Practice Race 24th July pract Rank Tally Nat SailNo HelmName Club R1 Total Nett 1st 64 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild 1 1 1 2nd 8 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankanese 2 2 2 3rd 15 GER 693 Martin Von Zimmerman SCOE 3 3 3 4th 1 POL 1 Tomasz Gaj MKS 2W-wa 4 4 4 5th 57 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham 5 5 5 6th 9 NZL 542 Alistair Deaves Wakatere 6 6 6 7th 62 GBR 2142 Ian Harris Bristol Corinthian 7 7 7 8th 24 AUS 749 Roger Blasse Black Rock 8 8 8 9th 55 GBR 21 Richard Burton W Oxford 9 9 9 10th 33 DEN 1385 Jorgen Svendsen 10 10 10 11th 53 GBR 2124 Tony Woods Glossop 11 11 11 12th 13 GER 690 Soenke Behrens SCOE 12 12 12 13th 49 GBR 2118 Terry Curtis Weymouth 13 13 13 14th 10 GER 672 Gunther Arndt Flensburg 14 14 14 15th 32 DEN 1340 Christian Olesen Hvidovre 15 15 15 16th 50 GBR 2119 Martin Bower Blithfield 16 16 16 17th 22 AUS 732 Tim Davies 17 17 17 18th 21 AUS 729 Andre Blasse Black Rock 18 18 18 19th 7 NOR 471 Jens Makholm Hellerup 19 19 19 20th 44 GBR 2096 Chris Perry Glossop 20 20 20 21st 48 GBR 2116 Ed Bradburn South Staffs 21 21 21 22nd 36 DEN 1402 Bo Teglers Hellerup 22 22 22 23rd 23 AUS 739 Mark Roberts Adelaide 23 23 23 24th 31 DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen Solrod Strand 24 24 24 25th 25 AUS 750 Peter Robinson Drummoyne 25 25 25 26th 43 GBR 2085 Gavin Waldron South Staffs 26 26 26 27th 66 GBR 2117 Alex Scoles Overy Staithe 27 27 27 28th 42 GBR 2084 Keith Byers Morecambe 28 28 28 29th 3 POL 5 Darek Kras MDS - 2 Warsava 29 29 29 30th 26 GER 765 Rainer Pospeich Berlin-Grunau 30 30 30 31st 20 GER 726 Joerg Sylvester Segeberger 31 31 31 32nd 58 GBR 2135 Bill Bradburn South Staffs 32 32 32 33rd 5 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer Varberg 33 33 33 34th 2 POL 4 Radoslaw Drozdzik LOK Dryf Kety 34 34 34 35th 38 GBR 2062 Brian Quayle Manx 35 35 35 36th 47 GBR 2107 Darren Prior Morecambe 36 36 36 37th 52 GBR 2123 Andy Turner Overy Staithe 37 37 37 38th 12 GER 688 Dirk Dame Mannheim SC 38 38 38 39th 14 AUS 692 Bill Tyler Drummoyne 39 39 39 40th 29 USA 1010 Brad Johanson Mere Point 40 40 40 41st 59 GBR 2137 Simon Shaw Deben 41 41 41 42nd 46 GBR 2104 Paul Pike Covenham 42 42 42 43rd 17 FRA 723 Matthieu Chenuil CYVIA 43 43 43 44th 18 GER 724 Marina Dellas Oldenburger 44 44 44 45th 19 AUS 724 Glen Yates Wangi ASC 45 45 45 46th 41 GBR 2080 Ben Steel Glossop 46 46 46 47th 65 GBR 2012 Teddy Arrowsmith Brancaster 47 47 47 48th 40 GBR 2067 Matthew Bates South Staffs 48 48 48 49th 39 GBR 2065 Bob Austin Milton Keynes 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 45 GBR 2101 Julian Burnham RYA 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 34 DEN 1388 Stepan Myraif Hellerup 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 54 GBR 2125 Adrian Walker South Staffs 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 61 GBR 2141 Simon Davis Upper Thames 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 51 GBR 2121 Antony Rich W Oxford 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 28 GER 773 Rudiger Prinz SCST 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 60 GBR 2140 Simon Hoult RYA 67.0 OCS 67 67 49th 37 GBR 2045 Will Turner Overy Staithe 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 56 GBR 2130 Deryk Lovegrove Burghfield 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 4 POL 19 Bartek Rakocy 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 6 BEL 214 Paul Verrijdt KLYC Ant 67.0 DNF 67 67 49th 11 GER 680 Jan-Deitmar Dellas Oldenburg 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 16 GER 715 Sven Beye Segeberger 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 63 GER 735 Dirk Gericke Brandenburg 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 27 GER 771 Ralf Mackmann Haltern 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 30 DEN 1265 Malte Pederson Royal Danish 67.0 DNC 67 67 49th 35 DEN 1398 Christian Hedlund Hellerup 67.0 DNC 67 67 Sixty-six sailors from three continents have converged on Largs Sailing Club on the west coast of Scotland to participate in the 49th 'Scotty Brand' World Championship. inline_rt 45% practice1.jpg Practice Race, OK Worlds 2011 The practice race was scheduled to commence at 1400, but a flat sea and limp flags was the view from the balcony of Largs Sailing Club at 1300. However the wind was filling in at the race area north of Cumbrae Island and fifty-five competitors launched in anticipation of some good racing in the building breeze and glorious sunshine. A general recall was the outcome of the first start, but in minutes the race was restarted with all away and favouring the port side of the course. First to the windward