OK Dinghy European Championship at Faaborg Sailing Club

OK Dinghy European Championship at Faaborg Sailing Club - Day 2

by Robert Deaves, OKDIA 27 Jul 2017 22:53 BST 26-29 July 2017

After three more exciting races there is only one point separating Lars Johan Brodtkorb and Charlie Cumbley at the 2017 OK Dinghy European Championship in Faaborg, Denmark, after sharing the wins today in their group. The defending champion, Denmark's Bo Petersen, is nine points behind. The other race wins went to Jan Kurfeld from Germany, Jens Lauge from Denmark and New Zealand's Luke Gower.

With the Danish summer now seemingly reduced to just one day, Wednesday, the fleet once again launched under falling rain and low clouds and endured nearly seven hours on the water in the wintry Danish conditions. The rain cleared after the first race of the day as the wind shifted from south to west, but it remained a generally bleak and grey day as three races tested the endurance and patience of the 130 OK Dinghy sailors.

Both Brodtkorb and Cumbley are in the same group, so are having a daily battle on the water. Thursday's score was two wins to Cumbley and one to Brodtkorb, Cumbley having to chase down the Norwegian in the opening race to secure the win.

Defending champion, Bo Petersen, is feeling a lot of local pressure to retain his title here, but a third in the opening race and a second in the last race has moved him up to third overall after several of the other contenders struggled today and picked up high scores.

"It's good fun, tricky racing. The sun was better yesterday, today a little rain, as we are used to, but it's nice to be here."

"The fleet is tough and you have to struggle a lot to be up there. Yesterday was tricky racing, but today was more normal. We are halfway now, so let's see what happens."

On the home town pressure "Everybody wants to talk to me, I can't go in the zone. I can't relax enough to make decisions and have to tell stories, but so it is."

About the event, "I don't think there had ever been a fleet this big here. The way Faaborg Seljklub has done this, they are really doing a great job to show everybody a good time, and that's nice."

Charlie Cumbley with his starting face on - day 2 of the OK Dinghy European Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

Jan Kurfeld, from Germany, won the opening race in his group before being pulled out of the second race while in the lead after picking up a second yellow flag for a Rule 42 infringement.

The second race of the second group turned into a Danish benefit with Jens Lauge taking the win from long time leader Henrik Kofoed Larsen.

Greg Wilcox, from New Zealand, is now up to eighth overall, said of the event, "It's a lot of boats out there and a fair bit of carnage. The corners are pretty full and the are some very, very good sailors, so it's hard work trying to keep up."

"The speed in the fleet is so similar so if you are back a bit everyone is going the same speed. In the old days the good guys were faster, now everyone is the same speed and that's great for the fleet, but it makes it harder."

"I had a bit of a tough day. The first race was good and I got a third. The second race I was pretty deep for most of it and managed to hook a shift up the last beat to about tenth and in the last one we were all fighting it out and I got a fourth."

Greg Wilcox on day 2 of the OK Dinghy European Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

The third best performer of the day was Gower, who sneaked a second place off Wilcox in the first race and then stormed the final race to win by several minutes, gaining hugely on the second upwind to hold a comfortable lead.

Gower, "I had a good start and went out to the left with Greg and got some good shifts and rounded the top mark in a good spot and managed to extend on every beat. I got lucky on a few shifts. A good day's sailing."

"This is my second year in the OK after my first Worlds last year in Quiberon. It was a good learning curve and I ended up mid-fleet. I just got a new boat so I am at the right end of the fleet now which is good."

"It's a great competition here with 130 boats, a good quality fleet. If you put one foot wrong you are spat out the back door pretty quickly"

On winning the race, "Very satisfying. It's been a long time since I won a race like this, so feels great."

"I haven't sailed for about 10 years until last year so I'm just getting back into it. I love the OK. It's a great boat, very nice class, all the guys are great, having a beer after sailing and I couldn't ask for more really."

Luke Gower on day 2 of the OK Dinghy European Championship - photo © Robert Deaves

Racing continues on Friday with three races scheduled as part of the 10 race series, which concludes on Saturday. After Friday's races, the fleets will be split into gold and silver groups for the final two races on Saturday.

Event website with live tracking: 2017.okeuropeans.org

Results after day 2:

Pos	Nat	Sail No	Helm	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Pts
1st	NOR	428	Lars Johan Brodtkorb	1	1	‑2	2	1	5
2nd	GBR	1	Charlie Cumbley	2	‑3	1	1	2	6
3rd	DEN	1471	Bo Petersen	‑10	2	3	8	2	15
4th	NZL	573	Luke Gower	‑11	7	2	6	1	16
5th	SWE	100	Thomas Hanson‑Mild	1	‑9	8	4	3	16
6th	GER	71	Andre Budzien	2	4	8	3	‑10	17
7th	POL	1	Tomasz Gaj	‑27	2	7	3	6	18
8th	NZL	566	Greg Wilcox	‑19	3	3	10	4	20
9th	SWE	797	Mats Caap	4	7	5	4	‑16	20
10th	GER	772	Oliver Gronholz	9	4	4	5	‑14	22
11th	DEN	10	Jens Lauge	‑34	11	6	1	5	23
12th	GER	3	Wolfgang Hofener	‑16	5	9	7	4	25
13th	DEN	1450	Anders Andersen	12	1	10	‑19	7	30
14th	DEN	1485	Johan Bjorling	8	‑22	11	5	7	31
15th	DEN	3	Jorgen Svendsen	13	6	5	‑14	8	32
16th	DEN	1397	Henrik Kofoed Larsen	‑28	14	15	2	3	34
17th	GBR	2179	Tony Woods	13	5	4	‑23	15	37
18th	DEN	1495	Jesper Højer	11	‑12	7	12	10	40
19th	POL	14	Pawel Pawlaczyk	‑30	12	16	8	5	41
20th	GER	803	Martin von Zimmermann	7	17	9	‑23	11	44
21st	DEN	1492	Jesper Bendix	16	11	12	‑29	9	48
22nd	DEN	8	Frederik Svendsen	3	8	(DNC)	32	6	49
23rd	GBR	2188	Ian Hopwood	‑59	6	16	10	19	51
24th	SWE	6	Hakan Tornqvist	14	‑34	20	11	12	57
25th	SWE	59	Lars Edwall	21	10	‑29	19	8	58
26th	SWE	2830	Jonas Borjesson	‑39	8	14	7	32	61
27th	GBR	21	Christopher Arnell	20	9	22	12	‑23	63
28th	DEN	1477	Jorgen Holm	17	‑31	10	20	18	65
29th	GER	5	Ralf Tietje	28	10	17	11	‑35	66
30th	GER	789	Ingo Ballerstein	7	24	‑28	25	12	68
31st	SWE	2803	Marten Bernesand	3	16	27	26	‑31	72
32nd	GER	791	Frank Strelow	‑26	24	14	9	25	72
33rd	GER	7	Andreas Pich	10	28	13	‑34	21	72
34th	GBR	2185	Ed Bradburn	22	‑28	18	15	17	72
35th	DEN	1433	Henrik Kimmer Petersen	6	25	‑36	16	27	74
36th	SWE	2788	Jan‑Erik Engholm	6	18	25	‑27	26	75
37th	SWE	20	Stefan Pavia	24	27	19	6	(DNC)	76
38th	GER	775	Jorg Rademacher	32	21	11	13	‑40	77
39th	DEN	1	Bo Reker Andersen	23	29	18	9	(BFD)	79
40th	POL	19	Grzegorz Salamon	15	21	28	‑47	15	79
41st	GER	721	Jørn Wille	20	‑38	27	15	17	79
42nd	POL	7	Marek Bernat	9	13	25	34	‑36	81
43rd	GER	806	Jan Kurfeld	5	(BFD)	1	DNC	9	82
44th	DEN	22	Ask Askholm	‑52	18	23	17	24	82
45th	DEN	1442	Peter Heide	22	‑32	19	17	24	82
46th	GER	731	Thomas Glas	27	20	24	(DNC)	13	84
47th	DEN	140	Jan Hempel Sparsø	25	15	30	‑37	14	84
48th	GBR	67	Andrew Rushworth	5	40	‑41	16	26	87
49th	SWE	8	Bengt Larsson	15	30	6	‑60	39	90
50th	SWE	2812	Stefan Fagerlund	12	29	32	18	‑47	91
51st	GBR	2145	Douglas Powell	37	‑47	23	14	20	94
52nd	DEN	703	Christian Thomsen	4	34	38	‑41	19	95
53rd	DEN	77	Jesper Strandberg	‑33	26	26	32	11	95
54th	GER	12	Stefan Rassau	18	‑46	33	22	22	95
55th	DEN	1304	Christian Midtgaard	29	14	13	41	‑44	97
56th	DEN	1303	John Skjoldby Petersen	17	‑38	22	30	29	98
57th	SWE	2809	Thomas Skeppmark	30	16	‑40	18	37	101
58th	DEN	1463	Lars Andresen	‑44	13	31	31	27	102
59th	BEL	230	Jacques Pirenne	32	23	20	‑36	28	103
60th	DEN	1465	Niels Bjørling	(BFD)	36	15	21	33	105
61st	DEN	1457	Christian Teller	31	27	21	26	‑52	105
62nd	GER	4	Lutz Boguhn	21	19	36	30	‑39	106
63rd	GER	8	Ronald Foest	‑42	33	39	22	13	107
64th	DEN	1454	Fritz Banner Pedersen	‑58	23	41	13	34	111
65th	DEN	1382	Stig Lassen	18	31	‑44	36	29	114
66th	DEN	66	Frank Berg	25	33	37	‑40	20	115
67th	GER	11	Rainer Pospiech	36	17	30	‑38	36	119
68th	DEN	1483	Henri Skou	14	30	‑58	28	49	121
