OK DINGHY INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Secretary: Robert Deaves, 124 Heatherhayes, Ipswich. IP2 9SG. England

Tel: +44 [0] 7932 0470468 - Email: secretary@okdia.org - www.okdia.org

 

 

19 December 2005

 

 

PRESS RELEASE: OK DINGHY WORLD RANKINGS DECEMBER 2005

 

 

The first release of an International ranking list for the International OK Dinghy includes some 287 sailors from 10 nations. The new ranking list is the first indicator of form for the upcoming Toshiba World Championships in Belmont, Australia in February. This new innovation for the International OK Dinghy Class has highlighted the recent worldwide growth in numbers as the class approaches its 50th year.

 

It’s no surprise that Nick Craig (GBR), the 2005 World Champion, leads the list, 33 points clear of second place with a perfect score of 5 first places at the Medemblik Spring Cup, Kiel Week, Warnemunde Week, the Danish Nationals and the Worlds. Second placed Jorgen Lindhartdsen (DEN) - the 'old man of the 'sea' of the OK class - lies in second after a string of top 5 results in 2005 including a second at the Danish Nationals and the Nordics. Third placed Greg Wilcox (NZL) - the 2002 World Champion - marked a return to form in 2005 with a bronze medal at the worlds and a second at Warnemunde.

 

The December 2005 ranking list includes results from the 2005 World championships, Nordics, Spring Cup, Kiel, Warnemunde, Interdominions and National championships from Poland, New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and Germany.

 

Each event is weighted between 1 and 2 according to the number of top 20 ranked sailors competing, while the World Championship is always weighted as 2.5. Events will remain on the list on a two year rolling system, with updates issued at strategic intervals during the year.

 

Ranking List – December 2005

 

Rank       Name                                    Nationality    Points                       No.of Events

