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2009 World Championship, Kalmar, Sweden

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Kalmar, Sweden

July 23rd-31st

To Practice Race Results

To Results
both further down this page

Reports by Mary Reddyhoff

Saturday 25th July 2009 – Practice Race

With measurement completed with smooth effectiveness, there was an air of optimism in the dinghy park. Just centimetres away from the channel accessing the race area, sailors were able to complete their final preparations in sunshine with a moderate breeze blowing. Andre Blasse (AUS) said “I will be happy to finish 7th behind the six previous World Champions this year. Achieving a top ten place will be very difficult with so many of the top OK sailors present at this event”.

Keen to get the Championship underway, many were premature starters at the start of the Practice race and a general recall resulted. The AP was raised seconds before the second start as a major wind shift occurred under thunderous clouds. Once passed, the wind settled back to the SW and the race began in 20 knots of breeze, with a short steep wave pattern well established in the breezy conditions. Nick Craig (GBR) led the fleet to the pin end, tacking onto port as the gun fired. Another wind shift saw the port side of the course paying, with the leaders fetching into the windward mark, well ahead of the committee boat end starters.

At the gybe mark Karl Purdie (NZL), the current World Champion, had established a several boat length lead on Jørgen Lindhardtsen (DEN), with Craig, Christian Olesen (DEN) and Oliver Gronholz (GER) in hot pursuit. The second and third beats were good, favouring the big breeze sailors. Craig capsized on the gybe at the leeward mark “I did not let off the kicker” he said “as I have only done one event this year!” The majority of the fleet peeled off home in the choppy conditions, leaving thirty three to finish, the last Mathieu Chenuil (FRA). He was not the least discouraged “I am determined to finish every race and learn as much as I can at my first Worlds”.

It is common for the leader not to finish the Practice race on the suspicion it will mar his performance later in the week; however Purdie sailed to take the gun with the comment “I am out for what I can get this week!”. Gronholz was 2nd, although slow upwind, he was pleased with his tactics on the shifts, saying “I was happy with my speed on the reach and the run”.

Lindhardtsen surprised the leaders with his speed upwind, shrugging his shoulders he said “my back is still a bit sore”. Greg Wilcox (NZL) President of the OK Dinghy International Association, passed Craig, finishing 5th.

Sunday 26th July 2009

After two general recalls, the race officer, Patrik Schander, used the black flag to get the clear start for the first race of the OK World Championships in Kalmar, Sweden. Sailing in sunshine and a moderate breeze, the 71 OKs set off up the 20 minute beat.  The majority of the fleet remained on the starboard side of the course with Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) and Jørgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) leading at the windward mark. They created a big lead on the following pack, led by Terry Curtis (GBR) and defending champion Karl Purdie (NZL).  The order remained unchanged to the finish.

Hansson-Mild was delighted to continue his winning ways.  He won the last race of the World Championship in Warnemunde in 2008 and now starts the 2009 Championship with a win.

After a general recall at the start of race 2 there was a short delay while the wind backed to a more southerly direction.   

As it settled back to the original direction, the race officer lost no time in starting the race with a black flag, claiming three premature starters.  The moderate breeze persisted, creating a short chop that was difficult to sail over when the wind pressure dropped. Nick Craig (GBR) rounded the windward mark first, with Purdie close behind.  Having been penalised by the jury in race 1 Craig sailed a conservative reach, Purdie however, managed to surf past and steadily increased his lead for the remainder of the race.  Andre Blasse (AUS) managed to pass Craig, as did Lindhardtsen on the line!

Day 1 reflections
Purdie, who leads the fleet, reflected on the day’s racing.  “The first race was OK, but I did not get a good start, spending most of the time on Curtis’ transom. The shifts are predictable, and with everyone travelling at very similar speeds, it is difficult to get past your opponents. In the second race I had a better start and was able to be more aggressive than Craig in my sailing of the reaches as he had received the yellow flag in the first race. I am pleased with my results – though they are not as good as last year’s.”  He won both races last year.

Ex-Olympian, Lindhardtsen continues to show the rest of the fleet how to sail an OK Dinghy. He is currently in second place, on equal points with Purdie. Now 64 years of age, more than 20 years Purdie’s senior, he commented that it could have been so much worse as, whilst trying to break out from Curtis’ cover, he did a bad tack, just saving a capsize by pirouetting back onto his original tack.

Blasse commented, “It was a good day”, as he made the most of the breezy conditions, while seasoned campaigner Curtis said, “this is my best ever first day at a World Championship.”

Day two – Monday 27th July 2009

In sunshine and a light breeze race 3 of the OK Dinghy World Championship in Kalmar, Sweden started promptly at 11:05.However dark clouds soon appeared, with the wind increasing andbacking, necessitating the windward mark to be moved 30 degreesto port forthe second beat.The short choppy waves also became more pronounced.Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE), Jørgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) and Karl Purdie(NZL) chose the pin end to start.

Those that hit the left corner came out well ahead of those on the starboard side of the course, forexample Gavin Waldron (GBR) tacked round the windward mark in 15thplace, well ahead of many of the front runners. Purdie built animpressive lead on the two reaches, with Hansson-Mild and Lindhardtsenclose behind. These three held their positions up the next beat, but Hansson-Mild was impressive on the downwind leg and overtook Purdie, with a boat length separating each at the leeward mark.

Hansson-Mild and Lindhardtsen remained on the port side of the course,with Purdie tacking to the starboard side. At the finish, it wasPurdie who got the gun.

The breeze had freshened for the start of the fourth race, with someroguish one metre waves appearing to catch the unwary OK Dinghysailor. Once again the fleet got away at the first attempt, withindividual recalls for a couple of sailors. Whereas port paid on thefirst beat of race 3, it was the sailors on the starboard side whobenefitted in race 4. Hansson-Mild was first to thewindward mark, with Lindhardtsen, Purdie andNick Craig (GBR) close behind. There was little place changing to thefinish, by which time Hansson-Mild had built a substantial lead on hiscompetitors. The fresh breeze and waves provided optimal conditionsfor superb surfing conditions for all the competitors who came off thewater exhilarated by the day’s racing.

Day 2 reflections
Thomas Hansson-Mild commented that he grew up in an OK Dinghy, so he ispleased with his performance to date (two firsts and currently lyingsecond overall) – but there are still six races to go. Living in Umeå,1,100 km and a two day drive north of Kalmar, Thomas explained how heis able to train when so far from the other OK Dinghies. “I do a lotof cross-country skiing in winter as I have to wait for the icebreakers to clear the sea before I can start sailing again, probably amonth after most have started to sail. There are plenty of icebergs tododge, but I just get used to it! I am very fortunate that there is avery narrow stretch of water between Sweden and Finland at Umeå. Herethere are always big waves created by wind or current so I canpractise my reaching and downwind techniques. I am able to increasemy lead on Purdie on these legs. Fortunately Anders Widding has beenan excellent training partner this year so I can also practisebeating, though Purdie slowly reels me in on the beat. I havecopied Peter Milne who used a four purchase mainsheet in 1999, toovercome my tennis elbow, it still, however gives me enough controlfor downwind sailing. We are fortunate to have a coach and a supportboat this year, which has improved the confidence of the Swedishsailors, knowing there is spare equipment available should we need it.”

Day three – Tuesday 28th July 2009

The flatter water and lighter breeze on day three at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Kalmar, Sweden was a welcome change to the previous two days of racing.

The OK Dinghy races to the triangle, sausage, final beat format which suits this 52 year old design.There was a general recall for the first start, but the second, still under blue peter, was successfully away with three individual recalls. The majority of the fleet started at the committee boat end, but some of the leaders opted for clearer air further along the line. At the windward mark Nick Craig (GBR) and Greg Wilcox (NZL) were clear ahead of Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE), Jan-Erik Engholm (SWE), Terry Curtis
(GBR) and Martin Zimmerman (GER).

At the wing mark Craig had to give water to Wilcox who pulled away from the chasing pack. With a rising breeze, the fleet closed on the leading group up the beat, but Wilcox continued to increase his lead down the run. On the final beat Wilcox was chased by Hansson-Mild on the right side of the course, but the lead remained unchanged, with Wilcox winning his first race in this championship, with Hansson-Mild second and Antoni Pawlowski (POL) third.

With a dying wind, race six looked threatened for some time. However, with five already completed, there were sufficient races held for the World Championship series to be assured. As the countdown to the start began the wind increased to ensure a good race would be held, albeit in a shifting wind.

The black flag caught eight sailors from six countries on the second start. Bunched at the pin end in light airs, it took a long time for the competitors to sail into free air. Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE), the most successful OK Dinghy World Champion ever, led the fleet on the first triangle, but as the wind picked up and veered for the second beat the heavier sailors slowly overhauled him as they sailed to the newly laid windward mark.

With the increasing wind, a wave pattern built up that enabled Karl Purdie (NZL) and Jørgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) to surf into the lead at the leeward mark. Andre Blasse (AUS), the newly elected President of the OK Dinghy International Association, lying 7th at the leeward mark, sailed into third at the finish. Martin Zimmermann (GER), who needed three stitches in his index finger after a washing up accident on Sunday, was able to sail to his potential today, finishing 4th.

On completion of the sixth race, the discard could now take effect. Three of the top ten sailors are carrying an OCS, so the series is still wide open.

Overall positions after 6 races:

  1. Karl Purdie NZL
  2. Thomas Hansson-Mild SWE
  3. Jørgen Lindhardtsen DEN
  4. Andre Blasse AUS
  5. Nick Craig GBR
  6. Greg Wilcox NZL
  7. Terry Curtis GBR
  8. Antoni Pawlowski POL
  9. Martin Zimmermann GER
  10. Bo-Staffan Andersson SWE

A President retires
Greg Wilcox retired as President of the OK Dinghy International Association last night, handing over to Andre Blasse, who will be in post for four years. He finished in fitting style by winning race 5.

Wilcox reflected upon his success today. “I had a good start and sailed up the middle of the course with Craig. We were equally matched for speed on the first reach, but as inside boat, I had the advantage and managed to sail away from him. On the second beat we again were playing the shifts in the middle of the course, with Craig gaining on me initially. I felt I was faster on the run and pulled away from Craig. I opted to turn on the starboard leeward gate mark and covered Hansson-Mild up the beat. This side paid as Craig, who tacked on the port buoy could only manage 4th at the finish”.

“It has been a privilege to be President of OKDIA. During my four year term we have introduced the ‘Hall of Fame’, which recognises the input of those who developed the class in its early days and celebrates the successes of all the great sailors who have and are still sailing the OK Dinghy today”.

“We have seen a significant increase in the number of new boats being built in the last four years, which has stimulated the second hand boat market and encouraged many new faces to experience the joys of sailing an OK Dinghy”.

Current World Champion, Karl Purdie, said “It was the reason I moved into OKs, as Wilcox, World Champion in 2002, was the role model I was looking for to improve my sailing.”

Wilcox added “The Committee has also undertaken a thorough review of the rules to make sure the OK Dinghy keeps up with modern trends. I am now handing over the Presidency to Andre Blasse, who, I know, will make an excellent President as he is as keen as me to see the continuing success of the OK Dinghy worldwide.”

The OK Dinghy World Championship continues to Thursday, with four more races scheduled to complete the series.

Day four – Wednesday 29th July 2009

The penultimate day at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Kalmar, Sweden has set up a fascinating final day for Thursday. The top two sailors Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) and defending champion Karl Purdie (NZL) are now level on points with two races to sail and both are carrying an OCS from earlier in the week.

The sailors launched in blue skies and light winds, but all this was soon to change. By the time they had sailed across Kalmar Sound to the Oland shore, where the racing has taken place all week, dark clouds were gathering from the south. Open to the south, the waves in the Sound soon began to build.

Race seven started promptly as usual in a light breeze. Today’s start was clean away at the first attempt under the blue peter. Although there is always fierce competition on the favoured part of the line, there is sufficient space for all to get a good start. As usual, Bartosz Rakocy (POL) guarded his position at the pin end of the line with good boat handling skills. The majority of the 68 starters sailed the middle part of the course, though there were a few who banged both the left and right corners.

By the windward mark Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) had built a good lead and, once again he demonstrated an excellent reaching technique down the building waves. However, Karl Purdie (NZL), who has been overtaken by Hansson-Mild in the leader table today, said “I was catching Hansson-Mild on the reaches today and I am going faster downwind, but he has increased his upwind speed, so everything is equal now!” Lying second in the race as well, Purdie was being chased by Andre Blasse (AUS), Pawel Pawlaczyk (POL) and Greg Wilcox (NZL). Wilcox pulled up to fourth at the finish, otherwise the order remained unchanged.

For race eight, a moderate breeze had set in and the waves were quite pronounced, sufficient for the French competitors to say, “We do not get wind and waves like this on the Seine in Paris!” A line-shy fleet had a clean start at the first attempt, the majority choosing the port side of the course. At the windward mark, the leaders had again broken free of the chasing pack, building a substantial lead on the many participating club sailors whose legs were beginning to tire in these demanding conditions.