mark was Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) world champion in 2009, with Simon Hoult (GBR) 2nd and Greg Wilcox (NZL) world champion in 2002, in 3rd place. As a premature starter, Hoult left the race area as the fleet continued to the wing mark, with Thomasz Gaj (POL) moving up the 3rd place. These places were maintained to the leeward mark, with 15 seconds separating each of the top three sailors. The wind was beginning to build for the second beat, whipping up a short chop causing the fleet to spread out. Although the majority repeated the beat on the port side of the course, Martin Von Zimmerman (GER) hit the starboard corner to arrive at the windward mark just behind Hansson-Mild and Wilcox. Nick Craig (GBR), three times world champion this century, also made big gains to round in 4th place, with Alistair Deaves (NZL) close behind. The run to the leeward mark was uneventful with Hansson-Mild rounding first for the final beat. He sailing the middle course as Wilcox went hard left and Von Zimmerman repeated his successful tactic going hard right. Hansson-Mild took the bullet, Wilcox was a clear 2nd as this time the port side of the course paid and Von Zimmerman was 3rd. Gaj had a good last beat to finish 4th and Craig 5th. inline_lt 45% practice2.jpg Thomas Hansson Mild wins the Practice Race, OK Worlds 2011 Thomas Hansson-Mild was pleased with his win commenting 'the practice race is not always finished and I had considered quitting at the bottom of the run, but as Largs is a tricky place to sail I decided to take what I can get!' Hansson-Mild also won the Sven Lehn Memorial Saver for the practice race last year in the Wellington, New Zealand World Championships, sharing none of the superstitions that some sailors hold for winning the practice race. inline_lt 45% opening.jpg Opening Ceremony The Opening ceremony followed shortly after. The competitors and their families were led by the Boys Brigade Pipe Band from The Pencil Monument (commemorating the last Viking battle in the UK and won by the Scots). A nominated member from each country carried their national flag and led their team back to the Largs Sailing Club where the Commodore, John Ridley welcomed everyone to the event. John Kent, Chair of the Scottish Sailing Institute and the Deputy Provost also extended warm welcomes to the competitors. Andre Blasse, President of OKDIA, responded by thanking all the organisers for their commitment in the creation of this event. Mary Reddyhoff
Photos: Neil Goodhead OK Worlds 2011, Day One 25th July w2 Rank Tally Nat SailNo HelmName Club R1 R2 Total Nett 1st 64 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild 1 1 2 2 2nd 15 GER 693 Martin Von Zimmerman SCOE 3 5 8 8 3rd 8 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankanese 6 4 10 10 4th 10 GER 672 Gunther Arndt Flensburg 2 9 11 11 5th 4 POL 19 Bartek Rakocy 9 3 12 12 6th 34 DEN 1388 Stefan Myralf Hellerup 7 7 14 14 7th 57 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham 16 2 18 18 8th 24 AUS 678 Roger Blasse Black Rock 12 6 18 18 9th 13 GER 690 Soenke Behrens SCOE 8 12 20 20 10th 62 GBR 2142 Ian Harris Bristol Corinthian 10 15 25 25 11th 35 DEN 1398 Christian Hedlund Hellerup 17 10 27 27 12th 9 NZL 542 Alistair Deaves Wakatere 14 13 27 27 13th 49 GBR 2118 Terry Curtis Weymouth 13 17 30 30 14th 33 DEN 1385 Jorgen Svendsen 22 11 33 33 15th 7 NOR 471 Jens Makholm Hellerup 23 14 37 37 16th 42 GBR 2084 Keith Byers Morecambe 20 18 38 38 17th 5 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer Varberg 4 35 39 39 18th 32 DEN 1340 Christian Olesen Hvidovre 21 19 40 40 19th 48 GBR 2116 Ed Bradburn South Staffs 19 25 44 44 20th 28 GER 773 Rudiger Prinz SCST 11 34 45 45 21st 27 GER 771 Ralf Mackmann Haltern 18 31 49 49 22nd 25 AUS 750 Peter Robinson Drummoyne 29 20 49 49 23rd 23 AUS 739 Mark Roberts Adelaide 30 21 51 51 24th 22 AUS 732 Tim Davies 25 26 51 51 25th 53 GBR 2124 Tony Woods Glossop 36 16 52 52 26th 37 GBR 2045 Will Turner Overy Staithe 33 23 56 56 27th 36 DEN 1402 Bo Teglers Hellerup 49 8 57 57 28th 55 GBR 21 Richard Burton W Oxford 31 27 58 58 29th 52 GBR 2123 Andy Turner Overy Staithe 24 38 62 62 30th 3 POL 5 Darek Kras MDS - 2 Warsava 41 22 63 63 31st 60 GBR 2140 Simon Hoult RYA 40 24 64 64 32nd 51 GBR 2121 Antony Rich W Oxford 28 36 64 64 33rd 31 DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen Solrod Strand 37 29 66 66 34th 26 GER 765 Rainer Pospeich Berlin-Grunau 35 33 68 68 35th 66 GBR 2117 Alex Scoles Overy Staithe 42 28 70 70 36th 1 POL 1 Tomasz Gaj MKS 2W-wa 5 67.0 DSQ 72 72 37th 6 BEL 214 Paul Verrijdt KLYC Ant 27 45 72 72 38th 50 GBR 2119 Martin Bower Blithfield 44 30 74 74 39th 20 GER 726 Joerg Sylvester Segeberger 