Month: December 2014

Greg Wilcox smiling coming back to harbour

World Ranking December 2014: Greg Wilcox leads World Ranking into Melbourne World Championship

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Greg Wilcox (NZL) will head into this month’s World Championship in Melbourne, Australia as the OK Dinghy World No. 1 for the fourth consecutive release. Another great season from the 2002 World Champion has seen him lead the rankings for the whole of 2014, having reached the top spot this time last year. At 1035 points, he also holds the record for the highest cumulative points in the decade long history of the ranking list.
As well as the European Championships in Steinhude, Germany in July, this release includes the National Championships from Great Britain, Poland, Sweden, Belgium, France and the innovative combined German/Danish Nationals, which was dubbed ‘Crossing borders is OK’.

Wilcox has extended his lead at the top, overtaking Nick Craig’s (GBR) previous points record, and is still benefitting from his performance last season when he won the Interdominion Championships, which were also in Melbourne. Because of that, Jørgen Svendsen (DEN) could only move up two places to second despite winning the Europeans and the 84-boat German/Danish Nationals. Meanwhile the 2012 World Champion André Budzien (GER) moves up five places to third and becomes only the sixth person to pass the elusive 1000 point margin.

Jim Hunt (GBR) is slowly creeping up the list after winning three ranking events this year, including his first British Nationals, as well as the Belgian Nationals. 2009 World Champion Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) took the Swedish Nationals while Paweł Pawlaczyk (POL) won the Polish Nationals. Alain Renoux (FRA) won the French Championship.

With the 2014 World Championship coming up in just over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia, the Kiwi and Australian sailors should improve on their positions for the next release, both nations fielding strong teams for the World title battle which starts just after Christmas.

Those with long memories will notice this December 2014 release is the 30th OK Dinghy World Ranking list to be released, and encouragingly for the class it now holds 486 sailors, the highest number ever. It has now been running for 10 years and has become the blueprint for many other classes ranking lists, combining both regatta scores and skill levels at those events to produce a representative list, though in the end it is just for fun.

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary, in the new year we will publish the top 30 highest points scorers so far. Perhaps they could be the top 30 best OK Dinghy sailors of the past 10 years.

