OK Dinghy World Championships at Quiberon

OK Dinghy World Championships at Quiberon - Overall

by Robert Deaves, OK Dinghy International Association 29 Jul 2016 23:20 BST 22-29 July 2016

Final day of OK Dinghy Worlds at Quiberon © Robert Deaves / Finn Class

Jim Hunt (GBR) sealed his second OK Dinghy World Championship title in Quiberon, France, after a very difficult final day for both organisers and competitors. He made sure of the win with a nervous 12th in the first race of the day, before ending the series in style by winning the final race. Jørgen Svendsen (DEN) had to settle for silver, while Charlie Cumbley (GBR) took the bronze.

A look at the results for the day tells its own story with lots of casualties of the big shifts and patchy winds. After several attempts to start on the pin end biased line, the wind did the race officer's job and shifted to the right to give a squarer line, but not before 14 boats were pulled out under the black flag. A huge right shift out of the start left those on the left stranded with no way back, including many in the top 10. Bo Reker Andersen (DEN) crossed the line first, but was one of those BFD, and it was Jonas Borjesson (SWE) who took the winner's gun after sailing a perfect race.

With Hunt in 12th and Svendsen in 10th, Hunt had done enough to win the title with a race to spare, but being the superb sportsman he is, he stayed out for the final race. Again there were multiple attempts to start until finally the line was reset. Again it was shifty as ever, and again Borjesson led round the top mark. However Hunt was not far behind and soon took the lead to win from Andre Budzien (GER) and Chris Arnell (GBR).

The wind had been shifty all week but the final day took the medal for the shiftiest day of the week. Hunt said, "The first race was very difficult, very hard to get a handle on what was going and there was a big right shift with pressure out of the start. I'd gone down to the port end where most of my competitors were and we got stuck on the outside of it, trying to work our way across. All the gains were coming from the right side so it was difficult. Most of us were waiting for the left shift and it never came and the longer you waited the worse it got. So it was painful."

"The second race was the same again but more people knew what was happening so more were sticking to the right hand side and it got a bit easier. I stuck to the right hand side pretty hard and got out of jail, which was nice."

Final day of OK Dinghy Worlds at Quiberon - photo © Robert Deaves / Finn Class

In winning the world title he also wins a free flight and hotel for next year's World Championship in Barbados. "Had I known that was on offer I'd have probably wobbled a bit, or a bit more. But it's an opportunity not to miss."

"I have a new boat on order, and I have to go to Barbados."

He summed up his feelings on winning the title for a second time. "12 years ago I went thinking I had a chance at winning it. This year I didn't, so I was very pleasantly surprised. But I am extremely happy. I didn't think I'd get another chance, as an old man, but I think in a more stable breeze I'd have had a lot of trouble. That's my only chance when it's shifty like that, but yes very pleased."