32 42 74 74 40th 14 AUS 692 Bill Tyler Drummoyne 26 53 79 79 41st 21 AUS 729 Andre Blasse Black Rock 15 67.0 OCS 82 82 42nd 2 POL 4 Radoslaw Drozdzik LOK Dryf Kety 34 48 82 82 43rd 45 GBR 2101 Julian Burnham RYA 39 43 82 82 44th 43 GBR 2085 Gavin Waldron South Staffs 53 32 85 85 45th 58 GBR 2135 Bill Bradburn South Staffs 38 47 85 85 46th 61 GBR 2141 Simon Davis Upper Thames 46 39 85 85 47th 44 GBR 2096 Chris Perry Glossop 54 37 91 91 48th 63 GER 735 Dirk Gericke Brandenburg 50 41 91 91 49th 47 GBR 2107 Darren Prior Morecambe 45 46 91 91 50th 12 GER 688 Dirk Dame Mannheim SC 52 40 92 92 51st 19 AUS 724 Glen Yates Wangi ASC 43 49 92 92 52nd 30 DEN 1265 Malte Pederson Royal Danish 51 44 95 95 53rd 41 GBR 2080 Ben Steel Glossop 47 57 104 104 54th 54 GBR 2125 Adrian Walker South Staffs 48 59 107 107 55th 59 GBR 2137 Simon Shaw Deben 58 52 110 110 56th 46 GBR 2104 Paul Pike Covenham 55 55 110 110 57th 18 GER 724 Marina Dellas Oldenburger 61 51 112 112 58th 11 GER 680 Jan-Deitmar Dellas Oldenburg 64 50 114 114 59th 17 FRA 723 Matthieu Chenuil CYVIA 60 54 114 114 60th 39 GBR 2065 Bob Austin Milton Keynes 63 56 119 119 61st 65 GBR 2012 Teddy Arrowsmith Brancaster 59 60 119 119 62nd 16 GER 715 Sven Beye Segeberger 62 58 120 120 63rd 29 USA 1010 Brad Johanson Mere Point 56 67.0 DNF 123 123 64th 38 GBR 2062 Brian Quayle Manx 57 67.0 DNF 124 124 65th 40 GBR 2067 Matthew Bates South Staffs 65 67.0 DNF 132 132 66th 56 GBR 2130 Deryk Lovegrove Burghfield 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 134 134 853 day1_1.jpg Day one, up goes the General Recall flag! Race 1 After a wonderful Opening Ceremony at which the Boys Brigade pipe band welcomed us to Largs, the sailors again were able to listen to the sound of the pipes played by 14 year old Christopher who is a member of Largs Sailing Club as they launched their boats. Adding to the joy of sailing in these waters was the sight of a lone porpoise which kept our company for most of the day. inline_rt 45% day1_2.jpg Day one, on the run After a short postponement whilst the Principal Race Officer Chris Hadden held the fleet ashore for the wind to build, sixty-five competitors headed for the race area north of Great Cumbrae Island. With light airs in the channel, the decision was made to tow the boats to the start line, in preparation for a midday start. With a 9 knot wind from 3100, the fleet got away on the third (black flag) start, with the majority choosing the left side of the course. The wind died temporarily, leaving those in the middle of the course in the best position to benefit from the backing breeze. First to the windward mark was Gunther Arndt (GER), with Hans Elkjaer (SWE) 2nd and Martin Von Zimmerman (GER) 3rd. By the gybe mark Arndt had extended his lead and Rudiger Prinz (GER) was having a battle with Von Zimmerman for 3rd. Places changed again at the leeward mark, with Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE), the practice race winner, climbing to 4th place. With the breeze picking up from astern, the predicted bunching of the mid-fleet around the leeward mark occurred, accompanied by angry comments from some of the participants. Hansson-Mild found a bit more wind, overtaking the leaders to leeward and giving himself a cushion of some 20 seconds at the windward mark. The wind was again recording 9 knots, enabling the fleet to return swiftly to the leeward mark on starboard gybe. By the finish Hansson-Mild had increased his lead, taking the first bullet at this championship. Race 2 600 day1_3.jpg Day one, Thomas Hansson Mild Race 2 was quickly started in a moderate breeze which continued to shift throughout the afternoon. Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) powered his way up the beat, chased by Nick Craig (GBR). They were ahead of the chasing pack of Andre Blasse (AUS), President of OKDIA, Bo Teglers (DEN), Bartek Rakocy (POL), Tomasz Gaj (POL) and Jens Makholm (NOR). Places changed little on the two reaches at the front of the fleet, though Christian Hedlund (DEN) and Martin Von Zimmerman (GER) made some big gains. The second beat proved hard work for the British juniors Teddy Arrowsmith (GBR), Matthew Bates (GBR) and Adrian Walker (GBR) who were experiencing their first World Championship. All three, however, managed to complete both races on this first day. The wind continued to strengthen and back so the course was lengthened, giving Hansson-Mild and Craig more time to battle their way to the finish as they were neck and neck for much of this final beat. Hansson-Mild favoured the port side of the course, Craig remained on the starboard side, losing to Hansson-Mild by four boat lengths at the finish. Once over the line, both men