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

OK Dinghy World Championship 2024 at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane - Day 2

by Robert Deaves 27 Feb 14:47 UTC 26 February - 2 March 2024

Nick Craig continues to lead the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Australia, after two more races on Tuesday in likely the windiest conditions of the week.

Fellow Brit, Andy Davis remains in second with New Zealand's Steve McDowell up to third. Other race wins went to New Zealand's Mark Perrow and Australia's Roger Blasse.

The day produced a breeze building from 10-18 knots through the day. It started very cloudy and grey but as the breeze built the clouds dispersed to provide perfect conditions for the second race followed by a fantastic reach back to the club.

Nick Craig, GBR on day 2 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

In Race 3, Craig and Perrow battled round with Perrow having the early advantage. Craig put the pedal down on the final lap to win from Perrow with Davis in third. In the second group, McDowell led from start to finish, extending for a huge win from Australia's Mark Jackson and Brent Williams.

The breeze picked up for Race 4 and Blasse started well and never looked back, extending downwind for a big win from Craig and McDowell. Perrow dominated the other group to lead round from Davis and Sweden's Patric Mure.

Patric Mure, SWE on day 2 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

A first and a second leaves Craig three points ahead of Davis who scored a third and a second. But it was definitely a day for the Kiwis with wins for McDowell and Perrow, while setting up a close fight at the front.

Blasse said, "Today was a little windier, which suited me better than yesterday. It was probably 10-12 knots in the first race and slightly increasing during the race. I got a fourth and had some good downwind speed so caught a lot of guys up after the first beat.

"The second race had another 5 knots on top, so it suited me even better. I got way at the boat end and did some short tacks. I didn't go a long way to the right but managed to get in front of the fleet and probably led by a good 50 metres. Then of course I did well downhill to open the gap a bit. So that was the race.

"There was a bit of weed management out there keeping the rudder clean, but otherwise It was a great day of racing and the sail in was magnificent. It was a good day with a fourth and a first."

On the days ahead: "I think it's going to lighten off a bit and it will be hard to keep in front of some of those British guys. They seem to go well in that stuff, but I guess we'll give it a go.

"But it's exciting. The racing has been fantastic. The standard of competitor out there is just magnificent. And it's just good fun."

Steve McDowell, NZL on day 2 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

McDowell said, "It was another pretty tough day. Very close at the top. I was lucky in the first race I got out quite a big lead and extended from there. It seems that the person who gets in front can pick the shifts and make the most of it.

"In the second race was also tough, going round the gybe mark I did a bad job and hit the mark and managed to snap the tiller extension. So I did half the race with half a tiller extension, which was challenging but pretty happy to end up third.

"So overall pretty good day for me, but pretty tough. Looking forward to tomorrow."

Andy Davis, GBR on day 2 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

The opening series concludes Wednesday with two more races scheduled, while the reserve day on Thursday now becomes a lay day. Racing continues until Saturday.

