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 3

by Robert Deaves 28 Feb 15:00 GMT 26 February - 2 March 2024

Nick Craig has extended his lead at the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Australia, after two more races on the third day. He takes a four-point lead into the final series from Andy Davis, with Roger Blasse in third another four points back.

The final two races of the opening series were completed on schedule with race wins going to Blasse, Johan Bjorling, Craig and Sean Cleary.

Johan Bjoerling, DEN on day 3 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

Waterloo Bay turned it on for the third day of racing with clear blue skies, sizzling temperatures, and a good breeze that provided challenging but interesting racing. Another four group races and another four winners.

It was a good day for the Scandinavians with Tomas Franzen leading his group for a while and Bjorling having the best day out of the 112-boat fleet.

Sean Cleary, NZL on day 3 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

In the first race, New Zealand's Sean Cleary led at the top from Bjorling. The Dane passed Cleary and stayed ahead to win from Andy Davis and Cleary. In the other group, Franzen led at the top though Australia's Mark Jackson was close behind and took the lead at the second downwind gate. Blasse was closing and despite getting a yellow flag, managed to pass both to win. Jackson was second and Craig third.

In the second race, Germany's Jan-Dietmar Dellas judged the pin perfectly on a big shift and took a 100-metre advantage off the line to lead at the top. Craig rounded in fifth but was soon fighting for the lead with Bjorling. New Zealand's Steve McDowell crossed in third. Cleary led all the way in the second group to win from Sweden's Patric Mure and Denmark's Henrik Kofoed.

Bjoerling said, "It was pretty breezy today and I got some pretty good starts and just followed the fleer around. In the first one I led all the way round and in the second I was also in front but then I went to the wrong mark, so then Nick was kind enough to tell me that I had to go to another mark. So, I am really happy about today.

"I haven't sailed for six months, and I am pretty rusty, so that was, I would say, pure luck."

Roger Blasse, AUS on day 3 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

New Zealand's Rod Davis commented, "It's a tight ball game here and getting off the start line has been the major thing for all the top people. Conditions have been really good, little mistakes cost you dearly out here and the weed is a big problem, constantly cleaning weed of the rudder. It's a great atmosphere though."

The level at the front, "I would know the level just behind the front, but it looks like it's getting mixed up all the time up there. I think the top five guys are coming though, I don't know which one is going to win it, and it's going to be game on once we start in the gold fleet. But about five guys have positioned themselves to have a run at this one."

Rod Davis, NZL on day 3 of the 2024 OK Dinghy World Championship Brisbane - photo © Robert Deaves / www.robertdeaves.uk

While Craig is looking dominant, the points are close and there are lots of opportunities for comebacks. The fleet is now split into gold and silver groups for the remaining four races. However, first there is a lay day on Thursday, so racing resumes Friday and concludes on Saturday.

Results after Day 3:

Pos	Bow No	Sail No	Helm	Boat Name	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Pts
1st	19	GBR 2261	Nick Craig	'‑		1	1	1	2	‑3	1	6
2nd	30	GBR 11	Andy Davis	HD Sails		2	1	3	2	2	‑6	10
3rd	46	AUS 1	Roger Blasse	TBA	BRYC	‑10	5	4	1	1	3	14
4th	49	NZL 11	Steve McDowell	Schism	WBBC	2	6	1	3	‑7	5	17
5th	108	AUS 825	Mike Williams	Elmo's Fire	IHYC	5	2	4	6	6	‑11	23
6th	9	DEN 6	Johan Bjoerling	Sara		(UFD)	SOP	10	5	1	2	24
7th	26	SWE 73	Patric Mure	SWE73		(UFD)	6	7	3	10	2	28
8th	35	GBR 44	Chris Turner	Meraki	LRSC	1	(SOP)	9	9	4	7	30
9th	31	NZL 620	Sean Cleary	Sean Cleary	WBC	8	10	(DSQ)	9	3	1	31
10th	29	NZL 4	Mark Perrow	Recidivist		‑22	14	2	1	8	8	33
11th	28	NZL 592	Rod Davis	Device	WBC	6	3	6	13	6	‑15	34
12th	94	AUS 15	David Clark	Staccato	CYCA	5	3	7	10	‑12	10	35
13th	104	AUS 5	Brent Williams	Grumpy		13	11	3	5	‑14	7	39
14th	73	AUS 791	Mark Skelton	791	SLMASC	4	7	10	11	‑12	8	40
15th	20	NZL 60	Gordon Sims	Delinquent	WBC	12	12	8	4	5	‑24	41
16th	93	NZL 17	Paul Rhodes	Solitary Confinement	WBBC	‑31	4	9	7	15	6	41
17th	43	AUS 10	Tim Davies	Rhythm Stick	WASC	‑22	9	12	SOP	10	4	43
18th	25	AUS 9	Andre Blasse	Nein	BRYC	‑29	7	11	8	5	12	43
19th	8	DEN 22	ask askholm	Sington		‑15	11	6	8	8	10	43
20th	37	DEN 61	Henrik Kofoed‑Larsen	J diller M	YMCASC	3	(BFD)	8	19	11	3	44
21st	12	SWE 58	Tomas Franzén	Vaadåådåå	WYC	‑19	14	11	10	4	5	44
22nd	15	AUS 8	Mark Jackson	Glory Days	BRYC	6	‑21	2	19	2	16	45
23rd	16	NZL 15	Greg Wilcox	Turtle Sails		14	‑15	5	6	15	9	49
24th	74	AUS 833	Scott Olsen	Slingshot	FSC	SOP	8	13	‑15	9	13	53
25th	80	SWE 63	Jonas Langner	'‑	WYC	10	19	14	‑25	7	9	59
26th	68	GER 77	Sönke Behrens	Bleibmallogga		14	‑31	14	15	13	4	60
27th	47	AUS 828	Brett Whitbread	No Stingrays		12	(BFD)	15	4	13	17	61
28th	96	AUS 800	Steve Gunther	No Name		‑29	10	5	26	9	13	63
29th	4	AUS 752	Ben Sharp	Lily		‑30	8	15	13	16	14	66
30th	17	NZL 623	Marc Grise	Dog Box		‑20	9	19	14	14	12	68
31st	95	NZL 584	greg salthouse	Sunset Sam	WBC	‑27	16	12	21	11	11	71
32nd	22	GER 5	Ralf Tietje	.		4	18	17	12	‑28	22	73
33rd	86	AUS 735	Matt Johnson	Think Positive	BRYC	11	‑23	18	22	22	16	89
34th	39	AUS 694	Gary McLennan	smOKin	BRYC	3	‑35	26	27	19	15	90
35th	41	AUS 793	Mark Rutherfurd	Splinter	DSC	11	21	13	16	‑30	29	90
36th	75	AUS 811	David Meehan	Baseline	FSC	17	15	‑22	20	20	19	91
37th	13	AUS 823	Steve Wilson	Knot Specified	BRYC	20	17	17	16	21	‑27	91
38th	117	GER 81	Jan‑Dietmar Dellas	Le Rêveur III		13	20	‑24	20	20	20	93
39th	69	AUS 805	Lachlan Hornsby	Emu	LMYC	‑33	28	23	11	18	21	101
