OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemünde

OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemünde - Day 1

by Robert Deaves 10 Jul 2018 15:13 PDT 10-14 July 2018

Jan Kurfeld on day 1 of the OK Dinghy World Championship © Robert Deaves

The 2018 OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemünde, Germany got underway Tuesday with two races in a solid 12-18 knots. Jan Kurfeld is the early leader from André Budzien and Lars Johan Brodtkorb. Each won a race in their groups, while the other race win went to Fredrik Lööf.

Various weather forecasts threatened wind, rain, sunshine and numerous windshifts, but the day started sunny and warm with light winds. The opening race was scheduled for 14.00, and by then the weather had changed with a building north-easterly providing fairly stable winds, great waves and fantastic Warnemünde sailing conditions.

The Yellow fleet contained two of the main favourites, Lööf and Kurfeld. Lööf dominated the first race with a win over a fast approaching Kurfeld, while in the second, Kurfeld built a nice lead on the first beat and was never really threatened. Lööf was second for a while but ended up third after being passed by Thomas Hansson-Mild.

The Blue group was arguably the toughest with Budzien, Brodtkorb, Charlie Cumbley, Jim Hunt and Bo Petersen fighting it out at the front. Budzien took first blood with a confident win from Petersen and Brodtkorb, while in the second race Brodtkorb threw down the gauntlet with a win from Budzien and Petersen.

Of course all this means the points at the top are very close with just two points separating the top six boats. For today the groups were assigned based on world ranking position. For Wednesday's races the groups will be reassigned based on positions today, so this should mix up the groups some more.

Bo Petersen on day 1 of the OK Dinghy World Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

Kurfeld was delighted with his day on the water. "I really enjoyed it today. We had perfect conditions with 5-6 Beaufort, sunshine all the time, nice waves, north-easterly wind so I guess everybody is really satisfied with today and it was just a brilliant start to the worlds."

After a second and first places, "I am very happy with my day. I am looking forward to racing tomorrow. I hope there is not too much wind."

Budzien was also a happy OK sailor. "Very good sailing conditions with a not to shifty wind. I am really happy with my results today. It was hard of course. My group was a tough group and it was a hard fight, especially on the downwind and reach course courses it was really tight."

Fredrik Lööf on day 1 of the OK Dinghy World Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

Petersen placed second and third to sit in sixth overall. "It was one of those days where you had a really good time out there. The wind was nice, the waves were nice and it was stable but shifted a little bit and the course was laid out perfectly. It was really good fun."

"I made a second and third and I think it was OK. I am happy and satified. I lost Budzien on the last upwind but that's OK. It's a tough fleet and you have to use all your energy just to keep on and not lose metres. You really have to be on it."

On the influx of new sailors over the past year. "I think it's very good for the class. I think the class a value that has really brought in all those new faces and that's good for the OK Dinghy class. Hopefully there will be more youngsters coming in as well, and there are."

Racing in the opening series is scheduled to continue at 12.00 Wednesday with two more races. After three days, or a minimum of five races, the fleet will be split in gold and silver groups for the final series of up to four races.

Lars Johan Brodtkorb on day 1 of the OK Dinghy World Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