69th	SWE	3	Jonny Billstrom	26	46	29	20	‑54	121
70th	DEN	107	Joe Schubert	33	(BFD)	24	42	22	121
71st	POL	44	Przemyslaw Drozdzik	‑40	26	37	33	25	121
72nd	POL	9	Przemysnaw Kryszczynski	(BFD)	20	21	31	50	122
73rd	DEN	1395	Anders Buhl	19	35	31	39	‑42	124
74th	GER	767	Maja Hansson‑Mild	‑43	32	33	43	18	126
75th	DEN	1481	Nils Trolland	38	(BFD)	12	43	34	127
76th	DEN	1316	Jesper Sommer	‑43	35	42	35	16	128
77th	NED	667	Hessel Hoekstra	‑47	15	34	39	41	129
78th	SWE	2804	Ingmar Janson	34	36	26	33	(DNC)	129
79th	DEN	1377	Jonathan Prom Scharff	8	42	17	(DNC)	DNC	134
80th	SWE	80	Arne Malm	31	41	‑46	24	41	137
81st	DEN	7	Malte Pedersen	‑45	DP	32	25	40	141
82nd	DEN	1396	Stig Frandsen	60	22	40	21	(DNC)	143
83rd	GER	22	Dirk Gericke	35	25	42	‑56	42	144
84th	SWE	2749	Jan‑Eric Nystedt	50	19	(BFD)	40	38	147
85th	DEN	1473	BrianTerp	37	39	43	‑45	28	147
86th	DEN	1482	Tim Normann	36	‑59	38	55	23	152
87th	GBR	4	Simon Cox	38	‑60	35	35	45	153
88th	DEN	1392	Poul Vincents	35	‑51	39	49	31	154
89th	DEN	1424	Henrik Hamann	39	39	‑56	38	38	154
90th	DEN	1415	Thomas Christensen	44	37	45	‑48	30	156
91st	GBR	2124	Will Croxford	48	‑52	34	27	48	157
92nd	DEN	1430	Rene Brunn	(DSQ)	45	35	29	49	158
93rd	GER	777	Jorg Sylvester	23	‑52	46	44	47	160
94th	DEN	1484	Olof Stenstrom	29	‑55	49	50	35	163
95th	DEN	70	Bo Jensen	41	43	‑52	46	33	163
96th	GER	678	Heinz Ridder	49	‑54	43	28	45	165
97th	GER	607	Gerd Breitbart	24	40	54	50	‑59	168
98th	DEN	1333	Mads Bjorndal Robl	‑57	47	53	24	48	172
99th	SWE	111	Bertil Eliasson	45	41	‑50	45	43	174
100th	DEN	666	Peter Zeiler	55	‑58	53	48	21	177
101st	SWE	55	Ulf Sahle	46	43	48	42	‑50	179
102nd	DEN	1441	Peter Korsbjerg	41	42	‑54	51	46	180
103rd	DEN	126	Lars Moller	52	55	44	‑57	30	181
104th	SWE	2816	Claes Avellan	40	58	‑62	56	32	186
105th	GER	680	Jan‑Dietmar Dellas	‑55	44	47	47	51	189
106th	DEN	1489	Morten Jensen	53	49	‑57	37	55	194
107th	DEN	1336	Thomas Kvist	48	45	49	52	‑53	194
108th	SWE	2802	Claes Heyman	‑56	50	48	54	43	195
109th	NED	638	Sipke Heokstra	47	44	59	46	‑60	196
110th	DEN	1499	Anders Gerhardt‑Hansen	(DNF)	56	59	49	37	201
111th	GBR	2163	Gavin Waldron	54	50	47	51	‑56	202
112th	DEN	1437	Per Sorensen	54	48	(DNC)	55	46	203
113th	NED	669	Sybren Hornstra	51	49	51	‑53	52	203
114th	SWE	2792	Anders Widding	51	(DNC)	52	53	51	207
115th	DEN	1461	Soren Nielsen	(BFD)	BFD	45	44	53	209
116th	DEN	1305	Flemming Hostgaard	46	56	50	‑58	57	209
117th	BEL	203	Joost Rommelaere	53	48	51	59	‑63	211
118th	DEN	1458	Soren Sigurdsson	62	59	(DNC)	52	44	217
119th	GER	539	Uli Borchers	49	‑61	55	57	58	219
120th	DEN	14	Peter Thybo	57	57	55	54	(DNC)	223
121st	GBR	2080	Paul Pike	50	57	60	60	‑61	227
122nd	BEL	214	Paul Verrijdt	42	53	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	229
123rd	DEN	1262	Dirch Zibrandtsen	56	62	‑63	58	55	231
124th	GER	788	Jessica Finke	‑61	61	56	61	54	232
125th	DEN	1212	Klaus Jørgensen	‑64	54	61	59	62	236
126th	GER	651	Frederik Rontgen	58	60	58	62	(DNC)	238
127th	DEN	1417	Ingo Griem	(DNF)	53	57	DNC	DNC	244
128th	DEN	112	Svend Jacobsen	63	51	(DNS)	DNS	DNC	248
129th	GBR	2183	Richard Burton	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	268
130th	POL	40	Robert Swiecki	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	268