40th	105	AUS 815	Andrew Northcott	UTH	RQYS	16	13	26	‑30	21	26	102
41st	27	NZL 55	Simon Probert	Show Pony		16	27	21	24	17	‑28	105
42nd	44	GBR 999	Simon Davis	Zym	WSC	23	19	20	31	17	(DNF)	110
43rd	109	GER 8	Ron Foest	Agathe B.		18	26	‑43	14	35	21	114
44th	51	AUS 826	Peter Lynch	Spook	WASC	15	27	30	23	‑33	19	114
45th	78	AUS 790	Jonathan Ward	Bank Robber		25	20	21	25	‑33	23	114
46th	110	AUS 798	Folkert Janssen	Holy Guacamole	BRYC	‑28	25	22	21	25	23	116
47th	40	DEN 25	Søren Sigurdsson	Queen Mary		21	29	‑35	23	28	17	118
48th	116	DEN 1407	Malte Pedersen	Greenpeace		23	‑36	28	12	23	33	119
49th	45	AUS 4	Peter Robinson	Smokin' Hot	DSC	9	16	36	22	‑38	37	120
50th	32	AUS 827	Duncan Lock	Truck Stop		‑38	24	20	31	32	14	121
51st	90	AUS 776	Grant Wakefield	Space Monkey	DSC	7	23	34	‑44	24	34	122
52nd	58	AUS 734	Rhys Llewellyn	Cracked Pecker	DSC	30	22	19	27	25	‑44	123
53rd	18	AUS 708	Kelvin Holdt	Green Eggs and Ham	RQYS	25	17	24	‑38	32	26	124
54th	83	AUS 773	David Ketteridge	The Vid aka Joanâ€™s Super	ASC	24	24	16	32	31	‑33	127
55th	34	AUS 771	Claus Ejlertsen	OK WAKA	RQYS	‑45	22	31	18	26	31	128
56th	79	AUS 754	Peter Royle	Run Forrest Run		‑39	18	28	17	36	30	129
57th	103	NZL 564	Sefton Powrie	Fossil 2	WBC	7	28	‑40	38	27	32	132
58th	114	AUS 744	Michael Horvath	Max Power	IHYC	‑45	43	18	18	37	18	134
59th	102	NZ 568	Dean Coleman	Grey Matter		18	‑32	31	29	26	31	135
60th	65	AUS 725	Jordan Barney	Joan's Respite	RQYS	31	‑33	32	28	22	22	135
61st	99	NZL 561	Brett Daniel	Blue	WBC	(UFD)	4	29	34	24	46	137
62nd	59	AUS 7	Glenn Williams	Rum Runner	ASC	42	(BFD)	43	17	19	18	139
63rd	11	AUS 813	Steven Shale	Minerva	RQYS	21	(BFD)	38	34	23	25	141
64th	24	AUS 763	Chris Mason	.	DBYC	26	‑37	30	28	29	28	141
65th	84	AUS 2	Rob McMillan	NB Sailsports	RQYS	8	2	16	(DNS)	DNC	DNC	142
66th	21	AUS 47	Brendon Green	YIPPIEE KI‑YAY	FSC	42	13	23	33	31	‑43	142
67th	100	AUS 810	Jay Harrison	RU	VA12SC	33	37	25	33	‑41	20	148
68th	77	AUS 830	Rhyss Edwards	OK Gooogle	FSC	17	25	34	‑45	39	35	150
69th	81	AUS 797	Peter Wallace	Natural Selection III	SLMASC	19	(SOP)	27	39	34	38	157
70th	118	AUS 740	Andrew Baker	Kalinda IV	SYC	34	32	27	40	‑44	25	158
71st	23	AUS 6	Bob Buchanan	Bundy	PCSC	39	31	25	29	34	‑40	158
72nd	88	NZL 611	Oscar Paulich	Waterrat		(UFD)	29	SOP	DNF	18	SOP	163
73rd	33	AUS 772	Simon Paul	Ollie	RQYS	35	‑36	33	36	36	24	164
74th	66	AUS 780	David Haseldine	OKasionally	DSC	24	‑44	39	30	39	36	168
75th	55	AUS 822	Don Williams	theboatwithnoname	BRYC	32	41	41	26	‑50	29	169
76th	89	AUS 14	Christopher Visick	Monkey Trunks	BRYC	(UFD)	26	35	32	47	34	174
