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Nordic Championship 2015
Præstø 13-14 June
Bo Petersen wins OK Dinghy Nordic Championship in Præstø
Bo Petersen (DEN), the 2013 European Champion, has added the Nordic Championship to his growing list of achievements in the OK Dinghy class. He led a strong Danish team on home waters in a fleet of 66 OK Dinghies, over the weekend of 13-14 June. The silver went to Rene Sarabia Johannsen (DEN) and the bronze to Jens Lauge (DEN).
Præstø Fjord is situated in the southern part of Zealand, well protected behind the Feddet peninsula in the bay of Fakse. Lauge commented on the venue, I used to visit Prastoe every year, camping together with the junior Optimist sailors from Sletten Yachtclub. I always remembered the fjord as being gusty and shifty, especially in western wind conditions. The fjord is very shallow, and builds short breaking chops in the breeze. It didn’t let us down this year either.
Saturday offered the first real summer’s day in Denmark, with a light breeze from 5-10 knot north-easterly twisting slightly to the right when closing in on the windward mark.
After a couple of re starts with the pin end favoured, current European Champion Jørgen Svendsen (DEN) got away well in race 1 crossing most of the fleet on port tack. Struggling to go right, most of the fleet choose the windward end of the start line and gained from the right shift, and rounded well ahead of Svendsen who had overstood the mark from the left. Jonas Börjesson (SWE) was first round and kept the lead all the way to the finish, followed by Lennart Hansson (SWE) and Mats Caap (SWE)
Börjesson said, I had my focus on the right side, although the pin end was favoured. I boxed out on the weather side on the line and immediately tacked to the right. The puffs and right twist proved to be paying off and first three Swedes leading around the top mark. I repeated the recipe on the second beat and just gained all the way to the finish line. It felt great to secure the win of the first race, being chased by 64 fellow OK sailors.
In race 2, the right side was still favoured so most of the fleet ignored the pin end bias in order to secure an early move to the right. Lauge, Stefan Myralf (DEN) 6 and Petersen soon tacked and went hard right all the way to layline…and most overstood it when the right shift came. Myralf and Lauge rounded first and second, followed by Petersen and Svendsen. Positions remain until the last downwind, when some gusts opened up passing lanes. Lauge overtook Myralf and secured the win followed by Svendsen.
Lauge says: No real rocket science to this one. The right side just looked better, and getting a perfect start really didn’t complicate things either. I never tried the Green sail in less than 20 knots, but it delivered a perfect match to my C-Tech mast. I finally broke the code of my new SOTA hull, and got some very good upwind, as well as downwind speed. My downwind speed secured me the win overtaking Stefan right at the bottom, and from there it was in the bag.
The final race of the day went to Johannsen from Petersen and Bengt Larsson (SWE).
Day 2 brought a game changer. The wind turned 180 degrees overnight, and increased to 16-20 knots. However, the land effect would still prove to turn the wind to the right when closing up to the windward mark. The major shifts needed to be played to get there, but recipe was to approach from the right in both races completed on Sunday. The day produced wins for Jørgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) and Petersen, who again showed strength when the hiking got tough.
Lindhardtsen said, In both races on Sunday I started from the pin end, and tacked on the first shift. Then I played them well all the way to the top, but lost ground on the runs and downwind. But what I lacked downwind, I gained upwind. I kept the lead to the end in race 4, but was unable to keep Bo Petersen and Christian Olsen [DEN] behind me in the final race. The wind was stronger than the forecast. Had I known about the 20 knots, I would have chosen another sail.
Lindhardtsen was fourth overall only three points from the podium.
The two jury boats on the water did a good job. The same boats were penalised under rule 42, several times during the two days securing a fair competition for all.
So Petersen wrapped up the 2015 Nordics with a race win. With the World Championship in Puck, Poland in just over five weeks, this could be a vital confidence boost in what is expected to be a very open and competitive series, with around 100 entries so far registered.
