OK dinghy class End of Year and UK Ranking list update

by Karen Robertson 16 Dec 17:21 GMT

Andy Rushworth, Masters champion - OK Nationals at Dabchicks © Bernard Clark

2025 has been a good year for the British OK Fleet with Andrew Mills winning the biggest ever OK World Championships in dominant style with former World Champions Nick Craig in second and Charlie Cumbley in fourth. Amazingly this is the fourth OK World Championship in a row that was been won by a Brit with Nick winning in 2024, Henry Wetherell in 2023 and Charlie in 2022.

Andrew said, "I had a nice block of training coming into the event training with Matt and Charlie at the local club and that has helped a lot and it's all gone exactly the plan... The fleet is brilliant. People come from all over the world to be here and it's just a good group of people.

"The racing is full on and brutal with the wind we have had. No one gives an inch, but when you get in everyone is there to have a beer and chat and talk about the racing. A lot of people want to race hard but leave that on the water and enjoy the social side together, which is a great thing to be part of."

OK Dinghy Worlds at Lake Garda Day 5 - Top Ten - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

International Ranking List

HD Sails' Andy Davis rounded the year out by taking the top spot in the International OK Ranking list for the first time, with once again Nick Craig taking the second spot and Torbay based Ben Flower sailing under a Canadian flag in a very impressive 7th place considering how long he has been sailing OKs

New World No. 1, Andy Davis, GBR - photo © Robert Deaves

UK Home Circuit

Domestically, the Nationals were won convincingly by Oli Davenport from P&B and the UK ranking system has just been updated after the End of Season Championships at Northampton which was won by Nick Craig.

Oli Davenport, overall winner - OK Nationals at Dabchicks - photo © Bernard Clark

The top dog in the UK Ranking at the end of season is the ever present legend that is Andy 'Rover' Rushworth. Andy managed to hit the sweet spot with a combination of having good results and great attendance by getting to five out of the six ranking events. Well done Andy and a great Xmas present for you!

Over the year we have had 68 sailors taking part in at least one UK Ranking event:

36 sailors from the Southern region
13 sailors from the Midlands region
10 sailors from the Eastern region
8 sailors from Scotland and the North
1 international sailor

From the six ranking events in the current event window we have

2 Sailors did 5 events
6 Sailors did 4 events
15 Sailors did 3 events
19 Sailors did 2 events
26 Sailors did only 1 event

So if you want to do a 'Rover' and get to the top of the Ranking list next year, it's clear that getting the boat hooked up and off to as many events as you can is the key. Of course the more events you do, the more you are likely to improve, so it can be a very virtuous cycle!

UK OK Ranking at December 2025:

Rank	Name	Club	Region	Events	Pts
1	Andrew Rushworth	Christchurch	S	5	658
2	Oliver Davenport	Northampton Sailing Club	M	4	655
3	Richard Burton	South Cerney SC	S	4	611
4	Simon Davis	Waldringfield S C	E	4	511
5	Tom Lonsdale	Northampton SC	M	4	461
6	Jim Downer	Gurnard	S	4	456
7	Chris Turner	Lyme Regis SC	S	3	447
8	Bernard Clark	Overy Staithe SC/Ripon	E	4	437
9	Jason Pyke	Burghfield	S	3	408
10	Olivier Clair‑vidal	Ranleagh	S	3	404
11	Adrian Pelis	Harwich Town SC	E	3	395
12	Mary Reddyhoff	Parkstone YC	S	5	368
12	Neil Goodhead	South Staffs SC	M	3	368
14	Peter Holbrook	Harwich Town SC	E	3	367
15	Andy Davis	South Staffs SC	M	2	351
16	Ben Flower	Tobermory YC / Paignton SC	S	2	343
17	Andrew Dalby	Burghfield / LOSSC	S	3	340
18	Jack Hodgkins	South Staffs SC	M	3	335
19	Dave Bourne	Herne Bay SC	E	2	316
20	Peter Norman	Parkstone Yacht Club	S	3	303
21	Karen Robertson	Loch Earn / Dalgety Bay	SCN	3	302
22	Alex Scoles	Overy Staithe SC	E	2	295
23	Ed Bradburn	South Staffs SC	M	2	286
24	Deryck Lovegrove	Burghfield Sailing Club	S	3	272
25	James Dyas	Cookham Reach Sailing Club	S	3	266
26	Nigel King	Exe SC	S	3	265
27	Mike McMillan	Loch Earn SC	SCN	3	264
27	Anthony Osman	Hayling Island Sailing Club	S	2	264
29	Nick Craig	Burghfield Frensham LoS	S	1	236
30	Ed Chrichton	Hayling Island SC	S	2	234
31	Clive Quantrill	Waldringfield SC	S	2	229
32	Chris Baines	Morecambe	SCN	3	222
33	Simon Turner	Overy staithe	E	2	219
34	Steve Cooke	Minnis Bay SC	E	2	211
35	Alex Ogilvie	Hayling Island SC	S	2	208
36	Keith Byers	Morecambe	SCN	2	206
37	Simon Philbrick	Poole YC	S	2	184
37	Ian Hopwood	Bassenthwaite	SCN	2	184
39	Terry Curtis	Weymouth SC	S	1	173
40	Rodney Tidd	Overy Staithe SC	E	2	172
41	Harvey Leigh	TBSC	SCN	1	161
42	Rob Starling	Burghfield Sailing Club	S	2	155
43	Daz Prior	Hayling island SC	S	2	146
44	Fergus Banham	Northampton SC	M	1	140
45	Sarah Meyer	Loch Earn	SCN	2	139
46	Phil Bendon	RSYC	S	2	127
47	Will Croxford	South Staffs SC	M	1	111
48	Matthew Webb	Blithfield	M	1	109
48	Charlie Maunder	Highcliffe sailing club	S	1	109
50	Rupert Smith	Newhaven & Seaford SC	S	1	108
51	Tim Garvin	Queen Mary SC	S	1	106
52	Sam Thompson	Royal Naval SA	S	1	102
53	Tim O'Leary	Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club	E	1	98
53	Gavin Poullion	Weymouth SC	S	1	98
55	Matt Norton	Royal Varuna	INT	1	91
56	Jamie Morgan	Rutland SC	M	1	86
57	Nick Logan	Rutland SC	M	1	84
58	Jamie Cuxson	Shustoke SC	M	1	81
59	Anthony Rich	Bowmoor	M	1	77
60	Charlie Cumbley	TCYC/HISC	S	1	75
60	Matt Howard	Hayling Island SC	S	1	75
62	Dave Phillips	Cookham Reach Sailing Club	S	1	69
63	Mark Titterington	Poole YC	S	1	65
64	Dave Evans	Poole YC	S	1	60
65	Callum Tait	Loch Earn SC	SCN	1	56
66	Hannah Lewis	Poole YC	S	1	55
67	Alan Atkin	Burghfeild SC	S	1	52
68	James Long	CRSC	S	1	47

What is clear from looking at the UK Ranking list development over the year is that making the effort to get to as many of the Ranking events as possible and especially the double point Nationals counts for as much as winning the odd event.

The graph below shows the track of every sailor who has been in the top five of the ranking list over the last year Andy Rushworth's slow, but steady rise from 20th at the start of the year to holding first place now and the great consistency shown by Richard Burton who has never dropped below third by attending four out of six events over the year and sailing consistently well.

Movement in UK Ranking list top five - April to Dec 2025 - photo © OKDIA

2026 Season

The full calendar for the 2026 Season has not yet been fully confirmed so remember to check in at www.OKdinghy.co.uk for updates, however we can confirm the early season events of: