OK Worlds Team Series

Team selection series complete for the 2001 World Championships

The OK class has just completed its team selection series for the 2001 World Championships, to be held in Sweden next summer. The OK class runs its series in the year before the actual event, reckoning there are three big advantages in doing this; it allows the class association plenty of time to organize entries and training for the worlds team, and it allows competitors time to organize themselves before the big event. The other bonus is that you can spread the qualifiers throughout the sailing season, avoiding the need for lots of meetings in the early cold!
The series is based on individual races. This year 17 races were sailed at four events, these being Highcliffe, Brightlingsea, the Nationals at Dabchicks and the Inlands at Burton. The helms have to count 50% of the races held (rounded up), whilst only being allowed to count their best three races from the Nationals. There were a total of 66 boats that competed in the series. The Nationals had an entry of 58 boats, the Inlands 34 boats, Brightlingsea 24 and Highcliffe - in the spring chill - only 16.

The usual suspects appear at the top of the list, but notable performances in the top 20 include Pete Turner, Bob Bourne, Alex Scoles, Paul Jewby and Sarah Brewer - all of whom have trailed and sailed harder than ever before! Keep up the good work guys.

The places at the Worlds are to be granted in order of these results. The actual number of places available is yet to be confirmed.

Top 20 Results

Position	Sail No.’s	Name	Total
1	2085	David Carroll	11
2	2073	Hedley Fletcher	27
3	2093	Greg Casey	38
4	2094	Andy Rushworth	41
5	2084	Terry Curtis	43
6	DEN-1292	Pete Wibroe	45
7	2046	Alistair Deaves	56
8	2080	Gavin Waldron	63
9	2054	Andy Turner	64
10	2059	Will Turner	77
11	2053	Alan Atkin	90
12	1983	Deryck Lovegrove	100
13	2071	Dave Bourne	110
14	2034	Peter Turner	117
15	2007	Dan Ager	127
16	2075	Bob Bourne	128
17	2021	Alex Scoles	136
18	2095	Paul Jewby	147
19	2027	Sarah Brewer	151
20	1984	Micheal Edwards	204