congratulated their opponent's sailing skills and, as is very common in the International OK Dinghy fleet, continued to chat together as they sailed back to Largs Sailing Club. Martin Von Zimmerman, lying second overall commented 'race 1 favoured the Germans as they are lake sailors and I was pleased with my result. I enjoyed the mixed conditions today, but we have only had two races and a lot can happen before the championship finishes.' As sailors came ashore they were handed a free beer courtesy of Woodlands Brewery. Enjoying the beer sailors chatted about the day on the water. Later on nations will be forming teams for the mini Highland Games arranged by the Largs Sailing Club team. After that everyone will head back to the club for a traditional Scottish Balmoral Chicken super and Whisky tasting sponsored by 'Old Pulteney' distillery. Report: Mary Reddyhoff Photos: Neil Goodhead Day 2 26th July w3 Rank Tally Nat SailNo HelmName Club R1 R2 R3 Total Nett 1st 8 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankanese 6 4 1 11 11 2nd 64 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild 1 1 13 15 15 3rd 10 GER 672 Gunther Arndt Flensburg 2 9 4 15 15 4th 15 GER 693 Martin Von Zimmerman SCOE 3 5 12 20 20 5th 34 DEN 1388 Stefan Myralf Hellerup 7 7 7 21 21 6th 4 POL 19 Bartek Rakocy 9 3 15 27 27 7th 57 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham 16 2 11 29 29 8th 9 NZL 542 Alistair Deaves Wakatere 14 13 2 29 29 9th 24 AUS 678 Roger Blasse Black Rock 12 6 14 32 32 10th 13 GER 690 Soenke Behrens SCOE 8 12 27 47 47 11th 48 GBR 2116 Ed Bradburn South Staffs 19 25 5 49 49 12th 35 DEN 1398 Christian Hedlund Hellerup 17 10 23 50 50 13th 33 DEN 1385 Jorgen Svendsen 22 11 18 51 51 14th 62 GBR 2142 Ian Harris Bristol Corinthian 10 15 29 54 54 15th 25 AUS 750 Peter Robinson Drummoyne 29 20 9 58 58 16th 49 GBR 2118 Terry Curtis Weymouth 13 17 28 58 58 17th 42 GBR 2084 Keith Byers Morecambe 20 18 24 62 62 18th 36 DEN 1402 Bo Teglers Hellerup 49 8 10 67 67 19th 7 NOR 471 Jens Makholm Hellerup 23 14 31 68 68 20th 53 GBR 2124 Tony Woods Glossop 36 16 19 71 71 21st 31 DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen Solrod Strand 37 29 8 74 74 22nd 37 GBR 2045 Will Turner Overy Staithe 33 23 20 76 76 23rd 1 POL 1 Tomasz Gaj MKS 2W-wa 5 67.0 DSQ 6 78 78 24th 5 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer Varberg 4 35 40 79 79 25th 28 GER 773 Rudiger Prinz SCST 11 34 34 79 79 26th 3 POL 5 Darek Kras MDS - 2 Warsava 41 22 17 80 80 27th 22 AUS 732 Tim Davies 25 26 30 81 81 28th 2 POL 4 Radoslaw Drozdzik LOK Dryf Kety 34 48 3 85 85 29th 32 DEN 1340 Christian Olesen Hvidovre 21 19 45 85 85 30th 26 GER 765 Rainer Pospeich Berlin-Grunau 35 33 21 89 89 31st 55 GBR 21 Richard Burton W Oxford 31 27 32 90 90 32nd 52 GBR 2123 Andy Turner Overy Staithe 24 38 35 97 97 33rd 51 GBR 2121 Antony Rich W Oxford 28 36 33 97 97 34th 27 GER 771 Ralf Mackmann Haltern 18 31 50 99 99 35th 20 GER 726 Joerg Sylvester Segeberger 32 42 25 99 99 36th 23 AUS 739 Mark Roberts Adelaide 30 21 55 106 106 37th 63 GER 735 Dirk Gericke Brandenburg 50 41 16 107 107 38th 61 GBR 2141 Simon Davis Upper Thames 46 39 26 111 111 39th 50 GBR 2119 Martin Bower Blithfield 44 30 38 112 112 40th 6 BEL 214 Paul Verrijdt KLYC Ant 27 45 41 113 113 41st 60 GBR 2140 Simon Hoult RYA 40 24 51 115 115 42nd 45 GBR 2101 Julian Burnham RYA 39 43 36 118 118 43rd 43 GBR 2085 Gavin Waldron South Staffs 53 32 37 122 122 44th 58 GBR 2135 Bill Bradburn South Staffs 38 47 42 127 127 45th 54 GBR 2125 Adrian Walker South Staffs 48 59 22 129 129 46th 66 GBR 2117 Alex Scoles Overy Staithe 42 28 59 129 129 47th 14 AUS 692 Bill Tyler Drummoyne 26 53 53 132 132 48th 44 GBR 2096 Chris Perry Glossop 54 37 43 134 134 49th 30 DEN 1265 Malte Pederson Royal Danish 51 44 39 134 134 50th 12 GER 688 Dirk Dame Mannheim SC 52 40 44 136 136 51st 21 AUS 729 Andre Blasse Black Rock 15 67.0 OCS 62 144 144 52nd 19 AUS 724 Glen Yates Wangi ASC 43 49 57 149 149 53rd 47 GBR 2107 Darren Prior Morecambe 45 46 60 151 151 54th 41 GBR 2080 Ben Steel Glossop 47 57 48 152 152 55th 46 GBR 2104 Paul Pike Covenham 55 55 47 157 157 56th 18 GER 724 Marina Dellas Oldenburger 61 51 46 158 158 57th 59 GBR 2137 Simon Shaw Deben 58 52 52 162 162 58th 17 FRA 723 Matthieu Chenuil CYVIA 60 54 58 172 172 59th 38 GBR 2062 Brian Quayle Manx 57 67.0 DNF 49 173 173 60th 16 GER 715 Sven Beye Segeberger 62 58 54 174 174 61st 11 GER 680 Jan-Deitmar Dellas Oldenburg 64 50 63 177 177 62nd 29 USA 1010 Brad Johanson Mere Point 56 67.0 DNF 56 179 179 63rd 65 GBR 2012 Teddy Arrowsmith Brancaster 59 60 61 180 180 64th 39 GBR 2065 Bob Austin Milton Keynes 63 56 67.0 DNC 186 186 65th 40 GBR 2067 Matthew Bates South Staffs 65 67.0 DNF 67.0 DNF 