British sailor takes over lead in Danish OK Titles

by Mark Perrow + Richard Gladwell on 17 Jul 2005 Two races were sailed on the second day of the Danish OK Nationals in which ten Kiwi sailors are competing. The weather came to the party with a 15 to 20 knot breeze with one metre swells, making for some great rides downwind. Overall the lead has been taken by GBR's Nick Craig, runner up in the 2004 World Championships with the first day leader, Jorgen Lindhardtsen now lying second overall.

Race 3 was won by Christian Midtgaard (DEN) from Nick Craig (GBR) and Gunter Arndt (GER). Mark Perrow (NZL) was 6th and Greg Wilcox (NZL) finished 10th after recovering well from a bad first beat.

Race 4 was won by Nick Craig (GBR) from Gunter Arndt (GER) and Jorgen Lindhartsen (DEN). NZL placings, Greg Wilcox (4th), Alistair Deaves (7th) and Mark Perrow (9th).

Overall placings after 4 races,
Nick Craig 1st; Jorgen Lindhartsen 2nd; Gunter Arndt 3rd

NZL placings overall
Mark Perrow 5th; Trent Pryce 10th; Greg Wilcox 12th; Alistair Deaves 15th; Darren Hunt 16th; Wayne Avery 17th; Grant Pedersen 18th; Phil Rzepecky 19th; Mike Wilde 22nd

There are two final races tomorrow, forecast breeze is similar around 15 knots. A few of the Kiwis will also benefit from a drop coming in after some gear damage and black flag starts yesterday