Results after day 1:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	Club	R1	R2	Pts
1	GER 18	Jan KURFELD	YCW 61	2	1	3
2	GER 71	Andrè BUDZIEN	SYC	1	2	3
3	NOR 428	Lars Johan BRODTKORB	HORT	3	1	4
4	SWE 69	Fredrik LOOF	ksss	1	3	4
5	SWE 100	Thomas HANSSON‑MILD	SS Kaparen	3	2	5
6	DEN 1507	Bo PETERSEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	2	3	5
7	GBR 6	Charlie CUMBLEY	Warsash SC	5	4	9
8	GER 77	Sönke BEHRENS	SCOE	4	7	11
9	GBR 11	Jim HUNT	South Staffs sailing Club	6	5	11
10	AUS 768	Mark JACKSON	Black Rock Yacht Club	6	6	12
11	NZL 582	Greg WILCOX	BERND.eV	8	5	13
12	POL 1	Tomasz GAJ	05‑090	5	9	14
13	SWE 797	Mats CAAP	Varbergs SS	7	7	14
14	GER 792	Lars HAVERLAND	SYC	11	4	15
15	GBR 2183	Richard BURTON	West Oxfordshire SC	9	6	15
16	GER 803	Martin V ZIMMERMANN	SCOE	8	8	16
17	GER 2	Gunter ARNDT	FYC	9	10	19
18	NZL 573	Luke GOWER	Datchet Water	4	17	21
19	GBR 69	Terry CURTIS	Castle Cove SC	13	8	21
20	POL 14	Pawel PAWLACZYK	JKW P	10	13	23
21	DEN 22	Ask ASKHOLM	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	15	9	24
22	GER 5	Ralf TIETJE	SVG	15	11	26
23	GBR 17	David BOURNE	rya	14	13	27
24	DEN 12	Morten ANDERSEN	Middelfart Sejlklub	13	15	28
25	GER 81	Jan‑Dietmar DELLAS	SLRV	10	19	29
26	GBR 13	Alex SCOLES	Overy Staithe	17	12	29
27	GER 775	Jörg RADEMACHER	SCST	16	14	30
28	GER 789	Ingo BALLERSTEIN	SCOE	14	16	30
29	SWE 59	Lars EDWALL	LBS	11	20	31
30	SWE 139	Hans BÖRJESSON	Varbergs SS	19	12	31
31	DEN 10	Jens LAUGE	Hellerup Sejlklub	21	11	32
32	DEN 1477	Jørgen HOLM	Sejlklubben Ebeltoft Vig	19	14	33
33	AUS 754	Brent WILLIAMS	Adelaide Sailing Club	7	27	34
34	DEN 1510	Jan Hempel SPARSØ	Middelfart Sejlklub	18	17	35
35	DEN 1509	Peter WIBROE	Solrød Strans Sejl Klub	17	19	36
36	AUS 719	Glenn WILLIAMS	Big River Sailing Club	23	15	38
37	DEN 1487	Henrik KOFOED	Hellerup Sejlklub	24	16	40
38	DEN 1431	Joe SCHUBERT	Horsens Sejlklub	31	10	41
39	SWE 2846	Jonas BÖRJESSON	KSSS	18	23	41
40	SWE 99	Hans ELKJAER	VaSS	16	26	42
41	GBR 2179	Tony WOODS	Glossop S.C	25	18	43
42	GER 75	Dirk DAME	SVM	22	21	43
43	GER 11	Rainer POSPIECH	VSW	20	24	44
44	GBR 2176	Keith BYERS	Morecambe Sailing Club	22	23	45
45	GER 823	Karsten KRAUS	WUW	26	21	47
46	GER 715	Sven BEYE	SSC	23	25	48
47	DEN 1433	Henrik KIMMER PETERSEN	AAHBB	27	22	49
48	GBR 95	Duncan ELLIS	Overy Staithe SC	20	30	50
49	GER 690	Carsten SASS	ZSK	33	20	53
50	GER 731	Thomas GLAS	SSC	26	27	53
51	POL 44	Przemyslaw DROZDZIK	PL	30	24	54
52	GER 7	Andreas PICH	LYC	34	22	56
53	GER 225	Jan DISSEL	SGSP	28	28	56
54	NED 673	Stephan VELDMAN	WVA	31	26	57
55	GER 12	Stefan RASSAU	DYC	27	31	58
56	GER 79	Frank STRELOW	SLS	35	25	60
57	POL 7	Marek BERNAT	KKSWO	25	38	63
58	GER 781	Stefan HAAGE	WYC	30	33	63
59	AUS 740	Richard FURNEAUX	Black Rock YV	34	31	65
60	AUS 741	Steve WILSON	Black Rock Yacht Club	32	35	67
61	AUS 735	Daen DORAZIO	Black Rock Yacht Club	39	29	68
61	GER 695	Erik BORK	SSCRA	39	29	68
63	GER 22	Dirk GERICKE	SGE	29	39	68
64	NZL 565	Simon PROBERT	Wakatere Boating Club	32	36	68
65	GER 9	Andreas DEUBEL	HSC	29	40	69
66	GER 809	Axel FISCHER	RCTT	37	32	69
67	AUS 692	Bob BUCHANAN	Huon Yacht Club	33	36	69
68	GBR 28	Anthony OSMAN	Parkstone yacht club	41	30	71
69	GER 757	Falk HAGEMANN	SWS	38	33	71
70	GER 21	Holger KRASMANN	YCH	37	34	71
71	GER 111	Rainer HAACKS	FSD	36	35	71
72	AUS 77	Shane SMITH	SYC	35	38	73
73	POL 19	Grzegorz SALAMON	K2 Horn Krakow	43	34	77
74	DEN 1508	Thomas Olufsen MEYER	Haderslev Sejl‑Club	36	42	78
75	GER 777	Jörg SYLVESTER	SSC	41	37	78