Ranking December 2014
Rank Name Nat. Sailno. Points Events sailed
(5 to count)
1 Greg Wilcox NZL 544 1035,83 19
2 Jørgen Svendsen DEN 1427 1018,41 10
3 André Budzien GER 789 1001,14 8
4 Jørgen Lindhartdsen DEN 1420 976,34 16
5 Martin von Zimmermann GER 693 918,17 12
6 Bo Petersen DEN 1431 912,72 12
7 Sönke Behrens GER 778 895,98 10
8 Mark Jackson AUS 735 885,66 7
9 Stefan Myrälf DEN 1423 857,33 13
10 Mike Williams AUS 730 795,33 6
11 Rene Johannsen DEN 1393 790,67 14
12 Luke O’Connell NZL 546 773,57 8
13 Mogens Johansen DEN 1335 764,49 11
14 Nick Craig GBR 2150 764,06 6
15 Lee Child GBR 2167 754,43 5
16 Robert Deaves GBR 2156 732,15 5
17 Gunter Arndt GER 740 717,64 11
18 Terry Curtis GBR 2118 706,64 5
19 Brent Williams AUS 754 702,29 5
20 Rainer Pospiech GER 765 701,85 9
21 Jörg Rademacher GER 775 695,23 9
22 Alistair Deaves NZL 542 682,94 5
23 Alex Scoles GBR 2160 674,86 6
24 Jens Lauge DEN 1410 668,42 9
25 Roger Blassé AUS 749 664,77 5
26 Bo Reker Andersen DEN 1315 661,38 14
27 Mike Wilde NZL 535 643,19 6
28 Rob Hengst NZL 533 637,48 9
29 Andreas Pich GER 777 637,12 10
30 Paul Rhodes NZL 517 622,64 5
31 Ralf Tietje GER 787 609,66 12
32 Malte Pedersen DEN 1407 609,32 19
33 Jim Hunt GBR 2162 593,51 5
34 Jon Fish GBR 2151 591,01 4
35 Christian Olesen DEN 1340 588,12 5
36 Paweł Pawlaczyk POL 14 585,08 8
37 Tomasz Gaj POL 1 583,89 8
38 Ralf Mackman GER 771 568,87 10
39 Eddie O’Donnell AUS 734 568,36 5
40 Oliver Gronholz GER 772 566,29 6
41 Thomas Hanson-Mild SWE 100 565,04 8
42 Thomas Glas GER 731 559,45 7
43 Mark Roberts AUS 762 559,33 7
44 Andrew Baker AUS 761 558,20 6
45 Peter Robinson AUS 750 558,09 6
46 Ask Askholm DEN 1424 557,36 8
47 Johannes Dagerbrant SWE 2810 557,14 5
48 Hans Elkjær SWE 99 554,92 9
49 Adrian Coulthard NZL 531 541,73 9
50 Ben Morrison NZL 530 540,28 7
51 Peter Wibroe DEN 1344 536,88 5
52 Tony Woods GBR 2145 530,97 7
53 Radoslaw Drozdzik POL 4 526,23 6
54 Rüdiger Prinz GER 773 521,45 5
55 Lennart Hansson SWE 2791 521,06 5
56 Christian Hedlund DEN 1440 515,56 8
57 Jakub Kania POL 27 508,95 6
58 Matt Stechmann NZL 549 497,50 6
59 Don Williams AUS 727 491,56 8
60 Mark Skelton AUS 753 488,87 4
61 Mats Caap SWE 2797 483,38 4
62 Dirk Gericke GER 735 481,76 9
63 Russell Wood NZL 526 480,93 8
64 Henrik Kofoed Larsen DEN 1397 477,85 9
65 Gary Lokum AUS 741 476,78 7
66 Jesper Petersen DEN 1356 474,67 8
67 Bengt Larsson SWE 2796 472,85 6
68 Andre Hennings GER 762 467,74 8
69 Christian Midtgaard DEN 1304 463,83 7
70 Darek Kras POL 5 461,43 5
71 Falk Hagemann GER 757 461,07 7
72 Jake Weeks NZL 490 447,23 6
73 Jesper Strandberg DEN 1421 435,95 9
74 Jens Makholm NOR 471 431,02 4
75 Lars Andresen DEN 1433 428,10 7
76 Thorsten Schmidt GER 737 404,16 7
77 Hakan Tornqvist SWE 2786 401,56 4
78 Dirk Dame GER 750 399,92 9
79 Jorgen Holm DEN 1377 399,20 5
80 Tom Lonsdale GBR 2147 398,41 6
81 Anders Andersen DEN 1346 395,61 3
82 Richard Burton GBR 2042 389,18 6
83 Peter Milne AUS 694 386,49 3
84 Bo Teglers DEN 1402 385,76 5
85 Bruce Ashton AUS 728 381,93 5
86 Peter Lynch AUS 726 376,29 6
87 Keith Byers GBR 2084 373,63 5
88 Dave Ketteridge AUS 725 368,38 4
89 Marten Bernesand SWE 2803 366,54 5
90 Peter Scheuerl GER 618 366,39 4
91 Magnus Gillgren SWE 2788 363,33 8
92 Nigel Mannering NZL 512 361,73 4
93 Jan-Dietmar Dellas GER 680 359,67 6
94 Juliane Hofmann GER 767 354,78 5
95 Michael Horvath AUS 744 351,45 6
96 John Ball GBR 2158 346,42 3
97 Jörg Sylvester GER 726 342,61 5
98 Volker Paatz GER 769 331,75 6
99 Simon Davis GBR 2141 330,34 4
100 Will Turner GBR 2169 319,23 3
101 Heinz Ridder GER 651 319,06 12
102 Simon Cowood GBR 2154 315,92 3
103 Joe Porebski NZL 523 315,49 7
104 Claus Hoj Jensen DEN 1400 310,55 3
105 Antoni Pawlowski POL 31 307,84 3
106 Jonny Billstrom SWE 2775 307,07 5
107 Elizabeth Williams AUS 759 306,31 5
108 Marek Bernat POL 7 306,12 6
109 Miles Addy NZL 524 304,11 6
110 Peter Rudholm SWE 2782 303,46 5
111 Carsten Sass GER 690 301,80 7
112 Frederik Dahl Hansen DEN 1403 299,62 3
113 Tim Davies AUS 739 292,25 4
114 David Bourne GBR 2157 292,00 4
115 Sam Jedig DEN 1438 290,23 5
116 Lars Hansson SWE 2783 289,75 4
117 Simon dan Petersen DEN 1375 286,38 5
118 Peter Heide DEN 1354 283,97 3
119 Ulf Sahle SWE 2790 283,06 7
120 Andre Blasse AUS 729 280,44 3
121 Chris Visick AUS 758 279,09 5
