OK Dinghy World Championships – Day 4 overall

by Robert Deaves on 1 Aug 2015 OK Dinghy World Championships – After a particularly horrible day in Puck, Poland, Andre Budzien (GER) has retaken the lead, though Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) dominated both races for two big wins in the big wind and huge rainfall. Jim Hunt (GBR) drops to second and Charlie Cumbley (GBR) moves up to third, despite breaking his centreboard and not finishing race seven.

Just when they thought the weather couldn't get any worse, Puck threw a new version of horrid at the 94 OK Dinghy sailors. The light rain over breakfast turned to moderate rain as they arrived at the club to heavy rain for most of the rest of the day. There were a few breaks in the incessant downpour, but only to build up pressure for the next outpouring from the sky. It was cold, bleak and distinctly unpleasant, but the racing was first class with a relatively stable breeze – and by relatively we mean just 20-30 degree shifts – at 16-25 knots.

It took three goes to get race six away under black flag. It was a clean start with Bo Petersen (DEN) and Stefan Myralf (DEN) flying out of the committee boat end of the line to lead the fleet to the left before rounding the first mark ahead of Pawel Pawlakzyk (POL). Cumbley took the lead on the second upwind, but on the final leg, Hansson-Mild, who had moved into the top five on the downwind, favoured the left while the others favoured the right. He found a nice shift back to cross ahead and win the race from Cumbley and Myralf.

Race seven also started under black flag, with one boat pulled out, the class President Bo Teglers (DEN). Myralf was sailing well again (wearing an offshore jacket for full protection from the elements) to lead round the top mark from Greg Wilcox (NZL) and Hunt. However, Hansson-Mild, one of the fastest sailors in the fleet offwind in these conditions, took the lead on the downwind and extended away for a huge win, hooking every shift perfectly. He took his second win of the day from Budzien and Rene Johannsen (DEN).

Hansson-Mild described his day. “Today was a good day. It was the windiest day so far with a little more stable conditions. In the first race, I started towards the pin and tried to work myself up the beat together with the rest of the fleet. It seemed the right was paying, but we all came up in a pretty tight bunch. After two good reaches, I was in about 10-15 and on the second beat I just played the shifts. On the run, I gained on the top three and got in the top five at the gate. I went towards the left side and found some good pressure with a nice lefty which brought me up to the finish”.

“In the second race I started off much better and got a good rhythm in the shifts to find myself top five at the mark and dived low on the reach since it was so deep and almost a run to the wing mark. I got the inside just before Myralf who showed good speed today and managed to get some distance and could stretch from there on the following beat, run and basically covered from there to win.”

Going into the event as one of the favourites, he reflected on the week. “It's too bad that I had such a slow start at the worlds but with two races to go anything can still happen. But I am of course realistic about the fact that Andre, Jim, Charlie and Bo are all consistent. My starts have been generally bad and I figured out that, since I've not sailed any championships nor big regattas since the Europeans in 2013 I have missed about 50 starts or more and it's quite telling.”

His two race wins have set up a fascinating battle for the top spots in Saturday's two final races. While the smart money would be on the 2012 World Champion, Budzien, and the 2004 World Champion, Hunt, to slug it out, there are some high scores lurking, with only Budzien having a clean sheet to show. Cumbley's inadvertent capsize and centreboard damage opened the points gap to Hunt to 12 points. However Petersen and Pawlaczyk are both within striking range if the opportunity presents itself, so it should be an exciting conclusion to a tough week on the water.?

The final two races are scheduled for Saturday from 11.00.

