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This article is about the sailing dinghy. For the English expression, see OK.
OK
Class symbol
Development
Boat
Crew1
Hull
Hull weight72 kg (159 lb)
LOA4.00 m (13.12 ft)
Beam1.42 m (4 ft 8 in)
Hull appendages
Sails
Mainsail area8.95 m2 (96.3 sq ft)
Racing
D-PN96.5[1]
RYA PN1100[2]
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The OK Dinghy is an international class sailing dinghy, designed by Knud Olsen in 1956.

History

In 1956 Axel Damgaard Olsen of Vordingborg, asked the Danish yacht designer Knud Olsen to prepare drawings for a light and fast single-handed sailing dinghy based on conventional plywood construction. The resulting design was named the "OK", using Knud Olsen's initials in reverse.

The OK was intended as a preparation class for the Olympic Finn and it has followed its technical evolution ever since. The rig is identical to a Finn comprising a single sail set on a rotating, un-stayed, bending mast.

OKs are built in plywood, G.R.P and composite construction; all forms enjoy equal racing success. Freedom of choice in hull materials is replicated in choice of rig. The choice of mast, sail and fittings must fit within the class rules but enables all sailors to have a combination suited to their own requirements. Consequently, every OK develops to suit the owner's style of sailing, while the shape of the hull is defined by a comprehensive set of strict one-design rules ensuring a long competitive life span. Old boats often only need a rig update and minor constructional modifications to make them competitive, provided they meet modern buoyancy requirements.

In the 60s and 70s, the OK class enjoyed an explosive success, with the total number of boats exceeding 10,000, and large racing fleets building up. In the 80s, the success of the popular one-design single-handed Laser affected the success of the OK.

In the eastern European countries, the OK was the official youth single hander and after the breakdown of the socialist system, many 'old' sailors came back to the class of their youth, now with their own boats instead of club-owned.

The OK Dinghy was selected as the Open class single hander for the Asian Games 1998.

In 2003 carbon fibre masts were introduced to the class.

In 2005, there was a revival of the OK class with many older boats being restored and updated, new boats being built and participation in club races rising.

The 50th anniversary of the design of the OK dinghy was marked by the largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships held at Łeba on the Polish coast in July 2007.[3]

Events

World Championships

The OK Dinghy World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for OK Dinghy, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International OK Dinghy Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The class gained world sailing status in 1972 although it did hold international regatta for the decade before.