122 Ronald Foest GER 688 275,72 11
123 Lasse Hansson SWE 2783 275,14 4
124 Fritz Banner Pedersen DEN 1418 273,42 4
125 Guillaume de Kervendael FRA 2133 272,76 9
126 Erik Bork GER 695 271,28 4
127 John Skjoldby Petersen DEN 1303 270,75 4
128 Per Jaensson SWE 2804 264,15 3
129 Christian Heinze GER 607 263,35 4
130 Anders Buhl DEN 1347 262,48 5
131 Janusz Stobinski POL 10 260,17 4
132 Per Sorensen DEN 1437 256,02 6
133 Bengt Stromberg SWE 11 254,34 3
134 Brad Douglas NZL 369 253,41 3
135 Mads Brockhuss DEN 1419 253,22 7
136 Jan Eric Nystedt SWE 2749 252,51 3
137 Thomas Albrectsen DEN 1434 251,80 3
138 Peter Horne AUS 764 251,70 3
139 Gert Breitbart GER 662 248,72 5
140 Folkert Janssen AUS 733 248,07 4
141 Jörg Posny GER 697 247,58 7
142 Jens Christian Jurlander DEN 1385 246,90 4
143 Jonas Borjesson SWE 2809 246,20 3
144 Tim Normann DEN 1392 244,01 6
145 Martin Bower GBR 2149 241,88 7
146 Antony Nossiter AUS 765 240,42 2
147 Ingmar Janson SWE 2772 240,35 5
148 Ronny Poelman BEL 220 237,14 5
149 Rene Brum DEN 1430 236,62 5
150 Bjorn Allansen SWE 2796 233,85 2
151 Gunnar Goronzi GER 766 230,80 3
152 Sven Beye GER 715 230,19 9
153 Raymond Dodard FRA 1820 226,52 8
154 Andreas Deubel GER 760 225,33 4
155 Stefan Rassau GER 761 215,36 4
156 Philip Dubbin AUS 729 214,84 2
157 Stig Frandsen DEN 1396 212,83 8
158 Finn Gheury NZL 553 212,24 8
159 Lars Jorgen Andresen DEN 1428 211,92 4
160 Antony Rich GBR 2121 211,42 5
161 Niels-Kristian Terkildsen DEN 1411 210,98 2
162 Jono Clough NZL 498 210,50 4
163 Stefan Pavia SWE 2805 207,62 2
164 John Shirley NZL 539 205,88 4
165 Simon Cox GBR 2171 204,03 3
166 Brett Graham RSA 32 200,94 6
167 Karsten Kath GER 783 200,76 5
168 Nils Trolland DEN 1391 197,80 2
169 Rob Macmillan AUS 0 193,53 2
170 Fabian Gronholz GER 632 193,41 3
171 Claus Stockhardt GER 642 190,93 4
172 Jan Bechmann GER 567 189,49 7
173 Hinnerk Ries GER 670 189,29 2
174 Dawid Kania POL 27 186,79 3
175 Frank Strelow GER 727 186,19 4
176 Paul Verrijdt BEL 214 184,91 6
177 Gavin Waldron GBR 2163 184,45 3
178 Ron Fergusson AUS 618 184,32 4
179 Douglas Parker AUS 752 184,00 5
180 Stephen Moore AUS 755 182,81 4
181 Andy Turner GBR 2123 182,04 3
182 Bartosz Rakocy POL 19 181,25 1
183 Chris Fenwick NZL 509 180,96 4
184 Marty Pike NZL 472 180,93 6
185 Michael Brown AUS 736 180,74 2
186 Michael Wolf GER 774 178,86 3
187 Frederik Svendsen DEN 1385 176,99 1
188 Sven Marchot GER 640 172,51 6
189 Carl Hultgren SWE 2794 170,42 2
190 Anders Widding SWE 2792 169,08 3
191 Ulf Dagerbrandt SWE 2741 166,01 3
192 Stefan Haage GER 781 163,54 4
193 Gareth Wells AUS 742 163,43 3
194 Richard Furneaux AUS 694 163,39 5
195 Lars Hultgren SWE 2795 161,88 2
196 Grzegorz Salamon POL 19 159,87 2
197 Mieczyslaw Poplonyk POL 333 158,46 3
198 Kagan Weeks NZL 485 157,24 3
199 Deryck Lovegrove GBR 2130 155,45 4
200 Robert Swiecki POL 40 154,64 4
201 Arne Malm SWE 2752 148,02 3
202 Glenn Williams AUS 719 147,87 3
203 Paul Bouts BEL 151 146,08 4
204 Alain Renoux FRA 1824 143,46 2
205 Michal Gaj POL 58 142,73 3
206 Yves Kaminski GER 755 142,05 3
207 Christian Teller DEN 1212 141,83 2
208 Rod Davis NZL 511 141,46 3
209 Yannick Laumans BEL 128 141,34 2
210 A per Sorensen DEN 1052 140,71 4
211 Adam Malling DEN 1291 137,35 3
212 Wilhelm Kath GER 748 136,84 4
213 Steve McDowell NZL 545 136,40 2
214 Mathias Fisker DEN 1345 135,00 1
215 Toby Ramsay GBR 2100 134,19 3
216 Claus Sparre DEN 1411 133,81 2
217 Ian Harris GBR 2142 133,64 1
218 Katharina Huss GER 606 133,52 3
219 Dan Bush NZL 478 132,08 3
220 Soren Christiansen DEN 1382 131,95 2
221 Erik Thompson AUS 706 131,81 6
222 Peter Stephan GER 665 129,75 3
223 Peter Kirkegaard DEN 1316 128,06 4
224 Soren Sigurdsson DEN 1313 127,14 3
225 Jurgen Illers GER 643 127,03 2
226 Chris Perry GBR 2148 126,76 3
227 Tom Pedersen DEN 1261 125,37 2
228 Craig Macauley AUS 678 125,32 2
229 Joe Schubert DEN 1399 121,26 3
230 Tim Smith AUS 740 121,00 3
231 Mads Terkelsen DEN 1401 118,48 2
232 Claes Avellan SWE 2295 117,76 2
233 Knut Ramin GER 751 116,80 4
234 Justin Barr AUS 721 116,79 2
235 Ken Kier DEN 1441 115,49 2
236 Per Westlund SWE 2750 115,36 3
237 Glenn Yates AUS 684 115,02 3
238 Kai Wehmhoerner GER 649 114,20 5
239 Jean Claude lidon FRA 1810 114,08 2
240 Mark Perrow NZL 541 110,58 2
241 Adrian Mannering NZL 504 109,14 2
242 Julien Dejugnat FRA 1827 108,67 2
