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03.04.2013
OK Dinghy International Press Release
Budzien bites back on day three
As racing resumed at the Singha OK Dinghy world championship in Pattaya, Thailand, defending champion Andre Budzien (GER) won the day with a first and
second to move up to second overall. Roger Blasse (AUS) reindexs in second after a second and a third while the winner of the second race today, Mike
Williams (AUS) moves up to third.
The forecast showed the lightest winds of week of 10-12 knots though the fleet also had to contend with a strong ebb tide running up the course.
However as usual the wind built to around 15 knots with nice surfing aves downwind. After his OCS on Monday Budzien was looking to regain control and
he did just that.
Race five finally got away after two general recalls as the strong ebb pushed the fleet over the line. A big shift out of the start favoured those at
the pin who tacked and almost laid the top mark in one tack. Budzien gained the most from this to lead round with a good margin on the fleet. He
sailed away unhindered to win his second race of the week. The chasing pack included Paul Rhodes, Nick Craig (GBR), Greg Wilcox (NZL), Roger Blasse
(AUS), Bo Petersen (DEN) and Jorgen Svenden (DEN).
Rhodes took the early advantage in the chasing pack, but Petersen and Blasse were not far behind. At the final gate Blasse trailed Petersen while
Wilcox and Rhodes were not far behind. Blasse made gains on the final upwind to place second, while Wilcox took third as Petersen was black flagged at
the start. Another high profile victim of the black flag was race three winner Craig.
The tide was reducing in strength during race six but still played an important factor. Mike Williams, Blasse and Rhodes started near the committee
boat while Budzien escaped down the line for a clear start near the pin. A quarter way up the beat Budzien crossed back and looked to have a good lead
but Rhodes emerged ahead to lead round from Budzien, Blasse, Craig and Williams.
Williams then sailed past Blasse and Craig on the first reach and then Rhodes on the second to put the pressure on Budzien up the second beat as he
closed the distance between them. At the gaste they split tacks and on the final beat, Budzien crossed ahead and carried on to the left, letting
Williams away to the right. But the wind shifted in Williams' favour and when Budzien tacked for the line, Williams got lifted up to cross in first
and snatch the victory from the defending champion.
For many here it was moving day, though Blasse has extended his lead to four points with the discard coming into effect. Only two points separate
second to fourth, to Thursday's racing will be crucial, with many in the top 10 already posting their discard with several OCS or BFDs on the board.
The forecast for Thursday is for the strongest winds yet with a solid 18 knots expected to be boosted by local thermals. There are four more races to
go to decide the 2013 Singha OK Dinghy World Champion.
Results (top 20 from 74)
1 AUS 749 Roger Blasse 10.0
2 GER 782 Andre Budzien 14.0
3 AUS 730 Michael Williams 15.0
4 GBR 2150 Nick Craig 16.0
5 NZL 517 Paul Rhodes 21.0
6 AUS 735 Mark Jackson 31.0
7 NZL 544 Greg Wilcox 35.0
8 DEN 1409 Stefan Myralf 36.0
9 GBR 2151 Jonathan Fish 43.0
10 AUS 754 Brent Williams 47.0
11 DEN 1411 Jorgen Svendsen 50.0
12 GBR 2118 Terry Curtis 55.0
13 GER 693 Martin von Zimmermann 68.0
14 DEN 1364 Jorgen Lindhardtsen 70.0
15 GER 778 Soenice Behrens 81.0
16 NZL 542 Alistair Deaves 83.0
17 DEN 1421 Bo Petersen 88.0
18 NZL 535 Mike Wilde 90.0
19 AUS 734 Edward O’Donnell 96.0
20 DEN 1335 Mogens Johansen 96.
Full results here: http://varuna.org/day-three-overall/ ( http://varuna.org/day-three-overall/ )
Photos by Malee Whitcraft
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