Job done
Ron Rosenburg was one of an experienced group that developed the latest Version 6 Petticrows Dragon. As the coach to the Turkish Provezza team he then watched his crew use their new boat to dominate the 2017 World Championship in Cascais, leading from the first race to the end of the regatta
The final race It’s the final race of the 2017 Dragon World Championship in Cascais, Portugal. You’ve just enjoyed yet another tense, exhausting but thrilling downwind sleigh ride in more than 20kt of solid sea breeze, surfing those big, beautiful Atlantic Ocean waves, and now you’re locked in ready to endure the last, long, final upwind beat to the finish. Ready to tack? You remind yourself to stay focused on the three most important
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steps to a great tack and remember, timing is the key… just like so many times in practice. Nice one. You dig deep and manage to find the energy required to work the boat over each and every one of those large, steep waves. Powered by what seems like nothing more than adrenaline, you cross the finish line in 10th place, good enough to secure your overall victory. Your teammates dive on top of you, letting
your emotions run free for the first time in weeks. You’ve done it! You’ve just won the 2017 Dragon World
Championship… on your first attempt. That was the perspective of Ali Tezdiker, the Turkish middle-man and driving force behind the popular 2017 World Champion Provezza Dragon. On the sail back to the marina Ali, Simon
Fry and helmsman Andy Beadsworth reflect on the successful culmination of an intensive programme that took hard work, long hours and the personal sacrifices of long periods spent training far from home. Plus the tireless support of the Provezza ‘family’. I am fortunate to coach this team of
talented, focused individuals and I’d like to share a glimpse of some of the behind-the- scenes work that prepared them to achieve this impressive result.
The Provezza family The Provezza Dragon team is part of Turkish businessman Ergin Imre’s philanthropic pro- gramme to build a new generation of Turk- ish sailing athletes. For more than three decades Imre has put forth well-structured plans and cleanly executed on a number of competitive initiatives that have allowed dozens of Turkish sailors to train and develop alongside some of the world’s most accomplished sailors on boats of all sizes. The highest profile of these efforts has been
the successful Provezza TP52 programme, with results that are showing steady improve- ment each season. Through participation in these competitive platforms the Turks gain valuable insight into the big picture and learn first hand just how much planning and effort must go into each campaign. Additionally, the importance of mutual
respect, sportsmanship and camaraderie is instilled in these young athletes along the way. It’s not uncommon to see the Provezza family of sailors hand-delivering small gifts of Turkish Delight to each competitor’s boat on the dock and wishing them luck prior to the final race of a championship. It’s easy to see why the Provezza sailors are so popular and so well liked by their many competitors as they add a fresh, fun, positive component
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