243 Czyz Waldemar POL 21 108,64 3
244 Julian Bishop NZL 516 103,28 2
245 Marek Jarocki POL 16 103,11 2
246 Olle Albrektsson SWE 2787 102,50 1
247 Joost Rommelaere BEL 203 101,80 3
248 Ken Carroll GBR 2139 101,43 2
249 Lasse Lantze SWE 2494 100,91 3
250 Stephan Veldman NED 663 100,84 3
251 Mike Edwards GBR 2126 100,15 2
252 Martin Stender DEN 1409 99,02 2
253 Chris Hall AUS 758 98,92 3
254 Bjorn Lindvall SWE 2121 98,50 3
255 Michel Lesure LUX 1 96,88 2
256 Frederic Lamarque FRA 1764 96,67 1
257 Marc Vande Ghinste FRA 1811 96,23 2
258 Niels Arntoft DEN 1366 95,73 2
259 Paul Pike GBR 2080 94,47 4
260 Uli Borchers GER 539 94,39 5
261 Dirk Loewe GER 789 94,17 1
262 Soren Rugaard-Larsen DEN 1384 93,75 1
263 Thomas Christensen DEN 1415 93,33 4
264 Yann Rialland FRA 1663 93,33 1
265 Jonas Andersson SWE 2770 93,18 1
266 Hemril Kimmer Petersen DEN 421 92,44 2
267 Charlie Cumbley GBR 21 91,00 1
268 Tomasz Demblinski POL 58 90,25 2
269 Andy Couch GBR 2150 88,75 1
270 Nik Wallis AUS 720 87,59 3
271 Mike Walker AUS 655 85,63 3
272 Michael Morrison NZL 555 85,45 3
273 Peter van der Schaaf NED 664 83,88 2
274 Patrice Rovere FRA 1709 83,33 1
275 Robert Glowacki POL 3 83,16 2
276 Johnny Leif Hansen DEN 1342 82,69 2
277 Samuel Haines AUS 674 82,68 2
278 Jean Jacques Charpentier FRA 186 81,79 2
279 Neil Goodhead GBR 2125 81,63 2
280 Ralph Eriksen DEN 1432 81,35 4
281 Pierre Debicki FRA 1819 80,00 1
282 Bertil Eliasson SWE 111 79,22 2
283 Eric Rone NZL 536 78,12 2
284 Petetin Laurent FRA 1825 76,67 1
285 Kai Nickelkoppe GER 788 76,42 1
286 Przemyslaw Drozdzik POL 44 76,36 2
287 Claes Ahlstrom SWE 2800 76,06 3
288 Uwe Bohm GER 599 75,25 3
289 Jake O’Donnell AUS 695 75,08 2
290 Robert Bancken NED 638 73,93 5
291 Kacper Jarocki POL 16 73,75 1
292 Rod Andrew BEL 1 73,03 3
293 Freddy Ottosen DEN 1395 72,88 2
294 Sren Holm DEN 0 72,83 1
295 Norbert Petrausch GER 630 72,44 6
296 Julian Burnham GBR 2101 72,00 2
297 Mathieu Chenuil FRA 723 71,96 3
298 Egon Petersen DEN 1318 71,83 2
299 Poul Vincents DEN 1275 71,44 4
300 Gailes Jean Pierre FRA 104 70,00 1
301 Remi Blandureau FRA 1769 66,47 4
302 David Rose GBR 2059 66,25 1
303 Krister Carlsson SWE 2779 64,83 2
304 Eric Kopka FRA 1257 64,29 2
305 Daen Dorazio AUS 715 63,75 1
306 Darius Heinemann POL 201 63,52 2
307 Manca Maxime FRA 1336 63,33 1
308 Jan Taelman BEL 207 63,28 2
309 Dean Coleman NZL 500 63,04 2
310 Claes Heyman SWE 2763 61,57 3
311 Troels Lykke DEN 1262 61,45 2
312 Luke Cromie AUS 672 61,37 2
313 Michal Gmaj POL 53 60,82 2
314 Magnus Flach SWE 2807 60,57 1
315 Patrick Debaere FRA 1044 60,00 1
316 Robert Jarocki POL 6 59,59 2
317 Bill Tyler AUS 692 59,52 2
318 Sven Thuresson SWE 2681 58,16 3
319 Marty Weeks NZL 479 57,72 2
320 Norman Byrd GBR 2159 57,25 1
321 Sefton Powrie NZL 547 56,70 3
322 Erik Dubreuil FRA 2133 56,67 1
323 Chris Salthouse NZL 479 56,67 1
324 Anders Johannsen DEN 13 56,22 2
325 Philippe De Kervenoael FRA 2133 55,98 2
326 Nicklas Heide DEN 1324 55,61 1
327 Mary Reddyhoff GBR 2058 55,54 2
328 Tom Pearce AUS 737 54,73 2
329 Manut Photong THA 7 54,45 1
330 Stephen Schmidt AUS 745 54,34 3
331 Hamish Fenwick NZL 500 53,75 1
332 Matt Steven NZL 427 53,48 1
333 Mikael Nielsen DEN 1416 53,41 2
334 Jean Loiis Petetin FRA 325 53,33 1
335 Michael Flavell AUS 543 52,84 2
336 Teddy Arrowsmith GBR 2012 51,63 2
337 Mathias Livbjerg DEN 142 51,51 1
338 Kim W Holm DEN 1389 51,25 1
339 Phil Coveny NZL 475 50,92 3
340 Chris Devine NZL 548 50,52 2
341 John Paul Williams GBR 2112 50,50 1
342 Jan Siebe de Vries NED 555 50,35 3
343 Karl Johan Osth SWE 2740 49,81 2
344 Mikale Nielsen DEN 1416 49,63 2
345 Ivan Pedersen DEN 1256 49,62 1
346 Alan Atkin GBR 2129 49,27 2
347 Dave Cooper GBR 2031 48,92 2
348 Magnus Bager SWE 2746 48,10 2
349 Poul Christiansen DEN 1405 47,60 2
350 Peter Nielsen DEN 1334 47,50 1
351 Jonas Jemt SWE 2808 46,98 1
352 Bob Bourne GBR 2155 46,94 1
353 Henri Berenger FRA 1472 46,67 1
354 Christian Huss GER 742 46,05 3
355 Zbigniew Dryzner POL 1361 45,65 2
356 Cornelia Wirbeleit GER 633 45,21 1
357 Mathew Hix NZL 524 45,00 1
358 Edward Crichton GBR 2093 44,94 2
359 Chris Biscomb GBR 2083 44,59 1
360 James Cowsmeadow AUS 562 44,32 2
361 Michael Lindh SWE 2755 43,58 1
362 Ute Witke GER 576 43,48 1
363 Didier Soulies FRA 794 43,33 1
364 Bjorn Westergaard DEN 1321 42,50 1