At the end of the triangle, Hansson-Mild was in the lead again, though Purdie had taken back some of the lead he had at the windward mark. Blasse was again third, with Nick Craig (GBR) in fourth in front of Wilcox. Jørgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) had moved up to fourth place by the time the fleet rounded the leeward mark again. Once again there were no place changes in the top four on the final beat.

With two first places today Hansson-Mild has moved to the top of the leader board, with just a greater number of race wins the difference between him and Purdie. While the sailors at the front are not making many mistakes, virtually all have a high score on the board, so any mistakes in Thursday’s final races could be very expensive.

Overall positions after 8 races:

  1. Thomas Hansson-Mild SWE
  2. Karl Purdie NZL
  3. Jørgen Lindhardtsen DEN
  4. Andre Blasse AUS
  5. Greg Wilcox NZL
  6. Nick Craig GBR
  7. Terry Curtis GBR
  8. Pawel Pawlaczyk POL
  9. Martin Zimmermann GER
  10. Antoni Pawlowski POL

The future of the OK Dinghy is in the hands of the youth sailors

Andre Blasse, the new President of the OK Dinghy International Association, is a firm believer in the development of a rig which is suitable for the sailor who weighs less than the 80+kg. His country, Australia, is actively developing a Junior rig, comprising a reduced sail area, whose configuration does not alter the dynamics of the boat or its handling skills. Progress is such that he feels he will be in a position to present final measurements for approval at the next AGM in February 2010. The Junior fleet is already expanding as siblings and friends join in OK Dinghy sailing, preferring the individualism that can be injected into an OK Dinghy rather than the Laser style of sailing.

My first World Championship
Richard Burton (GBR), at 18 years old, is experiencing his first World Championship, competing for the Junior trophy. “I have been dreaming about going to the Worlds for so long, it was nearly an anticlimax when I started sailing,” he said. “I sail on a reservoir near Oxford in the UK, so I needed to learn how to sail in waves; Terry Curtis took me training at Weymouth so I could get in some practice. Since I have been here, I feel my boat tuning and my boat handling have improved, the next step is to improve my equipment – a carbon mast would be nice. I feel I am coping well racing in this big fleet, I look where the leaders are starting and try to find a place near them, it has worked on most occasions.

“I was 20th round the windward mark today, so I have got faster and faster upwind, but there are still a lot of boats in front of me when I finish. At the beginning I was very inconsistent, but now I am finishing in around 40th place, which means I am 46th overall at the moment. It is an amazing experience to go and talk to current and ex-world champions as they are all so helpful at offering tips on how I can improve my speed. I would love to go to New Zealand in 2010, but I may have to wait till 2011 for my next World Championship experience which will be in Largs in Scotland”.

Hall of Fame

Two more names were added to the OK Dinghy Hall of Fame last night at the BBQ supper. Hans Elkjaer, the President of the Swedish national association, hosted the event at which Swedish sailor Bo-Staffan Andersson received his trophy in recognition of being the most successful OK Dinghy sailor ever – he won four World Championship titles in the late 80s and early 90s, as well as one European title and three Swedish titles.

In addition Basil Crosby was awarded a posthumous position in the Hall of Fame for his work for the class. Crosby’s role in the establishment and ultimate success of the OK Dinghy as an international class cannot be overstated. He was one of the founders of OKDIA in 1962 and was also secretary of the British OK Dinghy Class Association at the same time

Crosby took on the role of British secretary when the job became too large for Richard Creagh-Osborne, who up to that point had done almost everything in the UK. Crosby was also later elected as the first secretary of the newly formed OK Dinghy International Association and he held this post until his untimely death in an air crash 11 years later in November 1973. Sadly, he died before all his work to secure international status had been realised. The class didn’t finally receive international status until 1975.

Without the enthusiasm and dedication of Basil Crosby the OK Dinghy would not be success story it is today. His selfless contribution to the OK story is unquantifiable.

The two final races of the 2009 OK Dinghy World Championship are scheduled to take place Thursday.

Final day – Thursday 30th July 2009

The final day at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Kalmar, Sweden started with two sailors, current World Champion Karl Purdie (NZL) and Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE), on 13 points, each in a great position to win the World Championship. A tense final day produced some very close racing in testing conditions and the first Swedish OK Dinghy world champion for 12 years. Sweden has produced more OK Dinghy World Champions than any other nation.

With a fresh breeze forecast, there was much speculation on who would win today’s races and with them the Championship. Hansson-Mild was looking the favourite, having won four races to Puride’s three. With the wind holding steady at 8 m/s, with gusts of 10m/s, some sailors had decided to call it a day, choosing to pack up their boats instead.

With so much resting on these two races, the 59 competitors jumped the gun on the first start and a general recall was called. The black flag immediately instilled discipline for the second start at which there were no premature starters. An 18 minute beat to the windward mark saw boats bang both corners but the majority sailed the middle course. One of the leading pack capsized on the first reach, costing him valuable points, but the rest were soon gibing at the leeward mark, to sail the port side of the course. In the lead was Jørgen Lindhardtsen (DEN), closely followed by Oliver Gronholz (GER) and Hannsson-Mild, with Purdie on his transom.

Lindhardtsen increased his lead up the next beat and held it on the run to the leeward gate. Hansson-Mild climbed to second place, with Purdie and Andre Blasse (AUS) a short distance behind. They all continued on starboard tack for much of the beat to the finish, short tacking as the line approached. Lindhardtsen was first to finish, closely followed by Hansson-Mild, but Blasse forced Purdie into fourth place.

With Hansson-Mild on 15 points and Purdie on 17 points, the Championship was very much in the balance. Once again the first attempt to start race 10 resulted in a general recall, but the second start was quickly underway under the black flag, again with no premature starters.

With the wind still oscillating between 8 and 10 m/s and the waves becoming quite pronounced, the leaders chose the committee boat end to start. It is fair to say they were line-shy, but with so much counting on the last race for many of the top ten places, no-one was taking any chances. Blasse was first to the windward mark, holding his lead on the two reaches, with Martin Zimmermann (GER), Pawel Pawlaczyk (POL) and Gunter Arndt (GER) close behind.

Again Purdie and Hansson-Mild were inseparable in fifth and sixth places. Again the port side of the course was favourite, with Blasse still leading the race. Blasse still led the fleet at the leeward mark, with Arndt second Purdie third and Hansson-Mild in fourth. A nail-biting final beat ensued with Blasse, the new President of the OK Dinghy International Association, taking his first gun of the series. Purdie was second and Hansson-Mild crossed third.

With a full series of ten races completed, all that remained was the assembly of the overall results. A clearly delighted Thomas Hansson-Mild became World Champion for the first time, beating the current World Champion Karl Purdie by just 1 point. Hansson-Mild has competed in 14 World Championships and this is his seventh appearance in the top ten. His highest position before this year was third in 2001. Third place went to Jørgen Lindhardtsen, sailing his best regatta for several years. In fact the scoreline of any the top four boats would normally be sufficient to take the series, but this week the racing has been extremely close. It has been one of the tightest championships of recent years and has ended with a very popular winner.

In 2010 the class travels down under to New Zealand in February where the world championship will be sailed on Purdie’s home patch in Wellington. Who would bet against him reclaiming the title there? Watch this space.

1st Veteran: Karl Purdie NZL
1st Junior: Bartosz Rakocy POL
1st in host country: Thomas Hansson-Mild SWE

 

