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Thomas Hansson-Mild from Sweden screaming out his joy after coming 3th in the last race and securing the win in the OK Dinghy World Championship, just one point before Karl Purdie New Zealand.

Final results

And as usual we have a written report from todays races. Big thanks to Mary Reddyhoff OKDIA.

Results race 9

Results race 10

Richard Burton, at 18 years old, is experiencing his first World Championship, competing for the Junior trophy


Bo-Staffan Andersson received his trophy in recognition of being the most successful OK Dinghy sailor ever.

Read full report here.

The eighth race are on its way. On both starts today the boats cleared the line well. So no need for any recalls and black flags today.

During the second race the RC had to lengthen the course to archive the target time. Some sailors also had to abandon the race with boat problems after the wind picked up.

Results for race 7.

Results for race 8.

Overall standing.

Report from Tuesdays sailing and an interview with the retired President of OKDIA, Greg Wilcox.

Read it here.

More images from the second day of racing.

Read the report from the second days of racing

Race 5 is done with shifting winds and just barely enough wind to sail sometimes. The boats are on there way on the second and last race for today. Hopefully the wind will be enough to finish the race.

Update: A lot of course changes later the second race for today are done. Updated results below.

Results for race 5

Results for race 6

Standing overall

Results race 3

Results race 4

Results Overall

Results after day 1

Purdie, who leads the fleet, reflected on the day’s racing. “The first race was OK, but I did not get a good start, spending most of the time on Curtis’ transom”. “The shifts are predictable, and with everyone travelling at very similar speeds, it is difficult to get past your opponents.”

Read more, by Mary Reddyhoff OKDIA

What looked like a nice sunny afternoon on the water and a simple tune up race got into a struggle both for the sailors and the people placing the marks.
The wind picked up to around 10 m/s and a bit more in the gusts and some big waves started to build up.

There was also a big dark rain cloud which changed the wind direction 40 degrees. We managed to try almost every flag we have except the black one.

Results

The measurement and registration for the OK Dinghy World Championship has started. Race Office is open and the sailors have started to arrive.

The Notice of Race is now available for the OK Dinghy World Championship 2009 which will be held in Kalmar, Sweden. The organizing authority SK Kaparen in conjunction with the Swedish OK Dinghy Association and OKDIA welcomes you.
Date: 24 July - 30 July 2009.