365 Per Bo Hansen DEN 1341 42,42 2
366 Rolf Wahlqvist NOR 444 42,29 2
367 Simon Shaw GBR 2137 41,50 1
368 Ed Bradburn GBR 2116 41,35 1
369 Jens Thomsen DEN 1284 41,11 4
370 Susanne Mackmann GER 653 40,65 1
371 Slava Ustovytskyi AUS 717 40,28 3
372 John Hendersen AUS 715 40,05 2
373 Supakon Pongwichean THA 1 39,66 1
374 Jan Dissel GER 225 39,32 1
375 Drummond Sydenham GBR 1957 39,25 1
376 Brian Quayle GBR 2062 38,75 1
377 David O’Donnell AUS 695 38,46 1
378 Johanna Andrew Becker BEL 29 38,19 3
379 Nigel Comber NZL 510 38,17 4
380 Lars Due DEN 1390 36,98 1
381 Frederic le Delaizir FRA 1812 36,67 1
382 Michael Jorgensen DEN 1330 36,20 2
383 Mitchell Wilson AUS 751 35,79 2
384 Lynge Thang Jorgensen DEN 1391 34,81 2
385 Harmen de Vries NED 555 34,29 2
386 Philippe Thomieres FRA 820 33,33 1
387 Bob Bourne GBR 2155 33,25 1
388 Jesper Hansen DEN 1313 33,17 2
389 Henrik Bohm Jensen DEN 1339 32,82 1
390 Darren Hunt AUS 746 32,69 1
391 Jessica Finke GER 734 31,91 2
392 Francois Podevyn FRA 1053 31,86 2
393 James maynard NZL 400 31,74 1
394 Susanne Mackman GER 723 31,34 1
395 Hendrik Kjeldsen DEN 1371 31,15 1
396 Trent Pryce NZL 502 31,00 1
397 Bob Chapman AUS 704 30,38 1
398 Patrice Derout FRA 110 30,00 1
399 Jacub Christensen DEN 2119 29,62 1
400 Peter Yates AUS 748 29,23 1
401 Kare Andresen DEN 133 28,61 1
402 Asa Holmquist SWE 2753 28,43 3
403 Sybren Hornstra NED 336 28,39 1
404 Gareth Caldwell GBR 2124 28,00 1
405 Terrence Benade AUS 673 27,26 2
406 Philippe Darcos FRA 129 26,67 1
407 Simon Whitehead NZL 470 26,67 2
408 George Solnari ROM 702 25,38 1
409 Philippe Cowez BEL 221 25,32 1
410 Graham Arcus NZL 360 24,83 3
411 J P Williams GBR 2112 24,04 1
412 Tomas Johansson SWE 2631 23,75 1
413 Will Branton GBR 2171 23,50 1
414 Francis Pons Jean FRA 1067 23,33 1
415 Robert Kemp AUS 667 23,00 2
416 Thomas Kvist DEN 1219 22,33 2
417 Michael Ronne DEN 1302 22,29 1
418 Paul Aldridge GBR 2065 21,25 1
419 Henning Biering Neilsen DEN 1357 20,99 1
420 Tom Dodson NZL 360 20,91 1
421 Jakob Christensen DEN 1326 20,00 1
422 Anders Oestergaard DEN 1331 20,00 2
423 Adrian Walker GBR 2126 19,93 1
424 Ingemar Stig SWE 2703 19,80 1
425 Tim Hurst GBR 2032 19,00 1
426 Majiej Chmielewski POL 95 19,00 1
427 Jonathon O’Donnell AUS 660 18,75 1
428 Ingo Griem DEN 1284 18,75 1
429 Jens Wehmeier GER 749 17,47 1
430 Evert Nijzink NZL 515 17,41 1
431 Evett Nyzink NZL 515 17,41 1
432 Jerzy Bojanowski POL 18 17,27 1
433 Bill Bradburn GBR 2135 17,12 1
434 Jesper Andersen DEN 981 17,03 1
435 Magnus Haglund SWE 2753 16,67 1
436 David Swales AUS 716 16,54 1
437 Peter Aebeloe SWE 2784 16,40 1
438 Simon Hoult GBR 2140 16,25 1
439 Ashly Parkinson AUS 629 15,38 1
440 Rafal Kranciszewski POL 80 15,23 1
441 Niels Jorgen Larsen DEN 1343 15,00 1
442 Eugen Hadamovsky GER 0 15,00 1
443 Michal Kimszal POL 94 14,50 1
444 David van der Wende NZL 492 14,35 1
445 Martin Werdermann GER 770 14,23 1
446 Matthias Wiechmann GER 233 13,75 1
447 Lars Fagerberg SWE 118 13,75 1
448 Lasse Harngren SWE 2700 13,75 1
449 Ben Steel GBR 2080 13,65 1
450 Lukasz Urbanowicz POL 624 13,18 1
451 Frank Prater AUS 724 13,08 1
452 Claus Hagerup DEN 1378 12,50 1
453 Mathew Cock GBR 20 12,25 1
454 G Wakefield AUS 703 11,92 1
455 Ed Goodey NZL 472 11,75 1
456 Tomas Forsell SWE 2641 11,25 1
457 Mike O’Dwyer NZL 518 11,21 1
458 Robby Werdermann GER 577 10,82 1
459 Rasmus Rosenkvist DEN 13 10,71 1
460 Thomas Neveling GER 664 10,63 1
461 kevin Rialland FRA 1110 10,00 1
462 Daniel Bjorkman SWE 2747 10,00 1
463 Greg Tobin AUS 708 10,00 1
464 Yves Papegaai BEL 283 10,00 1
465 Simon Greening GBR 2062 10,00 1
466 Xavier Beckius FRA 1117 10,00 1
467 Mikotaj Pugowski POL 81 10,00 1
468 John Hoogerbrug NZL 458 9,66 1
469 Maxine Manca FRA 1336 9,22 1
470 Roy Otteborn SWE 752 8,75 1
471 Max Fry AUS 709 8,46 1
472 Carl Baernarp SWE 2739 7,50 1
473 D Wade AUS 38 7,31 1
474 Wieslaw Janczak POL 649 7,05 1
475 Nick Frampton GBR 2027 6,73 1
476 Matt Perry NZL 458 6,55 1
477 Mikael Petersen DEN 140 6,50 1
478 Daniel Groschl GER 595 6,49 1
479 Stephen Wilson AUS 751 5,00 1
480 Roland Gadsby GBR 2088 5,00 1
481 Goerge Solonari AUS 702 5,00 1
482 Bruce Ellingham NZL 466 5,00 1
483 Ingmar Helesson SWE 2672 5,00 1
484 Jacek Fajfer POL 41 5,00 1
485 Marina Dellas GER 724 4,98 1
486 Alwin H Schmidt GER 435 4,00 1