2009 World Championship Results
Plc Sailno Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Tot Tot-1
1 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild Umeå Segelsällskap 1.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 80.0 BFD 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 98.0 18.0
2 NZL 531 Karl Purdie Worser Bay Boating Club 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 80.0 OCS 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 99.0 19.0
3 DEN 1364 Jørgen Lindhardtsen Hvidovre Sejlklub 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 30.0 2.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 7.0 61.0 31.0
4 AUS 729 Andre Blasse Black Rock Yacht Club 7.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 25.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 56.0 31.0
5 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankeneser Segel Club 9.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 1.0 80.0 BFD 4.0 7.0 6.0 9.0 133.0 53.0
6 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham Pond 6.0 4.0 12.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 11.0 80.0 DNS 142.0 62.0
7 GBR 2118 Terry Curtis Upper Thames 3.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 5.0 22.0 13.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 93.0 71.0
8 POL 14 Pawel Pawlaczyk 5.0 8.0 15.0 10.0 16.0 18.0 5.0 5.0 12.0 6.0 100.0 82.0
9 GER 693 Martin Zimmermann Segel Club Oevelgönne 17.0 15.0 13.0 12.0 9.0 4.0 11.0 11.0 7.0 4.0 103.0 86.0
10 GER 672 Gunter Arndt FYC 13.0 17.0 6.0 8.0 19.0 19.0 15.0 8.0 9.0 5.0 119.0 100.0
11 SWE 2784 Bo-Staffan Andersson Karlshamns SS 14.0 10.0 17.0 14.0 10.0 5.0 8.0 16.0 19.0 11.0 124.0 105.0
12 POL 31 Antoni Pawlowski 26.0 9.0 14.0 11.0 3.0 11.0 14.0 14.0 17.0 13.0 132.0 106.0
13 DEN 1340 Christian Olesen Kalundborg sejlklub 12.0 16.0 21.0 7.0 27.0 16.0 12.0 9.0 25.0 18.0 163.0 136.0
14 GER 690 Sönke Behrens Segel Club Oevelgönne 18.0 21.0 33.0 23.0 15.0 7.0 24.0 13.0 13.0 15.0 182.0 149.0
15 GER 750 Ralf Tietje Segler-Verein Grossenheidorn 10.0 26.0 20.0 21.0 35.0 9.0 18.0 19.0 15.0 12.0 185.0 150.0
16 DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen Solrød Strand 8.0 23.0 9.0 22.0 7.0 28.0 25.0 26.0 14.0 20.0 182.0 154.0
17 SWE 2786 Håkan Törnqvist SS Kaparen 20.0 18.0 16.0 29.0 12.0 12.0 20.0 23.0 18.0 16.0 184.0 155.0
18 POL 1 Tomasz Gaj 16.0 31.0 25.0 17.0 14.0 26.0 80.0 DNS 15.0 10.0 14.0 248.0 168.0
19 GER 717 Oliver Gronholz Segeberger Segel Club 11.0 80.0 BFD 10.0 13.0 13.0 80.0 BFD 16.0 18.0 5.0 10.0 256.0 176.0
20 SWE 66 Jan-Erik Nystedt VSS 22.0 14.0 11.0 16.0 33.0 20.0 80.0 DNF 27.0 21.0 17.0 261.0 181.0
21 SWE 2782 Jan-Erik Engholm Getskärs SS 32.0 29.0 23.0 26.0 6.0 8.0 26.0 32.0 16.0 30.0 228.0 196.0
22 DEN 1375 Christian Hedlund Hellerup Sejlklub 15.0 22.0 24.0 25.0 26.0 13.0 17.0 49.0 30.0 27.0 248.0 199.0
23 GER 755 Ingo Stelzer BSV 19.0 13.0 18.0 35.0 29.0 29.0 19.0 20.0 34.0 23.0 239.0 204.0
24 POL 19 Bartosz Rakocy 39.0 DPI 24.0 DPI 7.0 31.0 24.0 31.0 10.0 28.0 80.0 DNS 19.0 293.0 213.0
25 SWE 2741 Ulf Dagerbrant Umeå Segelsällskap 39.0 32.0 22.0 32.0 37.0 10.0 22.0 17.0 26.0 22.0 259.0 220.0
26 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer Varbergs SS 21.0 38.0 30.0 18.0 41.0 30.0 23.0 22.0 20.0 21.0 264.0 223.0
27 DEN 1377 Jørgen Holm Nielsen Kaløvig Bådelaug 25.0 35.0 28.0 28.0 11.0 14.0 30.0 29.0 27.0 80.0 DNS 307.0 227.0
28 GER 730 Jörg Rademàcher SCST 33.0 27.0 27.0 24.0 21.0 17.0 42.0 30.0 28.0 33.0 282.0 240.0
29 DEN 13 Troels Lykke Vallensbæk Sejlklub 31.0 30.0 26.0 19.0 36.0 32.0 21.0 24.0 24.0 80.0 DNF 323.0 243.0
30 SWE 2780 Claes Ahlström Getskärs SS 37.0 12.0 38.0 30.0 31.0 37.0 27.0 21.0 23.0 80.0 DNS 336.0 256.0
31 GER 740 Arne Lindermann PSCW 23.0 11.0 35.0 44.0 8.0 80.0 BFD 32.0 47.0 33.0 32.0 345.0 265.0
32 POL 5 Darek Kras 35.0 20.0 42.0 40.0 22.0 80.0 BFD 41.0 37.0 32.0 26.0 375.0 295.0
33 GBR 2085 Gavin Waldron South Staffs 38.0 46.0 31.0 36.0 53.0 27.0 37.0 33.0 22.0 25.0 348.0 295.0
34 SWE 2787 Olle Albrektsson VASS 29.0 39.0 32.0 27.0 56.0 34.0 36.0 39.0 31.0 29.0 352.0 296.0
35 GER 665 Peter Stephan SCST 47.0 34.0 40.0 38.0 23.0 23.0 38.0 38.0 43.0 24.0 348.0 301.0
36 SWE 11 Bengt Strömberg StSS 40.0 37.0 29.0 20.0 52.0 80.0 DSQ 28.0 41.0 29.0 35.0 391.0 311.0
37 DEN 1369 Bo Teglers Hellerup Sejlklub 24.0 80.0 BFD 34.0 15.0 42.0 21.0 12.0 DPI 17.0 DPI 80.0 DNF 80.0 DNS 405.0 325.0
38 POL 44 Radoslaw Drozdzik 47.0 DPI 54.0 DPI 56.0 42.0 20.0 25.0 33.0 31.0 42.0 34.0 384.0 328.0
39 SWE 2770 Jonas Andersson NYSS 45.0 28.0 44.0 37.0 44.0 43.0 34.0 36.0 40.0 28.0 379.0 334.0
40 SWE 2772 Ingemar Jansson SS Kaparen 43.0 25.0 36.0 39.0 45.0 80.0 BFD 39.0 48.0 37.0 31.0 423.0 343.0
41 SWE 222 Per Jaensson SKK 41.0 24.0 19.0 41.0 18.0 80.0 BFD 29.0 25.0 80.0 DNF 80.0 DNS 437.0 357.0
42 GER 711 Ralf Mackmann SCH 27.0 66.0 48.0 34.0 80.0 OCS 35.0 45.0 34.0 38.0 43.0 450.0 370.0
43 GER 726 Jörg Sylvester Segeberger Segel Club 44.0 42.0 45.0 49.0 28.0 41.0 43.0 46.0 45.0 40.0 423.0 374.0
44 SWE 511 Mårten Bernesand SKK 51.0 43.0 47.0 45.0 62.0 40.0 35.0 45.0 36.0 45.0 449.0 387.0
45 GER 745 Rainer Pospiech YCBG 57.0 41.0 51.0 48.0 54.0 46.0 31.0 42.0 39.0 36.0 445.0 388.0
46 SWE 2740 Karl-Johan Östh Karlskrona SS 55.0 45.0 50.0 46.0 48.0 45.0 46.0 40.0 44.0 39.0 458.0 403.0
47 GER 735 Dirk Gericke 48.0 51.0 46.0 47.0 55.0 51.0 50.0 43.0 35.0 38.0 464.0 409.0
48 GER 688 Dirk Dame SVM 52.0 40.0 49.0 43.0 59.0 80.0 BFD 47.0 51.0 52.0 37.0 510.0 430.0
49 AUS 685 Jonathan O’Donell Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club 46.0 52.0 80.0 DNC 56.0 49.0 44.0 48.0 50.0 46.0 46.0 517.0 437.0
50 GBR 1774 Richard Burton West Oxford 56.0 80.0 BFD 39.0 60.0 40.0 38.0 44.0 35.0 48.0 80.0 DNS 520.0 440.0
51 SWE 64 Jonas Lindahl Nättraby Båtklubb 30.0 33.0 54.0 33.0 34.0 36.0 80.0 DNF 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 540.0 460.0
52 GER 606 Katharina Huß SCF 59.0 61.0 57.0 53.0 46.0 49.0 52.0 56.0 47.0 42.0 522.0 461.0
53 AUS 724 Glenn Yates Wangi Sailing Club 50.0 55.0 80.0 DNC 51.0 67.0 48.0 49.0 52.0 49.0 41.0 542.0 462.0
54 SWE 2739 Anders Widding Umeå Segelsällskap 58.0 58.0 52.0 62.0 38.0 42.0 60.0 58.0 56.0 47.0 531.0 469.0
55 NOR 467 Jens Makholm Hellerup Sejlklub 28.0 50.0 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNF 39.0 33.0 40.0 44.0 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 554.0 474.0
56 DEN 1265 Malte Pedersen Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub 65.0 44.0 55.0 55.0 57.0 54.0 51.0 54.0 41.0 80.0 DNF 556.0 476.0
57 NZL 516 Julian Bishop Worser Bay Boating Club 60.0 54.0 58.0 58.0 50.0 52.0 55.0 53.0 51.0 48.0 539.0 479.0
58 USA 607 Christian Heinze SCV 53.0 53.0 37.0 80.0 DNF 17.0 24.0 56.0 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 560.0 480.0
59 GER 651 Heinz Ridder SVP 63.0 57.0 62.0 57.0 64.0 39.0 53.0 57.0 53.0 49.0 554.0 490.0
60 GER 714 Christian Huß SCF 64.0 56.0 53.0 54.0 51.0 55.0 80.0 DNF 80.0 DNS 50.0 44.0 587.0 507.0
61 DEN 1370 Jesper Strandberg Bramsnæs Sejlklub 36.0 36.0 41.0 50.0 43.0 80.0 BFD 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 606.0 526.0
62 SWE 2756 Simon Polteg SKK 66.0 DPI 67.0 DPI 60.0 67.0 80.0 OCS 56.0 54.0 55.0 55.0 50.0 610.0 530.0
63 SWE 2672 Bengt Larsson SS Kaparen 71.0 47.0 59.0 63.0 80.0 DSQ 15.0 57.0 60.0 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 612.0 532.0
64 SWE 2591 Arne Malm TBS 62.0 63.0 63.0 65.0 60.0 58.0 62.0 61.0 54.0 51.0 599.0 534.0
65 DEN 1329 Sam Jedig Bramsnæs Sejlklub 49.0 59.0 64.0 61.0 32.0 57.0 59.0 80.0 DNF 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 621.0 541.0
66 DEN 1301 Rasmus Cavling Clausen Sejlklubben Esrum Sø 54.0 48.0 43.0 52.0 61.0 47.0 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 625.0 545.0
67 FRA 723 Mathieu Chenuil CYVIA 66.0 68.0 61.0 59.0 58.0 53.0 61.0 59.0 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 645.0 565.0
68 SWE 2217 Magnus Bager SS Svearna 67.0 64.0 67.0 64.0 47.0 60.0 64.0 62.0 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 655.0 575.0
69 GER 487 Gunnar Goronzi SCST 68.0 65.0 66.0 80.0 DNS 63.0 50.0 65.0 63.0 57.0 80.0 DNF 657.0 577.0
70 FRA 2000 Gautier Aribaud SNF Sports Nautiques de la Frette 69.0 67.0 68.0 66.0 65.0 59.0 63.0 80.0 DNF 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 697.0 617.0
71 SWE 2738 Peter Aebeloe SS Kaparen 70.0 60.0 65.0 80.0 DNS 66.0 61.0 58.0 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 80.0 DNS 700.0 620.0
72 SWE 111 Bertil Eliasson SSKA Segelsällskapet Kaparen 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0
72 DEN 1324 Jan Larsen Hvidovre Sejlklub 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0
72 DEN 1366 Svend Erik Molbech Skovshovede Sejlklub 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0
72 DEN 1333 Stefan Myrälf Hellerup Sejlklub 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0
72 AUS 726 Peter Lynch Wangi RSL Sailing Club 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0
72 POL 16 Marek Jarocki 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0
72 POL 424 Piotr Przewozny 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0
72 GER 744 Karsten Hitz Segeberger Segel Club 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 80.0 DNC 800.0 720.0

 

Prectice Race Results
Plc Sailno Name Club R1 Tot
1 NZL 531 Karl Purdie Worser Bay Boating Club 1 1.0
2 GER 717 Oliver Gronholz Segeberger Segel Club 2 2.0
3 DEN 1364 Jørgen Lindhardtsen Hvidovre Sejlklub 3 3.0
4 DEN 1340 Christian Olesen Kalundborg sejlklub 4 4.0
5 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankeneser Segel Club 5 5.0
6 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham Pond 6 6.0
7 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild Umeå Segelsällskap 7 7.0
8 SWE 2782 Getskärs SS Jan-Erik Engholm 8 8.0
9 SWE 66 Jan-Erik Nystedt VSS 9 9.0
10 DEN 1377 Jørgen Holm Nielsen Kaløvig Bådelaug 10 10.0
11 GER 750 Ralf Tietje Segler-Verein Grossenheidorn 11 11.0
12 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer Varbergs SS 12 12.0
13 SWE 2786 Håkan Törnqvist SS Kaparen 13 13.0
14 DEN 1369 Bo Teglers Hellerup Sejlklub 15 14.0
15 GER 755 Ingo Stelzer BSV 16 15.0
16 POL 5 Darek Kras 17 16.0
17 DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen Solrød Strand 18 17.0
18 AUS 724 Glenn Yates Wangi Sailing Club 19 18.0
19 GBR 2085 Gavin Waldron South Staffs 20 19.0
20 SWE 2741 Ulf Dagerbrant Umeå Segelsällskap 21 20.0
21 DEN 1265 Malte Pedersen Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub 23 21.0
22 GER 665 Peter Stephan SCST 24 22.0
23 GER 606 Katharina Huß SCF 25 23.0
24 NOR 467 Jens Makholm Hellerup Sejlklub 26 24.0
25 NZL 516 Julian Bishop Worser Bay Boating Club 27 25.0
26 AUS 685 Jonathan O’Donell Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club 28 26.0
27 GER 745 Rainer Pospiech YCBG 29 27.0
28 GER 714 Christian Huß SCF 30 28.0
29 SWE 2739 Anders Widding Umeå Segelsällskap 31 29.0
30 GER 651 Heinz Ridder SVP 32 30.0
31 FRA 723 Mathieu Chenuil CYVIA 33 31.0
32 GER 690 Soenke Behrens Segel Club Oevenlgönne OCS 80.0
33 GER 740 Arne Lindermann PSCW OCS 80.0
Karl Purdie

World Ranking July 2009: World Champion still on top

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The final OK Dinghy World Ranking List before next week’s OK Dinghy World Championships in Kalmar, Sweden, reveals few changes from the previous issue. In fact the top four stay the same with Karl Purdie (NZL), the 2008 World Champion, still holding onto the number one slot over fellow Kiwi Mark Perrow, even though neither have sailed any additional ranking regattas since February.

The European circuit has however been in full swing with events at Medemblik, Kiel, Warnemünde and Steinhude (the German Nationals) counting points towards this release.

Greg Wilcox (NZL) is back into the top ten after wins at Kiel Week and Warnemünde Week, while former world champion Nick Craig (GBR) drops further down the list after a period of inactivity in the class since last year’s worlds. However he started his 2009 campaign well with a win at the German nationals over Wilcox. Finally, former double world champion Karsten Hitz (GER) makes his first appearance in the top 5 after good results so far this year, including a win at the Spring Cup in Medemblik.

This issue of the World Ranking List includes 411 sailors from 14 nations and three continents, proof perhaps that OK Dinghy sailing continues to increase, with several new nations joining the class for the first time in the past year.

The next release will be after the Polish nationals in September and will include points from the all important world championship.