199 199 66th 56 GBR 2130 Deryk Lovegrove Burghfield 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 201 201 Race 3 We awoke to another day in paradise - blue skies bright sunshine and temperatures in the 20s. The thermals were building, promising wind for later in the day. Most of the participants commenting they were running out of their summer clothes as they had packed to prepare for cold and rain! Last evening we had enjoyed the mini Highland Games, comprising toss the caber -won by Christian Olesen (DEN), toss the welly - won by Dirk Gericke (GER) and the ladies tug of war won by team GB ladies. A separate children's contest was held in parallel and kids from all competing nations receiving prizes. Everyone then moved back to the clubhouse to enjoy a traditional Scottish super of Balmoral Chicken. With bellies full Commodore John Ridley opened the Whisky tasting with a snifter of Tobermory along with a full description of its manufacture, texture and taste. The peaty Talisker went down well, followed by the wonderfully smooth Old Pulteney. inline_rt 600 turtle_day2.jpg Greg Wilcox: leader after 2 days Day two of the 'Scotty Brand' OK World Championships commenced once the wind began to build: the fleet set sail for the start area, their speed enhanced by a tow from the safety boats. Racing got underway on the second start, where the fleet were kept in check by the black flag. With a wind direction of 200 degrees and 8 knots of breeze, the fleet of sixty-five headed south west from Mount Stuart buoy. The committee end starters were favoured with greater pressure and they sustained their advantage to the windward mark, especially Dirk Gericke (GER) who hit the starboard corner. At the windward mark Greg Wilcox (NZL) rounded first, with Alistair Deaves (NZL) hot on his heels. Just a short distance behind was Ed Bradburn (GBR) in 3rd place, Radoslaw Drozdzik (POL) 4th and Keith Byers (GBR) 5th. In the light airs there were few place changes on the reaches but Wilcox and Deaves did manage to extend their lead on the pack. Wilcox rounded first at the leeward mark, with Deaves still chasing hard. Drozdzik had moved up to 3rd and Roger Blasse (AUS), world champion in 1998, was in 5th place. The beat had been shortened in the failing breeze and many chose the starboard side of the course, although it did not pay as handsomely as on the first beat. Wilcox and Deaves had increased their lead at the windward mark, Drozdzik was still 3rd and Gunther Arndt (GER) had worked the shifts to round in 4th position in front of Bradburn. A slow run to the leeward mark in the evening sun surrounded by spectacular countryside was probably appreciated more by the safety crews than the sailors! There was sufficient breeze for the final beat with Wilcox taking the gun and topping the leader board after three races. With the competitors' perks of a hotdog in one hand and a pint of beer in the other he commented 'it was a tricky, shifty day, good for the lake sailors. There are only 3 of us with all three results in the top ten, so a pleasing result for me today. Deaves and I started in clean air and used our boat speed to clear the fleet. We did not fight one another, instead concentrated on increasing our lead on the rest of the fleet. It was really nice to see some new faces at the front of the fleet, demonstrating we all have the boat speed and the ability to lead a World's race.' Report: Mary Reddyhoff Photo: Alan Henderson (fotoboat.com) Day 3 27th July w4 The day started with a Northerly breeze of around 8-10 knots, after 2 general recalls and a postponement shortly before the third atttempt to start the breeze failed preventing any further attempts to start Race 4. After a delay waiting for the new breeze to fill from the South a race began, after another recall, under the black flag. Sadly the wind failed as the fleet made the windward mark forcing the Race Officer to abandon the race. The fleet then returned to shore. A more promising forecast for Thursday would suggest that tomorrow will be a better day. Day 4 28th July w5 Rank Tally Nat SailNo HelmName Club R1 R2 R3 R5 R6 Total Nett 1st 64 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild 1 1 -13 5 7 27 14 2nd 4 POL 19 Bartek Rakocy 9 3 -15 3 1 31 16 3rd 8 NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankanese 6 4 1 6 -20 37 17 4th 57 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham -16 2 11 4 3 36 20 5th 15 GER 693 Martin Von Zimmerman SCOE 3 5 12 -19 4 43 24 6th 10 GER 672 Gunther Arndt Flensburg 2 9 4 11 -12 38 26 7th 34 DEN 1388 Stefan Myraif Hellerup 7 7 7 7 -13 41 28 8th 1 POL 1 Tomasz Gaj MKS 2W-wa 5 (67.0 DSQ) 6 1 24 103 36 9th 49 GBR 2118 Terry Curtis