OK Dinghy World Championships - Blasse takes the title in Pattaya
by Robert Deaves on 6 Apr 2013
Blasse, Wilcox, Budzein - OK Dinghy Worlds 2013 Cat Robson
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At the 2013 Singha OK Dinghy World Championship in Pattaya, Thailand, Roger Blasse (AUS) has taken the title after placing second in the only race sailed on the final day. Nick Craig (GBR) took the silver while Mike Williams (AUS) took the bronze. The final race was won by defending champion Andre Budzien (GER).
It was always going to be the lightest day of the regatta and as the fleet launched at 11.00 the wind was 2-3 knots and very patchy. The race officer Kevin Wilson (AUS) was clear he would not start racing in unsuitable conditions so the fleet waited afloat in 30 degrees of heat for over two hours. Finally the breeze stabilised and the fleet got away on the second attempt in 7-8 knots which built to 14 knots during the race.
By this time it was looking like only one race was possible within the time limit, so Blasse didn't actually need sail, but he got a great start and dominated the first beat to lead round from Budzien. The two battled round the course only for Budzien to take the lead in the closing stages for his fourth race win of the week. Blasse crossed in second with Jorgen Svendsen (DEN) in third again.
The more interesting battle was between Craig and Williams for the runner up slot. Initially Williams had the advantage with a five boat gap on Craig, but Craig whittled away the gap and closed up on the downwind to move ahead and cross in eighth, just ahead of Williams in ninth.
So Roger Blasse wins his second world title after first winning in 1998. Next year the worlds returns to his home club of Black Rock in Melbourne, Australia where he will be a firm favourite. He said, 'Of course I am really happy to win, but this week has really showed how competitive the OK fleet has become. I also think It was a smart move to delay the start today. But 'Slippery Stool' was an appropriate name for my boat today as I had to stop for a 'comfort break' immediately after the race as I was feeling rather ill all day.'
Four time champion Nick Craig is again on the podium, but still pleased with the silver coming out of the European winter with very little on the water training. He said, 'This has been the best event I have ever done, both in terms of the sailing and on the shore, and I have done a lot of events over the last 30 years.'
Mike Williams is on the podium for the second time after being the runner up in 2010. 'Well done to Roger, he was superbly consistent, and congratulations also to Nick, he's a real competitor. Bad luck to Andre Budzien, but I hope to see everyone again at Black Rock next year.'
At the prizegiving tonight Roger Blasse paid tribute to the club, it's staff, the event fantastic sponsor Singha and summed up everyone's thoughts by saying, 'This club is a hidden gem; it's been an absolutely fantastic week.' There was also a genuine feeling that the sailors wanted to return to Pattaya in the not too distant future for another championship.
Results
Scores take into account 1 discard
|
No
|
Sailno
|
Name
|
Scores
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
1
|
AUS 749
|
Roger Blasse
|
17.0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
(5)
|
2
|
2
|
|
2
|
GBR 2150
|
Nick Craig
|
32.0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
(bfd)
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
|
3
|
AUS 730
