OK Dinghy World Championship 2024 at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane

OK Dinghy World Championship 2024 at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane - Overall

by Robert Deaves 3 Mar 02:45 NZDT 26 February - 2 March 2024

Nick Craig wins sixth OK Dinghy World Title in Brisbane

Nick Craig has won his sixth OK Dinghy World Championship after a tight week of racing at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Brisbane. There was no change in positions despite a tough last day with Andy Davis taking second while Roger Blasse was third.

Andy Davis, GBR, finishes 2nd in the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

Roger Blasse, AUS, finishes 3rd in the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

The final day was sailed in the best conditions of the week with wind up to 14-16 knots, 30 degrees, blue skies, some nice waves and fantastic weather.

Craig took a nervous third in race 9, followed by an emphatic second in the final race to secure a record sixth world title in the class. Andy Davis placed fifth in the first race and then gave Blasse, with whom he was tied on points, a tough time in the second to hang onto the silver after Blasse had won the first race. However, Blasse picked up a second yellow flag while under a lot of pressure from Davis, and all that was needed was for Craig to finish top nine, which he did with ease as the wind increased to 16 knots. The final race was won by Steve McDowell. It was an incredible end to an awesome week in Brisbane.

Race 9 in the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

The silver fleet was won by Glenn Williams from Brett Daniel and Oscar Paulich.

The prizegiving was held Saturday evening at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron with a plethora of prizes handed out.

Top ten in the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

A full report and more photos will follow.

