World OK titles

Press, 20 February 1986, Page 4

World OK titles

PA Auckland Swedes won the first two races of the world OK Dinghy yachting championships, which began off Milford Beach, Auckland, yesterday. In the first race, Swedish sailors also finished second and fourth. Johan Peterson led the 53boat fleet round the first mark and was never headed in winning the first race of the Bank of New Zealand championships by 21 seconds from his compatriot, Bo Staffan Andersson. Peter Meo (New Zealand), in the top four throughout, was third. ' The defending champion, Leith Armit, of New Zealand, was sixth. Conditions freshened a little for the: second race which was dominated in the early stages by New Zealanders and Australians. John Weston (N.Z.) thirteenth in the morning race, led round the first mark from Mark Fisher (Australia), and Meo. Fisher, led later but near the finish was overtaken by Mats Andersson (Sweden) and Karsten Hitz (West Ger-

many). Fisher was third. Meo was fourth, Armit fifth and the New Zealand champion, Mark Croad, sixth. The third and fourth rages—are scheduled for today. - — Results:— f ' Race one: Johan Peterson ~ (Sweden) 12:01.01, 1; Bo Staffan Andersson (Sweden) 12:01.22, 2; Peter Meo (N.Z.) 12:01.27, 3; Mats Andersson ; (Sweden) 12:01.30, 4; Rohan Lord (G. 8. 12:01.39, 5; Leith Armit (N.Z.) 12:02.05, 6; Mark Croad (N.Z.) 12:02.22, 7; Craig Monk (N.Z.) 12:02.37, 8; Paul Bamford'(N.Z.) 12.02.42, 9; Mark Fisher'(Aust.) 12.03.22, 10. . • - ■< . . ,

Race two: M. Andersson 3:51.07, 1; Karsten Hite (W. Germany) 3:51.08, 2; Fisher 3:5L09f 3; 4 Meo' 3:51.46, 4; Armit' 3:51.47, :5; Crbad 3:51.52, 6; John Weston (N.Z.) 3:52.25, 7; Nigel Soper (N.Z.) 3:52.26, 8; Lord 3:53.03, 9; B. Fifield (N.Z.) 3:53.18, 10. Over all: M. Andersson 8 pts, 1; Meo 13.7, 2; Petersson, 21, 3; Armit and Fisher 21.7, equal 4; Croad 24.7, 6; Lord 25, 7; Hite 31, 8; Weston 32, 9; Monk 33, 10; B Andersson 34, 11; Soper 36, 12.