76	GER 8	Ronald FOEST	DRS	52	28	80
77	AUS 727	Donald WILLIAMS	Black Rock Yacht Club	40	41	81
78	DEN 1482	Tim NORMANN	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	42	40	82
79	GER 3	Wolfgang HÖFENER	SVH	12	71	83
80	GBR 44	Chris TURNER	Lyme Regis SC	12	72	84
81	NED 669	Sybren HORNSTRA	KWVS	43	41	84
82	GER 821	Jochen LOLLERT	YCH	53	32	85
83	DEN 1392	Poul VINCENTS	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	47	39	86
84	GER 746	Julius RAITHEL	SVWS	51	37	88
85	DEN 1442	Peter HEIDE	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	71	18	89
86	GBR 8	Tom LONSDALE	West Oxford SC	46	45	91
87	GBR 2188	Ian HOPWOOD	Nantwich	21	71	92
88	AUS 767	Glenn YATES	South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club	44	48	92
89	DEN 1505	Peter PLESNER	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	45	49	94
90	DEN 1407	Malte PEDERSEN	Royal Danish yacht club	24	71	95
91	AUS 759	Elizabeth WILLIAMS	Southport Yacht Club	49	46	95
92	GER 820	Heinz RIDDER	SVPB	48	47	95
93	DEN 1458	Søren SIGURDSSON	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	53	43	96
94	GER 751	Knut RAMIN	CKA	52	44	96
95	GER 607	Gerd BREITBART	SCOE	47	51	98
96	SWE 2809	Tomas SKEPPMARK	KBS	28	71	99
97	NZL 569	Phil COVENY	Wakatere Boating Club	50	53	103
98	GBR 68	Rodney TIDD	Overy Staithe Sailing Club	51	52	103
99	AUS 706	Erik THOMPSON	Southport Yacht Club	55	50	105
100	GER 812	Michael MÖCKEL	ASVZR	38	71	109
101	DEN 1463	Lars ANDRESEN	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	40	71	111
102	FRA 1820	Dejugnat JULIEN	16002	42	71	113
103	SWE 2791	Roine ERICSON	KSSS	44	71	115
104	SWE 55	Ulf SAHLE	GeSS	45	71	116
105	GER 686	Jaroslaw SOLTYS	HSC	46	71	117
106	GER 178	Axel PROPP	RSC	48	71	119
107	GER 784	Claus STOCKHARDT	SSCP	49	71	120
108	DEN 1484	Olof STENSTRÖM	Hellerup Sejlklub	50	71	121
109	GER 539	Uli BORCHERS	SCST	54	71	125
110	GBR 63	Brian QUAYLE	MS&CC	54	72	126
111	GBR 2080	Paul PIKE	Covenham SC	56	72	128
112	DEN 1419	Henri SKOU	Horsens Sejlklub	71	71	142
112	DEN 142	Jørgen LINDHARDTSEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	71	71	142
112	DEN 1424	Henrik HAMANN	Birkerød Sejlklub	71	71	142
112	DEN 15	Stig FRANDSEN	KBL	71	71	142
112	DEN 3	Jørgen SVENDSEN	Hellerup Sejlklub	71	71	142
112	DEN 666	Peter ZEILER	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	71	71	142
112	DEN 77	Jesper STRANDBERG	Herslev Strand Sejlklub	71	71	142
112	GBR 2130	Deryck LOVEGROVE	Burghfield	71	71	142
112	GER 36	Klaus ROCHOLL	LYC	71	71	142
112	GER 4	Lutz BOGUHN	FSC	71	71	142
112	GER 567	Jan BECKMANN	SVPB	71	71	142
112	NED 638	Sipke HOEKSTRA	wsvw	71	71	142
112	POL 4	Radek DROZDZIK	DRYF	71	71	142
112	SWE 2849	Sverker HÄRD	Upsala SS	71	71	142
112	SWE 60	Per WESTLUND	Norrköpings SS	71	71	142
127	DEN 1417	Ingo GRIEM	KBL	72	72	144
127	DEN 1485	Johan BJØRLING	Hellerup Sejlklub	72	72	144
127	DEN 1499	Anders GERHARDT‑HANSEN	Svendborg Sunds Sejlklub	72	72	144
127	DEN 2	Jens Christian JURLANDER	45	72	72	144
127	DEN 20	Jesper HOEJER	Hellerup Sejlklub	72	72	144
127	GBR 59	Andy OSMAN	Parkstone Yacht Club	72	72	144
127	GER 10	Christian HEINZE	SCV	72	72	144
127	GER 13	Frederik ROENTGEN	SSC	72	72	144
127	GER 24	Karsten KATH	SCGMS	72	72	144
127	GER 767	Juliane HOFMANN	BERND	72	72	144
127	GER 788	Jessica FINKE	SKM	72	72	144
127	NED 667	Hessel HOEKSTRA	kwv Langweer	72	72	144
127	SWE 15	Mats HOVDE	GKSS	72	72	144
127	SWE 7	Bengt LARSSON	SSKA	72	72	144
127	SWE 80	Arne MALM	2018	72	72	144