Day 1 of the OK Dinghy World Championships in Brisbane, Australia was a clean sweep for the British competitors.
Nick Craig won both his flight races, Andy Davis had a 2 and 1, and Chris Turner a 14 and 1, which after the early discard puts them tied for the lead on one point.
Tied in second place are Mike Williams (-5, 2) and Rob McMillan (2, -6) of Australia, and Steve McDowell (2, -6) of New Zealand on 2 points
In third place there is a four-way tie, with Dave Clark (-5, 3), Rod Davis (-6, 3) Gary McLennon (3, -35) and Henrik Kofoed-Larrsen (3, -57) all on 3 pts after discard.
Craig said . . . “Couldn’t be a better start, but a long way to go.”
Davis said, “My best day in the OK ever with a two and one. Nice to start the week off like that.”
The opening series continues Tuesday with slightly more wind forecast. Racing continues until Saturday.
OK Dinghy World Championships – Day 1 Leaders after 2 races (111 entries)