Results after Day 2:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Helm	Boat Name	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Pts
1st	19	GBR 2261	Nick Craig	'‑		1	1	1	‑2	3
2nd	30	GBR 11	Andy Davis	HD Sails		2	1	‑3	2	5
3rd	49	NZL 11	Steve McDowell	Schism	WBBC	2	‑6	1	3	6
4th	46	AUS 1	Roger Blasse	TBA	BRYC	‑10	5	4	1	10
5th	108	AUS 825	Mike Williams	Elmo’s Fire	IHYC	5	2	4	‑6	11
6th	94	AUS 15	David Clark	Staccato	CYCA	5	3	7	‑10	15
7th	28	NZL 592	Rod Davis	Device	WBC	6	3	6	‑13	15
8th	26	SWE 73	Patric Mure	SWE73		(UFD)	6	7	3	16
9th	29	NZL 4	Mark Perrow	Recidivist		‑22	14	2	1	17
10th	35	GBR 44	Chris Turner	Meraki	LRSC	1	(SOP)	9	9	19
11th	104	AUS 5	Brent Williams	Grumpy		‑13	11	3	5	19
12th	93	NZL 17	Paul Rhodes	Solitary Confinement	WBBC	‑31	4	9	7	20
13th	73	AUS 791	Mark Skelton	791	SLMASC	4	7	10	‑11	21
14th	9	DEN 6	Johan Bjoerling	Sara		(UFD)	SOP	10	5	21
15th	20	NZL 60	Gordon Sims	Delinquent	WBC	‑12	12	8	4	24
16th	16	NZL 15	Greg Wilcox	Turtle Sails		14	‑15	5	6	25
17th	8	DEN 22	ask askholm	Sington		‑15	11	6	8	25
18th	84	AUS 2	Rob McMillan	NB Sailsports	RQYS	8	2	16	(DNS)	26
19th	25	AUS 9	Andre Blasse	Nein	BRYC	‑29	7	11	8	26
20th	15	AUS 8	Mark Jackson	Glory Days	BRYC	6	‑21	2	19	27
21st	31	NZL 620	Sean Cleary	Sean Cleary	WBC	8	10	(DSQ)	9	27
22nd	43	AUS 10	Tim Davies	Rhythm Stick	WASC	‑22	9	12	SOP	29
23rd	37	DEN 61	Henrik Kofoed‑Larsen	J diller M	YMCASC	3	(BFD)	8	19	30
24th	47	AUS 828	Brett Whitbread	No Stingrays		12	(BFD)	15	4	31
25th	74	AUS 833	Scott Olsen	Slingshot	FSC	SOP	8	13	‑15	31
26th	22	GER 5	Ralf Tietje	.		4	‑18	17	12	33
27th	12	SWE 58	Tomas Franzén	Vaadåådåå	WYC	‑19	14	11	10	35
28th	4	AUS 752	Ben Sharp	Lily		‑30	8	15	13	36
29th	41	AUS 793	Mark Rutherfurd	Splinter	DSC	11	‑21	13	16	40
30th	96	AUS 800	Steve Gunther	No Name		‑29	10	5	26	41
31st	17	NZL 623	Marc Grise	Dog Box		‑20	9	19	14	42
32nd	80	SWE 63	Jonas Langner	'‑	WYC	10	19	14	‑25	43
33rd	68	GER 77	Sönke Behrens	Bleibmallogga		14	‑31	14	15	43
34th	45	AUS 4	Peter Robinson	Smokin' Hot	DSC	9	16	‑36	22	47
35th	95	NZL 584	greg salthouse	Sunset Sam	WBC	‑27	16	12	21	49
36th	13	AUS 823	Steve Wilson	Knot Specified	BRYC	‑20	17	17	16	50
37th	86	AUS 735	Matt Johnson	Think Positive	BRYC	11	‑23	18	22	51
38th	75	AUS 811	David Meehan	Baseline	FSC	17	15	‑22	20	52
39th	117	GER 81	Jan‑Dietmar Dellas	Le Rêveur III		13	20	‑25	20	53
40th	39	AUS 694	Gary McLennan	smOKin	BRYC	3	‑35	26	27	56
41st	105	AUS 815	Andrew Northcott	UTH	RQYS	16	13	27	‑30	56
42nd	109	GER 8	Ron Foest	Agathe B.		18	26	‑43	14	58
43rd	27	NZL 55	Simon Probert	Show Pony		16	‑27	21	24	61
44th	44	GBR 999	Simon Davis	Zym	WSC	23	19	20	‑31	62
45th	69	AUS 805	Lachlan Hornsby	Emu	LMYC	‑33	28	24	11	63
46th	116	DEN 1407	Malte Pedersen	Greenpeace		23	‑36	28	12	63
47th	90	AUS 776	Grant Wakefield	Space Monkey	DSC	7	23	34	‑44	64
48th	83	AUS 773	David Ketteridge	The Vid aka Joanâ€™s Super	ASC	24	24	16	‑32	64
49th	79	AUS 754	Peter Royle	Run Forrest Run		‑39	18	29	17	64
50th	51	AUS 826	Peter Lynch	Spook	WASC	15	27	‑30	23	65
51st	18	AUS 708	Kelvin Holdt	Green Eggs and Ham	RQYS	25	17	24	‑38	66
52nd	78	AUS 790	Jonathan Ward	Bank Robber		‑25	20	21	25	66
53rd	99	NZL 561	Brett Daniel	Blue	WBC	(UFD)	4	30	34	68
54th	58	AUS 734	Rhys Llewellyn	Cracked Pecker	DSC	‑30	22	19	27	68
55th	110	AUS 798	Folkert Janssen	Holy Guacamole	BRYC	‑28	25	22	21	68
56th	21	AUS 47	Brendon Green	YIPPIEE KI‑YAY	FSC	‑42	13	23	33	69
57th	34	AUS 771	Claus Ejlertsen	OK WAKA	RQYS	‑45	22	32	18	72