77th	61	AUS 785	Anthony Galante	Bella	FSC	(UFD)	BFD	37	24	16	41	176
78th	76	AUS 781	Andrew Thyrd	Lion	DSC	‑47	42	41	36	27	30	176
79th	115	AUS 792	Steven Humphris	Houdini	RQYS	32	30	32	‑49	40	45	179
80th	67	AUS 3	Grant Durran	Catalina Wine Mixer	RGYC	36	(BFD)	33	43	35	39	186
81st	91	DEN 1481	Nils Troland	RAL5012		SOP	34	37	41	‑45	38	186
82nd	5	NZL 604	Tony Bierre	Buzz	WBC	34	43	38	37	‑44	36	188
83rd	56	AUS 818	Jim Dwyer	Tokyo Drift		‑48	45	48	35	29	35	192
84th	101	NZL 574	Philip Rzepecky	Kotuku		40	SOP	44	35	‑49	40	193
85th	57	AUS 787	Sean Homan	Fine	ASC	41	38	‑52	37	37	42	195
86th	14	NZL 7	Phil Coveny	NZL 7	WBC	26	‑51	42	41	47	41	197
87th	71	AUS 762	Anthony Johnston	Rusty	DSC	37	39	39	42	42	‑44	199
88th	38	AUS 764	Wayne Greenwood	Tan Lines	RQYS	(UFD)	30	49	43	41	39	202
89th	52	AUS 33	Jamie Bennett	Prestige Worldwide	IHYC	43	40	40	‑49	38	42	203
90th	53	AUS 546	Kevin Knott	Tequila	ASC	40	SOP	49	‑51	40	37	206
91st	36	NZL 560	tim mcdowell	560	WBC	46	‑49	44	39	48	32	209
92nd	111	AUS 13	Ashley Parkinson	Eternal Blue	BRYC	37	34	‑56	48	43	48	210
93rd	64	AUS 750	Blake Russell	Ajax	DSC	‑51	42	36	46	42	45	211
94th	62	AUS 702	Jackson Black	Fat Dog (Jnr)	RQYS	28	40	50	46	48	‑53	212
95th	85	AUS 112	Jonah Parry	Footrock Flats (Jnr)		38	35	‑54	45	43	51	212
96th	63	AUS 703	Nelson Morse	Valkyrie (Jnr)	RQYS	43	‑48	42	40	45	47	217
97th	42	NZL 600	Brendan Sneddon	Charbeau	WBC	49	46	(DNC)	DNC	30	43	226
98th	70	AUS 748	Pam Johnston	Pocket Rocket	DSC	48	38	48	47	‑49	47	228
99th	7	NED 690	Sybren Hornstra	'‑		47	(BFD)	47	44	46	46	230
100th	107	GER 809	jessica finke	Zart am Limit		36	‑53	46	48	52	SOP	231
101st	50	AUS 759	Rik Thompson	Shades of Gray	RQYS	41	45	45	50	‑51	50	231
102nd	54	AUS 715	Luke Cromie	Think Big	BRYC	46	‑52	45	47	46	50	234
103rd	106	AUS 761	paul richards	Racing in the Street		49	50	46	42	‑51	49	236
104th	113	NZL 475	Graham Anthony Lambert	Rough Red	RNZYS	44	41	50	53	‑54	51	239
105th	82	AUS 732	Tim Alewood	Barely	DSC	50	44	51	(SOP)	53	49	247
106th	1	AUS 737	Richard Furneaux	Diogenes	IHYC	27	(BFD)	47	DNF	DNC	DNC	248
107th	48	AUS 693	fraser spencer	Pale Rider	RQYS	44	(BFD)	53	50	50	54	251
108th	112	AUS 753	Bruce Schofield	AUS 753	WASC	50	(BFD)	51	51	52	52	256
109th	60	AUS 760	Steven Wyatt	Voodoo Child	DSC	(DNF)	54	55	54	DNC	DNC	279
110th	98	AUS 779	Brett Morris	Slake	WSC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	290
110th	2	AUS 808	Mark Phillips	Cosmos Factory	DSC	(DNC)	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	290