OK Dinghy News
All sailboats have a different feel when you steer them. Some have a naturally heavy windward helm, and some have very neutral or sometimes even leeward helm. All things being… Read More
Dan Slater was an Olympian in the 49er and Finn classes for New Zealand when in 2015 he began sailing the OK Dinghy, which he describes as a “smaller, hard-chine… Read More
Charlie Cumbley came into sailing through his family. “My grandpa worked for a boat builder, and then I got started just for leisure,” he says. “I wasn’t involved in any… Read More
The famous dinghy club, Black Rock Yacht Club, in Melbourne, Australia held the 57th OK Dinghy Nationals. With a 40-boat fleet, Roger Blasse won with a series score of 12… Read More
Heavy winds started the week off, as the Mistral blew through Bandol, leaving a mixed sea state, creating very physical sailing conditions for the OK dinghy fleet. As the week… Read More
The OK Dinghy has seen a huge resurgence in recent years, increasing numbers at both club and the international level. This year around 140 competitors took part in the… Read More
Kieler Woche, the world’s biggest sailing event attracted roughly 4,000 sailors from 50 nations for the nine-day event in Northern Germany. Entries range from ORC, to Olympic Dinghies, to paralympic… Read More
The first two minutes of a race is arguably the most important. Those first two minutes will define where you start on the line, and how much space is around… Read More
The OK UK National Championship hosted at Herne Bay in Kent gave the competitors a mixture of conditions, from blustery 25+ knots on the first day, letting the heavy weight… Read More
OK Dinghy Class Experts
Charlie Cumbley
Gosport, United Kingdom
Charlie.Cumbley@northsails.com
André Budzien
Schwerin, Germany
andre.budzien@northsails.com
Tom Lonsdale
Gosport, United Kingdom
Manufacturing – Gosport, UK
tom.lonsdale@northsails.com
Derek Scott
Auckland, New Zealand – Sales Office
Auckland, New Zealand – Sail Loft
Derek.Scott@northsails.com
Jeremy O’Connell
Melbourne, Australia
jeremy.oconnell@northsails.com