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OK Dinghy AUS National Championships 2020

Adelaide Sailing Club, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 – 10 January 2020

The OK Dinghy fleet total of 32 entries
The OK Dinghy fleet total of 32 entries

The 2020 Australian National Championships were held from 5-10 January 2020 at Adelaide Sailing Club as part of the 2020 Adelaide National Regatta, sharing with the Finn and Mosquito national titles. All three national events were part of a "super regatta" style event that has brought together three great grass roots classes to the one venue, which allowed them to share ideas and create a larger and more enjoyable atmosphere for sailors.

Rob McMillan put in a dominant performance, winning four of the six races sailed and coming away with a commanding victory, ahead of six-time class national champion Mark Jackson in second and Tim Davies in third.

Only six races were sailed over three days with no races completed on Thursday or Friday. The penultimate day suffered from too light winds and then, unfortunately due to strong winds and big seas, the final day of racing was unable to be sailed due to safety concerns. McMillan said that while he was happy to come away with a win, he thoroughly enjoyed being able to sail in the regatta alongside his son Will, who at 13 years old finished 10th overall in the 32-strong fleet.

More importantly some of the nicest people to sail with you'll ever come across, so it's been a great week and great to sail with my son too, McMillan said.

 
Competitive Racing
Competitive Racing

Among the OK Dinghy fleet were some great performances from interstate boats, however the pick of the locals was Adelaide Sailing Club's Brent Williams, who sailed consistently with all his results in the top seven, to come away with fourth overall.

It caps off a great season of local OK Dinghy sailing in Adelaide, which has swelled in numbers in the lead up to this regatta, and looks set to continue the enthusiasm in the years to come.

 

OK Dinghy AUS National Championships 2020 Results
#Sail NoBoat NameSkipperAgeClubR1R2R3R4R5R6TotalTot-1
1790NB sailsports 2Rob McMillanVRPAYC121141106
2768Out in the StreetMark JacksonMBRYC3328132012
3791Pretty FlyTim DaviesVWSC2154822214
4775GrumpyBrent WilliamsMASC5632752821
5730Time MachineMichael WilliamsVBRYC8583984132
6786Green MagicGlenn WilliamsMBRSC6413513105138
7774Smokin' HotPeter RobinsonMDSC108DNC9567138
8753JABMark SkeltonMWSC4UFD4611147239
9776Space MonkeyGrant WakefieldMDSC1412910645541
10779NB sailsportsWilliam McMillanYRPAYC9136111275845
11741Turkish DelightStephen WilsonVBRYC7714715267650
12708Green Eggs and HamKelvin HoldtMSYC111115122166751
13764Ice Ice BABYNick GrayMCSC121471818118062
14742SchmackoGareth WellsVWSC1510121314178164
15754GunboatSean HomanMASC2016101516139070
16725Joan's RespiteDavid KetteridgeMASC21231619101210178
17771The Hound 2Steven HumphrisVSYC1820182117910382
18750AJAXPhilip BarnettMDSC19181114202210482
19782Dark & StormyDavid VincentVSYC1791726262011589
20759Shades of GrayErik ThompsonMSYC16172224221511692
21785BellaAnthony GalanteVRQYS13192123192111693
22787Finger JamDamien WiddyVSYCDNFDNC241731912996
23772NanniSteven ShaleVSYC22212016231812097
24719Repeat OffenderDuncan LockVASC231526202423131105
25727tightsqueezeDonald WilliamsMBRYC272219222125136109
26736PhantomMichael WalkerGMDSC262525272724154127
27737DiogenesMichael FlavellGMBRYC252427282527156128
28546TequilaKevin KnottMPMSC24DNC2325DNCDNC171138
29717OffkutBruce SchofieldMWSC282628292828167138
30788COKEShane SmithVSYCDNSDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC198165
30740BlueRichard FurneauxMBRYCDNSDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC198165
30792AUS792Ben Leigh-SmithVSYCDNSDNCDNCDNCDNCDNC198165

DNC, DNS, DNF, OCS, BFD, UFD etc.: 33