Ranking July 2009
Rank Name Nat. Sailno. Points Events
1 Karl Purdie NZL 531 940,33 7
2 Mark Perrow NZL 527 920,11 7
3 Jørgen Lindhartdsen DEN 1364 909,08 12
4 Gunter Arndt GER 672 866,67 7
5 Karsten Hitz GER 744 848,28 8
6 Christian Olesen DEN 1340 847,49 8
7 Martin von Zimmermann GER 493 845,39 12
8 Terry Curtis GBR 2118 835,80 10
9 Greg Wilcox NZL 522 824,40 7
10 Nick Craig GBR 2116 804,61 11
11 Oliver Gronholz GER 717 799,83 11
12 Luke O’Connell NZL 511 790,19 8
13 Pawel Pawlaczyk POL 14 766,44 8
14 Andre Blasse AUS 727 759,24 6
15 Steve McDowell NZL 525 758,58 7
16 Thomas Glas GER 731 757,12 12
17 Thomas Hanson-Mild SWE 2767 753,91 8
18 Jorgen Holm DEN 1371 707,82 9
19 Hans Elkjaer SWE 99 702,43 10
20 Robert Deaves GBR 2119 674,74 5
21 Marek Jarocki POL 16 671,39 8
22 Trent Pryce NZL 502 670,14 7
23 Bo Teglers DEN 1324 641,38 9
24 Rene Johannsen DEN 1361 638,37 11
25 Andreas Pich GER 747 628,91 11
26 Jon Fish GBR 2122 628,90 7
27 Ralf Tietje GER 750 623,91 9
28 Jan Eric Nystedt SWE 66 607,56 7
29 Anders Andersen DEN 1346 583,91 4
30 Mike Edwards GBR 2126 568,56 5
31 Alex Scoles GBR 2117 560,98 8
32 Darek Kras POL 5 552,11 12
33 Dan Ager GBR 2120 536,84 7
34 Paul Rhodes NZL 517 532,89 5
35 Christian Midtgaard DEN 1304 524,07 4
36 Gavin Waldron GBR 2085 523,33 6
37 Jan-Erik Engholm SWE 2782 517,74 5
38 Tomasz Gaj POL 1 515,81 9
39 Alistair Deaves NZL 532 513,84 4
40 Ian Harris GBR 2105 491,10 5
41 Peter Stephan GER 665 490,78 8
42 Bartosz Rakocy POL 19 472,35 10
43 Robert Davis AUS 735 470,84 4
44 Matt Steven NZL 519 466,18 4
45 Hinnerk Ries GER 670 457,37 7
46 Bob Buchanan AUS 726 454,71 4
47 Sönke Behrens GER 695 453,69 5
48 Matt Stetchmann NZL 524 452,42 4
49 Neil Goodhead GBR 2125 450,51 7
50 Joe Porebski NZL 523 434,86 5
51 Keith Dutton GBR 2127 433,96 6
52 Jakub Kania POL 27 431,24 10
53 Peter Scheuerl GER 718 429,95 3
54 Rainer Dr Pospiech GER 745 429,83 7
55 Jörg Rademacher GER 730 408,65 7
56 Glenn Yates AUS 724 408,37 6
57 Antoni Pawlowski POL 31 407,15 4
58 Carsten Sass GER 539 400,29 4
59 Mike Wilde NZL 529 399,30 5
60 Christian Hedlund DEN 1368 390,93 8
61 Mogens Johansen DEN 1335 389,42 5
62 Dave Clancy AUS 733 379,57 4
63 Keith Byers GBR 2084 376,35 4
64 Janusz Stobinski POL 10 370,08 7
65 Arne Lindemann GER 645 366,67 5
66 Roger Blassé AUS 678 365,26 4
67 Darren Hunt AUS 641 357,93 5
68 Dirk Gericke GER 735 356,60 6
69 David O’Donnell AUS 695 346,34 5
70 Bengt Stromberg SWE 11 340,54 6
71 Ralf Mackman GER 711 338,21 6
72 Peter Lynch AUS 713 336,53 5
73 Jerzy Bojanowski POL 18 332,33 7
74 Andreas Deubel GER 760 324,42 9
75 Dave Kettridge AUS 725 323,15 4
76 Juliane Hofmann GER 740 322,18 7
77 Troels Lykke DEN 1330 319,87 3
78 Grant Pedersen NZL 518 319,04 3
79 Erik Bork GER 695 314,79 4
80 Max Nystedt SWE 123 311,68 4
81 Antony Rich GBR 2121 309,44 4
82 Claes Ahlstrom SWE 2780 299,03 6
83 Ingmar Janson SWE 2772 298,26 5
84 Gunnar Specht GER 694 297,73 4
85 Dirk Dame GER 688 296,60 6
86 Thorsten Schmidt GER 737 282,49 7
87 Katharina Huss GER 606 282,32 8
88 Per Jaensson SWE 222 278,15 4
89 Falk Hagemann GER 757 276,17 6
90 Piotr Przewozny POL 424 266,21 4
91 Joe Schubert RSA 31 263,65 5
92 Russell Wood NZL 526 262,20 3
93 Richard Furneaux AUS 694 255,03 6
94 Ben Morrison NZL 530 252,98 3
95 Jonas Quist SWE 33 252,26 3
96 Peter Wibroe DEN 1344 251,02 3
97 Ulf Dagerbrandt SWE 2731 248,81 4
98 Yves Kaminski GER 577 248,44 6
99 Jörg Sylvester GER 526 243,83 5
100 Jurgen Splieth GER 727 235,03 4
101 Owen Anderson NZL 469 231,42 3
102 Adrian Mannering NZL 504 228,41 2
103 Peter Robinson AUS 736 227,08 5
104 Paul Verrijdt BEL 214 223,87 8
105 Andy Turner GBR 2123 221,78 4
106 Julian Burnham GBR 2101 219,04 4
107 Jonas Borup DEN 1339 218,32 5
108 Christian Heinze GER 607 213,18 7
109 Ed Dutton GBR 2128 210,73 4
110 Peter Wallace AUS 716 210,61 5
111 Christan Schmidt-Moller DEN 1285 210,53 4
112 Fritz Banner Pedersen DEN 1331 208,49 3
113 Dan Bush NZL 478 207,45 3
114 Ronny Poelman BEL 220 204,88 9
115 Tim Davies AUS 732 200,56 3
116 Bruce Ashton AUS 728 194,55 3
117 Radek Drozdzik POL 44 193,55 3
118 John Meadowcroft GBR 2084 191,91 2
119 Malte Pedersen DEN 1265 190,49 9
120 Heinz Ridder GER 651 188,43 8
121 Deryck Lovegrove GBR 2130 179,28 5
122 Lennart Hansson SWE 2768 178,36 3
123 Bill Tyler AUS 692 176,73 5
124 Daniel Groschl GER 656 173,39 4
125 Piotr Bajonczak POL 46 168,62 4
126 Christian Huss GER 714 164,01 8
127 Per Sorensen DEN 1350 162,49 5
128 Fabian Gronholz GER 632 161,38 3
129 Maciej Pezala POL 62 160,21 4
130 Nigel Mannering NZL 500 157,24 2
131 Simon Childs GBR 2101 155,47 1
132 Marty Weeks NZL 509 150,62 3
133 Tom Pearce AUS 737 145,82 4
134 Nigel Harvey AUS 610 143,56 3
135 Greg Wright NZL 475 143,00 2
136 Ivan Pedersen DEN 1322 135,57 2
137 EddieO’Donnell AUS 693 135,34 3
138 Jonas Andersson SWE 2770 131,66 2
139 Jan Hartmann GER 666 131,46 2
140 Adrian Gorka POL 190 129,98 3
141 Andrew Baker AUS 715 129,08 3
142 Mieczyslaw Poplonyk POL 15 128,19 2
143 Karl Johan Osth SWE 2740 123,97 4
144 Christian Hartmann GER 120 123,87 2
145 Ulf Brandt DEN 1302 122,94 1
146 Pete Turner GBR 2059 122,29 3
147 Jesper Strandberg DEN 1370 121,66 3
148 David Hoogenboom NZL 481 121,65 2
149 Sam Jedig DEN 1329 117,51 3
150 Simon Shaw GBR 2065 114,96 4
151 Marty Pike NZL 536 114,53 2
152 Maciej Misko POL 46 113,55 3
153 Jan-Dietmar Dellas GER 680 112,05 3
154 Morgan Staley AUS 708 111,51 4
155 Andre Hennings GER 621 110,07 3
156 Thomas Neveling GER 664 109,81 4
157 Jaroslaw Szpinalski POL 333 109,08 4
158 Bartosz Przbysz POL 47 108,92 3
159 Jonas Lindahl SWE 2750 105,45 1
160 Czyz Waldemar POL 41 104,83 4
161 Peter Horne AUS 733 102,36 1
162 Torsten Albrecht GER 691 102,14 5
163 Jim Hunt GBR 2116 102,03 1
164 Justin Barr AUS 721 102,02 2
165 Alan Atkin GBR 2129 100,70 4
166 Brett Graham RSA 497 100,29 2
167 Mike Williams AUS 730 99,72 1
168 John Skjoldby Petersen DEN 1303 99,33 2
169 Tobias Willmann GER 404 99,27 4
170 Rod Andrew BEL 1 97,23 2
171 Rainer Rehbehn GER 424 96,82 1
172 John Hoogerbrug NZL 458 93,18 2
173 Slawomir Blaszka POL 161 92,06 1
174 Jonas Persson SWE 0 91,82 1
175 Frederic Lamarque FRA 1764 91,00 1
176 Yannick Laumans BEL 205 89,80 1
177 Mads Christensen DEN 1360 89,00 1
178 Przemyslaw Drozdzik POL 104 87,75 2
179 Andrew Day GBR 2102 86,56 2
180 Joel Skelton AUS 646 86,53 1
181 Maurice Slap BEL 203 86,00 1
182 Nik Wallis AUS 720 85,64 3
183 Piotr Falczynski POL 45 85,55 3
184 Mick McQueen AUS 703 85,16 2
185 Andrew Rowett AUS 699 84,55 1
186 David Rose GBR 2124 84,22 1
187 Soren Christiansen DEN 1239 84,12 1
188 Uwe Bohm GER 599 83,64 3
189 Jan Bechmann GER 567 82,12 4
190 Didier Crescence FRA 1801 82,00 1
191 Paul Foster AUS 722 81,25 1
192 Henning Biering Neilsen DEN 1357 80,83 2
193 Karsten Kath GER 728 80,48 6
194 Bill Bradburn GBR 2092 79,22 2
195 Donat Kujawinski POL 201 79,19 1
196 Lynge Thang Jorgensen DEN 1371 78,93 2
197 Berndt Svennson SWE 2732 78,64 2
198 Mike Walker AUS 655 78,46 3
199 Thomas Christensen DEN 1336 77,36 3
200 Per Arne Olsen SWE 33 77,02 2
201 Kai Wehmhoerner GER 649 75,87 4
202 Ulrik Larsen DEN 1259 75,25 1
203 Karsten Kraus GER 743 74,67 1
204 Sven Marchot GER 640 74,52 4
205 Gunnar Goronzi GER 487 74,39 4
206 Bob Chapman AUS 704 73,33 1
207 Yan Rialland FRA 1562 73,00 1
208 Paul Pike GBR 2104 72,84 3
209 Evert Nijzink NZL 515 71,82 2
210 Bernd Willmann GER 660 71,80 3
211 Tom Guthormsen NOR 459 71,68 2
212 Joost Rommelaere BEL 56 71,54 2
213 Milosz Wojewski POL 22 70,88 1
214 Dan Slater NZL 515 70,00 1
215 Maxine Manca FRA 1336 69,30 2
216 David Swales AUS 625 68,30 2
217 Dave Cooper GBR 2031 68,29 3
218 Gary Lokum AUS 543 68,06 3
219 Glenn Williams AUS 691 68,06 1
220 Andres Blasco Cortes ESP 1 67,80 2
221 Bertil Eliasson SWE 2721 67,00 1
222 Stephan Klaus GER 615 67,00 1
223 Frank Prater AUS 679 66,59 3
224 Christopher Arnell GBR 2064 66,41 1
225 Alastair Gair NZL 521 65,19 1
226 Tim Smith AUS 730 64,94 2
227 Adrian Coulthard NZL 472 64,71 2
228 Jakub Dworniczak POL 24 64,25 2
229 Alain Renoux FRA 3 64,00 1
230 J P Williams GBR 2112 63,44 1
231 Konrad Kowalczyk POL 157 62,94 1
232 Josh Junior NZL 491 62,78 1
233 Per Trolle DEN 1354 62,42 2
234 Tim O’Leary GBR 1966 62,03 2
235 Jens Makholm NOR 467 62,02 2
236 Darren Prior GBR 2107 60,45 2
237 Rob Hengst NZL 533 60,39 3
238 Mark Skelton AUS 651 60,14 1
239 Olof Lindgren SWE 2719 60,00 1
240 Tom Pedersen DEN 1261 59,41 1
241 Robert Swiecki POL 82 59,40 3
242 Tony Woods GBR 2068 59,38 2
243 Jan Taelman BEL 4 56,11 2
244 Koen Hopsy BEL 0 55,60 1
245 Noel Masseron FRA 29 55,00 1
246 Raymond Dodard FRA 1764 55,00 1
247 Zbibniew Michalski POL 210 55,00 1
248 Don Williams AUS 668 54,86 1
249 Dean Dorazio AUS 673 54,82 2
250 Jack Grogan GBR 1968 54,53 1
251 Ingo Stelzer GER 755 54,14 1
252 Konrad Kierzek POL 21 52,57 2
253 Bartosz Parzuchowski POL 23 52,35 1
254 Jedrzej Charlampowicz POL 45 51,48 2
255 Tony Thresher GBR 1774 51,25 1
256 Marina Dellas GER 724 50,38 2
257 Jonathon O’Donnell AUS 685 49,58 1
258 Arne Malm SWE 1 49,09 2
259 Michel Lesure LUX 1 48,73 2
260 Jan Wirbeleit GER 590 48,50 2
261 Finn Jensen DEN 1214 48,04 1
262 Mariusz Pietrzak POL 61 47,06 1
263 Peter Bergh SWE 2743 46,80 2
264 David McGregor GBR 2101 46,25 1
265 Didier Soulies FRA 74 46,00 1
266 Nigel Grogan GBR 2131 45,63 1
267 Frank Hansen DEN 1345 45,29 1
268 Stefan Nikiciuk POL 178 44,01 3
269 Jan Behrendt GER 759 43,29 1
270 G Hagenaers BEL 207 42,50 1
271 Torbjorn Svensson SWE 2757 41,82 1
272 Mary Reddyhoff GBR 2058 41,41 2
273 Egon Petersen DEN 1318 40,06 2
274 Jan Seekanp GER 630 39,37 1
275 Niels Troland DEN 159 39,28 2
276 Marcin Rymer POL 682 39,12 1
277 Per Baagoe DEN 1248 38,91 1
278 Peter West DEN 1348 38,55 3
279 Radoslaw Drozdzik POL 44 38,39 1
280 Ellen Ketteridge AUS 672 37,97 2
281 Olle Heimersson SWE 2746 37,73 2
282 Gautier Ariband FRA 2000 37,00 1
283 Per Blommegerd SWE 2733 36,82 1
284 Sebastian Knorr GER 33 36,65 2
285 Uli Borchen GER 587 36,60 1
286 Mariusz Wasilewski POL 80 36,47 1
287 Al Fry GBR 211 36,25 1
288 Josh Weeks NZL 518 36,24 2
289 Jörg Posny GER 697 35,73 1
290 Robert Glowacki POL 3 35,48 1
291 Stefan Bleich GER 691 34,63 1
292 Ralf Gerbig GER 357 34,20 4
293 Piotr Malecki POL 17 33,82 1
294 Lars Hansson SWE 277 33,35 2
295 Rolf Meilenbrock POL 497 33,11 3
296 Susanne Mackman GER 723 32,80 1
297 Anders Widding SWE 0 32,73 1
298 Mark Geboes BEL 604 31,79 1
299 Chris Biscomb GBR 2083 31,72 2
300 Simon Polteg SWE 2771 31,25 1
301 Paul Richards AUS 666 31,23 2
302 Jakub Swerpel POL 479 31,18 1
303 Colin Lynch AUS 457 31,11 1
304 Marion Ruck GER 559 30,24 1
305 K Hauspy BEL 58 30,00 1
306 Kamil Kaluzny POL 11 29,68 1
307 Jurgen Illers GER 643 29,57 1
308 Jonny Clough NZL 498 29,12 2
309 Ian Lind Seddon DEN 1159 29,02 2
310 Arne Good NED 657 29,00 1
311 Stewart Coles GBR 2072 28,75 1
312 J Tiefane FRA 21 28,21 1
313 Peter Rudblom SWE 0 28,18 1
314 Gerd Breitbart GER 662 28,05 1
315 Didier Mathou FRA 1404 28,00 1
316 Jonathan Hogan AUS 685 27,85 2
317 Roger Cole GBR 2114 27,50 1
318 Flemming Ipsen DEN 1355 25,87 1
319 Craig Lynch AUS 684 25,83 1
320 Jens Kostka GER 609 25,81 1
321 Alexandre Rosier BEL 0 25,20 1
322 Richard Burton GBR 1774 24,84 1
323 Douglas Flaherty AUS 706 24,48 2
324 Dave Ridley NZL 476 24,26 1
325 Soren Andersen DEN 1275 24,12 1
326 Roy Burnham GBR 2115 23,75 2
327 Magnus Bager SWE 0 23,64 1
328 Jan Durajski POL 247 23,55 3
329 Jerzy Faustmann POL 38 23,24 1
330 Gareth Wells AUS 644 23,19 1
331 Reinhard Grassmel GER 189 23,00 2
332 Erik Dergent BEL 128 22,86 1
333 Ed Bradburn GBR 2092 22,75 1
334 Norbert Petrausch GER 630 22,39 3
335 Dennis Olsson SWE 1 22,36 2
336 Julian Bishop NZL 516 22,00 2
337 Johhny Rodholm DEN 329 21,96 1
338 Dominique Istasse BEL 125 21,40 1
339 Jake Cracknell GBR 2012 21,25 1
340 J Huybrechts BEL 208 21,07 1
341 Krzystof Kolanowski POL 135 20,97 1
342 Bartosz Szymik POL 65 20,59 1
343 Mads Brockhuss DEN 1359 20,25 1
344 Johhny Leif Hansen DEN 1342 19,35 1
345 P Laumans BEL 205 19,29 1
346 Joachim Ullrich GER 63 19,27 1
347 Sebastian Gruszka POL 113 18,18 1
348 Martin Kay DEN 1305 18,04 1
349 Julian von Colin SUI 66 17,97 2
350 Miroslav Zdrawomyslow POL 2 17,94 1
351 Russell Peterson AUS 667 17,92 1
352 Michael Wolf GER 360 17,80 1
353 Douglas Parker AUS 612 17,74 2
354 Denis Gilles BEL 5 17,60 1
355 John Walder GBR 1915 17,50 1
356 Jaruslav Spinalski POL 61 17,36 1
357 Jan Larsen SWE 0 16,74 1
358 Mateusz Bujko POL 727 16,61 1
359 Wilhelm Kath GER 748 16,50 1
360 Eric Warnecke GER 41 16,08 2
361 Ben Steel GBR 2034 15,94 1
362 Cornelia Wirbeleit GER 633 15,45 1
363 Kacper Jarocki POL 34 15,29 1
364 Tom O’Donnell AUS 693 15,28 1
365 Pawel Wozniak POL 272 15,16 1
366 James Cole GBR 1967 15,00 1
367 Jens Svensen DEN 1366 14,75 1
368 Marten Bernesand SWE 0 14,55 1
369 James Andrew GBR 2090 13,80 1
370 Joachim Singethan GER 588 13,78 1
371 Robert Patros POL 6 13,71 1
372 Niels Jorgen Larsen DEN 1343 12,83 1
373 Ortwin Zimmer GER 7 12,68 1
374 Lukasz Futerski POL 506 12,65 1
375 Erik Thompson AUS 642 12,64 1
376 Alex Hobern GBR 1983 12,50 1
377 Simon Tucker NZL 499 12,22 1
378 Bob Eastwood GBR 2001 11,25 1
379 Ralf Abratis GER 72 11,16 1
380 Emily Furneaux AUS 630 11,00 2
381 Johanna Andrew Becker BEL 29 10,36 1
382 Jens Kaiser GER 659 10,23 1
383 Thierry Damblon BEL 44 10,00 1
384 Colin Page GBR 1927 10,00 1
385 Sam Woods GBR 1998 10,00 1
386 Fredrik Lundberg SWE 0 10,00 1
387 Jakob Christensen DEN 1271 10,00 1
388 Andrzej Hoszko POL 123 10,00 1
389 Jake O’Donnell AUS 660 10,00 1
390 Pete Waters NZL 474 9,81 1
391 Zbibniew Jurkiewicz POL 65 9,35 1
392 Mikkel Slov DEN 13 8,91 1
393 Roger Cooper GBR 2074 8,75 1
394 S Mackmann GER 72 8,57 1
395 Brad Johanson GER 690 8,00 1
396 Julian Massler GER 2 8,00 1
397 Ernst Ramin GER 708 8,00 1
398 Konrad Zajac POL 347 7,90 1
399 Per Bo Hansen DEN 1328 7,61 1
400 Philip Rzepecky NZL 500 7,41 1
401 Per Karlsson SWE 2071 7,27 1
402 Alexander Hirsch GER 543 7,20 1
403 D Istasse BEL 125 6,79 1
404 Sam Preston GBR 1962 6,25 1
405 Ruban Szymon POL 649 5,90 1
406 Sven Beye GER 719 5,02 1
407 Graham Lambert NZL 493 5,00 1
408 F Stephan GER 615 5,00 1
409 Bjorn Gustafsson SWE 77 5,00 1
410 Tom Preston GBR 208 5,00 1
411 Henrik Hansen DEN 1359 5,00 1