|
Michael Williams
|
35.0
|
10
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
(50)
|
1
|
9
|
|
4
|
NZL 517
|
Paul Rhodes
|
46.0
|
2
|
4
|
13
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
(27)
|
|
5
|
AUS 735
|
Mark Jackson
|
49.0
|
(11)
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
6
|
NZL 544
|
Greg Wilcox
|
55.0
|
8
|
15
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
(20)
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
|
7
|
DEN 1411
|
Jorgen Svendsen
|
59.0
|
6
|
5
|
(32)
|
22
|
5
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
8
|
DEN 1409
|
Stefan Myralf
|
68.0
|
5
|
9
|
(35)
|
6
|
9
|
7
|
11
|
8
|
13
|
|
9
|
GER 782
|
Andre Budzien
|
91.0
|
1
|
7
|
3
|
(ocs)
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
dnf
|
1
|
|
10
|
GBR 2118
|
Terry Curtis
|
95.0
|
12
|
14
|
8
|
11
|
10
|
15
|
12
|
13
|
(24)
|
|
11
|
AUS 754
|
Brent Williams
|
100.0
|
7
|
11
|
7
|
13
|
(39)
|
9
|
19
|
16
|
18
|
|
12
|
DEN 1364
|
Jorgen Lindhardtsen
|
116.0
|
14
|
10
|
12
|
(ocs)
|
22
|
11
|
10
|
18
|
19
|
|
13
|
GER 693
|
Martin von Zimmermann
|
117.0
|
16
|
12
|
10
|
(41)
|
14
|
16
|
28
|
10
|
11
|
|
14
|
NZL 542
|
Alistair Deaves
|
120.0
|
23
|
13
|
15
|
9
|
(25)
|
23
|
15
|
12
|
10
|
|
15
|
GER 778
|
Soenke Behrens
|
139.0
|
22
|
(32)
|
14
|
18
|
13
|
14
|
20
|
23
|
15
|
|
16
|
NZL 535
|
Mike Wilde
|
141.0
|
(36)
|
24
|
16
|
16
|
23
|
10
|
14
|
15
|
23
|
|
17
|
NZL 546
|
Luke O’Connell
|
154.0
|
29
|
(42)
|
29
|
26
|
11
|
19
|
13
|
11
|
16
|
|
18
|
GBR 2152
|
Lee Child
|
170.0
|
(dnf)
|
33
|
21
|
28
|
8
|
22
|
17
|
24
|
17
|
|
19
|
DEN 1335
|
Mogens Johansen
|
172.0
|
20
|
23
|
(34)
|
14
|
21
|
17
|
24
|
22
|
31
|
|
20
|
AUS 734
|
Edward O’Donnell
|
176.0
|
13
|
22
|
(46)
|
25
|
15
|
21
|
21
|
14
|
45
|
|
21
|
AUS 736
|
Mark Skelton
|
183.0
|
35
|
(40)
|
20
|
29
|
16
|
26
|
16
|
27
|
14
|
|
22
|
GBR 2138
|
Robert Deaves
|
184.0
|
21
|
18
|
28
|
17
|
28
|
25
|
26
|
21
|
(32)
|
|
23
|
GBR 2151
|
Jonathan Fish
|
189.0
|
(bfd)
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
12
|
6
|
dnf
|
17
|
54
|
|
24
|
GER 775
|
Joerg Rademacher
|
191.0
|
15
|
29
|
27
|
21
|
(bfd)
|
18
|
31
|
28
|
22
|
|
25
|
NZL 533
|
Rob Hengst
|
194.0
|
18
|
27
|
19
|
31
|
18
|
28
|
27
|
26
|
(33)
|
|
26
|
GER 618
|
Peter Scheuerl
|
210.0
|
40
|
17
|
11
|
39
|
27
|
24
|
23
|
29
|
(43)
|
|
27
|
AUS 741
|
Gary Lokum
|
211.0
|
24
|
19
|
18
|
45
|
20
|
33
|
33
|
19
|
(53)
|
|
28
|
GER 773
|
Rudiger Prinz
|
219.0
|
25
|
36
|
30
|
34
|
29
|
29
|
(37)
|
31
|
5
|
|
29
|
POL 27
|
Jakub Kania
|
228.0
|
26
|
31
|
(bfd)
|
12
|
dsq
|
34
|
18
|
25
|
7
|
|
30
|
DEN 1421
|
Bo Petersen
|
240.0
|
9
|
16
|
40
|
10
|
(bfd)
|
13
|
2
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
|
31
|
NOR 472
|
Jens Makholm
|
241.0
|
17
|
21
|
44
|
20
|
37
|
32
|
44
|
(dnc)
|
26
|
|
32
|
AUS 760
|
Mark Roberts
|
244.0
|
27
|
35
|
(39)
|
35
|
24
|
27
|
25
|
33
|
38
|
|
33
|
AUS 750
|
Peter Robinson
|
257.0
|
33
|
(48)
|
45
|
24
|
17
|
30
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
|
34
|
GBR 2147
|
Alex Scoles
|
260.0
|
31
|
26
|
22
|
36
|
33
|
42
|
35
|
35
|
(52)
|
|
35
|
GER 765
|
Rainer Pospiech
|
262.0
|
39
|
34
|
(51)
|
19
|
32
|
41
|
34
|
38
|
25
|
|
36
|
AUS 727
|
Don Williams
|
277.0
|
19
|
20
|
25
|
27
|
(bfd)
|
31
|
43
|
37
|
dsq
|
|
37
|
AUS 761
|
Anrdrew Baker
|
294.0
|
32
|
(50)
|
41
|
32
|
34
|
35
|
39
|
40
|
41
|
|
38
|
NZL 531
|
Adrian Coulthard
|
302.0
|
30
|
37
|
(58)
|
48
|
36
|
38
|
29
|
42
|
42
|
|
39
|
DEN 1407
|
Malte Pedersen
|
306.0
|
43
|
41