1             Nick Craig                              GBR              830.00                       5

2             Jorgen Lindhartdsen                DEN              797.25                       5

3             Greg Wilcox                           NZL               768.66                       8

4             Ulf Brandt                               DEN              724.73                       5

5             Mogens Johansen                   DEN              681.95                       5

6             Mark Perrow                           NZL               679.94                       6

7             Frank Hansen                         DEN              658.65                       5

8             Alistair Deaves                        NZL               658.59                       5

9             Gunter Arndt                           GER              613.61                       4

10            Martin von Zimmerman            GER              610.97                       4

11            Thomas Hanson-Mild              SWE              580.03                       4

12            Pawel Pawlaczyk                    POL              562.51                       4

13            Oliver Gronholz                       GER              561.14                       5

14            Steve McDowell                      NZL               551.90                       4

15            Jesper Petersen                      DEN              514.93                       4

16            Hans Elkjaer                           SWE             497.73                       4

17            Thomas Glas                          GER              488.92                       5

18            Sonke Behrens                       GER              487.81                       4

19            Trent Pryce                            NZL               486.46                       6

20            Jonas Quist                            SWE             486.19                       3

21            Troels Lykke                           DEN              478.53                       4

22            Mike Wilde                             NZL               463.44                       5

23            Jon Fish                                 GBR              463.33                       4

24            Christian Mitgard                     DEN              450.26                       4

25            Grant Pedersen                      NZL               448.54                       6

26            Thorsten Schmidt                    GER              420.43                       5

27            Andreas Pich                          GER              405.19                       4

28            Peter Stephan                        GER              391.24                       6

29            Christian Heinze                     GER              381.62                       5

30            Andre Blasse                          AUS              368.99                       3

31            Robert Deaves                        GBR              350.92                       3

32            Bo Teglers                              DEN              349.46                       4

33            Roger Blassé                          AUS              348.57                       2

34            Marek Jarocki                         POL               345.21                       3

35            Rainer Rehbehn                      GER              344.19                       3

36            Fabian Gronholz                     GER              336.60                       4

37            Arne Lindemann                      GER              332.17                       4

38            Karl Purdie                             NZL               331.48                       3

39            Janusz Stobinski                    POL               321.33                       3

40            Darren Hunt                            NZL               317.00                       5

41            Jonal Lindahl                          SWE             310.35                       3

42            Philip Rzepecky                      NZL               305.79                       5

43            Paul Rhodes                           NZL               300.81                       3

44            Peter Wibro                            DEN              293.90                       2

45            Jakob Kania                           POL               285.54                       3

46            Jorg Sylvester                         GER              283.16                       4

47            Ben Morrison                          NZL               282.18                       3

48            Russell Wood                         NZL               269.96                       3

49            Darek Kras                             POL               264.63                       5

50            Joe Porebski                          NZL               261.81                       3

51            Ivan Pedersen                         DEN              260.92                       3

52            Ingmar Janson                        SWE             252.42                       3

53            Juliane Hofmann                     GER              245.81                       4

54            Dirk Dame                              GER              243.50                       3

55            Uwe Bohm                             GER              242.63                       3

56            Wayne Avery                          NZL               231.74                       2

57            Adrian Mannering                    NZL               228.64                       3

58            Paul Verrijdt                           BEL               222.43                       4

59            David Hoogenboom                 NZL               220.49                       3

60            Christian Senst                       GER              217.48                       3

61            Jan Hartmann                         GER              199.63                       3

62            Christian Hartmann                 GER              198.30                       2

63            Neil Goodhead                        GBR              195.38                       2

64            Gunner Specht                       GER              187.00                       3

65            Daniel Groschl                        GER              179.70                       3

66            Terry Curtis                            GBR              174.04                       2

67            Heinz Ridder                           GER              173.63                       4

68            Mark Geboes                          BEL               172.30                       5

69            Ralf Mackman                        GER              170.00                       2

70            Falk Hagermann                     GER              169.43                       2

71            Dirk Gericke                           GER              169.05                       3

72            Alex Scoles                            GBR              168.81                       2

73            Owen Anderson                      NZL               153.46                       2

74            Jan Eric Nystedt                     SWE             150.74                       2

75            Karsten Kath                          GER              148.75                       5

76            Katharina Huss                       GER              146.73                       3

77            John Ball                                GBR              139.52                       1

78            Claus Deichgraber                   DEN              139.22                       2

79            Marc Vande Ghinste               BEL               138.80                       2

80            Nigel Mannering                      NZL               138.33                       2

81            Per Arne Olsen                       SWE             135.06                       2

82            Gavin Waldron                        GBR              133.00                       2

83            Thierry Damblon                      BEL               129.00                       2

84            Michel Lesure                         LUX               128.00                       2

85            Peter Nielsen                          AUS              116.93                       2

86            Per Baagoe                            DEN              115.68                       1

87            Henrik Sogren                         DEN              115.65                       2

88            Peter Lynch                            AUS              114.72                       2

89            Szymon Kostrewski                POL               111.89                       2

90            Rod Andrew                            BEL               111.20                       2

91            Tom Pearce                            AUS              110.94                       3

92            Antoni Pawlowski                    POL               110.00                       1

93            Karsten Kraus                        GER              108.57                       1

94            Ralf Tietje                               GER              108.43                       2

95            Peter Scheuerl                        GER              107.14                       2

96            P Horne                                 AUS              105.12                       1

97            Steve Dunn                             GBR              105.00                       1

98            Tony Clifford                           NZL               104.74                       2

99            Antony Rich                           GBR              103.85                       2

100          Max Nystedt                           SWE             103.72                       2

101          Olle Heimersson                     SWE             102.81                       3

102          T Davies                                 AUS              102.68                       1

103          Maciej Angielczyk                   POL               102.00                       1

104          P Forster                                AUS              100.24                       1

105          Nick Gray                               AUS              100.16                       2

106          M McQueen                           AUS              97.80                         1

107          Andy Turner                            GBR              97.50                         2

108          Tomasz Kosmicki                   POL               96.00                         1

109          Mike Edwards                         GBR              95.19                         2

110          Tomasz Gaj                            POL               94.00                         1

111          Rob Hengst                            NZL               93.96                         3

112          Mark Jackson                         AUS              92.93                         1

113          Kay Wickelkoppe                    GER              92.00                         1

114          Rene Johannsen                     DEN              91.82                         1

115          M Williams                             AUS              90.49                         1

116          Paul Richards                         AUS              90.00                         1

117          Richard Furneaux                    AUS              89.67                         2

118          Carsten Sass                         GER              89.00                         2

119          Jorg Posny                             GER              88.86                         1

120          Dan Ager                                GBR              86.73                         1

121          Matt Hibbard                           NZL               86.28                         2

122          Slawomir Blaszka                   POL               86.00                         1

123          Peter Burton                           AUS              85.61                         1

124          Peter Torngaard                      DEN              85.00                         1

125          Dave Kettridge                        AUS              83.17                         1

126          Ian Harris                               GBR              83.08                         1

127          Jedrzej Sznajder                     POL               82.00                         1

128          James McAllister                    AUS              80.73                         1

129          Piotr Przewozny                     POL               80.00                         1

130          Pete Turner                            GBR              79.42                         1

131          Frederic Lamarque                  FRA               78.40                         1

132          Bob Chapman                         AUS              78.29                         1

133          Per Jaensson                         SWE             76.67                         1

134          Jan Mellis                               BEL               76.00                         1

135          Robert Glowacki                     POL               76.00                         1

136          E O'Donnell                            AUS              75.85                         1

137          Bill Bradburn                           GBR              75.77                         1

138          Norbert Petrausch                   GER              74.00                         3

139          Wojciech Kalkowski                POL               74.00                         1

140          C Visick                                 AUS              73.41                         1

141          Tim O'Leary                            GBR              72.12                         1

142          Bartosz Przbysz                     POL               72.00                         1

143          John Hoogerbrug                     NZL               71.15                         2

144          Glen Yates                             AUS              70.98                         1

145          Pawel Trybus                          POL               70.00                         1

146          B Holly                                   AUS              68.54                         1

147          Bob Bourne                            GBR              68.46                         1

148          Adrian Gorka                          POL               68.00                         1

149          Per Sorensen                         DEN              67.73                         2

150          Ortwin Zimmer                        GER              67.60                         1

151          Peter Bergh                            SWE             67.14                         1

152          P Wallace                              AUS              66.10                         1

153          Jan Siekierzynski                    POL               66.00                         1

154          John Meadowcroft                   GBR              64.81                         1

155          Gert Breitbart                          GER              64.55                         1

156          Jakub Jankowski                     POL               64.00                         1

157          Jan Larsen                             SWE             63.71                         2

158          Bill Tyler                                 AUS              63.66                         1

159          Selwyn Pedrsen                      NZL               63.59                         2

160          Dave Cooper                           GBR              62.88                         2

161          Mats Petersson                      SWE             62.38                         1

162          Andrew Pardington                  NZL               62.38                         1

163          Jaroslaw Kucynski                  POL               62.00                         1

164          Ed Bradburn                           GBR              61.15                         1

165          Anders Gunnersen                  DEN              61.14                         1

166          Rene Delecluse                      FRA               60.40                         1

167          P Yates                                 AUS              58.78                         1

168          Jan-Dietmar Dellas                  GER              58.33                         1

169          Christian Huss                        GER              58.25                         3

170          Milosz Wojewski                     POL               58.00                         1

171          Wolfgang Feierabend               GER              57.76                         2

172          Torbjorn Svensson                   SWE             57.62                         1

173          Uwe Rademacher                    GER              56.92                         3

174          Bertil Eliasson                        SWE             56.19                         2

175          Janusz Zimer                          POL               56.00                         1

176          Uwe Fredrick                          GER              55.11                         1

177          Henrik Moll                             DEN              54.32                         1

178          Maciej Pezala                         POL               54.00                         1

179          T Burton                                 AUS              53.90                         1

180          Michel Jamar                          BEL               52.00                         1

181          Maciej Misko                          POL               52.00                         1

182          C McQueen                            AUS              51.46                         1

183          Peter Nielsen                          DEN              50.91                         1

184          Michal Stachowiak                  POL               50.00                         1

185          Maxine Manca                        FRA               49.60                         1

186          Bengt Stromberg                     SWE             49.26                         2

187          Paul Richards                         AUS              49.02                         1

188          Hakon Olsen                          SWE             48.18                         1

189          Lars Lindahl                            SWE             48.10                         1

190          Jerzy Bojanowski                    POL               48.00                         1

191          Poul Christiansen                    DEN              47.50                         1

192          John Skjoldby                         DEN              47.27                         2

193          M Walker                               AUS              46.59                         1

194          Sam Minns                             GBR              46.54                         1

195          Piotr Przewozny                     POL               46.14                         1

196          Graeme Bates                        NZL               46.03                         2

197          Senne Deboeure                     BEL               46.00                         1

198          Tobias Wickelkoppe                GER              46.00                         1

199          Sven Marchot                         GER              44.71                         1

200          J Barr                                     AUS              44.15                         1

201          Sam Jedig                              DEN              44.09                         1

202          Radoslaw Wiacek                   POL               44.00                         1

203          Kennedy Karlsson                   SWE             43.33                         1

204          Alexander Hirsch                    GER              42.40                         1

205          Marina Dellas                         GER              42.22                         1

206          Jakub Kowalczyk                    POL               42.00                         1

207          Tommy Nordfalk                      DEN              40.68                         1

208          Johanna Andrew Becker          BEL               40.00                         1

209          Konrad Kowalczyk                  POL               40.00                         1

210          D Colman                               AUS              39.27                         1

211          Joachim Singethan                  GER              38.80                         1

212          Jens Bock                              GER              38.14                         2

213          Pawel Gorzelewski                  POL               38.00                         1

214          John Skjoldby Pedersen          DEN              37.27                         1

215          Helge van Freeden                  GER              36.29                         1

216          Matthew Bismark                    NZL               36.19                         1

217          Stanislaw Mitulski                   POL               36.00                         1

218          Chris White                            GBR              35.58                         1

219          Nigel Stilwell                           NZL               35.13                         2

220          Les McAllister                        AUS              34.39                         1

221          Jan Taelman                           BEL               34.00                         1

222          Pawel Wozniak                       POL               34.00                         1

223          Mikael Nielsen                        DEN              33.86                         1

224          Andreas Silvan                        GER              32.89                         2

225          Erik Bork                                GER              32.56                         1

226          Mikolaj Kurzak                        POL               32.00                         1

227          C Hall                                    AUS              31.95                         1

228          Mary Reddyhoff                       GBR              31.92                         1

229          Maunoir Villeneuve                  BEL               31.60                         1

230          Frank Visler                            DEN              30.45                         1

231          Graham Lambert                     NZL               30.00                         3

232          Derek Lovegrove                      GBR              30.00                         1

233          Krzystof Kolanowski                POL               30.00                         1

234          S Wilson                                AUS              29.51                         1

235          Hans-Werner Ramm                GER              29.33                         1

236          Per Nordquist                         SWE             29.05                         1

237          Simon Shaw                           GBR              28.27                         1

238          Jacques Tiefaine                     FRA               28.00                         1

239          Dergent Erik                          BEL               28.00                         1

240          Piotr Falczynski                      POL               28.00                         1

241          Campbell Scott                       NZL               27.56                         2

242          P Blunt                                  AUS              27.07                         1

243          Stephan Wurms                      GER              26.44                         2

244          Jacek Swarna                         POL               26.00                         1

245          Julian Burnham                       GBR              25.00                         1

246          G Gillespie                             AUS              24.63                         1

247          Peter Ferguson                       GBR              24.62                         1

248          Jo Andrew                              BEL               24.40                         1

249          Jonas Andersson                    SWE             24.29                         1

250          Grzegorz Sokalski                  POL               24.00                         1

251          Karl-Erik Svare Nielsen            DEN              23.64                         1

252          A Steil                                   AUS              22.20                         1

253          Matthias Leyssens                  BEL               22.00                         1

254          Sebastian Gruszka                 POL               22.00                         1

255          John Walder                           GBR              20.96                         1

256          Matt McDowell                        NZL:              20.48                         1

257          Michael Osergaard                  DEN              20.23                         1

258          Chris Hall                               AUS              20.00                         1

259          Piotr Bajonczak                      POL               20.00                         1

260          M Date                                   AUS              19.76                         1

261          Stefan  Svensson                    SWE             19.52                         1

262          Maciej Napierala                     POL               18.00                         1

263          D O'Donnell                            AUS              17.32                         1

264          Paul Pke                                GBR              17.31                         1

265          Oliver Ronslaux                       FRA               17.20                         1

266          Jacob Christensen Wulff          DEN              16.82                         1

267          Trouwen Yan                          BEL               16.00                         1

268          Piotr Zajac                              POL               16.00                         1

269          J Hogan                                 AUS              14.88                         1

270          Olle Nordquist                         SWE             14.76                         1

271          Tomasz Lampka                     POL               14.00                         1

272          Rodney Thorne                       GBR              13.65                         1

273          Jean Patrice Courtois              FRA               13.60                         1

274          Gunnar Goronz1                     GER              13.29                         1

275          Floian Dorn                             GER              13.22                         1

276          E Furneaux                            AUS              12.44                         1

277          Jan Domanski                         POL               12.00                         1

278          Julian Burnham                       GBR              10.00                         1

279          Jesper Strandberg                   DEN              10.00                         1

280          Christain Eggers                     DEN              10.00                         1

281          Deiter Senst                           GER              10.00                         1

282          Lloyd Cole                              GBR              10.00                         1

283          Par Karlsson                          SWE             10.00                         1

284          Michel Fournie                        FRA               10.00                         1

285          Bieder DeBondt                      BEL               10.00                         1

286          K Semmens                           AUS              10.00                         1

287          Jeremi Chlebowicz                  POL               10.00                         1