July 4 – 6
In Warnemünde, Germany, Kiwi pride was dominant in the final warm-up event prior to the 2008 OK Dinghy World Championship, which starts tomorrow, Tuesday 8th July.
The 71st Warnemünde Week was convincingly won by Karl Purdie (NZL) after a great opening day in 8-20 knots winds and then managing to hold onto his points lead in the lighter and trickier conditions of the next two days.
Seven races were sailed on the same course area as the world’s races will be sailed in a diverse range of conditions. Friday brought stiff north-easterlies and three tough races. The first race went to Mark Perrow (NZL), runner up in last year’s worlds. Karl Purdie rounded the first mark in the middle of the 70 boat fleet and as the wind strengthened from 8 knots to 15 worked his way up to third place by the finish. In the next two races, the wind gradually strengthened and Purdie was clearly the fastest to take two bullets, the final one by a significant margin.
Lighter winds on Saturday brought some new faces to the front, with Luke O’Connell (NZL) sailing well to win the first race. As the wind started to drop still further Jorgen Holm (DEN) took race 5. Race six was then won by Alistair Deaves (NZL), a British sailor now living in New Zealand, after overtaking Greg Wilcox (NZL) on the final approach the to finish.
The final race on Sunday was also the practice race for the World Championship and was sailed in very light and patchy winds. O’Connell started well mid line and soon pulled ahead to build a useful lead to take his second race of the series and the Sven Lehn Memorial Trophy. Alistair Deaves snatched second place from Juliane Hoffman (GER) during the closing stages as the final beat was shortened in the very light winds.
O’Connell’s win sealed the top four for New Zealand and with the Kiwi team taking six out of the top nine, they have sent a clear message to the rest of the fleet. Last year’s world champion Nick Craig (GBR) didn’t sail the full series and could only manage a 5-3-10-27 in the fickle conditions, while Kiel Week winner Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) counted a DNC but was near the front in most races. The only non-New Zealander in the top 6, Jorgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) placed well in the windy races, but dropped to fifth place overall after the lighter wind races at the end of the week.
Pos | Sailno. | Name | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Tot-1 |
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1 | NZL 531 | Karl Purdie | WBBC | 3,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 10,0 | 2,0 | 12,0 | 9,0 | 26,0 |
2 | NZL 532 | Alistair Deaves | WBC | 4,0 | 17,0 | DNC | 12,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 40,0 |
3 | NZL 511 | Luke O`Connell | NSC | 8,0 | 15,0 | DNC | 1,0 | 13,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 42,0 |
4 | NZL 525 | Steve McDowell | WBBC | 13,0 | 10,0 | 4,0 | 2,0 | 10,0 | 8,0 | DNC | 47,0 |
5 | DEN 1364 | Jørgen Lindhardtsen | Hv.S | 2,0 | 3,0 | 2,0 | 18,0 | 8,0 | 16,0 | 19,0 | 49,0 |
