Full gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/okdia/albums/72177720309371000
Month: June 2023
OK Dinghy Worlds starts with four winners from four challenging heats
The Ovington Boats and Pro-Set Resins 2023 OK Dinghy World Championship began Monday with two races in quite challenging wind conditions in Lyme Regis. Nick Craig, Niklas Edler, Bo Petersen and Jens Eckardt all won group races in winds that varied from 5-12 knots and shifted all over the compass.
Gallery Day 1
Full gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/okdia/albums/72177720309359753
Video: Day 1
Highlights from Day 1 at the 2023 Ovington Boats and Pro-Set Resins OK Dinghy World Championship in Lyme Regis
Spectacular practice race as OK Dinghy World Championship opens in sunny Lyme Regis
The Ovington Boats and Pro-Set Resins 2023 OK Dinghy World Championship was opened Sunday in Lyme Regis, UK, with 143 boats from 13 countries ready to start racing on Monday. On Sunday the practice race was held in spectacular conditions on Lyme Bay with 15-18 knots and wall to wall sunshine. In the evening the opening ceremony was held at the club.
Gallery – Practice Race
Full gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/okdia/albums/72177720309311677
Lyme Regis filling up with OK Dinghy fleet
Lyme Regis is filing up with OK Dinghies and OK Dinghy sailors from all over the world. Around 100 have already arrived and most are going through equipment inspection and doing some last-minute practice in some sublime conditions on Lyme Bay – hot, sunny and windy.
Huge fleet primed for one of the biggest OK Dinghy World Championships of all time
In the coming week, many of the world’s best dinghy sailors will be taking part in the Ovington Boats and PRO-SET-Resins OK Dinghy World Championship, in Lyme Regis, Dorset, in Britain. It will be the biggest OK Dinghy world championship ever in the UK, and one of the biggest of all time. Currently there are 144 entries from 13 countries, highlighting the current growth and enthusiasm for sailing this fantastic singlehander. The previous record was set in 2012 in Vallensbæk, Denmark, with 145 entries.