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Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Helm	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Pts
1	GBR 11	HUNT Jim	3	4	1	2	2	2	5	2	12	1	22
2	DEN 3	SVENDSEN Jorgen	2	1	20	4	1	4	9	6	10	4	41
3	GBR 1	CUMBLEY Charlie	5	6	7	1	4	13	4	1	47	8	49
4	SWE 2797	MATS Caap	12	11	6	5	6	3	1	11	BFD	12	67
5	NZL 544	GREG Wilcox	9	8	22	6	3	7	8	8	7	16	72
6	DEN 21	PETERSEN Bo	1	2	9	8	13	24	11	3	17	11	75
7	DEN 6	MYRALF Stefan	7	3	2	20	20	6	26	9	BFD	7	100
8	SWE 100	HANSSON‑MILD Thomas	4	15	32	12	11	5	BFD	7	2	22	110
9	POL 14	PAWLACZYK Pawel	14	10	12	3	10	25	BFD	13	5	24	116
10	GER 803	ZIMMERMANN MARTIN v	13	18	8	13	8	9	16	26	BFD	25	136
11	GBR 2183	BURTON Richard	8	5	38	18	BFD	18	3	5	14	29	138
12	GER 792	BUDZIEN Andre	6	BFD	3	DSQj	5	1	7	4	3	2	139
13	GBR 17	BOURNE David	22	9	17	7	18	20	13	36	BFD	9	151
14	AUS 768	JACKSON Mark	16	33	24	10	19	15	2	20	31	15	152
15	AUS 753	SKELTON Mark	15	14	16	22	14	14	24	10	39	32	161
16	POL 1	GAJ Thomasz	11	7	39	15	35	22	17	16	DNF	10	172
17	NZL 536	RONE ERIC	28	12	5	23	29	10	29	25	69	21	182
18	NZL 558	WILLIAMS Michael	10	21	42	37	17	30	6	12	22	27	182
19	GER 778	BEHRENS Soenke	20	13	30	17	36	26	38	19	9	33	203
20	GBR 999	DAVIES Tim	18	17	26	19	26	29	37	24	15	42	211
21	DEN 1	ANDERSEN Bo Reker	36	23	4	21	7	31	12	34	BFD	48	216
22	POL 4	DROZDZIK Radoslaw	30	41	11	16	51	16	59	31	8	13	217
23	GBR 3	COWOOD Simon	27	22	15	36	25	8	10	BFD	38	41	222
24	POL 7	BERNAT Marek	32	36	14	39	37	71	30	18	6	23	235
25	GBR 21	ARNELL Christopher	29	39	31	11	12	42	41	33	50	3	241
26	SWE 2809	BORJESSON Jonas	42	42	23	14	22	44	52	BFD	1	5	245
27	GER 797	PICH Andreas	23	30	13	30	32	38	33	28	18	38	245
28	DEN 1397	KOFOED HENRIK	17	34	35	35	44	27	14	14	35	56	255
29	SWE 2820	PAVIA Stefan	33	37	18	31	33	17	25	37	48	28	259
30	GBR 2156	DEAVES Robert	37	28	37	26	47	11	22	21	44	37	263
31	GBR 2145	WOODS Tony	21	19	44	45	15	49	20	17	53	36	266
32	GER 787	TIETJE Ralf	25	16	46	47	31	34	21	30	25	40	268
33	DEN 1335	JOHANSEN Mogens	46	43	21	27	9	33	15	22	67	54	270
34	GBR 67	RUSHWORTH Andrew	26	20	47	25	28	28	31	39	26	53	270
35	GER 765	POSPIECH Rainer	49	24	29	46	34	37	27	23	43	20	283
36	AUS 754	WILLIAMS Brent	47	26	66	33	43	41	18	BFD	4	6	284
37	NZL 2042	GOWER Luke	45	38	27	38	40	21	43	41	20	19	287
38	GER 775	RADEMACHER Joerg	38	25	25	29	63	36	34	40	65	17	307
39	SWE 2796	LARSSON Bengt	43	DNF	34	28	23	46	28	BFD	21	18	349
40	FRA 1820	DEJUGNAT Julien	74	71	19	66	24	52	51	29	16	26	354
41	BEL 230	PIRENNE Jacques	50	73	DSQj	40	48	23	32	44	32	31	373
42	GBR 2116	BRADBURN ED	34	44	49	24	16	32	BFD	32	BFD	35	374
43	GBR 2176	BYERS Keith	24	31	43	41	61	50	35	48	61	51	384
44	DEN 1407	PEDERSEN Malte	OCS	35	54	48	58	39	55	15	28	69	401
45	SWE 2803	BERNESAND Marlen	41	61	52	61	41	40	36	35	BFD	34	401
46	GER 791	STERLOW Franck	51	52	56	42	39	53	49	38	27	55	406
47	GBR 84	STEEL Ben	35	51	65	9	21	19	RET	27	75	DSQj	410
48	GER 800	MACKMANN Ralf	66	DNF	28	34	50	35	57	66	37	39	412
49	SWE 2775	BILLSTROM Johnny	31	32	33	51	60	66	48	43	57	57	412
50	GBR 4	COX Simon	39	53	64	44	45	48	23	42	58	RET	416
51	GBR 2124	CROXFORD WILL	59	55	48	43	38	64	44	BFD	19	49	419
52	GER 735	GERICKE Dirk	62	27	41	53	46	47	47	54	81	66	443
53	FRA 1824	RENOUX Alain	57	62	10	55	71	59	58	59	34	60	454
54	GBR 2169	TURNER Will	19	BFD	RET	32	27	12	19	BFD	BFD	30	463
55	GER 595	GROSCHL Daniel	DNC	DNC	45	88	42	45	39	61	11	43	482