Weymouth 13 17 -28 2 6 66 38 10th 9 NZL 542 Alistair Deaves Wakatere 14 13 2 -25 11 65 40 11th 24 AUS 678 Roger Blasse Black Rock 12 6 14 8 -23 63 40 12th 33 DEN 1385 Jorgen Svendsen -22 11 18 13 2 66 44 13th 35 DEN 1398 Christian Hedlund Hellerup 17 10 -23 12 5 67 44 14th 13 GER 690 Soenke Behrens SCOE 8 12 -27 15 10 72 45 15th 28 GER 773 Rudiger Prinz SCST 11 -34 34 14 8 101 67 16th 48 GBR 2116 Ed Bradburn South Staffs 19 25 5 -34 21 104 70 17th 62 GBR 2142 Ian Harris Bristol Corinthian 10 15 -29 18 28 100 71 18th 32 DEN 1340 Christian Olesen Hvidovre 21 19 -45 16 17 118 73 19th 36 DEN 1402 Bo Teglers Hellerup -49 8 10 46 14 127 78 20th 23 AUS 739 Mark Roberts Adelaide 30 21 -55 10 18 134 79 21st 61 GBR 2141 Simon Davis Upper Thames -46 39 26 9 9 129 83 22nd 7 NOR 471 Jens Makholm Hellerup 23 14 -31 22 27 117 86 23rd 53 GBR 2124 Tony Woods Glossop -36 16 19 27 25 123 87 24th 25 AUS 750 Peter Robinson Drummoyne 29 20 9 -35 30 123 88 25th 27 GER 771 Ralf Mackmann Haltern 18 31 -50 17 22 138 88 26th 3 POL 5 Darek Kras MDS - 2 Warsava -41 22 17 41 19 140 99 27th 31 DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen Solrod Strand 37 29 8 26 -40 140 100 28th 42 GBR 2084 Keith Byers Morecambe 20 18 24 -48 42 152 104 29th 22 AUS 732 Tim Davies 25 26 30 -31 26 138 107 30th 55 GBR 21 Richard Burton W Oxford 31 27 32 21 -48 159 111 31st 2 POL 4 Radoslaw Drozdzik LOK Dryf Kety 34 -48 3 40 35 160 112 32nd 5 SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer Varberg 4 35 40 -44 34 157 113 33rd 21 AUS 729 Andre Blasse Black Rock 15 (67.0 OCS) 62 20 16 180 113 34th 45 GBR 2101 Julian Burnham RYA 39 -43 36 23 15 156 113 35th 37 GBR 2045 Will Turner Overy Staithe 33 23 20 39 (67.0 DSQ) 182 115 36th 26 GER 765 Rainer Pospeich Berlin-Grunau 35 33 21 -51 33 173 122 37th 52 GBR 2123 Andy Turner Overy Staithe 24 38 35 29 (67.0 DNF) 193 126 38th 51 GBR 2121 Antony Rich W Oxford 28 -36 33 33 36 166 130 39th 20 GER 726 Joerg Sylvester Segeberger 32 42 25 -54 32 185 131 40th 60 GBR 2140 Simon Hoult RYA 40 24 -51 37 37 189 138 41st 43 GBR 2085 Gavin Waldron South Staffs -53 32 37 28 46 196 143 42nd 12 GER 688 Dirk Dame Mannheim SC -52 40 44 32 29 197 145 43rd 50 GBR 2119 Martin Bower Blithfield -44 30 38 38 39 189 145 44th 44 GBR 2096 Chris Perry Glossop -54 37 43 24 43 201 147 45th 63 GER 735 Dirk Gericke Brandenburg 50 41 16 45 -57 209 152 46th 54 GBR 2125 Adrian Walker South Staffs 48 -59 22 53 31 213 154 47th 30 DEN 1265 Malte Pederson Royal Danish -51 44 39 30 45 209 158 48th 14 AUS 692 Bill Tyler Drummoyne 26 -53 53 42 41 215 162 49th 6 BEL 214 Paul Verrijdt KLYC Ant 27 45 41 -50 49 212 162 50th 66 GBR 2117 Alex Scoles Overy Staithe 42 28 -59 47 47 223 164 51st 58 GBR 2135 Bill Bradburn South Staffs 38 47 42 -49 38 214 165 52nd 47 GBR 2107 Darren Prior Morecambe 45 46 -60 36 44 231 171 53rd 19 AUS 724 Glen Yates Wangi ASC 43 49 57 -58 53 260 202 54th 46 GBR 2104 Paul Pike Covenham -55 55 47 52 50 259 204 55th 18 GER 724 Marina Dellas Oldenburger -61 51 46 59 52 269 208 56th 16 GER 715 Sven Beye Segeberger -62 58 54 43 55 272 210 57th 41 GBR 2080 Ben Steel Glossop 47 57 48 (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 286 219 58th 29 USA 1010 Brad Johanson Mere Point 56 (67.0 DNF) 56 56 51 286 219 59th 17 FRA 723 Matthieu Chenuil CYVIA -60 54 58 55 54 281 221 60th 11 GER 680 Jan-Deitmar Dellas Oldenburg -64 50 63 57 59 293 229 61st 59 GBR 2137 Simon Shaw Deben 58 52 52 (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 296 229 62nd 65 GBR 2012 Teddy Arrowsmith Brancaster 59 60 -61 60 56 296 235 63rd 38 GBR 2062 Brian Quayle Manx 57 (67.0 DNF) 49 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 307 240 64th 39 GBR 2065 Bob Austin Milton Keynes 63 56 (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 320 253 65th 40 GBR 2067 Matthew Bates South Staffs 65 (67.0 DNF) 67.0 DNF 67.0 DNC 58 324 257 66th 56 GBR 2130 Deryk Lovegrove Burghfield (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 335 268 853 d31.jpg Ed Bradburn (2116) astern of Chris Perry (2096), Tim Davies (732) to leeward It was a disappointing day for the 'Scotty Brand' OK World Championships on Wednesday. Plagued with light winds that kept dying before a race could be completed, the Principal Race Officer, Chris Hadden, was forced to fly the N flag on the final attempt. This was particularly disappointing for Rudiger Prinz (GER), who having returned to the OK Dinghy fleet in his new bright orange boat after an eight year absence, had established a clear lead on the rest of the fleet. Disappointments were forgotten later in the evening when the fleet tucked into a delicious BBQ, generously provided the sponsors, comprising their own brand baked potatoes with