Rank | Sailno | Name | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Nett |
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1 | DEN 1431 | Bo Petersen | Hellerup Sejlklub | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | |
2 | DEN 1442 | Rene Sarabia Johannsen | Vallensbæk | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | |
3 | DEN 10 | Jens Lauge | Hellerup | 6.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 20.0 | |
4 | DEN 1420 | Jørgen Lindhardtsen | Hellerup Sejlklub | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | |
5 | SWE 2797 | Mats Caap | Varberg segelsällskap | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 25.0 | |
6 | DEN 3 | Jørgen Svendsen | Hellerup Sejlklub | 2.0 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 30.0 | |
7 | SWE 99 | Hans Elkjaer | Varberg Sailclub | 7.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 35.0 | |
8 | DEN 1340 | Christian Olsen | Vallensbæk Sejlklub | 14.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 36.0 | |
9 | SWE 2791 | Lennart Hansson | GeSS | 2.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 43.0 | |
10 | DEN 22 | Ask Askholm | Svendborg sunds sejlklub | 22.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 48.0 | |
11 | SWE 2796 | Bengt Larsson | SSKaparan | 8.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 50.0 | |
12 | DEN 1 | Bo Reker Andersen | Hellerup | 21.0 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 51.0 | |
13 | DEN 11 | Frederik Dahl Hansen | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 9.0 | 10.0 | 35.0 | 8.0 | 62.0 | |
14 | DEN 1453 | Niels-Kristian Terkildsen | Hillerød | 22.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 32.0 | 68.0 | |
15 | SWE 2805 | Stefan Pavia | Stenungsunds ss | 18.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 23.0 | 68.0 | |
16 | DEN 1428 | Lars Jørgen Andresen | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 17.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 69.0 | |
17 | SWE 2786 | Håkan Törnqvist | SS Kaparen | 17.0 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 22.0 | 72.0 | |
18 | DEN 1344 | Peter Wibroe | Solrød Strand | 10.0 | 31.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 78.0 | |
19 | SWE 2809 | Jonas Börjesson | KSSS | 1.0 | 26.0 | 15.0 | 39.0 | 81.0 | |
20 | DEN 1397 | Henrik Kofoed | Hellerup Sejlklub | 24.0 | 37.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 81.0 | |
21 | DEN 1303 | John Skjoldby Petersen | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 19.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 38.0 | 81.0 | |
22 | DEN 77 | Jesper Strandberg | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 12.0 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 29.0 | 83.0 | |
23 | SWE 2804 | Ingemar Janson | SS Kaparen | 21.0 | 4.0 | 34.0 | 25.0 | 84.0 | |
24 | DEN 1335 | Mogens Johansen | Solrød Strand | 28.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 86.0 | |
25 | SWE 2815 | Per Westlund | Norrköpings SS | 4.0 | 35.0 | 32.0 | 20.0 | 91.0 | |
26 | DEN 1454 | Fritz Banner | Sejlklubben Ebeltoft Vig | 29.0 | 25.0 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 91.0 | |
27 | DEN 1375 | Simon Dan Petersen | Onsevig Sejlklub | 30.0 | 30.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 96.0 | |
28 | DEN 1377 | Jørgen Holm Nielsen | Kaløvig | 20.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 30.0 | 96.0 | |
29 | DEN 1304 | Christian Midtgaard | Helsingør Sejlklub | 36.0 | 32.0 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 102.0 | |
30 | DEN 1433 | Lars Andresen | Herslev Stand Sejlklub | 27.0 | 19.0 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 103.0 | |