56	GER 757	HAGEMANN Falk	68	48	69	59	55	72	54	46	49	46	494
57	FRA 1830	NICOLAS Patrick	64	58	51	62	54	67	50	71	24	75	501
58	GBR 2101	WILLIAMS Elisabeth	60	72	57	70	68	43	40	56	45	67	506
59	GBR 64	HAMMOND Jon	53	45	59	58	69	70	71	60	56	47	517
60	SWE 2752	ARNE Malm	52	46	78	52	49	65	45	72	76	61	518
61	FRA 1764	LAMARQUE Frederic	77	DNF	50	49	64	95	53	70	13	52	523
62	BEL 214	VERRIJDT Paul	ZFP	68	55	54	57	74	56	55	54	50	523
63	SWE 2783	ANDERSSON Jonas	DSQj	47	91	56	30	60	68	58	BFD	14	532
64	GBR 2120	KETTERIDGE David	69	DNF	53	69	78	63	62	49	42	64	549
65	SWE 2786	HOEKSTRA Sipke	ZFP	DNF	61	80	70	55	60	47	30	73	562
66	GBR 18	LOVEGROVE Deryck	65	49	75	57	84	69	77	68	64	45	569
67	GBR 2178	TIDD Rodney	44	59	81	81	56	81	74	52	71	58	576
68	AUS 736	WAKEFIELD Grant	58	69	84	68	74	54	42	63	BFD	68	580
69	GER 640	MARCHOT Sven	83	67	68	74	67	58	78	79	33	59	583
70	GER 688	FOEST Ronald	85	63	62	65	73	75	88	57	41	62	583
71	NED 667	HOCKSTRA Hessel	ZFP	DNF	58	75	59	56	84	75	29	72	586
72	NZL 475	COVENY Phil	55	57	73	71	72	51	63	BFD	BFD	44	594
73	GBR 41	LYNCH Peter	56	40	71	79	66	61	66	50	DNC	DNC	597
74	GBR 46	KENNETH Carroll	OCS	29	36	50	77	79	46	67	BFD	DNC	600
75	SWE 2782	RUDBLOM Peter	48	50	77	60	85	77	69	64	BFD	70	600
76	GER 751	RAMIN Knut	73	70	74	85	75	84	61	65	36	65	603
77	GER 766	GORONZI Gunnar	71	64	85	77	80	68	72	51	68	63	614
78	SWE 10	BUCHANAN Robert	54	54	86	83	79	80	65	69	55	78	617
79	GBR 2155	CRICHTON Edward	76	66	67	78	52	87	80	76	72	79	646
80	GER 678	RIDDER Heinz	63	60	70	86	94	92	75	53	79	85	663
81	NED 668	RYNINK Hendrik	79	DNF	79	73	62	73	76	RET	60	71	681
82	FRA 1810	LIDON Jean‑claude	70	75	60	76	83	89	81	86	73	77	681
83	FRA 29	MASSERON Noel	RET	DNF	72	64	53	57	DNC	DNC	23	RET	701
84	DEN 1451	FURNEAUX Richard	61	77	97	67	82	97	67	45	BFD	DNC	701
85	BEL 203	ROMMELAERE Joost	93	74	98	84	96	76	90	73	40	83	709
86	DEN 1432	RALF Eriksen	81	76	96	93	81	82	83	74	63	76	709
87	GER 651	ROENTGEN Frederik	80	DNF	90	89	89	93	85	62	62	86	736
88	DEN 112	JAKOBSEN Svend	84	DNF	83	63	65	78	73	78	DNC	DNC	740
89	FRA 1472	BERENGER Henri	89	DNF	89	95	76	86	70	84	70	81	740
90	GER 767	THOMPSON Erik	72	56	94	91	100	99	92	80	83	89	756
91	DEN 1472	THYBO Peter	ZFP	DNF	87	82	RET	85	95	83	46	74	757
92	GBR 2058	REDDYHOFF Mary	96	78	95	87	87	91	87	81	78	84	768
93	FRA 1664	COURSIERES Bernard	97	DNF	92	90	93	83	94	85	59	80	773
94	FRA 1816	DUBREUIL Erik	88	DNF	99	99	86	88	93	82	66	91	792
95	GER 776	GRONHOLZ FABIAN	40	65	40	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	793
96	FRA 1769	BLANDUREAU Remi	98	82	100	100	92	101	96	87	51	94	800
97	GBR 2080	PIKE Paul	95	79	93	94	97	96	86	90	80	87	800
98	GBR 2045	DUTTON Paul	92	DNF	103	96	95	94	82	77	74	88	801
99	POL 12	WLOCZKOWSKI Waldemar	90	80	88	97	98	98	91	92	77	92	805
100	BEL 207	PODEVYN François	94	81	DPIi	98	99	90	79	91	82	93	807
101	GER 539	BORCHERS ULI	87	DNF	76	92	88	100	89	89	BFD	82	811
102	BEL 221	COWES Philippe	91	DNF	101	101	91	102	BFD	88	52	90	824
103	GBR 2123	TURNER Andy	OCS	DNF	63	72	90	62	RET	DNC	DNC	DNC	827
104	GBR 19	HOULT Brenda	82	DNF	82	DNC	DNC	DNC	64	RET	DNC	DNC	876
105	GBR 2170	BOURNE Robert	RET	DNF	80	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	RET	DNF	944
—	FRA 00	DELACOURT Florent	RET	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNF	RET	DNC	DNC	972
—	FRA 1823	DE KERVENOAEL Guillaume	DNC	DNF	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNF	DNC	972