OK dinghy class Spring Cup 2023 at Regatta Center Medemblik
by Richard Burton 19 May 2023 10:17 BST
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)
| Pos | Sail No | Helm | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
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| 1 | GBR 11 | Andy DAVIS | SSSC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑3 | 3 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | SWE 100 | Thomas HANSSON‑MILD | Umeå Segelsällskap | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | RET | DNC | 16 |
| 3 | SWE 73 | Patric MURE | Wikens Batsallskap | 3 | ‑7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ‑5 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | GBR 8 | Richard BURTON | South Cerney | ‑20 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑14 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | 2260 | Ed BRADBURN | South Staffs | ‑7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ‑8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | GBR 49 | James DOWNER | Gurnard SC | 5 | 6 | 5 | ‑10 | 9 | ‑13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| 7 | GER 32 | Fabian ROSSBACHER | | 9 | -11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | ‑13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 57 |
| 8 | NZL 599 | Greg WILCOX | BERND | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 3 | DNC | DNC | 74 |
| 9 | GBR 33 | Tom LONSDALE | | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | -16 | ‑17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 75 |
| 10 | GER 852 | Michael NISSEN | DTYC | 10 | 5 | 10 | -20 | 13 | 9 | ‑44 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 76 |