The 2025 OK Dinghy World Championship began on Lake Garda with two races on Monday for the 212 OK Dinghies from 15 countries.
With three groups, two races and six starts there were two standout performances with defending champion Nick Craig taking two race wins and fellow Brit Andrew Mills also taking two wins.
The two other race wins went to Canada’s Ben Flower and Sweden’s Niklas Edler.
With three groups, every point gained or lost is the equivalent to three points. After the opening day, four sailors won at least one race and lead the rankings.
Both Mills, a former top Finn sailor, and Craig, a six-time OK Dinghy world champion won races by a significant margin, while the other wins were close fought.
It will be a fascinating series with more top ranked sailors than ever seen before at a world championship.
Circolo Vela Arco is the perfect host with after race pasta and beer parties, huge on shore organisation and some great new facilities for sailors.
2025 OK Dinghy World Championship
– Leaders after 2 races, 1 discard (212 entries)
1st CAN 26 Baabii’O Flower – – 1 (3) – – 1 pts
1st WE 71 Niklas Edler – – (2) 1 – – 1 pts
1st GBR 94 Andrew Mills – – (1) 1 – – 1 pts
1st GBR 2295 Nick Craig – – (1) 1 – – 1 pts
5th GBR 2298 Matthew Howard – – (5) 2 – – 2 pts
5th GER 71 André Budzien – – 2 (3) – – 2 pts
5th GBR 6 Charlie Cumbley – – 2 (3) – – 2 pts
5th GBR 11 Andy Davis – – (13) 2 – – 2 pts
5th DEN 21 Bo Petersen – – (5) 2 – – 2 pts
10th GER 19 Ulli Kurfeld – – 3 (6) – – 3 pts
10th NZL 11 Steve Mcdowell – – 3 (11) – – 3 pts
10th GBR 49 James Downer – – 3 (13) – – 3 pts
13th SWE 24 Daniel Björndahl – – (4) 4 – – 4 pts
13th NZL 60 Gordon Sims – – (8) 4 – – 4 pts
13th AUS 10 Tim Davies – – 4 (11) – – 4 pts
13th NED 6 Stefan De Vries – – (10) 4 – – 4 pts
13th GER 886 Stefan Hoffmann – – 4 (6) – – 4 pts
18th NZL 624 Sean Clear – – 5 (21) – – 5 pts
18th SWE 100 Thomas Hansson-Mild – – (6) 5 – – 5 pts
18th POL 14 Pawel Pawlaczyk – – (11) 5 – – 5 pts
18th SWE 73 Patric Mure – – (9) 5 – – 5 pts