6 | NZL 527 | Mark Perrow | 1,0 | 2,0 | 5,0 | 8,0 | 17,0 | 17,0 | 18,0 | 50,0 | |
7 | GER 672 | Gunter Arndt | FYC | 12,0 | 7,0 | 3,0 | 4,0 | 15,0 | 14,0 | 11,0 | 51,0 |
8 | GER 693 | Martin von Zimmermann | SCOE | 16,0 | 13,0 | 8,0 | 6,0 | 11,0 | 3,0 | DNC | 57,0 |
9 | NZL 522 | Greg Wilcox | BSC | 11,0 | 14,0 | DNC | 14,0 | 18,0 | 2,0 | 5,0 | 64,0 |
10 | POL 1 | Tomasc Gaj | 5,0 | 20,0 | 12,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 20,0 | 64,0 | |
11 | GBR 2118 | Terry Curtis | OCS | 9,0 | 7,0 | 11,0 | 7,0 | 18,0 | 16,0 | 68,0 | |
12 | DEN 1340 | Christian Olesen | 15,0 | 11,0 | 11,0 | 25,0 | 6,0 | 13,0 | 14,0 | 70,0 | |
13 | GBR 2119 | Robert Deaves | 10,0 | 12,0 | 15,0 | 23,0 | 16,0 | 24,0 | 13,0 | 89,0 | |
14 | GER 747 | Andreas Pich | LYC | 19,0 | 25,0 | DNC | 27,0 | 14,0 | 11,0 | 7,0 | 103,0 |
15 | SWE 100 | Thomas Hansson-Mild | UMSS | 6,0 | 4,0 | DNC | 7,0 | 12,0 | DNF | 10,0 | 112,0 |
16 | GER 730 | Jörg Rademacher | SCST | 23,0 | 37,0 | 13,0 | 28,0 | 30,0 | 21,0 | 6,0 | 121,0 |
17 | SWE 66 | Jan-Eric Nystedt | VSS | 7,0 | 31,0 | 14,0 | 20,0 | 38,0 | 25,0 | 30,0 | 127,0 |
18 | GER 718 | Peter Scheuerl | NRV | 20,0 | 22,0 | DNC | 15,0 | 27,0 | 26,0 | 17,0 | 127,0 |
19 | GER 750 | Ralf Tietje | 22,0 | 16,0 | 9,5 | 39,0 | 22,5 | 30,0 | 32,0 | 132,0 | |
20 | POL 14 | Pawel Pawlaczyk | JKW | DNC | 8,0 | 6,0 | 13,0 | DNC | 19,0 | 24,0 | 143,0 |
21 | NZL 502 | Trent Pryce | 24,0 | 26,0 | DNC | 21,0 | 32,5 | 7,0 | 36,0 | 146,5 | |
22 | SWE 99 | Hans Elkjaer | 37,0 | 36,0 | 18,0 | 17,0 | 25,0 | 15,0 | 40,0 | 148,0 | |
23 | POL 5 | Darek Kras | MOS-2 | 26,0 | 38,0 | DNC | 16,0 | 34,0 | 20,0 | 15,0 | 149,0 |
24 | AUS 725 | David Ketteridge | 44,0 | 35,0 | DNC | 19,0 | 29,0 | 5,0 | 25,0 | 157,0 | |
25 | POL 19 | Bartosz Rakocy | ZLKS | 51,0 | 34,0 | 23,0 | 42,0 | 21,0 | 31,5 | 12,0 | 163,5 |
26 | NZL 518 | Grant Pedersen | 14,0 | 42,0 | DNC | 30,0 | 28,0 | 35,0 | 28,0 | 177,0 | |
27 | GER 665 | Peter Stephan | SCST | 27,0 | 32,0 | 20,0 | 48,5 | 39,0 | 34,0 | 34,0 | 186,0 |
28 | GBR 2116 | Nick Craig | DNC | DNC | DNC | 5,0 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 27,0 | 191,0 | |
29 | GER 699 | Juliane Hoffmann | SWS | OCS | 51,5 | DNC | 32,0 | 26,0 | 6,0 | 3,0 | 191,5 |
30 | GER 539 | Carsten Saß | LYC | 41,0 | 39,0 | 21,0 | 31,0 | 32,5 | 31,5 | 38,0 | 193,0 |
31 | AUS 726 | Bur Buchanan | 30,0 | 21,0 | 16,0 | 43,0 | 47,0 | 51,0 | 37,0 | 194,0 | |
32 | SWE 180 | Darren Hunt | 28,0 | 33,0 | 33,0 | 37,0 | 43,0 | 27,0 | 47,0 | 201,0 | |
33 | DEN 1371 | Jorgen Holm | KBL | DNC | 27,0 | DNC | 24,0 | 1,0 | DNC | 4,0 | 202,0 |
34 | GER 671 | Andreas Deubel | HSC | 21,0 | 45,0 | 31,0 | 41,0 | 41,0 | 23,0 | DNF | 202,0 |
35 | GBR 2085 | Gavin Waldron | 42,0 | 24,0 | 17,0 | 44,0 | 36,0 | 41,0 | 43,0 | 203,0 | |
36 | GER 645 | Arne Lindemann | PSCW | 38,0 | 50,0 | 30,0 | 36,0 | 22,5 | 37,0 | DNC | 213,5 |
37 | DEN 1324 | Bo Teglers | 17,0 | DNC | DNC | 26,0 | 20,0 | 39,0 | 39,0 | 214,0 | |
38 | GER 735 | Dirk Gericke | SGE | 25,0 | 40,0 | 19,0 | 58,5 | 63,0 | 28,0 | 46,0 | 216,5 |