31 | SWE 22 | Lasse Hansson | Getskær | 23.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 106.0 | |
32 | DEN 1354 | Peter Heide | Svendborg Sund | 42.0 | 38.0 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 115.0 | |
33 | DEN 1347 | Anders Buhl | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 32.0 | 15.0 | 31.0 | 37.0 | 115.0 | |
34 | DEN 1391 | Nils Troland | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 50.0 | 14.0 | 31.0 | 26.0 | 121.0 | |
35 | DEN 1403 | Claus Møller Christensen | Skælskør Amatør Sejlklub | 15.0 | 39.0 | 25.0 | 42.0 | 121.0 | |
36 | DEN 6 | Stefan Myrälf | Hellerup Sejlklub | 31.0 | 3.0 | 30.0 | DNC | 131.0 | |
37 | DEN 1443 | Henrik Bøhm Jensen | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 11.0 | 42.0 | 33.0 | 48.0 | 134.0 | |
38 | DEN 1395 | Henrik Kimmer Petersen | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 41.0 | 34.0 | 32.0 | 31.0 | 138.0 | |
39 | DEN 1052 | Per Tværsted Sørensen | Kaløvig | 52.0 | 27.0 | 42.0 | 24.0 | 145.0 | |
40 | DEN 1275 | Poul Vincents | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 33.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 45.0 | 148.0 | |
41 | SWE 60 | Jonas Jemt | Råå Jolleklubb | 25.0 | 47.0 | 39.0 | 38.0 | 149.0 | |
42 | DEN 1448 | Mikael Nielsen | Herslev strand sejlklub | 18.0 | 56.0 | 9.0 | DNC | 150.0 | |
43 | SWE 2803 | Mårten Bernesand | Segelsällskapet Vikingarna Kalmar | 35.0 | 36.0 | 53.0 | 26.0 | 150.0 | |
44 | DEN 1396 | Stig Frandsen | Kaløvig Bådelaug | 46.0 | 29.0 | 48.0 | 27.0 | 150.0 | |
45 | DEN 1438 | Sam Jedig | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 56.0 | 14.0 | 45.0 | 36.0 | 151.0 | |
46 | DEN 1316 | Jesper Sommer | Hellerup | 26.0 | 36.0 | 47.0 | 42.0 | 151.0 | |
47 | DEN 1430 | René Bruun | Hellerup Sejlklub | 37.0 | 41.0 | 30.0 | 44.0 | 152.0 | |
48 | DEN 1407 | Malte Pedersen | Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub | 54.0 | 51.0 | 16.0 | 33.0 | 154.0 | |
49 | DEN 1342 | Johny Hansen | ØSF | 40.0 | 43.0 | 8.0 | DNC | 158.0 | |
50 | DEN 1392 | Tim Normann | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 38.0 | 48.0 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 161.0 | |
51 | DEN 885 | Freddy Ottosen | Nakskov Sejlklub | 37.0 | 52.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 166.0 | |
52 | DEN 1437 | Per Sørensen | Sejlklubben Ebeltoft Vig | 44.0 | 47.0 | 43.0 | 34.0 | 168.0 | |
53 | DEN 112 | Svend Jakobsen | Hellerup | 46.0 | 35.0 | 46.0 | 41.0 | 168.0 | |
54 | SWE 2790 | Ulf Sahle | Getskärs segeksällskap | 16.0 | 54.0 | 40.0 | DNC | 177.0 | |
55 | DEN 1389 | Frank Berd | Hellerup Sejlklub | 43.0 | 50.0 | 26.0 | DNC | 186.0 | |
56 | SWE 2812 | Magnus Gillgren | Getskärs SS | 59.0 | 45.0 | 24.0 | DNC | 195.0 | |
57 | DEN 1432 | Ralph Eriksen | Haderslev Sejl Club | 48.0 | 49.0 | 55.0 | DNC | 219.0 | |
58 | DEN 1345 | Mathias Fisker | Solrød Strand | 57.0 | DNC | 33.0 | DNC | 224.0 | |
59 | DEN 1301 | Kim Hagelskjær | Vallenbæk Sejlklub | 55.0 | 56.0 | 59.0 | DNC | 237.0 | |
60 | DEN 1471 | Jens Makholm | Hellerup Sejlklub | 47.0 | 58.0 | DNC | DNC | 239.0 | |
61 | SWE 2816 | Claes Avellan | GKSS | 51.0 | 54.0 | DNC | DNC | 239.0 | |
62 | DEN 1318 | Egon Petersen | Nakskov Sejlklub | 58.0 | 61.0 | 57.0 | DNC | 243.0 | |
63 | DEN 1341 | Per Hansen | Øresund Sejlklub Frem | 62.0 | 55.0 | 61.0 | DNC | 245.0 | |
64 | DEN 1336 | Thomas Kvist | Herslev Strand Sejlklub | 60.0 | 60.0 | 58.0 | DNC | 245.0 | |
65 | DEN 1330 | Michael Jørgensen | Hornbæk | 63.0 | 62.0 | 60.0 | DNC | 252.0 | |
66 | DEN 1284 | Jens Thomsen | Herslevstrand sejlklub | 64.0 | DNC | DNF | DNC | 265.0 |