2015 OK Dinghy World Championships – Shifty winds on day 2

by Robert Deaves on 28 Jul 2015 2015 OK Dinghy World Championships – Andre Budzien (GER) has taken the lead at the OK Dinghy World Championships in Puck after two more races were sailed in an extremely shifty offshore breeze. Jørgen Svendsen (DEN) moves up to second while Charlie Cumbley (GBR) stays in third. Race wins went to Pawel Pawlaczyk (POL) and Budzien.

It was a big day in Puck. Big winds, again, a big fleet and BIG shifts. Everyone was on the wrong side of one at some point, but the racing was intense, with no let ups and no place to hide. Many of the leaders picked up some high scores in the second race, while the regatta leader couldn't repeat his perfect day of yesterday. It was a day of throwing the dice for many, and there were more than a few double sixes to be had.

Race 3 took a while to get away after some big shifts to the left meant the course had to be reset, and then a second start under black flag. It was a gruelling race for everyone with huge wind changes in both direction and speed with large black clouds coming off the land.

Pawlaczyk led around the top mark in race three after another left-hand shift brought those on the left across the fleet. He rounded just ahead of Ricard Burton (GBR) and Jonathan Fish (GBR). While Burton has his knots right today, he forgot how to gybe and with the wind now up to 20-22 knots, both Pawlaczyk and Burton capsized at the gybe mark top let Fish lead down the reach. However, Pawlaczyk found the best route on the second upwind to take the lead, which he held to the finish. Jim Hunt (GBR) came through for second with Greg Wilcox (NZL) gaining on a big right shift on the final upwind to take third.

The biggest casualty of the black flag was the regatta leader Bo Petersen (DEN), and with no discard yet in place, he drops out of the top 10.

The next race was even more tricky with a very shifty first beat and a very crowded first mark rounding. Budzien started midline with a big enough gap to windward to tack off and cross to the right. He got the first shift spot on and led the entire race. He led around the top from Pawlaczyk and Svendsen. Not much changed on the reaches but on the second upwind it started to get interesting. Budzien just managed to hold onto his lead, but a huge wind-shift to the left of about 60 degrees brought the middle of the course up to the top mark. Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) had rounded the leeward mark about 25th, and sensing the right was good, smacked the corner as the shift hit and reached into the windward mark just behind Budzien in around 16-18 knots. Only Budzien and Svendsen, in third, survived the shift, with the rest of the leading group suddenly finding themselves mid-fleet.

With the downwind realigned and the final beat again one-sided, and with the wind droping to 4-5 knots, Budzien narrowly maintained his lead from a fast approaching Svendsen from the left-hand corner. Hansson-Mild crossed third.

Regatta leader Budzien explain his race win. “There was this really big shift on the second beat. I was in the middle and the shift came through so I went from the middle of the course directly to the mark. Thomas was on the right but came down on a reach. I was battling Svendsen on the second beat. He was very fast and has a good nose for the shifts at the edges. I covered him at the top and just stayed ahead. The downwind marks were very hard to find and then on the third upwind Svendsen went the whole way left. He lost early on and then, as always like Svendsen does, at the right moment the shift came. And he was only three boat-lengths behind me at the finish.'

On the conditions so far, “It's lake conditions, like Schwerin at home. It's shifty, tricky, and sometimes like gambling. You put some risk in, but just a bit. And that makes it really difficult. Also the wind is up and down the whole time, so you have to trim constantly to adjust for it.”

After one more race the discard comes into effect, so after Thursday's racing we will see how the cards have fallen and who will lead the fleet into the final two days. Racing continues Thursday at 11.30 with two more races scheduled. The 10-race series concludes on Saturday.