39 | GER 745 | Rainer Pospiech | YCBG | 46,0 | 44,0 | 24,0 | 48,5 | 56,0 | 22,0 | 33,0 | 217,5 |
40 | GER 731 | Thomas Glas | SSC | 18,0 | 23,0 | DNC | 3,0 | 31,0 | DNC | DNC | 221,0 |
41 | POL 18 | Jerzy Bojanowski | MOS-2 | 55,0 | DNC | 25,0 | 35,0 | 44,0 | 42,0 | 23,0 | 224,0 |
42 | GER 680 | Jan-Dietmar Dellas | OYC | 32,0 | 18,0 | 9,5 | 63,0 | 50,0 | 54,0 | DNC | 226,5 |
43 | GBR 2105 | Ian Harris | 34,0 | 29,0 | DNC | 22,0 | 24,0 | DNC | 52,0 | 234,0 | |
44 | GER 688 | Dirk Dahme | SVM | 36,0 | 46,0 | DNC | 29,0 | 54,0 | 33,0 | 41,0 | 239,0 |
45 | DEN 1285 | Christian Schmidt-Möller | 45,0 | 53,0 | DNC | 39,0 | 35,0 | 40,0 | 42,0 | 254,0 | |
46 | GER 694 | Gunnar Specht | PSCW | 33,0 | 49,0 | 28,0 | 33,0 | 41,0 | OCS | DNC | 257,0 |
47 | AUS 724 | Glenn Yates | 48,0 | 43,0 | 29,0 | 45,0 | 64,0 | 38,0 | 54,0 | 257,0 | |
48 | GER 606 | Katharina Huß | SCFR | 50,0 | 48,0 | DNC | 46,0 | 45,0 | 48,0 | 21,5 | 258,5 |
49 | AUS 695 | David O`Connell | 31,0 | 47,0 | DNC | 52,0 | 48,0 | DNC | 8,0 | 259,0 | |
50 | AUS 729 | Andre Blasse | OCS | 5,0 | DNC | DNC | 5,0 | DNC | 31,0 | 260,0 | |
51 | GER 659 | Falk Hagemann | SWS | 56,0 | 56,0 | 32,0 | 47,0 | 46,0 | 29,0 | OCS | 266,0 |
52 | BEL 214 | Paul Verrijdt | 35,0 | 58,0 | 34,0 | 56,0 | 41,0 | 47,0 | DNC | 271,0 | |
53 | GER 670 | Hinnerk Ries | SCOE | 39,0 | 30,0 | DNC | 51,0 | 37,0 | 44,0 | DNC | 274,0 |
54 | DEN 1361 | Rene Johansen | KBL | OCS | 19,0 | DNC | OCS | 19,0 | DNF | 21,5 | 278,5 |
55 | GBR 2117 | Alex Scoles | OSSC | 9,0 | 28,0 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 26,0 | 282,0 |
56 | DEN 1265 | Malte Pedersen | 53,0 | 57,0 | 22,0 | DNF | 53,0 | 52,0 | 45,0 | 282,0 | |
57 | AUS 692 | Bill Tyler | 49,0 | 51,5 | 26,0 | 65,0 | 58,0 | 45,0 | DNC | 294,5 | |
58 | GER 577 | Yves Kaminski | SVEW | 54,0 | 54,0 | 27,0 | 55,0 | 57,0 | 56,0 | 49,0 | 295,0 |
59 | AUS 733 | David Clancy | 29,0 | 6,0 | DNC | DNC | DNF | DNC | 48,0 | 302,0 | |
60 | DEN 1350 | Per Sorensen | EV | 52,0 | 41,0 | DNC | 54,0 | DNC | 36,0 | 50,0 | 306,0 |
61 | POL 333 | Jakub Kania | ZLKS | 40,0 | DNC | DNC | 39,0 | 51,0 | DNC | 35,0 | 311,0 |
62 | GER 660 | Bernd Willmann | SCK | 58,0 | 55,0 | DNC | 50,0 | 52,0 | 50,0 | OCS | 338,0 |
63 | GER 640 | Sven Marchot | SGSP | 61,0 | DNF | DNC | 57,0 | 61,0 | 49,0 | 44,0 | 345,0 |
64 | AUS 716 | Peter Wallace | 43,0 | RAF | RAF | 58,5 | 55,0 | 43,0 | DNC | 345,5 | |
65 | GER 404 | Tobias Willmann | SCK | 60,0 | 59,0 | DNC | 62,0 | 60,0 | 57,0 | 53,0 | 351,0 |
66 | GER 714 | Christian Huß | SCFR | 47,0 | DNC | DNC | 60,0 | 49,0 | 53,0 | DNC | 355,0 |
67 | GER 621 | Andre Hennings | CKA | DNC | DNC | DNC | 53,0 | 62,0 | 55,0 | 51,0 | 367,0 |
68 | BEL 220 | Ronny Poelman | 57,0 | DNC | DNC | 61,0 | 59,0 | 46,0 | DNC | 369,0 | |
69 | AUS 708 | Morgan Staley | 59,0 | 60,0 | DNC | 34,0 | DNC | DNC | DNS | 372,0 | |
70 | DEN 1348 | Peter West | DNC | DNC | DNC | 64,0 | DNC | DNC | 29,0 | 385,0 | |
71 | NZL 529 | Mike Wilde | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 438,0 | |
71 | GER 582 | Markus Durchlaub | ASVG | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 438,0 |