Blackwash in OK Dinghy Pre-worlds at Warnemunde
by New Zealand OK Dinghy Association on 7 Jul 2008
Pudie, Deaves and O’Connell on the podium at the OK Pre-Worlds 2008 Warnemunde, GER NZ OK Dinghy Assoc
The Kiwi Hamburg-Sud team at the 71st Warnemunde Woche, the pre event for the 2008 OK Dinghy World Championship, dominated the event, winning six of the seven races and finishing with five boats in the top six; the prize- ceremony was saw three black shirts on the podium.
The racing started with three races with winds up to 20 knots and big waves.
Mark Perrow of Wakatere BC carried on from his successes last year by winning the first race and then Karl Purdie of Worser Bay won the next 2 races in the increasing wind.
For Day 2 the wind eased to 10 -12 knots with Luke O’Connell of Napier winning the race four with Trent Pryce in hot pursuit, and Alistair Deaves of Wakatere BC winning Race 6.
The last race of the series was sailed in very light conditions and was also the Invitaion Race for the Worlds. O’Connell led all the race to take the race with a good lead followed by Deaves.
Final Results
1st Karl Purdie NZL 531
2nd Alistair Deaves NZL 532
3rd Luke O’Connell NZL 511
4th Steve McDowell NZL 525
5th Jorgen Lindhartsen DEN 1364
6th Mark Perrow NZL 527
9th Greg Wilcox NZL 522
21st Trent Pryce NZL 502
26th Grant Pedersen NZL 518
The NZ OK Dinghy Team would like to extend a big thanks to our sponsors, Hamburg –Sud, Vero Insurance, Burnard International and The Port of Napier.
www.okdinghy.co.nz
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