Since 2007, the 50th Birthday of the class, the OK Dinghy International Association (OKDIA) honours its outstanding members with the OKDIA Hall Of Fame. This might be outstanding sailors as well as outstanding contributors to the class.
The rules to include someone are as follows: Nominations to the OKDIA Hall of Fame may be submitted to the OKDIA Committee by the Secretary of a National Association or a member of the OKDIA Committee. A short report justifying the nomination shall be submitted with the name. A Hall of Fame plaque will be presented to the successful nominee. The final decision on successful entry to the OKDIA Hall of Fame will lie with the current OKDIA Committee.
2007 Clive Roberts, New Zealand
2007 Jørgen Lindhardtsen, Denmark
2007 Leith Armit, New Zealand
2008 Bill Tyler, Australia
2008 Marian Jankowski, Poland
2008 Norbert Petrausch, Germany
2009 Basil Crosby, Great Britain
2009 Bo-Staffan Andersson, Sweden
2012 Alf Lock, New Zealand
2012 Axel Damgaard, Denmark later USA
2012 Greg Wilcox, New Zealand
2012 Knud Olsen, Denmark
2012 Nick Craig, Great Britain
2012 Paul Elvstrøm, Denmark
2012 Svend Jacobsen, Denmark
2014 Andre Blasse, Australia
2014 Bill Bell, Australia
2014 Roger Blasse, Australia
2018 Karsten Hitz, Germany
2020 Göran Andersson, Sweden
2022 Thomas Hansson-Mild, Sweden
2023 Brenda and Don Andrews, Great Britain
2025 Alistair Deaves, New Zealand
2025 Robert Deaves, Britain