Editions

Main article: World championships in sailing
Ed. Host Participant Ref
Year Host club Location Nat. No. Nat. Cont.
1 - 1973   Falmouth, Cornwall  United Kingdom
2 - 1974   Adelaide  Australia
3 - 1975   Helsinki  Finland
4 - 1976   Nyköping  Sweden
5 - 1977   Takapuna  New Zealand
6 - 1978   Medemblik  Netherlands
7 - 1979   Tønsberg  Norway
8 - 1980   Varberg  Sweden
9 - 1981   Hyères  France
10 - 1982  Black Rock Yacht Club Black Rock, Victoria  Australia
11 - 1983   Torquay  United Kingdom
12 1-11 Aug 1984  Sonderborg Yacht-Club Sønderborg  Denmark
13 - 1985   Medemblik  Netherlands
14 - 1986   Takapuna  New Zealand
15 - 1987   Luleå  Sweden
16 - 1988   Travemünde  Germany
17 - 1989   Weymouth  United Kingdom
18 - 1990   Melbourne  Australia
19 - 1991   Vallensbæk  Denmark
20 - 1992   Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône  France
21 - 1993   Puck, Poland  Poland
22 - 1994   Napier, New Zealand  New Zealand
23 - 1995  Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club Felixstowe  United Kingdom
24 - 1996   Varberg  Sweden
25 - 1997   Sonderborg  Denmark
26 - 1998   Glenelg  Australia
27 - 1999  Neustadter Segler-Verin Neustadt in Holstein  Germany
28 - 2000   Łeba  Poland
29 - 2001   Båstad  Sweden
30 - 2002  Napier Sailing Club Napier  New Zealand
31 - 2003  Cidade De Goa Beach Resort Goa  India
32 25-30 Jul 2004  Parkstone Yacht Club Poole, Dorset  United Kingdom
33 25-30 Jul 2005  Bisserup Sejlklub Skælskør  Denmark
34 13-17 Feb 2006  Belmont 16ft Sailing Club Belmont, Lake Macquarie  Australia
35 21-27 Jul 2007   Łeba  Poland
36 8-12 Jul 2008   Warnemünde  Germany
37 23-31 Jul 2009   Kalmar  Sweden
38 6-12 Feb 2010  Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Wellington  New Zealand
30 - 2002  Napier Sailing Club Napier  New Zealand
31 - 2003 Cidade De Goa Beach Resort Goa  India
32 25-30 Jul 2004  Parkstone Yacht Club Poole, Dorset  United Kingdom
33 - 2005  Bisserup Sejlklub Skælskør  Denmark
34 - 2006  Belmont 16ft Sailing Club Belmont, Lake Macquarie, NSW  Australia
39 24-28 Jul 2011  Largs Sailing Club Largs  United Kingdom 65
40 21-28 Jul 2012  Vallensbæk Sejlklub Vallensbæk Strand  Denmark 142
41 30Mar -5Apr 2013  Royal Varuna Yacht Club Pattaya  Thailand 73
42 28 Dec -4 Jan 2014  Black Rock Yacht Club Black Rock, Victoria  Australia 77
43 24 Jul -1 Aug 2015  MOKSiR Puck Puck  Poland 91 89 2 8 2
44 22-29 Jul 2016  Société des Régates de Saint Pierre Quiberon  France 105
45 25-31 May 2017  Barbados Yacht Club Bridgetown, Barbados  Barbados 78
46 - 2018  Warnemünder Woche Warnemünde  Germany 120
47 7-15 Feb 2019  Wakatere Boating Club Auckland  New Zealand 110 107 3 8 3
N/A 7-17 Aug 2020  Marstrand Sailing Association Marstrand  Sweden Cancelled due to COVID
N/A 23-30 Jul 2021 Arco Lake Garda  Italy Cancelled due to COVID
48 5-12 Aug 2022  Marstrand Sailing Club Marstrand  Sweden 109 107 2 12 3
49 22-30 Jun 2023  Lyme Regis Sailing Club Lyme Regis  United Kingdom 72 72 0 10 3
50 24Feb -3Mar 2024  Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Manly, Brisbane, QL  Australia 109 108 1 7 2

Multiple World Champions

See also: World championships in sailing § Multiple World champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2022.

Ranking Sailor Gold Silver Bronze Total No. Entries* Ref.
1  Nick Craig (GBR) 5 4 2 11 20 [4]
2  Bo-Steffan Andersson (SWE) 4 3 0 7 8 [5]
3  Leith Armit (NZL) 4 1 1 6 8 [6]
4  Roger Blasse (AUS) 2 0 2 4 14 [7]
5  André Budzien (GER) 3 0 0 3 6 [8]
5  Poul Kirketerp (DEN) 3 0 0 3 3 [9]
7  Karl Purdie (NZL) 2 1 1 4 5 [10]
7  Karsten Hitz (GER) 2 1 1 4 17 [11]
9  Jim Hunt (GBR) 2 1 0 3 5 [12]
10  Richard Dodson (NZL) 2 0 0 2 3 [13]
10  Björn Førslund (SWE) 2 0 0 2 4 [14]