|
26
|
23
|
31
|
(dns)
|
63
|
30
|
49
|
|
40
|
GBR 2158
|
John Ball
|
310.0
|
48
|
39
|
37
|
51
|
19
|
44
|
32
|
(bfd)
|
40
|
|
41
|
POL 5
|
Darek Kras
|
314.0
|
53
|
30
|
24
|
37
|
(bfd)
|
47
|
40
|
32
|
51
|
|
42
|
AUS 725
|
David Ketteridge
|
322.0
|
47
|
47
|
38
|
43
|
26
|
48
|
(51)
|
44
|
29
|
|
43
|
SWE 11
|
Bengt Stromberg
|
323.0
|
34
|
38
|
56
|
15
|
40
|
(dns)
|
30
|
53
|
57
|
|
44
|
DEN 1414
|
Reker Andersen
|
337.0
|
50
|
25
|
(bfd)
|
30
|
38
|
55
|
52
|
dnf
|
12
|
|
45
|
GER 670
|
Hinnerk Ries
|
340.0
|
28
|
58
|
31
|
49
|
42
|
37
|
(dnc)
|
dnc
|
20
|
|
46
|
NZL 539
|
John Shirley
|
344.0
|
41
|
43
|
(48)
|
46
|
44
|
45
|
47
|
39
|
39
|
|
47
|
AUS 726
|
Peter Lynch
|
360.0
|
(bfd)
|
dnf
|
36
|
33
|
30
|
39
|
38
|
34
|
bfd
|
|
48
|
NZL 490
|
Jake Weeks
|
362.0
|
(dnf)
|
dnc
|
23
|
47
|
35
|
46
|
45
|
41
|
50
|
|
49
|
AUS 756
|
Michael Horvath
|
363.0
|
49
|
49
|
(dnf)
|
40
|
45
|
40
|
46
|
46
|
48
|
|
50
|
GER 735
|
Gericke Dirk
|
370.0
|
45
|
53
|
42
|
(60)
|
41
|
52
|
48
|
45
|
44
|
|
51
|
GER 771
|
Ralf Mackmann
|
375.0
|
42
|
(dns)
|
59
|
dnc
|
57
|
36
|
42
|
43
|
21
|
|
52
|
AUS 759
|
Elizabeth Williams
|
376.0
|
52
|
(dnf)
|
49
|
50
|
50
|
43
|
49
|
49
|
34
|
|
53
|
GER 757
|
Falk Hagemann
|
389.0
|
(55)
|
51
|
53
|
53
|
43
|
51
|
55
|
48
|
35
|
|
54
|
GER 777
|
Andreas Pich
|
393.0
|
51
|
54
|
33
|
44
|
46
|
53
|
(dnc)
|
dnc
|
37
|
|
55
|
GER 680
|
Jan-Dietmar Dellas
|
397.0
|
46
|
46
|
52
|
42
|
49
|
58
|
53
|
51
|
(dnc)
|
|
56
|
NZL 524
|
Miles Addy
|
402.0
|
37
|
44
|
17
|
38
|
(dnf)
|
dnc
|
41
|
dnf
|
dnc
|
|
57
|
GBR 2042
|
Richard Burton
|
408.0
|
38
|
28
|
(dnc)
|
dnc
|
bfd
|
dnc
|
22
|
20
|
dnc
|
|
58
|
AUS 729
|
Andre Blasse
|
422.0
|
(dnc)
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
8
|
9
|
30
|
|
59
|
NZL 516
|
Julian Bishop
|
422.0
|
54
|
55
|
50
|
55
|
(bfd)
|
50
|
56
|
47
|
55
|
|
60
|
GER 697
|
Joerg Posny
|
431.0
|
57
|
56
|
54
|
64
|
53
|
59
|
60
|
(dnf)
|
28
|
|
61
|
POL 58
|
Tomek Dembinski
|
451.0
|
58
|
52
|
64
|
52
|
54
|
(dnc)
|
59
|
54
|
58
|
|
62
|
GER 766
|
Gunnar Goronzi
|
459.0
|
(dnf)
|
dnf
|
60
|
56
|
47
|
54
|
61
|
50
|
56
|
|
63
|
GBR 2112
|
Tom Lonsdale
|
460.0
|
44
|
45
|
43
|
54
|
(bfd)
|
49
|
dnf
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
|
64
|
AUS 695
|
Jake O’Donnell
|
472.0
|
(bfd)
|
57
|
55
|
58
|
51
|
57
|
58
|
dnc
|
61
|
|
65
|
AUS 706
|
Erik Thompson
|
475.0
|
59
|
(dnc)
|
dnf
|
61
|
56
|
56
|
54
|
55
|
59
|
|
66
|
THA 7
|
Manut Photong
|
483.0
|
62
|
(dnf)
|
62
|
63
|
52
|
61
|
62
|
dnc
|
46
|
|
67
|
POL 3
|
Robert Glowacki
|
488.0
|
(dnf)
|
59
|
61
|
62
|
dnf
|
dnc
|
57
|
52
|
47
|
|
68
|
GBR 2083
|
Chris Biscomb
|
510.0
|
61
|
60
|
65
|
57
|
55
|
(dnc)
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
62
|
|
69
|
THA 1
|
Supakon Pongwichean
|
521.0
|
56
|
(dnf)
|
57
|
dns
|
48
|
60
|
dnf
|
dnc
|
dnf
|
|
70
|
AUS 737
|
Tom Pearce
|
525.0
|
60
|
(dnf)
|
47
|
59
|
59
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
|
71
|
GBR 2058
|
Mary Reddyhoff
|
550.0
|
64
|
(dnc)
|
66
|
dnc
|
60
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
60
|
|
72
|
AUS 745
|
Steve Schmidt
|
560.0
|
65
|
(dnf)
|
dnf
|
dnc
|
58
|
62
|
dnf
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
|
73
|
GBR 2125
|
Adrian Walker
|
562.0
|
63
|
(dnc)
|
63
|
dnc
|
61
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
bfd
|
|
74
|
THA 1278
|
Eugen Hadamovsky
|
600.0
|
(dnc)
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
dnc
|
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