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Images from 2011 Dragon Worlds- Day 1 on Port Philip Bay
by John Curnow on 10 Jan 2011
Lawrie Smith and crew won the first race. - Dragon World Championships John Curnow
John Curnow was on the water for the first day of racing in the 2011 International Dragon Worlds on Port Philip Bay, Melbourne and presents this image galleries of the day.
Markus Wieser’s Bunker Queen surfs into the bottom mark - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
On a grey day, the Dragons go in front of Melbourne’s CBD/ - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
Russia’s Olga White and Igor Goihberg race downhill. - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
Crew work at the top mark, in the waves. - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
Mark Woodland from Melbourne goes around the top mark ahead of Russia’s Olga White. - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
First around the top mark was the Danish crew aboard Flawless. - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
Galejan II from Sweden is one of the classics out competing in the races. - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
From the pin end of the start of the first race. - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
The Dragons go in front of Brighton’s iconic bathing boxes - Dragon World Championships © John Curnow
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