2009 Swedish National Championship, Kalmar, Sweden

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18 – 19 July

by Robert Deaves

After 2 days of varying conditions Greg Wilcox (NZL) has won the Swedish Championships for the OK Dinghy, followed by the Danish legend Jorgen Lindhardtsen and fours times World Champion Bo Staffan Andersson. Andersson is yet another World class sailor making a comeback to the class, albeit with a sixteen year gap.

The Championship took place at Kalmar, over the weekend of 18/19 July, on the east coast of Sweden, and is acting as the pre-Worlds for the event which starts on Saturday 25th July.

The first days racing took place in 20 – 25 knots and big waves while the second day was much lighter and shiftier.

The current World Champion Karl Purdie (NZL) lead after day one, following a fourth and a first, but Wilcox came back strongly in the lighter conditions on the second day with a first and two thirds to take the title. Purdie ended up 5th after struggling in the lighter conditions.

This success follows up wins for Wilcox in Kiel week and Warnemünde Week

Both Kiwi sailors are using New Zealand made Icebreaker Boats, C-Tech masts and Quantum sails from Wilcox’s loft in Potsdam. The other New Zealander in the fleet, Julian Bishop from Worser Bay is chartering a Swedish boat.

The rest of the fleet for the Worlds are due to arrive over the next few days for what promises to be a very interesting World Championship. The large fleet of 78 boats also contains six former World Champions.

2009 Swedish National Championship – Results
Pos Sailno. Club Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 tot tot-1
1 NZL 522 Blankenser Segelclub Greg Wilcox 5 3 1 3 3 15 10
2 DEN 1364 Hvidovre Sejlklub Jørgen Lindhardtsen 3 2 15 10 1 31 16
3 SWE 2784 Karlshamns SS Bo Staffan Andersson 10 7 4 5 4 30 20
4 SWE 100 Umeå Segelsällskap Thomas Hansson-Mild 1 DNS 6 13 2 78 22
5 NZL 531 Worser Bay Boating Club Karl Purdie 4 1 11 7 15 38 23
6 GER 690 SC Oevelgönne Sönke Behrens 7 5 7 8 5 32 24
7 GER 693 SC Oevelgönne Martin v.Zimmermann 2 4 BFD 12 7 81 25
8 DEN 1340 KS Christian Olesen 6 8 14 6 6 40 26
9 POL 19 Zlks Kiekrz Bartosz Rakocy 18 17 3 1 12 51 33
10 POL 1 MOS-2 Warszawa Tomek Gaj 8 6 17 2 22 55 33
11 SWE 66 VSS Jan-Eric Nystedt 15 10 10 4 16 55 39
12 SWE 2782 Gess Jan-Erik Engholm 19 12 5 14 8 58 39
13 SWE 99 Varbergs SS Hans Elkjaer 14 9 16 21 11 71 50
14 DEN 1368 Hellerup Sejlklub Christian Hedlund 17 14 2 22 25 80 55
15 SWE 739 HKK Max Nystedt 22 15 18 15 10 80 58
16 GER 740 SWS Juliane Hofmann 31 19 8 11 23 92 61
17 DEN 4 Hellerup Sejlklub Stefan Myrälf 9 DNS 25 9 24 123 67
18 DEN 1335 Solrød Strand Mogens Johansen 30 11 22 25 9 97 67
19 SWE 2786 SSKa Håkan Törnqvist 13 24 30 20 14 101 71
20 POL 5 MOS-2 Warszawa Darek Kras 12 23 13 24 34 106 72
21 SWE 222 SKK Per Jaensson 29 22 9 27 17 104 75
22 NOR 467 Hellerup Sejlklub Jens Makholm 27 27 21 18 13 106 79
23 SWE 64 Nättraby Båtklubb Jonas Lindahl 25 DNS 12 23 20 136 80
24 SWE 2772 SS Kaparen Ingemar Jansson 21 DNF 27 16 21 141 85
25 SWE 2746 Södertälje Båtklubb Stefan Fagerlund 16 18 24 28 36 122 86
26 SWE 2741 Umeå Segelsällskap Ulf Dagerbrant 26 13 32 32 18 121 89
27 SWE 2732 WSSW Berndt Svensson 38 DNS 20 19 19 152 96
28 SWE 2770 Nyss Jonas Andersson 23 16 26 34 33 132 98
29 SWE 88 GESS Lennart Hansson 24 26 33 29 BFD 168 112
30 SWE 11 StSS Bengt Strömberg 11 DNS 37 31 35 170 114
31 SWE 74 UmeåSS Olof Lindgren 36 25 28 35 28 152 116
32 DEN 1265 KDY Malte Pedersen 35 21 39 37 30 162 123
33 DEN 1329 Bramsnaes Sejlk Sam Jedig 33 DNS 19 40 40 188 132
34 AUS 724 Wangi Sailing Club Glenn Yates 28 20 42 43 43 176 133
35 NZL 516 Worser Bay Boating Club Julian Bishop 37 28 35 45 42 187 142
36 SWE 2668 Råå Jolle Klubb Lars Hultgren DNS DNS 23 38 27 200 144
37 SWE 2672 SS Kaparen Bengt Larsson 34 OCS 31 26 DNS 203 147
38 SWE 2599 Gess Magnus Gillgren 32 DNS 38 42 37 205 149
39 AUS 685 Wangi ASC Jonathon ODonnell 20 DNS 45 46 39 206 150
40 SWE 111 SSKaparen Bertil Eliasson DNS DNS BFD 17 26 211 155
41 SWE 2739 Umeå Segelsällskap Anders Widding DNF DNF 36 36 29 213 157
42 SWE 2740 Karlskrona SS Karl-Johan Östh DNF DNS 41 30 32 215 159
43 SWE 511 SKK Mårten Bernesand DNF DNS 34 39 31 216 160
44 SWE 2743 StSS Dennis Olsson DNS DNS 29 33 BFD 230 174
45 SWE 2763 SS Kaparen Claes Heyman DNS DNS 43 41 41 237 181
46 SWE 2695 SK Kaparen Pär Karlsson DNF DNS 44 44 38 238 182
47 SWE 2756 SK Kaparen Simon Polteg DNF DNS 40 DNS DNS 264 208
48 SWE 2775 Gess Lars Hansson DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224
48 SWE 2750 SS Kaparen Lars Berggren DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224
48 SWE 2071 Kaparen Magnus Haglund DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224
48 DEN 1366 Skovshovede Sejlklub Svend Erik Molbech DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224
48 GER 651 SVPB Heinz Ridder DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224
48 SWE 2217 SS Svearna Magnus Bager DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224
48 SWE 2780 Getskärs SS GESS Claes Ahlström DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224
48 SWE 2738 SS Kaparen Peter Aebeloe DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 280 224

2009 Warnemünder Woche, Germany

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July 10 – 12

The Regatta was dominated by strong winds around 20 kn, except the last two races which were held in very light wind.