Top ten results after four races

1 GER 789 Andre Budzien 19
2 DEN 3 Jørgen Svendsen 21
3 GBR 2173 Charlie Cumbley 26
4 GBR 1 Jim Hunt 38
5 NZL 544 Greg Wilcox 40
6 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild 46
7 AUS 735 Mark Jackson 46
8 POL 14 Pawel Pawlaczyk 47
9 DEN 6 Stefan Myralf 67
10 DEN 1442 Rene Sarabia Johannsen 75

Full results

 

Lp.	Sail number	Name	Club	Date of birth	Sex	Category	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	GER-789	BUDZIEN ANDRE	Schweriner Yachtclub e.V	62	M	Veterans	6	7	5	1	19
2	DEN-3	SVENDSEN JORGEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	64	M	Veterans	2	10	7	2	21
3	GBR-2173	CUMBLEY CHARLIE	TEIGN CORINTHIAN YC	80	M		5	4	10	7	26
4	GBR-1	HUNT JIM	Blithfield SC	67	M	Veterans	3	2	2	31	38
5	NZL-544	WILCOX GREG	Potsdamer Seglerverien	57	M	Veterans	9	3	3	25	40
6	SWE-100	HANSSON-MILD THOMAS	SS Kaparen	71	M	Veterans	16	13	14	3	46
7	AUS-735	JACKSON MARK	Black Rock Yacht Club	64	M	Veterans	12	11	15	8	46
8	POL-14	PAWLACZYK PAWEL	JKW POZNAN	64	M	Veterans	8	28	1	10	47
9	DEN-6	MYRALF STEFAN	Hellerup Sejlklub	59	M	Masters	13	5	12	37	67
10	DEN-1442	SARABIA JOHANNSEN RENE	VSK	73	M	Veterans	18	6	22	29	75
11	POL-1	GAJ TOMASZ	MOS 2 WARSZAWA	67	M	Veterans	10	17	32	17	76
12	GBR-2156	DEAVES ROBERT	Waldringfield SC	67	M	Veterans	35	20	16	11	82
13	GBR-2151	FISH JONATHAN	Waldringfield SC	80	M		37	27	4	18	86
14	GBR-13	SCOLES ALEX	Overy Staithe	81	M		30	15	29	12	86
15	DEN-1397	KOFOED HENRIK	Hellerup Sejlklub	61	M	Veterans	20	8	33	28	89
16	GBR-2154	COWOOD SIMON	Northampton SC	62	M	Veterans	44	19	26	6	95
17	GER-693	V. ZIMMERMANN MARTIN	SCOe	67	M	Masters	26	9	6	55	96
18	SWE-2810	DAGERBRANT JOHANNES	Umea SS	94	M	Junior	24	36	24	14	98
19	SWE-2783	ANDERSSON JONAS	Nyss	71	M	Veterans	19	41	31	9	100
20	SWE-2809	BORJESSON JONAS	Kungliga Svenska Segelsa	67	M	Veterans	21	26	41	21	109
21	DEN-1431	PETERSEN BO	Hellerup Sejlklub	63	M	Veterans	1	1	BFD	16	112
22	GBR-2172	BOURNE DAVE	Up River Yacht Club	73	M	Veterans	38	14	13	47	112
23	AUS-754	WILLIAMS BRENT	Adelaide Sailing Club	62	M	Veterans	11	40	11	53	115
24	GBR-2163	WALDRON GAVIN	Morecambe SC	64	M	Veterans	47	30	21	26	124
25	SWE-99	ELKJAER HANS	Varbergs SC	59	M	Masters	40	31	34	23	128
26	GER-775	RADEMACHER JOERG	Segelclub Stevertalsperr	67	M	Veterans	27	21	35	46	129
27	POL-4	DROZDZIK RADOSLAW	KZ Dryf Kety	67	M	Veterans	39	18	48	27	132
28	GER-765	POSPIECH RAINER	Yachtclub Berlin-Grunau	53	M	Masters	29	56	40	13	138