Medalists

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1973 Falmouth  Clive Roberts (NZL)  Kjell Axerot (SWE)  John Dawson-Edwards (GBR)
1974 Adelaide  Torben Andrup (DEN)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Graeme Woodroffe (NZL)
1975 Helsinki  Poul Kirketerp (DEN)  Peter Lester (NZL)  Hans-Peter Hylander (SWE)
1976 Nyköping  Poul Kirketerp (DEN)  Johan Ling-Vannerus (SWE)  Michael Nissen (FRG)
1977 Takapuna  Peter Lester (NZL)  Barry Thom (NZL)  Michael Nissen (FRG) [15]
1978 Medemblik  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Leith Armit (NZL)  Alexander Hagen (FRG) [15]
1979 Tønsberg  Richard Dodson (NZL)  Christer Berndtsson (SWE)  Clive Evison (GBR) [15]
1980 Varberg  Poul Kirketerp (DEN)  Jens-Peter Wrede (FRG)  Stefan Järudd (SWE) [15]
1981 Hyères  Peter Gale (AUS)  Stefan Järudd (SWE)  Earl Berry (NZL) [15]
1982 Melbourne  Richard Dodson (NZL)  Stefan Järudd (SWE)  Peter Takle (AUS) [15]
1983 Torquay  Leith Armit (NZL)  Stig Westergaard (DEN)  Trevor Gore (GBR) [15]
1984 Sønderborg  Glen Collings (AUS)  Stig Westergaard (DEN)  John Derbyshire (GBR)
1985 Medemblik  Leith Armit (NZL)  Reemt Reemtsma (FRG)  Mark Fisher (AUS)
1986 Takapuna  Mark Fisher (AUS)  P. Meo (NZL)  Leith Armit (NZL)
1987 Luleå  Mats Caap (SWE)  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Dennis Josefsson (SWE)
1988 Travemünde  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Bjørn Westergaard (DEN)  Dennis Josefsson (SWE) [15]
1989 Weymouth  Per Hägglund (SWE)  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Peter Josefsson (SWE) [15]
1990 Melbourne  Leith Armit (NZL)  Per Hägglund (SWE)  Mark Fisher (AUS) [15]
1991 Vallensbæk  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Ulf Brandt (DEN)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR) [15]
1992 Vitrolles  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Anders Adersen (DEN)  Ulf Brand (DEN)
1993 Puck  Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR)
1994 Napier  Leith Armit (NZL)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Roger Blasse (AUS) [15]
1995 Felixstowe  Björn Forslund (SWE)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Ulf Brandt (DEN) [15]
1996 Varberg  Christian Carlson (SWE)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR)  Martin von Zimmermann (GER)
1997 Sonderborg  Björn Forslund (SWE)  Karsten Hitz (GER)  Hedley Fletcher (GBR) [15]
1998 Glenelg  Roger Blasse (AUS)  Carl Schmidt (AUS)  Karsten Hitz (GER) [15]
1999 Neustadt in Holstein  Peter Milne (AUS)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Nick Craig (GBR) [15]
2000 Łeba  Karsten Hitz (GER)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Bart Bomans (BEL) [15]
2001 Båstad  Karsten Hitz (GER)  Bart Bomans (BEL)  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) [15]
2002 Napier  Greg Wilcox (NZL)  Paul Rhodes (NZL)  Alistair Gair (NZL) [15]
2003 Goa  Nintin Mongia (IND)  Ben Morisson (NZL)  Nick Craig (GBR) [15]
2004 Poole  Jim Hunt (GBR)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Nintin Mongia (IND) [15]
2005 Skælskør  Nick Craig (GBR)  Jonas Quist (SWE)  Greg Wilcox (NZL) [15]
2006 Belmont  Nick Craig (GBR)  Jørgen Lindhardsen (DEN)  Greg Wilcox (NZL) [15]
2007 Łeba  Nick Craig (GBR)  Mark Perrow (NZL)  Karl Purdie (NZL) [15]
2008 Warnemünde  Karl Purdie (NZL)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Andre Blasse (AUS) [15]
2009 Kalmar  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE)  Karl Purdie (NZL)  Jørgen Lindhardsten (DEN) [15]
2010 Wellington  Karl Purdie (NZL)  Michael Williams (AUS)  Matthew Steven (NZL)
2011 Largs  Nick Craig (GBR)  Martin von Zimmermann (GER)  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) [15]
2012 Vallensbæk  André Budzien (GER)  Greg Wilcox (NZL)  Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) [15]
2013 Pattaya  Roger Blasse (AUS)  Nick Craig (GBR)  Michael Williams (AUS) [15]
2014 Melbourne  Matt Stechmann (NZL)  Luke O'Connell (NZL)  Roger Blasse (AUS) [15]
2015 Puck  André Budzien (GER)  Charlie Cumbley (GBR)  Bo Petersen (DEN) [15]
2016 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon  Jim Hunt (GBR)  Jørgen Svendsen (DEN)  Charlie Cumbley (GBR) [16]
2017 Barbados  Nick Craig (GBR)  Jim Hunt (GBR)  Luke O'Connell (NZL) [15]
2018 Warnemünde  André Budzien (GER)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Jan Kurfeld (GER) [17]
2019 Auckland  Dan Slater (NZL)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Josh Armit (NZL) [18]
2020 Marstrand Cancelled due to COVID 19
2021 Lake Garda Cancelled due to COVID 19
2022 Marstrand  Charlie Cumbley (GBR)  Niklas Edler (SWE)  Lars Johan Brodtkorb (NOR) [19]
2023 Lyme Regis GBR 2245
 Henry Wetherell (GBR) 		SWE 71
 Niklas Edler (SWE) 		FRA 11
 Valerian Lebrun (FRA) 		[20]