Results
Pos Sailno. Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Tot-1
1 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox BSC 4 1 2 2 3 4 5 16
2 GER 744 Karsten Hitz SSC 1 5 1 1 2 7 DNS 17
3 DEN 1364 Jørgen Lindhardtsen HvS 3 6 3 5 1 OCS 7 25
4 GER 717 Oliver Gronholz SSC 6 4 5 4 5 1 6 25
5 GER 693 Martin v. Zimmermann SCOe 2 3 OCS 3 6 3 9 26
6 GER 690 Sönke Behrens SCOe 7 2 6 8 9 8 2 33
7 DEN 1361 René Johansen   5 8 4 6 4 20 11 38
8 GER 747 Andreas Pich LYC 13 9 8 9 8 5 8 47
9 POL 5 Darek Kras MOS-@ 11 7 12 16 12 6 10 58
10 GER 745 Rainer Pospiech YCBG 8 12 10 15 7 18 14 66
11 GER 727 Jürgen Splieth KYC 12 11 20 10 11 12 16 72
12 GER 760 Andreas Deubel HSC 16 18 11 11 10 14 12 74
13 DEN 1303 John Skjoldby Petersen Roskilde (RS) 10 10 16.5 DNC 13 11 15 75.5
14 GER 695 Erik Bork SSCRa DNC DNC 13 13 14 2 3 82
15 GER 621 André Hennings CKA 14 13 9 12 DNC 16 20 84
16 GER 757 Falk Hagemann SWS 21 17 15 20 19 10 4 85
17 GER 688 Dirk Dame SVM 20 14 16.5 14 16 9 19 88.5
18 GER 740 Juliane Hofmann SWS 17 15 DNF 18 OCS 15 1 103
19 GER 680 Jan-Dietmar Dellas OYC 9 DNF 7 7 18 26 DNF 104
20 GER 735 Dirk Gericke SGE 15 19 18 21 15 19 18 104
21 GER 606 Katharina Huß scfr 22 20 14 22 21 13 17 107
22 GER 577 Yves Kaminski SVEW 23 16 19 17 17 17 21 107
23 GER 645 Arne Lindemann PSCW 18 DNC OCS 19 20 21 13 128
24 GER 649 Kai Wehmhörner SCV 24 22 21 23 22 22 22 132
25 GER 714 Christian Huß scfr 19 21 DNF DNC DNC 25 25 164
26 GER 567 Jan Beckmann SVPB DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 24 23 195
27 GER 640 Sven Marchot SGS Potsdam DNF DNC DNC DNC DNC 23 24 195
28 GER 2 Julian Massler YCRa DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 GER 189 Reinhard Graßmel SCCRa DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 GER 691 Torsten Albrecht SCST DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 GER 630 Norbert Petrausch TSVS DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 DEN 1265 Malte Pedersen kdy DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 DEN 1375 Christian Hedlund HS DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 GER 708 Ramin Ernst TSG DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 GER 728 Karsten Kath SVN DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222
28 GER 731 Thomas Glas SSC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 222

2009 German National Championship, Steinhude, Germany

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Segler-Verein Großenheidorn, Steinhude, July 4th – 7th

The Steinhuder Meer is a shallow lake in north-western Germany, nearly square, several kilometres long and wide

2009 German National Championship – Results
Pos Sailno. Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Tot-1
1 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham Pond Sailing Club 2 2 1 1 1 3 7,00
2 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankeneser Segel Club 9 1 2 2 3 5 13,00
3 GER 693 Martin von Zimmermann Segel Club Oevelgönne von 1901 5 3 3 5 4 11 20,00
4 GER 717 Oliver Gronholz Segeberger Segel Club e.V. 4 16 6 3 5 6 24,00
5 DEN 1364 Jørgen Lindhardtsen Hvidovre Sejlklub 1 19 23 6 2 1 29,00
6 GER 690 Sönke Behrens Segel Club Oevelgönne von 1901 8 4 7 7 15 9 35,00
7 GER 750 Ralf Tietje Segler Verein Großenheidorn 3 8 18 25 7 2 38,00
8 DEN 1361 René Johansen KBL Dänemark 6 11 4 13 6 12 39,00
9 GER 755 Ingo Stelzer Baltische Segler Vereinigung 10 7 9 22 11 13 50,00
10 GER 711 Ralf Mackmann Segel Club “Haltern am See” 20 5 13 8 27 8 54,00
11 POL 1 Tomek Gaj MOS-2 Warszawa 15 12 11 11 14 10 58,00
12 POL 5 Darek Kras MOS-2 Warszawa 7 17 24 4 8 DNC 60,00
13 GER 747 Andreas Pich Lübecker Yacht Club 19 10 26 15 10 7 61,00
14 GER 656 Daniel Gröschl Yacht Club Strande 14 26 5 14 31 4 63,00
15 GER 740 Juliane Hofmann Sächsischer Wassersportverein e.V. 17 9 16 12 DNF 20 74,00
16 GER 730 Jörg Rademacher Segel Club Stevertalsperre 13 20 31 16 18 16 83,00
17 GER 695 Erik Bork Seesportclub Rangsdorf e.V. 16 18 10 28 26 14 84,00
18 GER 621 André Hennings Club der Kreuzerabteilung 33 22 14 9 13 27 85,00
19 DEN 1368 Christian Hedlund Hellerup Sejlklub 18 25 17 19 12 19 85,00
20 GER 737 Thorsten Schmidt Segelclub Ville 12 30 37 10 16 21 89,00
21 GER 666 Jan Hartmann Baltische Segler Vereinigung 35 23 12 21 20 18 94,00
22 GBR 2122 Jon Fish Waldringfield Sail Club 11 21 25 35 9 DNC 101,00
23 GER 745 Rainer Pospiech Yacht Club Berlin Grünau 22 27 15 17 28 23 104,00
24 GER 632 Fabian Gronholz Segeberger Segel Club e.V. 32 34 8 43 17 17 108,00
25 GER 760 Andreas Deubel Hamburger Segel Club 25 15 27 20 21 31 108,00
26 GER 665 Peter Stephan Segel Club Stevertalsperre 26 6 40 36 19 22 109,00
27 GER 757 Falk Hagemann Sächsischer Wassersportverein e.V. 31 29 19 18 34 15 112,00
28 GER 607 Christian Heinze Segelclub Ville 39 14 21 26 42 32 132,00
29 GER 726 Jörg Sylvester Segeberger Segel Club e.V. 36 32 22 31 22 29 136,00
30 GER 728 Karsten Kath Seglerverein Neptun von 1921 29 31 29 32 25 28 142,00
31 DEN 1265 Malte Pedersen KDY Dänemark 38 13 43 23 37 37 148,00
32 GER 577 Yves Kaminski Seglervereinigung Einheit Werder 1952 e.V. 30 24 36 39 29 30 149,00
33 GER 688 Dirk Dame Segler Vereinigung Mannheim 23 OCS 41 30 24 33 151,00
34 BEL 214 Paul Verrijdt Freier Königlicher Yacht Club 27 38 30 37 40 25 157,00
35 GER 599 Uwe Böhm Segel Club Stevertalsperre 24 35 35 40 30 34 158,00
36 GER 735 Dirk Gericke SG Einheit Brandenburg 34 43 34 33 38 24 163,00
37 BEL 220 Ronny Poelman Freier Königlicher Yacht Club 28 37 38 27 33 40 163,00
38 GER 662 Gerd Breitbart Segel Club Oevelgönne von 1901 40 36 28 34 35 35 168,00
39 GER 724 Marina Dellas Oldenburger Yacht Club 42 28 20 42 43 44 175,00
40 GER 691 Torsten Albrecht Segel Club Stevertalsperre 37 42 32 44 36 36 183,00
41 NOR 467 Jens Makholm Hellerup Sejlklub 21 DNF DNC 24 32 DNC 195,00
42 POL 82 Robert Swiecki MOS-2 Warszawa 44 33 44 48 39 DNC 208,00
43 GER 640 Sven Marchot Sportgemeinschaft Segeln Potsdam 45 41 48 41 47 38 212,00
44 GER 606 Katharina Huß Segel Club Friedrichstadt DNC DNC DNC 46 23 26 213,00
45 GER 748 Wilhelm Kath Seglerverein Neptun von 1921 41 39 46 29 DNF DNC 214,00
46 GER 633 Cornelia Wirbeleit Sächsischer Wassersportverein e.V. 49 44 33 47 48 42 214,00
47 GER 487 Gunnar Goronzi Segel Club Stevertalsperre 46 47 47 38 46 39 216,00
48 GER 649 Kai Wehmhörner Segelclub Ville 47 45 45 50 45 41 223,00
49 GER 567 Jan Beckmann Segler Verein Paderborn 48 48 DNC 45 44 43 228,00
50 GER 651 Heinz Ridder Segler Verein Paderborn 43 40 39 DNC DNC DNC 240,00
51 GER 659 Jens Kaiser Segelclub Ville 53 50 42 DNC 50 46 241,00
52 GER 357 Ralf Gerbig Segel Club Stevertalsperre 52 49 49 53 49 DNC 252,00
53 GER 714 Christian Huß Segel Club Friedrichstadt DNC DNC DNC 49 41 45 253,00
54 GER 664 Thomas Neveling Segel Club Prinzensteg, Haltern 50 46 DNC 52 DNF DNC 266,00
55 SUI 66 Julian von Cölln Segelclub Ville 51 DNF DNC 51 51 DNC 271,00
56 GER 630 Norbert Petrausch Turn- u. Sportverein Schilksee DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 295,00
56 GER 744 Karsten Hitz Segeberger Segel Club DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 295,00
56 POL 10 Janusz Stobinski Akademicki Zwiazecki Sportowy Warszawa DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 295,00

2009 Kieler Woche, Germany

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June 25 – 28

The weather conditions were quite nice with stronger winds, one day with no racing due to too much wind.

Results
Pos Sailno. Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Tot-1
1 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox BSC 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 12
2 GER 744 Karsten Hitz SSC 9 7 1 1 53 DSQ 5 2 25
3 GER 717 Oliver Gronholz SSC 3 1 5 6 53 DSQ 1 12 28
4 GER 693 Martin von Zimmermann SCOe 22 4 3 4 1 4 14 30
5 POL 31 Antoni Pawlowski Jkw.Poznañ 4 3 11 7 53 DSQ 20 8 53
6 DEN 1364 Jørgen Lindhardtsen HVS 1 53 DNC 2 2 53 DSQ 3 3 64
7 GER 690 Sönke Behrens SCOe 13 18 9 14 4 8 18 66
8 POL 16 Jarocki Marek AZS Poznan 17 9 8 5 53 DSQ 16 15 70
9 POL 27 Jakub Kania Poznañ 6 25 14 10 53 DSQ 9 9 73
10 POL 14 Pawel Pawlaczyk JKW Poznań 8 16 10 8 53 DSQ 10 23 75
11 POL 19 Rakocy Bartosz zlks kiekr 5 8 18 23 7 25 20 81
12 DEN 1361 Johannsen Rene KBL 10 30 6 11 53 DSQ 23 7 87
13 DEN 4 Jörgen Holm KSC 14 6 29 32 11 6 28 94
14 GER 731 Thomas Glas SSC 12 12 23 16 53 DNC 13 19 95
15 SWE 2782 Jan Engholm-Erik Gess 7 19 25 24 53 DNC 17 5 97
16 GER 747 Andreas Pich LYC 25 26 26 22 6 12 6 97
17 GER 727 Jürgen Splieth KYC 20 11 27 30 53 DNC 7 4 99
18 GER 743 Karsten Kraus TSVS 24 15 15 15 53 DNC 15 17 101
19 GER 737 Thorsten Schmidt SCV 19 33 19 17 5 27 24 111
20 SWE 2772 Ingemar Janson SS Kaparen 11 21 30 28 10 21 22 113
21 POL 333 Janusz Stobinski AZS Poznan 15 29 22 20 53 DNC 14 13 113
22 GER 750 Ralf Tietje SVG 27 27 17 19 3 28 32 121
23 GER 665 Peter Stephan ScSt 18 17 33 25 9 29 31 129
24 DEN 1368 Christian Hedlund Hellerup 23 10 24 53 DNC 53 DNC 11 10 131
25 POL 1 Gaj Tomasz MOS 2 53 DSQ 5 16 13 53 DSQ 24 21 132
26 DEN 132 Bo Teglers Hellerup 16 13 12 9 53 DSQ 33 53 DNC 136
27 POL 5 Darek Kras MOS-2 33 22 53 DNC 27 8 30 29 149
28 GER 760 Andreas Deubel HSC 35 14 28 29 53 DNC 19 25 150
29 GER 656 Daniel Gröschl YCS 32 20 32 34 53 DNC 26 11 155
30 GER 680 Jan-Dietmar Dellas OYC 34 24 7 18 53 DSQ 44 37 164
31 POL 424 Piotr Przewozny jkw poznañ 39 31 34 26 13 37 26 167
32 NZL 52 Hans Elkjaer Varberg SC 53 DNC 53 DNC 13 12 53 DSQ 18 30 179
33 GER 632 Fabian Gronholz SSC 37 37 35 31 12 34 36 185
34 GER 759 Jan Behrendt NRV/KYC 29 38 42 36 53 DNC 22 27 194
35 NOR 467 Jens Makholm Hellerup 31 28 36 53 DNC 53 DNC 31 16 195
36 GER 630 Jan Seekamp WVH 28 23 20 21 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 198
37 DEN 1265 Malte Pedersen Hellerup 41 40 37 33 14 40 41 205
38 GER 730 Jörg Rademacher SCST 21 34 21 35 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 217
39 BEL 220 Ronny Poelman KLYC 30 36 31 53 DNC 53 DNC 35 35 220
40 RSA 31 Joe Schubert ZVYC 26 32 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 32 33 229
41 GER 643 Jürgen Illers SCO 38 35 39 53 DNC 53 DNC 38 34 237
42 GER 724 Marina Dellas OYC 43 47 38 53 DNC 53 DNC 39 39 259
43 GER 651 Heinz Ridder SVPB 45 44 40 53 DNC 53 DNC 41 38 261
44 GER 606 Katharina Huß SCFr 44 42 41 53 DNC 53 DNC 36 46 262
45 GER 649 Kai Wehmhoerner SCV 40 43 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 46 40 275
46 GER 714 Christian Huß SCFr 42 45 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 45 45 283
47 GER 360 Michael Wolf SSCP 48 46 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 43 42 285
48 GER 728 Karsten Kath SVN 36 39 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 287
49 POL 82 Swiecki Robert MOS-2 47 49 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 42 44 288
50 SUI 66 Julian von Cölln SCV 49 48 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 47 43 293
51 DEN 1348 Peter West Falsled 46 41 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 299
52 GER 607 Christian Heinze SCV 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 53 DNC 318

