |||
| 1938 Travemünde | Herbert Döhler | |||
| 1939 Gothenburg | Harald Gedda | |||
| 1947 Clyde |  W. H. Barnett | |||
| 1948 Arendal |  Thor Thorvaldsen | |||
| 1949 Marstrand | Ole Berntsen | |||
| 1950 Vejle | Thor Thorvaldsen | |||
| 1951 Clyde | Thorkil Warrer | |||
| 1952 Hankø | Øivind Christensen | |||
| 1953 Marstrand | Theodor Thomsen | |||
| 1954 Skovshoved | Ole Berntsen | |||
| 1955 Amsterdam | Theodor Thomsen | |||
| 1956 Clyde | Thorkil Warrer | |||
| 1957 Hankø | Ole Berntsen | |||
| 1958 Marstrand |  Sergio Sorrentino | |||
| 1959 Skovshoved |  Walter Windeyer | |||
| 1960 Amsterdam | Ole Berntsen | |||
| 1961 Clyde | Sir Gordon Smith | |||
| 1962 Hankø | Ole Berntsen | |||
| 1963 Marstrand | Aage Birch | |||
| 1964 Travemünde | Aage Birch | |||
| 1965 IJsselmeer | Henning Jensen | |||
| 1966 Copenhagen | Aage Birch | |||
| 1967 Clyde | Børge Børresen | |||
| 1968 Hankø | Aage Birch | |||
| 1969 Marstrand | Aage Birch | |||
| 1970 Travemünde | Aage Birch | |||
| 1971 Medemblik |  A. W. Henry | |||
| 1972 Copenhagen | Aage Birch | |||
| 1973 Clyde | D. Young | |||
| 1974 Le Havre | N. Truman | |||
| 1975 Marstrand | T. Krogh | |||
| 1976 Travemünde | P. Stulcken | |||
| 1977 Kinsale | P. Stulcken | |||
| 1978 Ebeltoft | Bengt Palmquist | |||
| 1979 Edinburgh | Bengt Palmquist | |||
| 1980 Enkhuizen | Achim Ulrich | |||
| 1981 Douarnenez | Alo Schaefer | |||
| 1982 Travemünde | Dieter Krautgartner | |||
| 1983 Marstrand | Klaus Oldendorff Albrecht Spangenberg; Uwe Rathsack; | |||
| 1984 Skovshoved | Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen Søren Hvalsø | |||
| 1985 Clyde | Børge Børresen | |||
| 1986 Enkhuizen | Valdemar Bandolowski Erik Hermann Hansen Søren Hvalso | |||
| 1987 Clyde | A. F. G. Bakker Jan Bakker Steven Vis | |||
| 1988 Le Havre | Fred Imhoff Hay Winters Japie Ferwerda | |||
| 1989 Travemünde | Fred Imhoff Hay Winters Michiel Pals | Lars Jensen Jan Møller Claus Møller Christensen | ||
| 1990 Dublin | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | |||
| 1991 Marstrand | Lars Jensen Peter Nielsen Claus Møller Christensen | |||
| 1992 Ostend | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | |||
| 1993 Medemblik | Fred Imhoff Hay Winters Richard van Rij | |||
| 1994 Rungsted | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | |||
| 1995 Torquay | Harm Müller-Spreer | |||
| 1996 Douarnenez | Vincent Hösch | |||
| 1997 Dublin | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | |||
| 1998 Cascais | Lars Jensen Finn Leerbeck Claus Møller Christensen | |||
| 1999 Horten | Lars Hendriksen | |||
| 2000 Warnemünde | Harm Müller-Spreer Fendt Vincent Hoesch | Pieter Heerema Caspar Harsberg Dolf Peet |  Henrik Dahlman Theis Palm Magnus Borg | |
| 2001 Ostende | Harm Müller-Spreer | |||
| 2002 Mariehamn | Thomas Muller Mario Wagner Björn Österreich | Fred Imhoff Richard van Rij Rudy den Outer | Fredrik Markelin Jari Bremer Patrick Lindeman | |