Overall Results:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Helm	Boat Name	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	F1	F2	F3	F4	Pts
Gold Fleet
1st	19	GBR 2261	Nick Craig	'‑		1	1	1	2	3	1	‑20	1	3	2	15
2nd	30	GBR 11	Andy Davis	HD Sails		2	1	3	2	2	6	1	5	5	‑17	27
3rd	46	AUS 1	Roger Blasse	TBA	BRYC	10	5	4	1	1	3	2	4	1	(RET)	31
4th	49	NZL 11	Steve McDowell	Schism	WBBC	2	6	1	3	7	5	‑25	3	4	1	32
5th	94	AUS 15	David Clark	Staccato	CYCA	5	3	7	10	12	10	‑14	2	10	3	62
6th	108	AUS 825	Mike Williams	Elmo’s Fire	IHYC	5	2	4	6	6	11	11	‑24	16	13	74
7th	35	GBR 44	Chris Turner	Meraki	LRSC	1	SOP	9	9	4	7	‑27	23	6	5	77
8th	15	AUS 8	Mark Jackson	Glory Days	BRYC	6	21	2	19	2	16	3	‑31	2	15	86
9th	26	SWE 73	Patric Mure	SWE73		(UFD)	6	7	3	10	2	17	21	13	8	87
10th	16	NZL 15	Greg Wilcox	Turtle Sails		14	15	5	6	15	9	4	17	‑21	10	95
11th	43	AUS 10	Tim Davies	Rhythm Stick	WASC	22	9	12	SOP	10	4	‑35	12	9	9	95
12th	37	DEN 61	Henrik Kofoed‑Larsen	J diller M	YMCASC	3	(BFD)	8	19	11	3	13	7	15	20	99
13th	20	NZL 60	Gordon Sims	Delinquent	WBC	12	12	8	4	5	24	‑39	10	18	6	99
14th	8	DEN 22	ask askholm	Sington		15	11	6	8	8	10	5	14	‑22	22	99
15th	73	AUS 791	Mark Skelton	791	SLMASC	4	7	10	11	12	8	15	16	‑27	18	101
16th	9	DEN 6	Johan Bjoerling	Sara		(UFD)	SOP	10	5	1	2	7	19	25	31	106
17th	28	NZL 592	Rod Davis	Device	WBC	6	3	6	13	6	15	‑28	15	19	24	107
18th	12	SWE 58	Tomas Franzén	Vaadåådåå	WYC	19	14	11	10	4	5	6	‑26	24	14	107
19th	47	AUS 828	Brett Whitbread	No Stingrays		12	(BFD)	15	4	13	17	9	9	8	21	108
20th	104	AUS 5	Brent Williams	Grumpy		13	11	3	5	14	7	12	28	‑34	23	116
21st	29	NZL 4	Mark Perrow	Recidivist		22	14	2	1	8	8	32	‑39	7	25	119
22nd	93	NZL 17	Paul Rhodes	Solitary Confinement	WBBC	31	4	9	7	15	6	33	‑34	11	4	120
23rd	68	GER 77	Sönke Behrens	Bleibmallogga		14	‑31	14	15	13	4	18	20	20	12	130
24th	74	AUS 833	Scott Olsen	Slingshot	FSC	SOP	8	13	15	9	13	34	13	‑37	16	131
25th	31	NZL 620	Sean Cleary	Sean Cleary	WBC	8	10	(DSQ)	9	3	1	30	32	28	19	140
26th	95	NZL 584	greg salthouse	Sunset Sam	WBC	27	16	12	21	11	11	22	18	12	‑28	150
27th	25	AUS 9	Andre Blasse	Nein	BRYC	29	7	11	8	5	12	‑51	40	36	7	155
28th	96	AUS 800	Steve Gunther	No Name		29	10	5	26	9	13	31	30	14	‑33	167
29th	4	AUS 752	Ben Sharp	Lily		30	8	15	13	16	14	40	35	‑42	11	182
30th	75	AUS 811	David Meehan	Baseline	FSC	17	15	22	20	20	19	29	11	31	‑35	184
31st	17	NZL 623	Marc Grise	Dog Box		20	9	19	14	14	12	26	‑49	32	41	187
32nd	86	AUS 735	Matt Johnson	Think Positive	BRYC	11	23	18	22	22	16	16	‑55	26	39	193
33rd	22	GER 5	Ralf Tietje	.		4	18	17	12	28	22	‑41	27	29	38	195
34th	41	AUS 793	Mark Rutherfurd	Splinter	DSC	11	21	13	16	30	29	38	8	‑44	30	196
35th	80	SWE 63	Jonas Langner	'‑	WYC	10	19	14	25	7	9	23	‑51	50	45	202
36th	51	AUS 826	Peter Lynch	Spook	WASC	15	27	30	23	33	19	19	25	23	‑52	214
37th	69	AUS 805	Lachlan Hornsby	Emu	LMYC	33	28	23	11	18	21	45	6	38	‑48	223
38th	39	AUS 694	Gary McLennan	smOKin	BRYC	3	35	26	27	19	15	8	45	‑56	46	224
39th	117	GER 81	Jan‑Dietmar Dellas	Le Rêveur III		13	20	24	20	20	20	‑56	29	51	36	233
