Month: September 2018
Breezy start to OK Dinghy Europeans in Bandol
The 2018 OK Dinghy European Championship was opened Wednesday evening at the SNB (Societé Nautique de Bandol) after two races were sailed late in the day following several days of strong winds. The 2009 world champion Thomas Hansson-Mild, from Sweden, is the early leader from Sönke Behrens of Germany and Fredrik Lööf, of Sweden.
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No practice race as strong winds keep fleet ashore
The sun shone and the wind blew and the holiday mood flowed. Continue Reading →
OK Dinghy fleet head south for first ever European Championship on the Med
Five years ago an old OK Dinghy was dragged out of a garden in southern France and given a makeover. Soon it was joined by another and then another, and what followed was the amazingly successful revival of the Mediterranean OK Dinghy fleet with many former and new sailors joining the class. Two years ago they initiated the Mediterranean Championship at Bandol, an indicator of the growing interest and potential of this fledging fleet. Then, on the back of all this, and to support the growth, they were offered the chance of hosting the 2018 European Championship, which begins next week.
Arrival instructions
Attached you will find a club access map from the highway and a map / circulation map of the Bandol club.