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Maritimo 2023 S600 LEADERBOARD

OK dinghy class Spring Cup 2023 at Regatta Center Medemblik

by Richard Burton 19 May 2023 09:17 UTC 12-14 May 2023

Day 1 saw 44 Sailors arrived at Medemblik for the 2023 Spring Cup. A strong British contingent saw new and returning sailors keen to go on Friday morning with a steady 10-13 knots forecast.

Andy Davis took all 3 races in style using his HD, Ovington and Celidh combination to great effect. Thomas Hansen Mild ended the day second, and long-time OK sailor Greg Wilcox was third.

Day 2 saw a solid 16-20 knots throughout the day with a short sharp chop in classic Medemblik conditions. Thomas showed fantastic speed throughout the day picking up two bullets, a second and a fourth in a long challenging day. Andy Davis had a strong showing throughout the day picking up a race win a second and a brace of thirds to maintain his overall lead.

Patric Mure had an excellent day to move up to third overall, and Richard Burton picked up a race win and pushed up to fourth ahead of Greg Wilcox and Ed Bradburn overnight.

Day 3 was much windier then expected with 13 knots in race one and dropping throughout the day with some large shifts as well. Andy Davis had a technical issue in Race 1 while Thomas stormed off into a huge lead with Ed Bradburn leading the chase and Greg, Patric and Burt all crossing the line simultaneously in a tight battle for third overall.

Race 9 Saw Taxi return and Thomas and Greg head for the beach using their two discards up. This left Ed, Patric and Burt to fight for third and Taxi with a chance to seal the event which he did in style.

Patric sailed very well all weekend in a range of conditions to finish third overall from Burt fourth and Ed fifth, and a strong showing from Jim Downer throughout the weekend in sixth.

A great event for all of the GBR sailors as they build towards the biggest ever OK worlds in Lyme Regis. Next stop the UK Nationals in Torbay.

Top Ten Results: (Full results available via www.okdinghy.co.uk/9178-2)

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Pts
1GBR 11Andy DAVISSSSC1112‑331DNS1111
2SWE 100Thomas HANSSON‑MILDUmeå Segelsällskap23211241RETDNC16
3SWE 73Patric MUREWikens Batsallskap3‑744442‑52225
4GBR 8Richard BURTONSouth Cerney‑209732134‑14635
52260Ed BRADBURNSouth Staffs‑743677‑827339
6GBR 49James DOWNERGurnard SC565‑109‑13965550
7GER 32Fabian ROSSBACHER 9-11111166‑1373457
8NZL 599Greg WILCOXBERND426555DNS3DNCDNC74
9GBR 33Tom LONSDALE 118121312-16‑1784775
10GER 852Michael NISSENDTYC10510-20139‑44961476

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