29	GBR-2145	WOODS TONY	Etherow SC	61	M	Veterans	25	37	18	58	138
30	GBR-2042	BURTON RICHARD	Oxford SC	91	M		41	DNF	9	4	148
31	POL-117	WOJEWSKI MILOSZ	Pogon Szczecin	91	M		17	BFD	19	19	149
32	GBR-2147	LONSDALE TOM	West Oxford SC	89	M		43	33	28	51	155
33	SWE-2796	BENGT LARSSON	SS Kaparen	63	M	Veterans	36	51	39	30	156
34	DEN-1402	TEGLERS BO	Hellerup Sejlklub	75	M	Veterans	7	50	8	UFD	159
35	GER-797	PICH ANDREAS	LUBECKER YACHT CLUB	66	M	Veterans	33	12	25	DNF	164
36	16	CLARSUND MATS	LBS	67	M	Veterans	DNF	29	20	22	165
37	SWE-2803	BERNESAND MARTEN	SSV	72	M	Veterans	67	24	55	24	170
38	AUS-762	ROBERTS MARK	Adelaide Sailing Club	71	M	Veterans	28	BFD	44	5	171
39	DEN-1420	LINDHARDTSEN JORGEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	45	M	Masters	4	BFD	17	60	175
40	POL-10	STOBINSKI JANUSZ	AZS POZNAN	68	M	Veterans	58	23	45	50	176
41	AUS-761	BAKER ANDREW	Black Rock Yacht Club	70	M	Veterans	55	65	38	20	178
42	AUS-719	WILLIAMS GLENN	Big River Sailing Club	60	M	Veterans	52	35	49	42	178
43	POL-7	BERNAT MAREK	KKS WARMIA OLSZTYN	62	M	Veterans	46	49	46	38	179
44	DEN-77	STRANDBERG JESPER	JESPER STRANDBERG	77	M		31	25	30	DNF	180
45	DEN-1	ANDERSEN BO REKERS	Hellerup Sejlklub	60	M	Veterans	15	BFD	36	36	181
46	AUS-725	KETTERIDGE DAVID	Adelaide Sailing Club	56	M	Masters	48	38	61	35	182
47	GBR-2171	COX SIMON	Waldringfield	73	M	Veterans	56	BFD	23	15	188
48	GER-665	STEPHAN PETER	Segelclub Stevertal e.V.	66	M	Veterans	53	46	60	34	193
49	DEN-1395	PETERSEN HENRIK KIMMER	Herslev Stand Sejlklub	62	M	Veterans	49	22	59	66	196
50	GER-787	TIETJE RALF	Segler-Verein Grossenhei	60	M	Masters	50	42	50	56	198
51	POL-27	KANIA DAWID	ZLKS POZNAN	97	M	Junior	14	BFD	37	59	204
52	SWE-2752	MALM ARNE	Kungliga Svenska Segelsa	57	M	Masters	45	59	57	48	209
53	FRA-1823	DE KERVENOAEL GUILLAUME	ABC Voile	91	M		DNF	32	52	40	218
54	POL-40	SWIECKI ROBERT	MDW	59	M	Masters	63	52	65	39	219
55	POL-31	PAWLOWSKI ANTONI	AZS POZNAN	64	M	Veterans	22	BFD	42	63	221
56	DEN-1391	TROLAND NILS	Herslev Stand Sejlklub	62	M	Veterans	66	34	54	68	222
57	DEN-1430	BRUNN RENE	Hellerup Sejlklub	56	M	Masters	83	43	51	54	231
58	GER-688	FOEST RONALD	DRS	64	M	Veterans	54	71	63	45	233
59	POL-44	DROZDZIK PRZEMEK	KZ Dryf Kety	74	M	Veterans	62	45	64	64	235
60	GER-731	GLAS THOMAS	Segeberger Segel Club	73	M	Veterans	32	16	DNF	DNC	236
61	POL-5	KRAS DAREK	MOS 2 WARSZAWA	67	M	Veterans	DNF	55	58	32	239
