Britain’s Andrew Mills has won the 2025 OK Dinghy world championship after an epic week of racing on Lake Garda. With only one race possible on the final day, the result was academic to Mills, who was already discarding a second. Nick Craig, also from Britain, finished third in the race to take silver while Sweden’s Niklas Edler took second, to take bronze. The final race was won by Britain’s Matt Howard.
Two more race wins from Britain’s Andrew Mills places him within one race of clinching the 2025 OK Dinghy world title on Friday. He took two more emphatic race wins on Thursday on Lake Garda in the windiest conditions so far with the Ora building to around 16-20 knots. Nick Craig, now four points back, fought hard but was no match for Mills, who was devastatingly quick upwind and downwind. Sweden’s Niklas Edler is now up to third, a further eight points back. Two races remain on Friday.
The British team continue to dominate the 2025 OK Dinghy World Championship at Circolo Vela Arco, on Lake Garda. Andrew Mills won both his races on Wednesday, Day 3 of the event, to take the overall lead from Nick Craig, with Charlie Cumbley still in third. Matt Howard also won both his races to move up to sixth. The other race win went to Bo Petersen, now in eighth overall.
Britain’s Nick Craig holds narrowest of leads after the second day of racing at 2025 OK Dinghy World Championship on Lake Garda, hosted by Circolo Vela Arco. Both Craig and Andrew Mills added another race win each and are even on three points while third placed Charlie Cumbley, won both of his group races to end the day just one point behind. The other two race wins went to Germany’s Stefan Hoffmann and Sweden’s Niklas Edler.
The 2025 OK Dinghy World Championship began on Lake Garda on Monday with two races in sublime conditions that left everyone with smiles from ear to ear, albeit with sore legs and tired bodies. With three groups, two races and six starts, there were two standout performances with defending champion Nick Craig taking two race wins and fellow Brit Andrew Mills also taking two wins. The two other race wins went to Canada’s Ben Flower and Sweden’s Niklas Edler.
Never, in all of history, have so many OK Dinghies gathered in one place at the same time and gone sailing. Today, on Lake Garda, for the first time ever, more than 200 OK Dinghy sailors took to the water for the practice race ahead of the 2025 World Championship. With 213 boats from 15 nations completing equipment inspection, this will be the largest ever championship for the class in the 70 years since the OK became a worldwide sailing phenomenon.
Sailors from across the world are gathering at Circolo Vela Arco on Lake Garda, Italy, for the 2025 OK Dinghy World Championship. Racing starts on Monday, but before then the colossal task of registering and checking more than 200 boats is underway.