Full results

Lp.	Sail #	Name	Club	Category	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts
1	GER-789	BUDZIEN ANDRE	Schweriner Yachtclub e.V	Veterans	6	7	5	1	1	4	2	19
2	GBR-1	HUNT JIM	Blithfield SC	Veterans	3	2	2	31	3	7	4	21
3	GBR-2173	CUMBLEY CHARLIE	TEIGN CORINTHIAN YC		5	4	10	7	5	2	DNF	33
4	DEN-1431	PETERSEN BO	Hellerup Sejlklub	Veterans	1	1	BFD	16	2	5	9	34
5	POL-14	PAWLACZYK PAWEL	JKW POZNAN	Veterans	8	28	1	10	4	6	8	37
6	SWE-100	HANSSON-MILD THOMAS	SS Kaparen	Veterans	17	13	14	3	6	1	1	38
7	NZL-544	WILCOX GREG	Potsdamer Seglerverien	Veterans	9	3	3	25	BFD	9	7	56
8	AUS-735	JACKSON MARK	Black Rock Yacht Club	Veterans	12	11	15	8	11	16	6	63
9	DEN-6	MYRALF STEFAN	Hellerup Sejlklub	Masters	13	5	12	37	BFD	3	3	73
10	DEN-1442	SARABIA JOHANNSEN RENE	VSK	Veterans	19	6	22	29	BFD	8	5	89
11	GER-693	V. ZIMMERMANN MARTIN	SCOe	Masters	27	9	6	55	12	30	11	95
12	AUS-754	WILLIAMS BRENT	Adelaide Sailing Club	Veterans	11	40	11	53	7	14	12	95
13	GBR-2042	BURTON RICHARD	Oxford SC		42	DNF	9	4	9	11	21	96
14	GBR-2154	COWOOD SIMON	Northampton SC	Veterans	45	19	26	6	16	19	17	103
15	DEN-1397	KOFOED HENRIK	Hellerup Sejlklub	Veterans	21	8	33	28	10	18	24	109
16	GBR-13	SCOLES ALEX	Overy Staithe		31	15	29	12	21	15	18	110
17	GBR-2156	DEAVES ROBERT	Waldringfield SC	Veterans	36	20	16	11	17	24	28	116
18	GBR-2172	BOURNE DAVE	Up River Yacht Club	Veterans	39	14	13	47	14	21	16	117
19	POL-1	GAJ TOMASZ	MOS 2 WARSZAWA	Veterans	10	17	32	17	18	DNF	30	124
20	SWE-16	CLARSUND MATS	LBS	Veterans	16	29	20	22	19	33	20	126
21	GBR-2151	FISH JONATHAN	Waldringfield SC		38	27	4	18	BFD	27	13	127
22	AUS-762	ROBERTS MARK	Adelaide Sailing Club	Veterans	29	BFD	44	5	8	34	22	142
23	SWE-2810	DAGERBRANT JOHANNES	Umea SS	Junior	25	36	24	14	31	17	31	142
24	GBR-2163	WALDRON GAVIN	Morecambe SC	Veterans	48	30	21	26	28	20	26	151
25	POL-27	KANIA DAWID	ZLKS POZNAN	Junior	14	BFD	37	59	24	13	19	166
26	GER-775	RADEMACHER JOERG	Segelclub Stevertalsperr	Veterans	28	21	35	46	22	22	39	167
27	GBR-2145	WOODS TONY	Etherow SC	Veterans	26	37	18	58	20	42	27	170
28	GER-797	PICH ANDREAS	LUBECKER YACHT CLUB	Veterans	34	12	25	DNF	25	41	34	171
29	AUS-719	WILLIAMS GLENN	Big River Sailing Club	Veterans	53	35	49	42	13	26	14	179
30	SWE-2783	ANDERSSON JONAS	Nyss	Veterans	20	41	31	9	42	38	45	181
31	SWE-2809	BORJESSON JONAS	Kungliga Svenska Segelsa	Veterans	22	26	41	21	46	35	42	187
32	DEN-1	ANDERSEN BO REKERS	Hellerup Sejlklub	Veterans	15	BFD	36	36	23	28	51	189
33	DEN-1420	LINDHARDTSEN JORGEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	Masters	4	BFD	17	60	BFD	10	10	195
