Thursday 4 February 2010

NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions: Champagne for Karl Purdie

Champagne for Wellingtonian Karl Purdie; Champagne Sailing Conditions & BBQ/Beer for all


Winner: Karl Purdie. Image copyright Chris Coad/www.chriscoad.co.nz

The provisional results are that Karl Purdie has become the 2010 OK Dinghy National and Interdominion champion. Although being the World Champion in 2008, this is the first time that Karl has won the National and Interdominion title

by Mandy Burt

The champagne is open for Karl Purdie this evening. He has, provisionally, become the NZ OK Dinghy Association champion for 2010. Fellow Kiwi Paul Rhodes finished in second place on line in Race 8 which was enough to put him into second place overall. Nick Craig from Great Britain rounds out the podium.


OKs enjoy the sun and wind in Wellington. Image copyright Chris Coad/www.chriscoad.co.nz

54 entrants started Day 3 of racing, with champagne sailing conditions – 15knts from the south with good chop. By Race 8 (the third of the day and last of the regatta) this had almost reached the upper limits of sailing, gusting 25 knts, and nearly half the fleet were back on the beach. Race 8 was particularly hard, with Purdie and Paul Rhodes battling it out for the finish.


Lining up for the start. Image copyright Chris Coad/www.chriscoad.co.nz

Everyone is now back on shore, joined by the European entrants who have not yet joined the sailing competition.


OKs on the starting line. Image copyright Chris Coad/www.chriscoad.co.nz

After 8 races of the NZ OK Nationals and Interdominions, provisional results are as follows:

Sail Skipper COUNTRY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 TOTAL Drop Score NET PLACE
NZL531 Karl PURDIE NZL NZL 1 1 10 7 3 1 2 1 26 10 16 1
NZL517 Paul RHODES NZL NZL 2 2 1 1 26 8 8 2 50 26 24 2
GBR2134 Nick CRAIG GBR GBR 3 6 5 3 2 3 4 5 31 6 25 3
NZL525 Steve McDOWELL NZL NZL 12 3 3 5 1 9 7 6 46 12 34 4
NZL526 Russell PAGE-WOOD NZL NZL 15 5 25 24 15 4 1 3 92 25 67 5
NZL530 Ben MORRISON NZL NZL 8 17 23 14 13 5 3 8 91 23 68 6
NZL519 Matt STEVEN NZL NZL 62 15 2 18 8 6 11 12 134 62 72 7
NZL539 Brad DOUGLAS NZL NZL 19 19 7 17 11 2 5 62 142 62 80 8
NZL504 Adrain MANNERING NZL NZL 16 4 20 10 27 14 9 9 109 27 82 9
NZL478 Daniel BUSH NZL NZL 14 7 41 27 10 13 10 7 129 41 88 10

Click on the image below to enlarge for full provisional results:



OK Worlds 2010

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