2014 World Championship Preview 2 – Overindulgence in sailing fun

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December 19th

Stuff the turkey, keep the Christmas pudding under wraps, and put the cork back in the bottle; the athletes of the OK Dinghy class are starting to descend on Melbourne, Australia, and gearing up for their World Championship at Black Rock Yacht Club starting on December 30th.

Some sailors will even be in transit over the festive period, so thoughts of overindulgence will be a long way from their minds as they focus on the challenge ahead – overcoming the strong Australian team and preparing for the conditions on Port Phillip Bay. However, if the event is true to form – there will be overindulgence in competitive and fun racing.

The OK Dinghy class knows how to have fun on and off the water, and with a long list of top class names, past world champions and hopeful newcomers taking part, it is set to be a great championship at one of the best venues on the planet.

Black Rock Yacht Club is synonymous with OK Dinghy sailing, with arguably the strongest fleet in Australia. It is situated at Half Moon Bay at the beautiful seaside town of Black Rock in the state of Victoria.

The Club began as an annexe of the Brighton Yacht Club (later Royal Brighton) in 1899. A number of Brighton members used to sail to Half Moon Bay for a picnic, which soon became an annual event incorporating a race from Brighton to Half Moon Bay.

In 1904, the Black Rock branch of the Brighton Yacht Club was established. The original wooden club building was destroyed by fire in 1937 and replaced by a two-storey wooden clubhouse, which was demolished in 1967.

Since the opening of the modern clubrooms in 1969, the club has grown in stature having conducted numerous World Championship regattas including the prestigious Finn Gold Cup in 1995 and 2008.

Situated on Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay, there are usually steady summer breezes and excellent sailing conditions across the December and January period.

It is these famous conditions that have attracted sailors over the years to come and test themselves on the waters of Port Phillip Bay. Renowned for its strong sea breezes and great waves, every arriving OK Dinghy sailor hopes he will experience all that the Bay has to offer.

Someone who will well remember sailing his Finn on these waters is the three time Olympian Anthony Nossiter (AUS). But what attracted him to the OK fleet?

“Good fleets sizes, a gentleman racing culture similar to Finn class and of course the convenience of a Worlds in Australia. Port Phillip Bay is a great venue; we always see a good range of weather. Black Rock YC has managed many Finn and OK Dinghy regattas so well in the past… it’ll be a great week in yachting.”

Is this a long-term thing for him? “It’s certainly nice to look in my garage and see my 2004 Athens Finn in mint condition, along with an OK Dinghy. I will certainly keep the two boats maintained so when I am home a local fun regatta in either class is not too far away.”

As mentioned before, he is coming direct from the Sydney-Hobart race. “It’s going to be tight getting to the OK start after the Hobart Race. I find it difficult exiting myself from the Customs Bar after we finish the ‘Great Race’. Last year [for the OK Dinghy Nationals] I arrived just in time for the first heat… it could be much the same this year.”

After the large Australian team, New Zealand will be fielding the second largest team. Apart from the World No. 1 Greg Wilcox (NZL), there are many more, and younger, sailors, hoping to have a crack at the world title.

The current New Zealand National Champion Luke O’Connell (NZL) took third at the 2013 Interdominions at Black Rock YC this time last year, but he will have some tough opposition from the 2012 Indterdominions winner Ben Morrison (NZL) and the 2011 winner Brad Douglas (NZL). Other Kiwis likely to figure at the front include Mark Perrow (NZL), Matt Stechmann (NZL), Paul Rhodes (NZL), and, arguably, one of the favourites, Matt Coutts (NZL).