34	GER-765	POSPIECH RAINER	Yachtclub Berlin-Grunau	Masters	30	56	40	13	34	45	38	200
35	POL-117	WOJEWSKI MILOSZ	Pogon Szczecin		18	BFD	19	19	BFD	39	15	204
36	SWE-99	ELKJAER HANS	Varbergs SC	Masters	41	31	34	23	30	63	46	205
37	DEN-3	SVENDSEN JORGEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	Veterans	2	10	7	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	209
38	GBR-2171	COX SIMON	Waldringfield	Veterans	57	BFD	23	15	26	60	29	210
39	POL-10	STOBINSKI JANUSZ	AZS POZNAN	Veterans	59	23	45	50	15	36	48	217
40	GBR-2147	LONSDALE TOM	West Oxford SC		44	33	28	51	32	44	37	218
41	GER-787	TIETJE RALF	Segler-Verein Grossenhei	Masters	51	42	50	56	29	29	25	226
42	SWE-2796	BENGT LARSSON	SS Kaparen	Veterans	37	51	39	30	35	50	36	227
43	SWE-2803	BERNESAND MARTEN	SSV	Veterans	68	24	55	24	37	48	54	242
44	POL-7	BERNAT MAREK	KKS WARMIA OLSZTYN	Veterans	47	49	46	38	33	32	49	245
45	FRA-1823	DE KERVENOAEL GUILLAUME	ABC Voile		DNF	32	52	40	49	40	41	254
46	GER-665	STEPHAN PETER	Segelclub Stevertal e.V.	Veterans	54	46	60	34	36	37	53	260
47	DEN-1402	TEGLERS BO	Hellerup Sejlklub	Veterans	7	50	8	BFD	BFD	12	BFD	265
48	POL-4	DROZDZIK RADOSLAW	KZ Dryf Kety	Veterans	40	18	48	27	41	DNF	DNF	268
49	AUS-761	BAKER ANDREW	Black Rock Yacht Club	Veterans	56	65	38	20	53	58	47	272
50	POL-31	PAWLOWSKI ANTONI	AZS POZNAN	Veterans	23	BFD	42	63	DNF	31	23	276
51	POL-5	KRAS DAREK	MOS 2 WARSZAWA	Veterans	DNF	55	58	32	50	43	40	278
52	DEN-1407	PEDERSEN MALTE	Royal Danish Yachtclub	Masters	35	BFD	47	BFD	27	46	33	282
53	AUS-725	KETTERIDGE DAVID	Adelaide Sailing Club	Masters	49	38	61	35	45	64	59	287
54	DEN-1395	PETERSEN HENRIK KIMMER	Herslev Stand Sejlklub	Veterans	50	22	59	66	40	59	DNF	296
55	GER-735	GERICKE DIRK	SG Einheit Brandenburg e	Veterans	75	64	62	41	DNF	23	35	300
56	DEN-1391	TROLAND NILS	Herslev Stand Sejlklub	Veterans	67	34	54	68	39	54	55	303
57	POL-19	SALAMON GRZEGORZ	KZ HORN KRAKÓW	Veterans	65	62	79	43	38	52	44	304
58	GER-688	FOEST RONALD	DRS	Veterans	55	71	63	45	43	53	58	317
59	SWE-2752	MALM ARNE	Kungliga Svenska Segelsa	Masters	46	59	57	48	52	61	56	318
60	POL-44	DROZDZIK PRZEMEK	KZ Dryf Kety	Veterans	63	45	64	64	48	49	52	321
61	POL-11	GAJ MICHAL	UKS FIR WARSZAWA	Junior	58	58	68	DNF	44	51	50	329
62	POL-40	SWIECKI ROBERT	MDW	Masters	64	52	65	39	54	69	65	339
63	GER-750	DAME DIRK	Segler-Vereinigung Mannh	Veterans	52	39	DNF	DNF	DNF	47	32	358
64	DEN-77	STRANDBERG JESPER	JESPER STRANDBERG		32	25	30	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	369
65	DEN-1430	BRUNN RENE	Hellerup Sejlklub	Masters	84	43	51	54	47	DNF	DNC	373