2009 Pfingsten, Germany

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Turn-und Sportverein Schilksee e.V, Schlei, Mai 30th – June 1st

Witsun Racing at the Schlei
Report by Gunter Arndt

33 dinghies found their way to Borgwedel in Northern Germany. Before I checked the Internet and our Forum what I should expect. The Forum said: no waves, the water just a little bit salty, no open sea, no danger for lakesailors…..

Well, launching the boats was already an exciting experience with strong winds directly onto the ramp. The racing area was fine, just a bit smaller than 4 km wide.

Day 1:
Two races in rough NE wind with clear results: Karsten Hitz 2×1, Greg Wilcox 2×2 and Martin von Zimmermann 2×3 an myself 2×4.
Followed some mixed placements caused by capsizes which could be seen by black-brown tops of sails (3m is the deepest).
In the evening we had a bbq at the youthhostel, were we also stayed during the regatta.

Day 2:
Less wind, less trouble to leave the ramp. On the water very shifty conditions and decreasing wind. We hold 4 races which mixed up the results. Just Karsten and Greg proved to be consistantly in the front.
In the evening warm food at the youthhostel and sit ins at the bungalows.

Day 3:
Finally summer temperatures, but even lighter wind and bigger shifts. Peit had to reset the whole course several times. We managed to sail 2 races.
Greg was by the end sovereign in front of Karsten and Jorgen Holm. I got 4th on equal points and have to write the report….

A very nice witsun weekend all inclusive: 3 meals per day, Sleeping in bungalows, 8 good races with conditions for every taste – > thanks to Peit and Ossi for organising.

– Results
Pos Sailno. Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Tot-2
1 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox BSC 2 2 5 2 1 3 4 1 11
2 GER 744 Karsten Hitz SSC 1 1 4 5 3 5 2 6 16
3 DEN 4 Jorgen Holm DEN 9 8 18 18 2 7 3 2 31
4 GER 672 Gunter Arndt FYC 4 4 10 3 10 4 6 10 31
5 GER 731 Thomas Glas SSC 6 10 3 1 12 15 9 3 32
6 GER 717 Oliver Gronholz SSC 5 11 1 16 9 12 7 5 38
7 GER 693 Martin Von Zimmermann SCOE 3 3 2 11 18 11 12 8 38
8 GER 645 Arnelindemann SCS 12 23 11 8 5 2 5 7 38
9 DEN 1368 Christian Hedlund DEN 20 5 6 10 14 1 14 DNC 50
10 GER 745 Rainer Pospiech YCBG 15 12 12 22 11 6 1 12 54
11 GER 755 Ingo Stelzer BSV 10 9 14 7 6 8 20 17 54
12 GER 747 Andreas Pich LYC 11 17 9 4 22 9 13 18 63
13 GER 665 Peter Stephan SCST 8 13 23 15 8 16 19 11 71
14 GER 750 Ralf Tietje SVG 13 7 8 13 15 18 16 16 72
15 GER 662 Gerd Breitbart SCOE 27 22 19 9 17 17 8 14 84
16 GER 727 Jürgen Splieth KYC 17 18 7 23 24 23 17 4 86
17 GER 760 Andreas Deubel HSC 14 6 15 21 21 13 DNC DNC 90
18 GER 711 Ralf Mackmann SCST 16 25 16 20 20 19 11 9 91
19 GER 607 Christian Heinze SCV DNC DNC 13 14 4 10 30 22 93
20 DEN 1357 Henning Nielsen DEN 19 16 21 17 7 14 21 20 93
21 GER 737 Thorsten Schmidt SCV 7 15 22 19 25 20 15 19 95
22 GER 666 Jan Hartmann BSV 23 DNC 17 6 16 22 22 15 98
23 GER 606 Katharina Huß SCFR 24 20 24 12 13 25 27 21 114
24 GER 632 Fabian Gronholz SSC 18 14 20 24 31 DNC 25 13 114
25 GER 643 Jürgen Illers SCO 25 24 25 29 19 27 18 23 134
26 DEN 1265 Malte Pedersen DEN 22 19 32 31 28 21 23 25 138
27 GER 724 Marina Dellas OYC 26 21 27 25 29 30 26 24 149
28 GER 651 Heinz Ridder SVPB 28 27 26 27 23 24 24 28 151
29 GER 715 Sven Beye SSC DNC DNC 28 26 27 DNC 10 27 152
30 GER 714 Christian Huß SCFR 21 26 33 32 26 26 31 29 159
31 GER 649 Kai Wehmhörner SCV 29 28 30 30 DNC 31 28 26 171
32 GER 567 Jan Beckmann SVPB DNC DNC 29 28 30 29 32 31 179
33 SUI 66 Julian Von Cölln SUI DNC DNC 31 33 DNC 28 29 30 185

2009 Brass Monkey Regatta, Napier, New Zealand

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Napier sailing Club, 30/31 May

Report by Ben Morrison

The inaugural Brass Monkey Amateur Open was held in Napier over Queens’ Birthday weekend. As the final regatta before the 2009/2010 Ranking/Worlds Selection Series kicks off in Wellington in October, this was a great chance for NZ OK sailors to get some winter regatta training, test their latest gear developments and, of course, have a few rumpos with their mates. Marty Weeks and Brass Monkey Yachting took the opportunity to organise a fantastic, extremely well-run regatta, with excellent support provided by Napier Sailing Club personnel who gave of their holiday weekend to run races for us. All of the fleet are extremely grateful for that support.

Saturday dawned cold and clear with very little wind and glassy swells rolling in. Race 1 started in about 3 knots, which rapidly dropped to around 1 knot shortly after the start. Ben Morrison managed to pick up some left hand pressure and drift to the first mark with a good lead, which he held until the shortened race finished at the wing mark. Newcomer Kagen Weeks, son of Marty and younger brother of Josh, pulled out a stellar debut race to take second, followed by Josh Weeks in 3rd.

After an hour or so of drifting around on the glass, most of the fleet were surprised when the 5 minute gun was sounded for Race 2, astonished when the 1 minute gun went, and shocked when the race actually started in around 0.1 knots. This brought back unpleasant memories for those of us who attended the Poole debacle in 2004! After a start which resembled a windsurfer race, in which at least 70% of the fleet ought to have been yellow flagged for flagrant rocking except for the fact that there was no other way to get moving, the old campaigner Dave Hoogenboom emerged in front and held the lead until the finish of the shortened course. Alistair Deaves began to show his customary light air form and took second, while Adrian Mannering drifted over the line in 3rd.

After Race 2 a number of the fleet assumed racing would be over for the day and began sculling and paddling back to the clubhouse. Unfortunately for them, or perhaps for the rest of us, while the breeze never really increased above 1 knot the race committee banged two more races off before we headed for home in the dark at 5pm. Alistair Deaves won both races 3 & 4, and finished the day on 8 points with a huge overall lead. World Champion Karl Purdie began to fight his way back into contention with two 2nd places, while Greg Wright and Mike Wilde were 3rd in races 3 & 4.

At the end of Saturday, Deaves led with 8 points, Morrison 2nd with 22 and Purdie 3rd with 24. The forecast for Sunday was for cold, strong southerlies, with snow to 200m and up to 40 knots of breeze. It has to be said that the boys were looking a little nervous and the usual onslaught on the rum bottle was half-hearted at best!

A quick peek out the bedroom window on Sunday morning confirmed the situation: windy, cloudy, and cold. The hills were covered in snow and the sea looked angry. After a briefing in which we were warned of the dangers of hypothermia, we all proceeded to don every piece of gear we owned and put to sea in around 20 knots of breeze which had just arrived, fresh from the South Pole, in time for our races. The fun began almost immediately, with a few boats capsizing on the way out to the start in the rising gusts, some retiring and running for the showers without firing a shot.

Most of the fleet showed their mettle and started Race 5 in around 25 knots, those who started at the pin end immediately tacking and taking control, almost laying through to the first mark. Karl Purdie showed why he is the champ and led the whole way, followed by Luke O’Connell who sailed an excellent race to take 2nd, and Matt Stechmann looking dangerous with his new mast in 3rd. Dan Bush was 4th, after hitting a mark and being called on it by Stechmann. The irony of this became apparent in the clubhouse later that evening when the day’s videos were played on the big screen… and one Matthew Stechmann was caught on film blatantly ramming the first mark and continuing merrily on his way! Classic stuff.

Race 6, which turned out to be the final race, began in similar conditions and once again Purdie led throughout to take the win and the regatta. Morrison was 2nd for most of the race until on the final run he capsized and enjoyed a swim in the freezing water before finally righting his boat and finishing 3rd-to-last. Stechmann sailed another very solid race to take 2nd while Adrian Mannering came through to take 3rd.

At that point, with most of the fleet becoming seriously cold, the chequered flag was hoisted and racing was abandoned for the day, bringing the regatta to a close. While around half the fleet were prepared to man up and start another race, noone was complaining about the prospect of a hot shower and a cold rum and coke. With snow falling in the hills and the breeze showing no signs of dropping, the abandonment was a sensible decision.

At the finish, Purdie took out the inaugural Brass Monkey Amateur Open title and showed that he is in great form for the 2009 Worlds in Sweden. Deaves was second and Morrison was 3rd. First junior was Kagen Weeks, who finished on equal points with brother Josh and won on countback. Good to see some sibling rivalry alive and well in the class.

So, with just 4 months to go until the 2009/2010 NZOKDA Ranking/Worlds Selection Series commences, the NZ team is looking strong and motivated. Rig and sail development is ongoing and the free flow of information throughout the NZ fleet (but not outside it!) means that the NZ entries in the 2010 Worlds in Wellington will have the best possible chance of great results.

