OKs wait in line in Wellington for measurement. Supplied image.
by Mandy Burt
The fencing is up for the boat park outside Te Papa the Museum of New Zealand, containers in place, launching ramp finished and competitors gathering in glorious sunshine for the 2010 OK Dinghy World Championships in Wellington, New Zealand.
Preparations for the OK Worlds in Wellington. Supplied image.
Saturday 30th January, sees measurement taking place at the Boat Park with a queue of boats and skippers awaiting their turn and enjoying the marvellous Wellington weather. Behind the scenes the Race Office furniture and photocopier is in place, the phone lines connected and computer cabling waiting for Paul Davies, the Race Secretary to plug in his already overworked laptops. He and Mandy Burt, Media and Event Liaison, will take up residence in the Race Office for the next two weeks, with sleeping bags stashed in the corner of the room (only slightly joking).
Preparations for the OK Worlds in Wellington. Supplied image.
Ken Burt, Race Officer, is meeting with race volunteers for equipment checks and John Parrish, International Race officer, arrives in Wellington with his wife Linda.
Preparations for the OK Worlds in Wellington. Supplied image.
Entrants are reportedly even having full body waxes in order to make themselves as competitive as possible!
Preparations for the OK Worlds in Wellington. Supplied image.
It certainly is 'action stations' and 'ready to go' for racing to begin on
Monday 1st Feb - let's hope the weather gods are kind to us.
OK Worlds 2010
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