62	GER-735	GERICKE DIRK	SG Einheit Brandenburg e	64	M	Veterans	74	64	62	41	241
63	POL-19	SALAMON GRZEGORZ	KZ HORN KRAKÓW	71	M	Veterans	64	62	79	43	248
64	SWE-2812	GILLGREN MAGNUS	Getskars SS	59	M	Masters	42	54	67	DNF	257
65	POL-8	CZYZ WALDEMAR	KZ HORN KRAKÓW	55	M	Masters	80	44	73	61	258
66	GER-695	BORK ERIK	Seesportclub Rangsdorf	70	M	Veterans	61	47	56	DNF	258
67	GER-751	RAMIN KNUT	CKA	67	M	Veterans	77	66	66	49	258
68	GER-640	MARCHOT SVEN	SGS Postdam	66	M	Veterans	71	61	74	52	258
69	DEN-7	HEDLUND CHRISTIAN	Hellerup Sejlklub	66	M	Veterans	23	BFD	53	DNF	264
70	DEN-1407	PEDERSEN MALTE	Royal Danish Yachtclub	56	M	Masters	34	BFD	47	UFD	269
71	GER-678	RIDDER HEINZ	Seglerverein Paderborn	59	M	Masters	76	63	75	57	271
72	POL-189	CHODAKOWSKI BARTOSZ	UKZ HORN KRAKÓW	75	M		68	70	72	62	272
73	POL-9	GLINKIEWICZ KAJETAN	Tsunami	51	M	Masters	59	BFD	27	DNF	274
74	POL-93	CHMIELEWSKI MACIEJ	UKZ GROT OSIR SUWALKI	96	M	Junior	DNF	68	70	44	276
75	POL-11	GAJ MICHAL	UKS FIR WARSZAWA	95	M	Junior	57	58	68	DNF	277
76	GER-750	DAME DIRK	Segler-Vereinigung Mannh	63	M	Veterans	51	39	DNF	DNF	278
77	POL-333	GMAJ MICHAL	CHKZ LOK Chodziez	94	M		75	DNF	78	33	280
78	GER-767	HOFMANN JULIANNE	Potsdamer Seglerverine	80	K	Veterans	60	57	71	DNF	282
79	DEN-1433	ANDERSEN LASR	Herslev Stand Sejlklub	60	M	Veterans	69	DNF	43	UFD	300
80	GER-12	WLOCZKOWSKI WALDEMAR	KKS WARMIA OLSZTYN	57	M	Masters	84	73	80	67	304
81	GBR-46	CARROLL KENNETH	Alton Water SC	51	M	Masters	72	48	DNF	DNS	308
82	SWE-2790	SAHLE ULF	Getskars SS	60	M	Veterans	70	53	DNF	DNF	311
83	SWE-2815	WESTLUND PER	Norrkopngs Segelsallskap	44	M	Masters	65	BFD	69	DNS	322
84	GER-633	WIRBELEIT CORNELA	Saechsischer Wassersport	63	K	Veterans	82	72	77	DNF	325
85	POL-651	JANCZAK WIESLAW	KZ OGNIWO Wagrowiec	55	M	Masters	78	60	DNF	DNF	326
86	GER-539	BORCHERS ULI	SCST	46	M	Masters	86	BFD	81	65	326
87	GER-649	WEHMHORNER KAI	SSh	65	M	Veterans	81	67	DNF	DNF	336
88	SWE-2763	HEYMAN CLAES	SS Kaparen	67	M	Veterans	79	69	DNF	DNC	336
89	DEN-1432	ERIKSEN RALPH	Hadersleve Sejl Club	57	M	Masters	85	DNF	76	DNF	349
90	GBR-2170	BOURNE ROBERT	Up River Yacht Club	48	M	Masters	73	DNF	DNF	DNF	355
N/K	BEL-230	PIRENNE JACQUES	KLYC Antwerp	00	M	Mlodzik	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	376
N/K	BEL-203	ROMMELAERE JOOST	KLYC Antwerp	64	M	Veterans	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	376
N/K	DEN-112	JAKOBSEN SVEND	Hellerup Sejlklub	45	M	Masters	BFD	BFD	BFD	DNF	376