66	POL-93	CHMIELEWSKI MACIEJ	UKZ GROT OSIR SUWALKI	Junior	DNF	68	70	44	55	74	64	375
67	DEN-7	HEDLUND CHRISTIAN	Hellerup Sejlklub	Veterans	24	BFD	53	DNF	DNF	25	DNF	384
68	GER-640	MARCHOT SVEN	SGS Postdam	Veterans	72	61	74	52	DNF	66	60	385
69	GER-731	GLAS THOMAS	Segeberger Segel Club	Veterans	33	16	DNF	DNC	DNF	55	DNF	386
70	GER-751	RAMIN KNUT	CKA	Veterans	78	66	66	49	DNF	72	61	392
71	POL-8	CZYZ WALDEMAR	KZ HORN KRAKÓW	Masters	81	44	73	61	DNF	73	67	399
72	SWE-2815	WESTLUND PER	Norrkopngs Segelsallskap	Masters	66	BFD	69	DNF	51	62	57	399
73	POL-189	CHODAKOWSKI BARTOSZ	UKZ HORN KRAKÓW		69	70	72	62	DNF	68	62	403
74	GBR-46	CARROLL KENNETH	Alton Water SC	Masters	73	48	DNF	DNS	DNS	57	43	409
75	POL-12	WLÓCZKOWSKI WALDEMAR	KKS WARMIA OLSZTYN	Masters	85	73	80	67	58	75	66	419
76	GER-678	RIDDER HEINZ	Seglerverein Paderborn	Masters	77	63	75	57	57	DNC	DNF	423
77	POL-9	GLINKIEWICZ KAJETAN	Tsunami	Masters	60	BFD	27	DNF	DNF	56	DNF	425
78	SWE-2763	HEYMAN CLAES	SS Kaparen	Veterans	80	69	DNF	DNC	56	70	63	432
79	POL-333	GMAJ MICHAL	CHKZ LOK Chodziez		76	DNF	78	33	DNF	67	DNF	442
80	SWE-2812	GILLGREN MAGNUS	Getskars SS	Masters	43	54	67	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	446
81	GER-695	BORK ERIK	Seesportclub Rangsdorf	Veterans	62	47	56	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	447
82	GER-767	HOFMANN JULIANNE	Potsdamer Seglerverine		61	57	71	DNF	DNF	71	DNF	448
83	DEN-1433	ANDERSEN LASR	Herslev Stand Sejlklub	Veterans	70	DNF	43	BFD	DNF	DNF	DNF	489
84	GER-539	BORCHERS ULI	SCST	Masters	87	BFD	81	65	DNF	76	DNF	497
85	SWE-2790	SAHLE ULF	Getskars SS	Veterans	71	53	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	500
86	GER-633	WIRBELEIT CORNELA	Saechsischer Wassersport	Veterans	83	72	77	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	514
87	POL-651	JANCZAK WIESLAW	KZ OGNIWO Wšgrowiec	Masters	79	60	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	515
88	GER-649	WEHMHORNER KAI	SSh	Veterans	82	67	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	525
89	DEN-112	JAKOBSEN SVEND	Hellerup Sejlklub	Masters	BFD	BFD	BFD	DNF	DNF	65	DNF	535
90	DEN-1432	ERIKSEN RALPH	Hadersleve Sejl Club	Masters	86	DNF	76	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	538
91	GBR-2170	BOURNE ROBERT	Up River Yacht Club	Masters	74	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNC	DNC	544
N/K	BEL-230	PIRENNE JACQUES	KLYC Antwerp	Mlodzik	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	564
N/K	BEL-203	ROMMELAERE JOOST	KLYC Antwerp	Veterans	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	564