What attracted Coutts to the class? “There’s a really solid local fleet and they’re all good lads. Plus it’s a good excuse to sail in Melbourne again.” He is also encouraged by a few other ex-Finn sailors getting into the class. “I think it could only be a good thing.”

“There are enough similarities [to the Finn] that it feels pretty comfortable most of the time. It’s a bit more tippy though; I’ve taken a few swims.”

Does he see a future for himself in the class? “It started off as a short term thing, but I’m enjoying it though, so who knows. I guess it depends if I can find any more room in the garage for another boat.”

Of the class regulars in Australia, the sailor to beat is always Roger Blasse (AUS), who is the defending champion. Mark Jackson (AUS) won last week’s Sail Melbourne to put down a clear marker, but the other likely contender is Mike Williams (AUS), twice a world championship medallist, but still looking for the top spot.

However he is quite honest about his chances. “I feel very lucky to have placed in my last two world titles, Thailand 2013 and New Zealand 2010 and to repeat those results would be amazing. But with a young family at the moment I will be happy to turn up and go racing.”

“I have been able to do a couple of regattas this season and some mid-week training, but not as much as some. There has been plenty of action leading up to the worlds with the Sydney fleet having a number of regattas including the Big River regatta and the Wangi sprint series. There has been plenty of mid-week training in Melbourne as well as the Inland regatta at Horsham, Go for Gold at Black Rock and ISAF Sail Melbourne.”

“Even with some of the Europeans opting not to come this year, I can think of a dozen guys that will be in with a shot including the current and former world champs, Roger Blasse, Pete Milne, and Glen Collings. Also, Mark Jackson is sailing very well at the moment and Andre Blasse won the Go for Gold regatta.”

A pre-worlds regatta is scheduled for 26 and 27 December, before racing for the 2014 World title commences on Tuesday 30 December after the practice race on Monday 29 December. Ten races are scheduled up until Sunday 4 January, with New Year’s day designated a lay day, perhaps just in case some sailors make up for the lack of overindulgence.

So, stuff the turkey, there’s some sailing to be done…

2014 World Championship Preview – Last but not least

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December 16th

It may be the last world championship of 2014, but it is certainly not the least. The 2014 OK Dinghy World Championship opens at Black Rock Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia, on December 28th and so far there are around 80 entries, with perhaps a few more before registration closes.

This 52nd OK Dinghy World Championship will be the third time that Black Rock YC has hosted the event, following 1982 and 1990. Traditionally the class brings its world championship ‘down under’ once every four years and this is split between Australia and New Zealand, so Australia only gets to host the event every eight years, and they are making the most of it with half the entries coming from the host nation.

One of the main favourites will be the host club’s defending World Champion Roger Blasse (AUS). He took his second title last year in Thailand, so a third at his home club would be a significant achievement.

Last week’s Sail Melbourne was a good indicator of form with Blasse coming in just one point behind Mark Jackson (AUS), but comfortably ahead of another strong competitor, Mike Williams (AUS), who has taken medals in his last two OK Dinghy World titles

However, Blasse is not as prepared as he’d like to be. “I’ve been racing the Int. 14 in preparation for worlds in Geelong, which has cut into my OK preparation a bit. I’ve been training 2-3 times a week, and not much racing, but Mike and Mark will be among the main challengers from Australia.”

“Obviously being able to sail in the weeks leading up to the Worlds will be an advantage though. I also think the waves will suit the local sailors.”

“Of course it’s great to be defending at my home club, and I hope I can live up to expectations. Either way it will be a great event at the home of OKs in Melbourne.”

On the conditions he said, “The conditions could be anything depending on the weather system in place at the time, but we should get some of the classic sea breezes and the Port Phillip waves to enjoy.”

Blasse is one of several former Australia world champions taking part. Also competing will be the 1999 World Champion, Peter Milne (AUS) and the 1984 World Champion, Glen Collings (AUS).

Neighbouring New Zealand is also fielding a strong team which includes the Germany based World No. 1 and 2002 World Champion, Greg Wilcox (NZL). He won the Interdominion Championship in Melbourne exactly a year ago across a range of conditions, and has been World No. 1 for the whole of 2014.

He said, “Coming out of winter and having done no sailing for nearly three months means I have no real expectations of doing well. There are too many guys from down under who have been practicing hard for this.”

“Being World No. 1 never seems to help me much. I think this will be the third worlds I have gone into in that spot. I still haven’t managed to win any of those.”

“I think the conditions will be varied, but the hospitality will be excellent as the Aussies know how to put on a good event.”

And then there are the newcomers. Chief among these is the three time Olympian in the Finn class Anthony Nossiter (AUS). He got an OK Dinghy late last year and should post a significant challenge to the established class sailors. He is just one of a raft of former Finn sailors who are moving into the OK Dinghy class; more are expected to be up to speed and competing in the 2015 World Championship in Puck, Poland.

Wilcox added, “Newcomers to the class like Anthony Nossiter, and Matt Coutts, will be very competitive. Nocka went to three Olympics in the Finn so knows his way around a race course.”

Nossiter also competed in last year’s Interdominions at Black Rock and showed some form on the last day’s with convincing race wins when the breeze came in.

However, he said, “I’ve bought a new sail, but I haven’t sailed an OK Dinghy before last years Interdominions or since…I have a month at home from Artemis, so hope to have a solo week training in Sydney before the Sydney to Hobart Race.” He is competing on BlackJack, the old Telefonica.