burgers, sausages, chicken and salad followed by their own brand of strawberries with cream. Race 5 inline_rt 50% d33.jpg Terry Curtis chases Tomasz Gai Today, the fleet launched early under grey skies and a moderate breeze. However, by the time the fleet had reached the race area the wind has beginning to die in the start area. Swiftly the race officer moved the fleet nearer the Bute shore and a course was quickly laid. The fleet were off at the first start at 12:15, opting to remain on starboard tack and the port side of the course which was the favoured side yesterday. Some remained on the right side of the course which looked promising initially, but soon Rudiger Prinz (GER) and Soenke Behrens (GER) tacked to join the rest of the fleet. Those who remained on the right generally lost out. At the windward mark it was Tomasz Gaj (POL) who emerged the leader with Terry Curtis (GBR) on his transom. Andre and Roger Blasse (AUS) were 3rd and 4th, with Stepan Myraif (DEN) and Simon Davis (GBR) close behind. There were a few place changes on the reaches, so at the start of the second beat the order became Gaj 1st, Curtis 2nd, Roger Blasse 3rd and Myraif 4th. As the fleet beat up to the windward mark for the second time, Gaj and Curtis were able to extend their lead on Blasse, Bartek Rakocy (POL) and Myraif. The majority of the fleet started the run on starboard gybe, all reaching the leeward mark with no mishaps. The final beat was a closely fought battle between a number of competitors. Gaj was closely covering Curtis, whilst Rakocy covered Craig. In the meantime Blasse, Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) and Greg Wilcox (NZL) were creeping up on the leading group. The final result was a bullet for Gaj who won the Sonderborg Cup, Curtis 2nd and Craig 3rd. 854 d32.jpg Andy Turner (2123) rounds outside Sven Beye (715) Report and photos: Mary Reddyhoff Day 5 29th July w6 Rank Tally Division Nat SailNo HelmName Club R1 R2 R3 R5 R6 R7 Total Nett 1st 57 GBR 2134 Nick Craig Frensham -16 2 11 4 3 4 40 24 2nd 15 V GER 693 Martin Von Zimmerman SCOE 3 5 12 -19 4 2 45 26 3rd 64 SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild 1 1 13 5 7 -19 46 27 4th 8 V NZL 522 Greg Wilcox Blankanese 6 4 1 6 -20 10 47 27 5th 4 POL 19 Bartek Rakocy 9 3 15 3 1 -22 53 31 6th 34 V DEN 1388 Stefan Myralf Hellerup 7 7 7 7 -13 9 50 37 7th 10 V GER 672 Gunther Arndt Flensburg 2 9 4 11 12 -16 54 38 8th 9 V NZL 542 Alistair Deaves Wakatere 14 13 2 -25 11 1 66 41 9th 13 V GER 690 Soenke Behrens SCOE 8 12 -27 15 10 3 75 48 10th 24 V AUS 678 Roger Blasse Black Rock 12 6 14 8 -23 8 71 48 11th 1 V POL 1 Tomasz Gaj MKS 2W-wa 5 (67.0 DSQ) 6 1 24 14 117 50 12th 49 V GBR 2118 Terry Curtis Weymouth 13 17 -28 2 6 12 78 50 13th 35 V DEN 1398 Christian Hedlund Hellerup 17 10 -23 12 5 11 78 55 14th 33 DEN 1385 Jorgen Svendsen 22 11 18 13 2 -34 100 66 15th 28 V GER 773 Rudiger Prinz SCST 11 -34 34 14 8 5 106 72 16th 36 DEN 1402 Bo Teglers Hellerup -49 8 10 46 14 13 140 91 17th 53 V GBR 2124 Tony Woods Glossop -36 16 19 27 25 6 129 93 18th 48 GBR 2116 Ed Bradburn South Staffs 19 25 5 -34 21 25 129 95 19th 27 V GER 771 Ralf Mackmann Haltern 18 31 -50 17 22 7 145 95 20th 62 V GBR 2142 Ian Harris Bristol Corinthian 10 15 -29 18 28 27 127 98 21st 23 V AUS 739 Mark Roberts Adelaide 30 21 -55 10 18 20 154 99 22nd 61 V GBR 2141 Simon Davis Upper Thames -46 39 26 9 9 18 147 101 23rd 32 DEN 1340 Christian Olesen Hvidovre 21 19 -45 16 17 29 147 102 24th 3 V POL 5 Darek Kras MDS - 2 Warsava -41 22 17 41 19 17 157 116 25th 7 V NOR 471 Jens Makholm Hellerup 23 14 31 22 27 -37 154 117 26th 25 V AUS 750 Peter Robinson Drummoyne 29 20 9 35 30 (67.0 DNC) 190 123 27th 22 V AUS 732 Tim Davies 25 26 30 -31 26 23 161 130 28th 31 V DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen Solrod Strand 37 29 8 26 -40 31 171 131 29th 26 V GER 765 Rainer Pospeich Berlin-Grunau 35 33 21 -51 33 15 188 137 30th 45 GBR 2101 Julian Burnham RYA 39 -43 36 23 15 24 180 137 31st 2 V POL 4 Radoslaw Drozdzik LOK Dryf Kety 34 -48 3 40 35 32 192 144 32nd 5 V SWE 99 Hans Elkjaer Varberg 4 35 40 -44 34 33 190 146 33rd 52 V GBR 2123 Andy Turner Overy Staithe 24 38 35 29 (67.0 DNF) 21 214 147 34th 42 V GBR 2084 Keith Byers Morecambe 20 18 24 -48 42 44 196 148 35th 55 J GBR 21 Richard Burton W Oxford 31 27 32 21 -48 42 201 153 36th 20 V GER 726 Joerg Sylvester Segeberger 32 42 25 -54 32 30 215 161 37th 51 GBR 2121 Antony Rich W Oxford 28 36 33 33 36 (67.0 DNC) 233 166 38th 21 V AUS 729 Andre Blasse Black Rock 15 (67.0 OCS) 62 20 16 67.0 DNC 247 180 39th 50 V GBR 2119 Martin Bower Blithfield -44 30 38 38 39 35 224 180 40th 12 V GER 688 Dirk Dame Mannheim SC -52 40 44 32 29 36 233 181 41st 37 GBR 2045 