International Regattas

Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1963 Maubuisson  Sven Jakobsen (DEN)  Bert de Bock (BEL)  Guy Lachapelle (BEL) [15]
1964 Roskilde  Henning Schnachtschnabel (DEN)  Bent Jørgensen (DEN)  Christen Tang Koch (DEN) [15]
1965 Hayling Island  Göran Andersson (SWE)  Bent Jørgensen (DEN)  Roy Martyn (GBR) [15]
1966 Veerse Meer  Göran Andersson (SWE)  Björn Arnesson (SWE)  Ib Ussing Andersen (DEN)
1967 Lake Saint-Louis  Björn Arnesson (SWE)  Erik Fromell (SWE)  Göran Andersson (SWE) [15]
1968 Tønsberg  Erik Fromell (SWE)  Leif Enarsson (SWE)  Per Westlund (SWE) [15]
1969 Bendor  Kent Carlsson (SWE)  Ib Ussing Andersen (DEN)  Erik Fromell (SWE) [15]
1970 Takapuna  Kent Carlsson (SWE)  Thomas Jungblut (FRG)  Jonty Farmer (NZL) [15]
1971 Kiel  Thomas Jungblut (FRG)  Peter Due (DEN)  Steen Kjølhede (DEN) [15]
1972 Marstrand  Kjell Axerot (SWE)  Graeme Woodroffe (NZL)  Per Wennersten (SWE) [15]

References

  1. ^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Largest ever OK Dinghy World Championships". Sail World. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-10-14. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Nick Craig at World Sailing
  5. ^ Bo-Steffan Andersson at World Sailing
  6. ^ Leith Armit at World Sailing
  7. ^ Roger Blasse at World Sailing
  8. ^ André Budzien at World Sailing
  9. ^ Poul Kirketerp at World Sailing
  10. ^ Karl Purdie at World Sailing
  11. ^ Karsten Hitz at World Sailing
  12. ^ Jim Hunt at World Sailing
  13. ^ Richard Dodson at World Sailing
  14. ^ Björn Førslund at World Sailing
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao http://okdia.org/results/index.php#worlds
  16. ^ http://2016.okworlds.org/category/results/
  17. ^ "2018 OK Worlds". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  18. ^ "2019 OK Worlds". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  19. ^ "2022 OK Worlds". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  20. ^ "2023 OK Worlds Results".

See also

Knud Olsen

References

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