The Real Club Náutico de Palma has officially launched the moorings of the European Championship of the OK Dinghy class, with the opening of the regatta office and the process of measuring and confirming registrations. This competition, which will continue until Sunday November 3comes continuously after the ClubSwan World Championship, which ended on Sunday, and is part of a record year of international activity, in which the Balearic entity will host nine European and world regattas, the highest number in its 76-year history.
The OK Dinghy fleet counts 84 participants from 13 countries and presents the British Charlie CumbleyEuropean champion in 2023, as the big favorite for the title. Spain will be represented by nine units, all from Real Club Náutico de Palma.
Today, Tuesday October 29, a day of training is planned in the morning, while The opening ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the club’s facilities, which will kick off the competition.
The racing instructions establish a maximum of 10 races with a single deviation, applicable from the fourth race. Departures will take place at 12:00 p.m. except the first day, when it was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Throughout the week, variable weather conditions are expected, both in terms of wind intensity and direction.
The OK Dinghy class has a short but intense history in the Balearic Islands. Even if it is a ship with a long history in Northern Europe, His first unit on the islands dates back to 2020, when the sailor Luis Portella he built his own boat during confinement. Later, the shipbuilder Javier Estarellas He is making a second fiber model and is encouraging other local shipowners to join the class.
Estarellas presents the OK Dinghy as a ideal boat for adult sailors wishing to continue solo dinghy sailing, because, although it is fast and fun in fresh winds, it does not require the physical demands of other classes like Laser or Finn.