58th	103	NZL 564	Sefton Powrie	Fossil 2	WBC	7	28	‑40	38	73
59th	40	DEN 25	Søren Sigurdsson	Queen Mary		21	29	‑35	23	73
60th	32	AUS 827	Duncan Lock	Truck Stop		‑38	24	20	31	75
61st	77	AUS 830	Rhyss Edwards	OK Gooogle	FSC	17	25	35	‑45	77
62nd	102	NZ 568	Dean Coleman	Grey Matter		18	‑32	31	29	78
63rd	114	AUS 744	Michael Horvath	Max Power	IHYC	‑45	43	18	18	79
64th	59	AUS 7	Glenn Williams	Rum Runner	ASC	42	(BFD)	23	17	82
65th	81	AUS 797	Peter Wallace	Natural Selection III	SLMASC	19	(SOP)	27	39	85
66th	24	AUS 763	Chris Mason	.	DBYC	26	‑37	31	28	85
67th	23	AUS 6	Bob Buchanan	Bundy	PCSC	‑39	31	26	29	86
68th	100	AUS 810	Jay Harrison	RU	VA12SC	33	‑37	25	33	91
69th	65	AUS 725	Jordan Barney	Joan's Respite	RQYS	31	‑33	33	28	92
70th	11	AUS 813	Steven Shale	Minerva	RQYS	21	(BFD)	38	34	93
71st	66	AUS 780	David Haseldine	OKasionally	DSC	24	‑44	39	30	93
72nd	89	AUS 14	Christopher Visick	Monkey Trunks	BRYC	(UFD)	26	36	32	94
73rd	118	AUS 740	Andrew Baker	Kalinda IV	SYC	34	32	28	‑40	94
74th	115	AUS 792	Steven Humphris	Houdini	RQYS	32	30	32	‑49	94
75th	55	AUS 822	Don Williams	theboatwithnoname	BRYC	32	41	‑42	26	99
76th	33	AUS 772	Simon Paul	Ollie	RQYS	35	‑36	33	36	104
77th	91	DEN 1481	Nils Troland	RAL5012		SOP	34	38	‑41	108
78th	101	NZL 574	Philip Rzepecky	Kotuku		40	SOP	‑44	35	109
79th	14	NZL 7	Phil Coveny	NZL 7	WBC	26	‑51	43	41	110
80th	5	NZL 604	Tony Bierre	Buzz	WBC	34	‑43	39	37	110
81st	67	AUS 3	Grant Durran	Catalina Wine Mixer	RGYC	36	(BFD)	34	43	113
82nd	62	AUS 702	Jackson Black	Fat Dog (Jnr)	RQYS	28	40	‑50	46	114
83rd	57	AUS 787	Sean Homan	Fine	ASC	41	38	‑52	37	116
84th	71	AUS 762	Anthony Johnston	Rusty	DSC	37	39	40	‑42	116
85th	88	NZL 611	Oscar Paulich	Waterrat		(UFD)	29	SOP	DNF	117
86th	85	AUS 112	Jonah Parry	Footrock Flats (Jnr)		38	35	‑54	45	118
87th	61	AUS 785	Anthony Galante	Bella	FSC	(UFD)	BFD	37	24	119
88th	111	AUS 13	Ashley Parkinson	Eternal Blue	BRYC	37	34	‑56	48	119
89th	76	AUS 781	Andrew Thyrd	Lion	DSC	‑47	42	41	36	119
90th	38	AUS 764	Wayne Greenwood	Tan Lines	RQYS	(UFD)	30	49	43	122
91st	52	AUS 33	Jamie Bennett	Prestige Worldwide	IHYC	43	40	41	‑49	124
92nd	64	AUS 750	Blake Russell	Ajax	DSC	‑51	42	37	46	125
93rd	63	AUS 703	Nelson Morse	Valkyrie (Jnr)	RQYS	43	‑48	42	40	125
94th	56	AUS 818	Jim Dwyer	Tokyo Drift		‑48	45	48	35	128
95th	36	NZL 560	tim mcdowell	560	WBC	46	‑49	44	39	129
96th	53	AUS 546	Kevin Knott	Tequila	ASC	40	SOP	49	‑51	129
97th	107	GER 809	jessica finke	Zart am Limit		36	‑53	46	48	130
98th	50	AUS 759	Rik Thompson	Shades of Gray	RQYS	41	45	45	‑50	131
99th	1	AUS 737	Richard Furneaux	Diogenes	IHYC	27	(BFD)	47	DNF	132
100th	70	AUS 748	Pam Johnston	Pocket Rocket	DSC	‑48	38	48	47	133
101st	113	NZL 475	Graham Anthony Lambert	Rough Red	RNZYS	44	41	50	‑53	135
102nd	106	AUS 761	paul richards	Racing in the Street		49	‑50	46	42	137
103rd	7	NED 690	Sybren Hornstra	'‑		47	(BFD)	47	44	138
104th	54	AUS 715	Luke Cromie	Think Big	BRYC	46	‑52	45	47	138
105th	82	AUS 732	Tim Alewood	Barely	DSC	50	44	51	(SOP)	145
106th	48	AUS 693	fraser spencer	Pale Rider	RQYS	44	(BFD)	53	50	147
107th	112	AUS 753	Bruce Schofield	AUS 753	WASC	50	(BFD)	51	51	152
108th	42	NZL 600	Brendan Sneddon	Charbeau	WBC	49	46	(DNC)	DNC	153
109th	60	AUS 760	Steven Wyatt	Voodoo Child	DSC	(DNF)	54	55	54	163
110th	98	AUS 779	Brett Morris	Slake	WSC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	174
110th	2	AUS 808	Mark Phillips	Cosmos Factory	DSC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	174