40th	13	AUS 823	Steve Wilson	Knot Specified	BRYC	20	17	17	16	21	27	‑46	44	39	32	233
41st	44	GBR 999	Simon Davis	Zym	WSC	23	19	20	31	17	(DNF)	10	22	46	DNC	245
42nd	27	NZL 55	Simon Probert	Show Pony		16	27	21	24	17	28	37	‑50	33	44	247
43rd	78	AUS 790	Jonathan Ward	Bank Robber		25	20	21	25	33	23	(SOP)	41	41	27	256
44th	110	AUS 798	Folkert Janssen	Holy Guacamole	BRYC	28	25	22	21	25	23	42	‑48	35	43	264
45th	34	AUS 771	Claus Ejlertsen	OK WAKA	RQYS	45	22	31	18	26	31	50	‑56	17	26	266
46th	45	AUS 4	Peter Robinson	Smokin' Hot	DSC	9	16	36	22	38	37	48	33	‑52	29	268
47th	18	AUS 708	Kelvin Holdt	Green Eggs and Ham	RQYS	25	17	24	38	32	26	24	36	47	‑50	269
48th	32	AUS 827	Duncan Lock	Truck Stop		38	24	20	31	32	14	‑53	46	30	37	272
49th	79	AUS 754	Peter Royle	Run Forrest Run		39	18	28	17	36	30	‑47	37	40	34	279
50th	109	GER 8	Ron Foest	Agathe B.		18	26	43	14	35	21	36	38	‑55	53	284
51st	105	AUS 815	Andrew Northcott	UTH	RQYS	16	13	26	30	21	26	49	53	53	(DNC)	287
52nd	90	AUS 776	Grant Wakefield	Space Monkey	DSC	7	23	34	44	24	34	21	‑54	54	49	290
53rd	40	DEN 25	Søren Sigurdsson	Queen Mary		21	29	35	23	28	17	‑55	43	45	51	292
54th	58	AUS 734	Rhys Llewellyn	Cracked Pecker	DSC	30	22	19	27	25	44	43	‑47	43	40	293
55th	83	AUS 773	David Ketteridge	The Vid aka Joanâ€™s Super	ASC	24	24	16	32	31	33	‑52	42	48	47	297
56th	116	DEN 1407	Malte Pedersen	Greenpeace		23	36	28	12	23	33	‑54	52	49	42	298
Silver Fleet
1st	59	AUS 7	Glenn Williams	Rum Runner	ASC	42	(BFD)	43	17	19	18	5	5	10	2	161
2nd	99	NZL 561	Brett Daniel	Blue	WBC	(UFD)	4	29	34	24	46	4	1	19	6	167
3rd	88	NZL 611	Oscar Paulich	Waterrat		(UFD)	29	SOP	DNF	18	SOP	SOP	2	1	3	172
4th	102	NZ 568	Dean Coleman	Grey Matter		18	‑32	31	29	26	31	SOP	3	5	11	178
5th	100	AUS 810	Jay Harrison	RU	VA12SC	33	37	25	33	‑41	20	10	9	3	10	180
6th	11	AUS 813	Steven Shale	Minerva	RQYS	21	(BFD)	38	34	23	25	20	12	2	12	187
7th	65	AUS 725	Jordan Barney	Joan's Respite	RQYS	31	‑33	32	28	22	22	24	11	15	7	192
8th	24	AUS 763	Chris Mason	.	DBYC	26	‑37	30	28	29	28	19	26	8	5	199
9th	103	NZL 564	Sefton Powrie	Fossil 2	WBC	7	28	‑40	38	27	32	7	17	24	23	203
10th	77	AUS 830	Rhyss Edwards	OK Gooogle	FSC	17	25	34	‑45	39	35	16	15	7	22	210
11th	114	AUS 744	Michael Horvath	Max Power	IHYC	45	43	18	18	37	18	27	(DNF)	6	1	213
12th	118	AUS 740	Andrew Baker	Kalinda IV	SYC	34	32	27	40	‑44	25	6	6	22	24	216
13th	33	AUS 772	Simon Paul	Ollie	RQYS	35	‑36	33	36	36	24	3	10	25	17	219
14th	66	AUS 780	David Haseldine	OKasionally	DSC	24	‑44	39	30	39	36	13	19	SOP	13	227
15th	23	AUS 6	Bob Buchanan	Bundy	PCSC	39	31	25	29	34	‑40	26	21	9	25	239
16th	76	AUS 781	Andrew Thyrd	Lion	DSC	‑47	42	41	36	27	30	21	24	11	18	250
17th	56	AUS 818	Jim Dwyer	Tokyo Drift		‑48	45	48	35	29	35	8	8	12	33	253
18th	89	AUS 14	Christopher Visick	Monkey Trunks	BRYC	(UFD)	26	35	32	47	34	18	23	31	9	255
19th	61	AUS 785	Anthony Galante	Bella	FSC	(UFD)	BFD	37	24	16	41	1	UFD	20	4	257
20th	5	NZL 604	Tony Bierre	Buzz	WBC	34	43	38	37	‑44	36	31	4	30	15	268
21st	55	AUS 822	Don Williams	theboatwithnoname	BRYC	32	41	41	26	50	29	29	(UFD)	4	16	268