| 2003 Medemblik | Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Anders Kaempe | Frank Berg Søren Kæstel Maria Holm | Pieter van Reeuwijk Eric Bakker Thierry van Vierssen | |
| 2004 Falmouth | Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Anders Kaempe | |||
| 2005 Sandhamn[2] | Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Anders Kaempe | Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Theis Palm Kasper Harsberg | Phillip Ocker Florian Grosser Oliver Davis | |
| 2006 Douarnenez | Werner Fritz | Jørgen Schönherr Axel Waltersdorph Anders Kaempe | ||
| 2007 Palma de Mallorca | Lars Hendriksen Philipp Skafte-Holm Lars Stenfeldt | |||
| 2008 Cascais | Poul Richard Høj Jensen Theis Palm Andrew Norden | Gavia Wilkinson-Cox Jon Mortimer Ron Rosenberg | Robert Campbell Matt Walker Jonathan Hill | |
| 2009 Skagen | Ruslana Taran Roman Sadchikov Vadim Statsenko | Lars Hendriksen Sergei Pugatcher George Leontschuk | Anatoly Loginov Andrey Kirilyuk Alexander Shalagin | |
| 2010 Marstrand | Anatoly Loginov Andrey Kirilyuk Alexander Shalagin | Lars Hendriksen Igor Sidorov Georgiy Leonchuk | Filipe Silva Henrique Costa E. Silva Miguel Pinto | |
| 2011 Ostende | Markus Wieser Sergey Pughchev Matti Paschen | Jørgen Schönherr Jan Eli Gravad Lars Wegner | Anatoly Loginov Andrey Kirilyuk Alexander Shalagin | |
| 2012 Kinsale | Tommy Müller Vincent Hoesch Michael Lipp | Lawrie Smith Tim Tavinor Joost Houweling | Dmitry Samokhin Andrey Kirilyuk Aleksey Bushuev | |
| 2013 Douarnenez | Markus Wieser Sergey Pughchev Georgiy Leonchuk | Evgeny Braslavetz Igor Sidirov Sergiy Timokhov | Pieter Heerema Theis Palm Hervé Connigham | |
| 2014 Medemblik | Markus Wieser Sergey Pughchev Georgiy Leonchuk | Pieter Heerema Theis Palm Claus Olesen | Yevgen Braslavets Igor Sidorov Sergiy Timokhov | |
| 2015 Kühlungsborn | Lawrie Smith Tim Tavinor Joost Houweling | Dmitry Samokhin Andrey Kirilyuk Aleksey Bushuev | Tommy Müller Vincent Hoesch Marc Pickel | |
| 2016 Hornbæk | Hugo Stenbeck Martin Westerdahl Bernardo Freitas | Yevgen Braslavets Sergiy Timokhov Aleksander Mirchuk | Nicklas Holm Mathias Thomsen Jonas Høgh | |
| 2017 St. Tropez | Stephan Link Frank Butzmann Michael Lipp - | Pedro Rebelo de Andrade Charles Nankin Lauren Fry Carolin Laetzsch | Hendrik Wikmann Markus Koy Robert Stanjek | |
| 2018 Helsinki | Jørgen Schönherr Christian Videbaek Theis Palm | Pieter Heerema Lars Hendriksen George Leonchuk | Andy Beadsworth Ali Tezdiker Simon Fry | |
| 2019 Medemblik | Pedro Andrade Christian Giannini Joao Vidinha | Pieter Heerema Lars Hendriksen George Leonchuk | Peter Gilmour Sam Gilmour Yasuhiro Yaji | |
| 2021 Marstrand | Pieter Heerema Lars Hendriksen George Leonchuk | Pedro Andrade João Vidinha Luis Queiroz | David Gilmour Sam Gilmour Yasuhiro Yaji | |
| 2022 Ostend | Lars Hendriksen Kilian Wiese George Leonchuk | Andy Beadsworth Arda Baykal Simon Fry | Gery Trentesaux Christian Ponthieu Jean Queveau Morgan Riou |