2009 Brass Monkey Regatta – Results
Pos Sailno. Name Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Tot-1
1 NZL 531 Karl Purdie Worser Bay BC 13 7 2 2 1 1 13
2 NZL 538 Alistair Deaves Wakatere BC 4 2 1 1 12 10 18
3 NZL 530 Ben Morrison Wakatere BC 1 6 5 10 5 19 27
4 NZL 535 Mike Wilde Wakatere BC 12 10 4 3 6 5 28
5 NZL 475 Greg Wright Worser Bay BC 14 11 3 5 10 12 41
6 NZL 511 Luke Oconnell Worser Bay BC 15 16 11 12 2 4 44
7 GER 718 Peter Scheuerl Napier SC 9 15 10 7 17 7 48
8 NZL 533 Rob Hengst Napier SC 5 9 9 4 24 24 51
9 NZL 498 Jono Worser Bay BC 24 8 8 9 11 16 52
10 NZL 500 Nigel Mannering Napier SC 7 20 15 24 7 8 57
11 NZL 479 Kagan Weeks Napier SC 2 4 24 24 16 15 61
12 NZL 518 Josh Weeks Napier SC 3 24 6 6 19 17 61
13 NZL 481 Dave Hoogenboom Waiuku SC 10 1 16 11 24 24 62
14 NZL 504 Adrian Mannering Napier SC 24 3 24 24 8 3 62
15 NZL 524 Matt Stechmann Worser Bay BC 11 24 24 24 3 2 64
16 NZL 472 Adrian Coulthard Napier SC 19 13 12 8 15 18 66
17 NZL 509 Marty Weeks Napier SC 8 24 17 24 20 9 70
18 NZL 467 John Hoogerbrug Napier SC 24 12 7 24 14 14 71
19 NZL Chris Devine Napier SC 6 19 13 24 18 20 76
20 NZL 516 Julian Bishop Worser Bay BC 16 14 14 13 21 24 78
21 NZL 502 Trent Pryce Napier SC 24 5 24 24 13 13 79
22 NZL 478 Dan Bush Wakatere BC 17 24 24 24 4 11 80
23 NZL 523 Joe Porebski Worser Bay BC 24 17 24 24 9 6 80
24 NZL 536 Marty Pike Napier SC 18 18 24 24 24 24 108

2009 Spring Cup, Medemblik, Netherlands

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KZ & RV Hollandia, Medemblik, 30 April – 3 May

Report by Neil Goodhead

‘Going Dutch with the Chuckle Brothers’

Following the trauma of a ferry trip from Dover to Calais and 8hrs trapped in a car with our Class Chairman (luckily Mike has a great car apparently), we arrived along with 9 other British sailors at one of Europe’s premier sailing venues, Medemblik. Located in the Northern part of the Netherlands, it is essentially a vast lake, but to the unwitting observer could be mistaken for the sea, as you would struggle to spot the opposite shores with the naked eye, but there are several inlets joining it to the North Sea, all making for an ideal venue for the annual Spring Cup. This regatta is a prestigious event on the International OK calendar and this year was extended to four days from the 30th April – 3rd May.

Day 1 got off to a slow start with there being very little wind at the advertised start time, all 34 competitors from 7 countries (America, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Poland and Sweden) were forced to wait until the postponement was lifted, racing eventually commenced at 1400 hours. All three races were held in light and variable (force 1-2) winds, giving some fairly inconsistent results for most except for Karsten Hitz (Ger) who scored firsts in all three races.

Day 2 started even more slowly than Day 1, even less wind meant yet another postponement which was eventually lifted at 1200 hours with little response from the less than enthusiastic competitors, there seemed to be not a breath of breeze across the racecourse. Eventually Neil (Homer) Goodhead (GBR) spurred on by his success on day one broke ranks and launched to go in search of wind, reluctantly followed closely by the rest of the fleet. This of course came to no avail as this only led to another 2 hour wait on the water. The wind eventually starting to fill in, race 4 got underway, and Karsten wasn’t going to get it all his own way today, as Goodhead’s eagerness paid off as he won race 4 and Tomasz Gaj (Pol) winning race 5. Race 6 saw a building wind of about force 3-4 but this turned out to be short lived and promptly died back to a force 1 by the end of the first beat. Terry Curtis (GBR) took advantage of this breezy start and found some form going on to win this race. The fleet eventually got ashore at 1930 hours for a few well earned beers.

Day 3 started with a little more promise as there was a small amount of breeze as the fleet cast off for the 10.30 start. Unfortunately the wind promptly died as the fleet approached the race area and then kept filling in from various directions causing another indefinite postponement with everyone being sent back to shore. Racing recommenced at 1430 hours in a building breeze, causing some very tricky conditions on choppy water. Terry Curtis went on to get his second win of the series. With the breeze now a nice force 3-4 race 8 commenced, with a well deserved first going to Oliver Gronholz of Germany. Only 2 races were sailed due to the very late start, with the third race of the day being the scramble to get back to Cafe Brakeboer for the wonderful Indonesian meal put on for all OK sailors by Jack the bar’s owner. Some of the fleets youngsters went on from there to the Black and White club and kindly allowed grandfather figure Mike Edwards to join them, a good night was had by all.

Day 4 came complete with a lovely force 3-4 forecast to strengthen later. This allowed us to start race 9 at the advertised start time of 1030 hours. Several boats were noticeably absent (perhaps it’s just coincidence, but the helms of these boats were back rather late from the Black and White Bar). With both Karsten and Oliver being flagged OCS, Tomasz Gaj achieved another win. With Race 10 starting soon after, Karsten went on to take his 5th victory of the series, making him the well deserving winner of this years Spring Cup.

Thanks must go to RYA Hollandia for an excellently managed event under some trying wind conditions. With Medemblik being proposed as the venue for the 2010 International OK European Championships, everyone will surely be delighted to return to this wonderful town and premier sailing venue.

2009 Spring Cup – Results
Plc Sailno Name Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
1 GER 744 Karsten Hitz 14,0 1 1 1 2 5 4 2 2 OCS 1
2 GER 717 Oliver Gronholz 30,0 2 12 8 3 4 2 4 1 OCS 6
3 GBR 2118 Terry Curtis 31,0 4 9 12 23 7 1 1 3 4 2
4 POL 1 Tomasz Gaj 31,0 6 6 6 10 1 9 3 4 1 4
5 GBR 2126 Mike Edwards 63,0 13 2 5 8 14 18 7 14 9 5
6 POL 27 Jakub Kania 63,0 22 17 3 11 3 10 11 10 5 10
7 GER 731 Thomas Glas 64,0 15 8 20 22 15 3 8 6 6 3
8 DEN 1361 Rene Johansen 64,0 8 15 10 4 11 7 9 12 3 14
9 GBR 2125 Neil Goodhead 70,0 9 4 2 1 20 DNF 18 9 14 13
10 GER 737 Thorsten Schmidt 72,0 3 11 15 9 16 11 14 21 2 7
11 GER 727 Jürgen Splieth 73,0 5 3 11 16 2 16 5 20 15 18
12 GER 711 Ralf Mackmann 73,0 10 5 19 6 6 8 6 25 13 DNC
13 GER 750 Ralf Tietje 88,0 7 27 23 18 12 6 22 5 7 11
14 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer 98,0 11 19 4 19 8 21 15 17 16 8
15 GBR 2101 Julian Burnham 102,0 12 16 7 12 22 15 20 26 11 9
16 GER 656 Daniel Gröschl 114,0 16 10 9 15 9 12 26 DNF 17 DNF
17 GBR 2123 Andy Turner 121,0 14 13 16 20 23 DNC 23 13 10 12
18 GER 747 Andreas Pich 123,0 DNC DNC DNC 7 13 5 12 8 8 DNF
19 POL 11 Darek Kras 128,0 17 18 21 24 19 14 21 11 12 16
20 GER 665 Peter Stephan 140,0 19 21 13 21 21 20 10 15 OCS DNC
21 GER 607 Christian Heinze 146,0 25 25 18 5 17 19 27 16 OCS 21
22 GBR 2122 Jon Fish 148,0 20 23 dns 27 10 13 13 7 DNC DNC
23 GBR 2117 Alex Scoles 151,0 26 7 24 13 26 17 19 19 DNC DNC
24 GBR 2059 Pete Turner 161,0 18 14 17 14 18 22 DNC DNC 23 DNC
25 GBR 2129 Alan Atkin 165,0 21 26 22 17 24 25 16 18 22 DNC
26 BEL 220 Ronny Poelman 169,0 23 24 25 25 25 30 17 22 18 15
27 BEL 214 Paul Verrijdt 179,0 24 22 14 30 27 26 25 32 21 20
28 GBR 2065 Simon Shaw 181,0 28 20 27 OCS 28 23 24 23 19 17
29 GBR 2130 Deryck Lovegrove 201,0 27 30 29 29 29 24 29 24 20 19
30 GER 649 Kai Wehmhoerner 223,0 30 29 28 32 31 27 32 29 25 24
31 GER 728 Karsten Kath 229,0 29 28 26 26 30 OCS 28 27 DNF DNC
32 GER 651 Heinz Ridder 230,0 DNC DNC DNC 31 32 28 30 28 24 22
33 GER 567 Jan Beckmann 249,0 DNC DNC DNC 28 33 29 31 31 27 DNC
34 GER 690 Brad Johanson 252,0 DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 33 30 26 23

2009 Stenungsund, Stenungsund, Sweden

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18 – 19 April

by Greg wilcox

The spring regatta in Stenungsund was held over 2 days, the 18th and 19th of April. There were 35 entries however a few decided it was too cold or they were too old so 30 boats turned up.

The first days racing was held under sunny skies and a reasonable temperature of around 11 degrees. The course was the trapezoid type favoured by classes with a lot of time on their hands. We shared the course with Europe men and Europe women. The race officer had real problems to align the course properly and obviously decided that if he looked at it long enough it would sort itself out. Not to be. To be fair it was a quite shifty place as we were in a Sound. Still the waiting period was overly long.

Thomas won all 3 races on the first day however it was a bit closer than the results showed apart from the first race where most of the fleet were asleep waiting for the europes 4th general recall start when the OK flag (hidden on the committee boat) suddenly appeared.

Jan-Eric Nystedt and Christian Hedlund had consistent days along with Greg Wilcox. The others where a bit up and down. 73 year old Peter Aebeloe showed that you are never too old to return to the class after a long break with his comeback regatta being a big success for him.

Sunday was cold and windy. Only the tough went out. Actually it was a bit cold and the 5km upwind to the start line in 18knts was long but not too bad. However almost any excuse was heard to remain onshore. The best was a prominent danish sailmaker who complained he could not launch as there was an optimist in his way on the ramp. The softies drank coffee on the club house.

After the inevitable wait (only one hour this time) we started in around 15-18knts. Thomas was at this time on his way back to the course after a trip ashore to relieve himself. (drysuits are not good for this) Bengt Stromberg led at the first mark from Jan-Eric Nystedt (who always went the right way up the first beat) and Greg Wilcox (never the right way). Greg was first at the bottom mark and was never headed. Jan-Erik Engholm stormed through to 2nd to hold out a fast finishing Thomas.

Thomas and Greg decided that another hour wait for a 35 minute race was not worth it so they left the others to it for the last race.(was a great 5km run back with the wind increasing) Hans Elkjaer won from Jan-Eric with Jonas Andersson sailing well for 3rd.

The Swedish fleet seems to be growing after some stagnant years. It appears the great Bo-Staffan Anderson is also making a comeback this year for the Kalmar Worlds. He could not sail in Stenungsund due to a family illness but I am sure he will be at his best come July.

Many thanks to the Swedish for their hospitality. It was a very nice event in a stunning location. I can recommend this regatta to anyone who can make it.

2009 Stenungsund – Results
Pos Sailno. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
1 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild 1 1 1 3 DNS
2 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox 8 2 2 1 DNS
3 SWE 66 Jan-Eric Nystedt 2 6 7 4 2
4 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer 13 7 8 6 1
5 DEN 1368 Christian Hedlund 4 3 6 10 DNC
6 SWE 2782 Jan-Erik Engholm 16 4 3 2 DNC
7 SWE 2772 Ingemar Janson 3 21 11 9 6
8 SWE 2746 Stefan Fagerlund 9 20 4 16 7
9 SWE 2743 Lennart Hansson 7 11 21 12 8
10 SWE 2770 Jonas Andersson 20 23 12 7 3
11 SWE 222 Per Jaensson 18 13 17 5 10
12 SWE 123 Max Nystedt 12 28 23 8 11
13 SWE 2599 Lasse Hansson 10 17 20 18 9
14 SWE 11 Bengt Strömberg 23 27 16 13 4
15 DEN 1265 Malte Pedersen 15 19 15 14 12
16 DEN 4 Jørgen Holm 14 5 5 DNC DNC
17 SWE 2741 Ulf Dagerbrant OCS 9 DNF 11 5
18 SWE 2672 Bengt Larsson 5 8 22 DNC DNC
19 GER 225 Juliane Hofmann 11 16 9 DNC DNC
20 SWE 2591 Arne Malm DNS 24 24 15 13
21 SWE 111 Bertil Eliasson 19 12 10 DNC DNC
22 SWE 2780 Claes Ahlström 22 10 13 DNC DNC
23 SWE 2740 Karl-Johan Östh 21 14 14 DNC DNC
24 SWE 64 Jonas Lindahl 6 15 DNF DNC DNC
25 NOR 467 Jens Makholm 17 22 19 DNC DNC
26 SWE 2721 Peter Rudblom 26 26 27 17 DNC
27 SWE 2019 Magnus Gillgren 24 25 18 DNC DNC
28 SWE 2710 Anders Widding OCS 30 25 19 DNS
29 SWE 2738 Peter Aebeloe OCS 18 26 DNC DNC
30 SWE 77 Björn Gustafsson 25 29 DNF DNC DNC
31 DEN 1363 Bo Staffan Andersson DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC
31 SWE 2733 Thomas Olsson DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC
31 DEN 1366 Svend Erik Molbech DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC
31 SWE 266 Mats Petersson DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC
31 DEN 1364 Jørgen Lindhardtsen DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC