Stefan de Vries wins 2024 Dutch Championship

Stefan de Vries has won the 2024 Dutch OK Dinghy Championship at the Zeilvereniging Zuidlaardermeer, finishing on equal points with Fabian Rossbacher. Third place went to Ralf Tietje.

There were 34 entries to this year’s event, with great sailing and social events on shore. The forecast was for generally windy weather and that was true with 5-20 knots on bthe first day and then 8-15 on the Sunday.

Saturday started light and sunny, and then the breeze arrived with a bang and stayed around 15-20 for the rest of the day. Johannes Jensen won the opening race before Rossbacher won the next two in style. The decimated fleet was sent back to shore, with the final race abandoned.

Overnight Rossbacher led from Tietje, with Stephan Veldman in third. In the evening, the fleet were treated to a huge Chinese food buffet and a magnificent storm outside.

Sunday dawned colder, and five races were sailed. After suffering damage on Saturday, local favourite de Vries had been given redress for the two races he missed, so it was all on. He won the first four races with ease, but then a mistake in the final race let Rossbacher take another race win.

No one knew who had won, but with both de Vries and Rossbacher on 11 points, de Vries took the title on countback, having won one more race.

All competitors went home with Groningen nut bread and a huge slab of Dutch cheese.

1	NED 6	Stefan de Vries	9	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	11
1	NED 6	Stefan de Vries	9	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	11
2	GER 32	Fabian Rossbacher	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	11
3	GER 5	Ralf Tietje	4	4	2	11	3	2	6	5	26
4	27	Stephan Veldman	7	5	4	14	4	5	4	3	32
5	5GER 81	Jan-Dietmar Dellas	5	3	13	6	6	6	3	6	35
6	GER 12	Stefan Rassau	13	13	9	8	8	4	5	DNC	60
7	POL 735	Jaroslaw Soltys	16	RET	8	17	11	8	8	4	72
8	NED 686	Melle Heerlien	20	9	15	5	10	13	9	11	72
9	GER 22	Dirk Gericke	17	8	6	15	15	11	14	8	77
10	235	Steven Jamar\|	19	15	14	10	9	10	12	13	83
11	237	Michiel Jamar	18	14	10	13	14	15	10	10	86
12	NED 690	Sybren Hornstra	21	17	11	18	13	16	11	9	95
13	NED 669	Gert Heerlien	14	16	DNC	25	19	17	13	12	116
14	GER 1547	Joachim Evers	11	11	DNC	4	16	7	DNC	DNC	117
15	NED 689	Gnoor Halmhouti	3	DNF	DNC	3	5	9	DNC	DNC	122
16	GER 850	Heiner Hirthe	22	DNF	DNF	23	18	14	7	7	125
17	GER 773	Ralf Mackmann	DSQ	10	DNF	9	12	12	DNC	DNC	145
18	GER 737	Claus Stockhardt	UFD	12	7	20	7	DNC	DNC	DNC	148
19	GER 7	Andreas Pich	6	6	5	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	153
20	GER 4	Lutz Boghuhn	10	7	16	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	169
21	LUX 1	Michel Lesure	24	18	12	21	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	177
22	GER 98	Johannes Janhsen	1	DNF	DNC	7	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	178
23	NED 24	Jan ten Hoeve	8	DNC	DNC	22	17	DNC	DNC	DNC	183
24	GER 79	Frank Strelow	12	DNC	DNC	12	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	194
25	GER 55	Sven Koesters	15	RET	DNC	19	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	204
26	GER 66	Christian Kirchner	23	DNC	DNC	16	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	209
27	GER 40	Bernd Schulz stucher	25	DNF	DNC	24	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	219
28	BEL 214	214 Paul Verrijdt	26	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	230
29	NED 579	579 Tom Werff	27	RET	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	231
30	NED 99	99 Robert Blancken	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	238
30	GER 10	Christian Heinze	UFD	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	238
30	GER 181	Marina Dellas	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	238
30	GER 14	Willi Kath	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	238