22nd	57	AUS 787	Sean Homan	Fine	ASC	41	38	‑52	37	37	42	28	7	18	21	269
23rd	14	NZL 7	Phil Coveny	NZL 7	WBC	26	‑51	42	41	47	41	22	16	16	20	271
24th	21	AUS 47	Brendon Green	YIPPIEE KI‑YAY	FSC	42	13	23	33	31	43	9	(UFD)	27	DNC	277
25th	115	AUS 792	Steven Humphris	Houdini	RQYS	32	30	32	49	40	45	12	20	17	(BFD)	277
26th	85	AUS 112	Jonah Parry	Footrock Flats (Jnr)		38	35	‑54	45	43	51	11	18	23	31	295
27th	52	AUS 33	Jamie Bennett	Prestige Worldwide	IHYC	43	40	40	‑49	38	42	38	31	29	14	315
28th	36	NZL 560	tim mcdowell	560	WBC	46	‑49	44	39	48	32	SOP	29	39	8	316
29th	71	AUS 762	Anthony Johnston	Rusty	DSC	37	39	39	42	42	‑44	37	25	21	37	319
30th	81	AUS 797	Peter Wallace	Natural Selection III	SLMASC	19	SOP	27	39	34	38	33	27	(DNC)	DNC	321
31st	42	NZL 600	Brendan Sneddon	Charbeau	WBC	49	46	(DNC)	DNC	30	43	32	14	26	27	325
32nd	38	AUS 764	Wayne Greenwood	Tan Lines	RQYS	(UFD)	30	49	43	41	39	25	35	35	30	327
33rd	91	DEN 1481	Nils Troland	RAL5012		SOP	34	37	41	45	38	SOP	30	(DNF)	DNC	332
34th	62	AUS 702	Jackson Black	Fat Dog (Jnr)	RQYS	28	40	50	46	48	‑53	45	13	36	28	334
35th	7	NED 690	Sybren Hornstra	'‑		47	(BFD)	47	44	46	46	17	22	32	36	337
36th	70	AUS 748	Pam Johnston	Pocket Rocket	DSC	48	38	48	47	‑49	47	15	33	34	34	344
37th	111	AUS 13	Ashley Parkinson	Eternal Blue	BRYC	37	34	‑56	48	43	48	46	39	28	26	349
38th	63	AUS 703	Nelson Morse	Valkyrie (Jnr)	RQYS	43	‑48	42	40	45	47	36	32	38	35	358
39th	53	AUS 546	Kevin Knott	Tequila	ASC	40	SOP	49	51	40	37	35	(DNF)	40	32	364
40th	67	AUS 3	Grant Durran	Catalina Wine Mixer	RGYC	36	(BFD)	33	43	35	39	39	28	UFD	DNC	365
41st	84	AUS 2	Rob McMillan	NB Sailsports	RQYS	8	2	16	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	366
42nd	101	NZL 574	Philip Rzepecky	Kotuku		40	SOP	44	35	49	40	41	(UFD)	33	DNC	372
43rd	64	AUS 750	Blake Russell	Ajax	DSC	51	42	36	46	42	45	(DNC)	DNC	37	19	374
44th	54	AUS 715	Luke Cromie	Think Big	BRYC	46	‑52	45	47	46	50	34	37	45	29	379
45th	50	AUS 759	Rik Thompson	Shades of Gray	RQYS	41	45	45	50	‑51	50	42	34	41.5	40	388.5
46th	107	GER 809	jessica finke	Zart am Limit		36	‑53	46	48	52	SOP	43	36	43	39	392
47th	106	AUS 761	paul richards	Racing in the Street		49	50	46	42	51	49	47	(UFD)	14	DNS	404
48th	113	NZL 475	Graham Anthony Lambert	Rough Red	RNZYS	44	41	50	53	‑54	51	48	42	44	41	414
49th	48	AUS 693	fraser spencer	Pale Rider	RQYS	44	(BFD)	53	50	50	54	40	38	UFD	38	423
50th	82	AUS 732	Tim Alewood	Barely	DSC	50	44	51	SOP	53	49	44	41	41.5	(DNC)	426.5
51st	87	AUS 737	Richard Furneaux	Diogenes	IHYC	27	(BFD)	47	DNF	DNC	DNC	OCS	40	DNC	DNC	456
52nd	112	AUS 753	Bruce Schofield	AUS 753	WASC	50	(BFD)	51	51	52	52	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	480
53rd	60	AUS 760	Steven Wyatt	Voodoo Child	DSC	(DNF)	54	55	54	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	503
54th	2	AUS 808	Mark Phillips	Cosmos Factory	DSC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	514
54th	98	AUS 779	Brett Morris	Slake	WSC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	514