OK Dinghy Magazine January 2024

NEWS
2024 OKDIA AGM
The 2024 OKDIA AGM will take place
at the RQYS just before the worlds. The
agenda and all papers will be published
on okdia.org. There are a number of
Class Rule changes proposed for the
meeting concerning a builder register,
sails, onboard electronics and wearable
technology. The vote on these will
be taken at the AGM, so they can be
incorporated into Class Rules before the
European season commences.
MAJOR EVENTS 2024-25
2024 World Championship, Royal
Queensland Yacht Squadron, AUS, 26
Feb-2 March
2024.okworlds.org
Spring Cup, Medemblik, NED, 3-5 May
Kieler Woche, 27-30 June
Autumn Trophy, Bandol, FRA, 22-25 Oct
2024 European Championship, Palma,
ESP, 28 Oct-3 Nov
2024.okeuropeans.org
2025 World Championship, Arco, Lake
Garda, ITA, September (dates TBC)
2025.okworlds.org
2025 European Championship,
Warnemunde, GER (During
Warnemunde Woche)
2024 EUROPEANS
The 2024 European Championship
will be organised by the Real Club
Nautico de Palma at the end of October.
Following soon after the first major
championship in Italy, this will be the first
major OKDIA championship in Spain and
recognises the
rapid growth
of the class in
Palma over the
past few years.
The fleet
in Palma are
putting together
a great event
with a lot of
sponsors on
board and
social events
being planned.
So for those looking for a some warm
autumn sailing in a beautiful location,
reserve the dates now. The Autumn
Trophy in Bandol is conveniently being
held the week before the Europeans.
LOST MAST
A new Ceilidh Mast went missing from
the Worlds in Lyme Regis and Please
can you keep your eyes open to try and
find it. It is owned by the Clive Roberts
Trust for Junior OK Sailor Development
in Australia, but it is still somewhere in
the UK or Europe. Hopefully someone
has taken it by mistake and doesn’t
realise. The mast is Ceilidh # 17288 and
the OKDIA Mast Label is 539. Please
contact Mark Jackson (president@
okdia.org) if you have any information
on its whereabouts. This is the picture
of it at Lyme Regis. It is in a new green
Ceilidh/ Carbon Masts Cover.
OKDIA HALL OF FAME 2023
During the worlds in Lyme Regis, former class stalwarts Brenda and Donald Andrews
were inducted into the OKDIA Hall of Fame. Brenda and Don were the face of OKDIA
during the 1990s. Following around 10 years as secretary
of the British Class Association, Brenda Andrews took
over as Secretary of OKDIA from 1990 to 2002. She
took over at a difficult time for the class, with various
organisational and financial problems, but brought the
situation under control and is widely regarded as having
saved OKDIA from bankruptcy and further problems.
Brenda passed away in 2021.
Don Andrews was Chairman of the British Class
Association for a number of years before becoming
Chairman of the OKDIA Technical Committee from 1988
to 2001, the longest serving Chairman up to that time.
He was rigorous in keeping the Class Rules up to date
and diplomatically handling the many ideas from national
associations for change.
Full story and Hall of Fame Roll of Honour on: okdia.org
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