How does he find the OK Dinghy compared to the Finn? “The two boats certainly have similarities. Knowing how to set up the kit is very similar in principles to the Finn… though the boat is probably a bit more tippy than the Finn. Rule42 applies as does the traditional triangle windward return courses. I enjoy this traditional racing in my own little boat… more tacking on wind shifts than boundaries.”

Coutts is also a largely unknown quantity in the OK. “I’ve been sailing a lot recently but pretty much all of it has been in the 18ft skiff; so time will tell whether any of it can translate to the OK Dinghy. Jim Turner has been very kind and let me use his boat in the lead up to the worlds. I plan to get out a bit more in these last few weeks.”

A small but strong team from Europe includes the 2014 European Champion Jørgen Svendsen (DEN). “It’s very cold and dark in Denmark during winter time and sailing is not one of our preferred pleasures. So for us it’s a gigantic jump – in a positive direction – participating in Melbourne, and I am really looking forward to it.”

He said he would not have much time to prepare. “I will be last in and first out, as usual. We will just be in Black Rock soon enough to hopefully get rid of the jet lag. “

“This time it’s planned as a joint trip with a focus on racing and also a family trip. For the first time I am travelling together with my wife and son to a sailing event. So I expect more focus on the social side. I still hope I will have enough resources left to finish as well as last year – I end in the top seven in Thailand.”

“I can see at least three fast Black Rock OK Dinghy sailors. And they surely have the advantage of knowing the local wind conditions. And the Kiwis look stronger than ever including some fast Finn sailors. It’s looks like a strong challenge for me.”

“But its going to be fun racing down under over six days with some of the best sailors in the world.”

Racing commences on Tuesday 30 December after the practice race on Monday 29 December. A pre-worlds regatta is scheduled for 26 and 27 December.

We’ll bring you more of these conversations over the coming week as the OK Dinghy fleet prepares to do battle on Port Phillip Bay.

2014 Sail Melbourne, Australia

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Sandringham Yacht Club, 11.-14. December 2014

Pl Name Boat name Sail# R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Net
1 Mark Jackson Invictus 735 BRYC 1 2 1 3 2 2 11 8
2 Roger Blasse Uber Tanker 749 BRYC 2 3 2 33
DNF		 1 1 42 9
3 Michael Williams Time Machine 730 BRYC/RGYC 7 1 3 33
DNF		 3 3 50 17
4 Mark leslie Skelton JAB2 753 WSC 9 4 5 9 4 5 36 27
5 Tim Davies Dont Poke The Bear 739 WASC 3 5 14 33
DNF		 5 4 64 31
6 Peter Milne Again 694 BRYC 10 7 10 1 16 8 52 36
7 Brent Williams Gunboat Diplomat 754 ASC 5 16 4 33
DNF		 7 7 72 39
8 O’Edward Donnell Cracked Pecker 734 WASC 12 8 6 7 9 10 52 40
9 Peter Horne Captain Crackers 764 DSC 4 10 12 4 13 11 54 41
10 Peter Robinson Broken Arrow 750 DSC 13 9 15 2 10 14 63 48
11 Michael Horvath Max Power 744 BRYC 11 6 11 33
DNF		 12 9 82 49
12 Mark Roberts Ted 762 ASC 14 12 17 33
DNC		 6 6 88 55
13 Glenn Williams Dilligaf !! 719 BRSC 19 15 13 6 11 13 77 58
14 Folkert Janssen The Plot Against Common Sense 733 BRYC 16 11 9 33
DNF		 8 15 92 59
15 Gary Lokum Turkish Delight 741 BRYC 18 13 7 33
DNF		 14 12 97 64
16 Peter Lynch Bundy 726 Wangi RSL SC 22 18 18 8 17 16 99 77
17 Grant Wakefield Space Monkey 736 DSC 20 21 21 5 22 18 107 85
18 Richard Furneaux Diogenes 737 BRYC 23 20 20 33
DNF		 18 17 131 98
19 Donald Williams Tight Squeeze 727 BRYC 15 19 19 33
DNF		 19 33
DNC		 138 105
20 Andrew Baker Aussie Bob 678 BRYC 8 17 33
DNC		 33
DNF		 20 33
DNC		 144 111
21 Rob Michillan NB Sailsports 746 WSC 6 33
OCS		 8 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 146 113
22 Christopher Visick Monkey Trunks 758 BRYC 17 14 16 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 146 113
23 Ron Fergusson De Ja Vu 618 ASC 25 24 23 33
DNF		 21 20 146 113
24 Bruce Ashton Bowfinger 728 BRYC 24 33
DNF		 33
DNC		 10 15 33
DNC		 148 115
25 Mike Flavell Abundance 543 BRYC 29 23 24 33
DNF		 23 19 151 118
26 Luke Cromie Leave Pass 672 BRYC 26 22 22 33
DNF		 24 33
DNC		 160 127
27 Mitchell Wilson The Wife 695 WASC 21 33
DNF		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 186 153
28 Stephen Moore Grey Matter 755 BRYC 27 33
DNF		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 192 159
29 Ashley Parkinson Wonky Donkey 711 BRYC 28 33
OCS		 33
DNC		 33
DNF		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 193 160
30 Chris Hall Total Recall 757 BYC 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 198 165
30 Sam Haines Green Eggs and Ham 708 BRYC 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 198 165
30 Nicholas Wallis Flash 720 BRYC 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 33
DNC		 198 165