Will Turner Overy Staithe 33 23 20 39 (67.0 DSQ) 67.0 DNC 249 182 42nd 54 J GBR 2125 Adrian Walker South Staffs 48 -59 22 53 31 28 241 182 43rd 60 V GBR 2140 Simon Hoult RYA 40 24 51 37 37 (67.0 DNC) 256 189 44th 66 GBR 2117 Alex Scoles Overy Staithe 42 28 -59 47 47 26 249 190 45th 43 V GBR 2085 Gavin Waldron South Staffs -53 32 37 28 46 48 244 191 46th 63 V GER 735 Dirk Gericke Brandenburg 50 41 16 45 -57 40 249 192 47th 30 V DEN 1265 Malte Pederson Royal Danish -51 44 39 30 45 41 250 199 48th 6 V BEL 214 Paul Verrijdt KLYC Ant 27 45 41 -50 49 38 250 200 49th 44 V GBR 2096 Chris Perry Glossop 54 37 43 24 43 (67.0 DNC) 268 201 50th 58 V GBR 2135 Bill Bradburn South Staffs 38 47 42 -49 38 39 253 204 51st 14 V AUS 692 Bill Tyler Drummoyne 26 53 53 42 41 (67.0 DNC) 282 215 52nd 47 V GBR 2107 Darren Prior Morecambe 45 46 -60 36 44 46 277 217 53rd 46 V GBR 2104 Paul Pike Covenham -55 55 47 52 50 45 304 249 54th 19 V AUS 724 Glen Yates Wangi ASC 43 49 57 58 53 (67.0 DNC) 327 260 55th 16 GER 715 Sven Beye Segeberger -62 58 54 43 55 50 322 260 56th 41 J GBR 2080 Ben Steel Glossop 47 57 48 (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 43 329 262 57th 29 V USA 1010 Brad Johanson Mere Point 56 (67.0 DNF) 56 56 51 47 333 266 58th 18 V GER 724 Marina Dellas Oldenburger 61 51 46 59 52 (67.0 DNC) 336 269 59th 17 FRA 723 Matthieu Chenuil CYVIA -60 54 58 55 54 49 330 270 60th 65 J GBR 2012 Teddy Arrowsmith Brancaster 59 60 -61 60 56 52 348 287 61st 38 V GBR 2062 Brian Quayle Manx 57 (67.0 DNF) 49 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 51 358 291 62nd 11 V GER 680 Jan-Deitmar Dellas Oldenburg 64 50 63 57 59 (67.0 DNC) 360 293 63rd 59 V GBR 2137 Simon Shaw Deben 58 52 52 (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 363 296 64th 40 J GBR 2067 Matthew Bates South Staffs 65 (67.0 DNF) 67.0 DNF 67.0 DNC 58 53 377 310 65th 39 V GBR 2065 Bob Austin Milton Keynes 63 56 (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 387 320 66th 56 V GBR 2130 Deryk Lovegrove Burghfield (67.0 DNC) 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 67.0 DNC 402 335 On the final day of the 'Scotty Brand' OK World Championship sailors awoke to find the sun back, temperatures rising and very little breeze. As the morning progressed with little change in the conditions some competitors started to pack up. Everyone was expecting an imminent abandonment when all of a sudden word came in of wind working its way up the East Kyle. The horn sounded as the postponed flag was lowered and sailors rushed to get on the water at 1300 hours. The position at the top of the leader board was tight with only ten points separating the top five. The unlikely happened as race 6 of the Championship got underway at 1430 hours in 8 knots of breeze. The first start was clean and the majority of the fleet remained on starboard tack, paying as the leaders approached the windward mark. First round was Nick Craig (GBR), closely followed by Soenke Behrens (GER), Alistair Deaves (NZL) and Martin Von Zimmerman (GER). There was no change in the lead boats at the gybe or the leeward mark, but by the end of the second beat Deaves had overhauled Craig and Behrens, with Von Zimmerman still hanging onto the front group in 4th place. Close behind was Tony Woods (GBR), closely followed by Rudiger Prinz (GER). Unfortunately both Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE), lying first at the end of racing yesterday and Bartek Rakocy (POL) 2nd overall, were having a bad race day sailing around in the 20's positions. At the bottom of the run Deaves rounded first, with a clear lead on the chasing pack. He opted to sail the starboard side of the course, closely following him were Behrens, Von Zimmerman and Craig. Opting for the port side of the course was Woods, Bo Teglers (DEN) and Prinz. Close behind the front group of sailors was Ralf Mackman (GER), Roger Blasse (AUS) and Stefan Myralf (DEN), all capable of finishing strongly on the final beat. It was nail-biting as the spectators, and probably some of the competitors were trying to work out who was going to win the regatta. At the finish, with a clear lead on the rest of the fleet was Deaves who wins the New Zealand OK Class Clock. Finishing second was Von Zimmerman, barely a boat length behind was Behrens and Craig. Craig had done just enough to win the International OK Dinghy World Championship for the fourth time, only achieved before by Bo Stephan Andersson (SWE) and Leith Armit (AUS). Martin Von Zimmerman, a former European Champion came second, just two points behind Craig. In third and fourth positions were two ex- World Champions Thomas Hansson-Mild and Greg Wilcox (NZL) respectively. 800 ../pics/w11011.jpg