Competitor

Karl Purdie

Age: 39

Country: NZL

Occupation: Metallurgist

Boat Name and Number: The Big Leafy Green Vegetable (although now it's blue so a new name is prob required) - NZL 502

Other Class Successes / Activities: Usual NZ scene, P Class, laser youth, laser open ( a few top 10 results at nats there), 470, keelboats (various offshore regattas and races incl 3 Sydney-Hobarts)

World Championships Contested / Top Ten Results: Only 1 laser one.

National Championships / Top Ten Results: OK Dinghy 2003 - 9th, 2004 -2nd in nats and Interdoms, 2005-5th

Boat shape / Builder, Mast, Sail, Foils, etc Boat=Cooksons Icebreaker, Foils= Ron Bull (centerboard) & Sel Pederson (rudder), Mast=C-Tech, Sails=Quantum

Why keep sailing the OK Dinghy? Great fun atmosphere, hard competitive racing afloat and equally fun socializing ashore and the best bit is you don't have to depend on anyone else to go out sailing! But please don't let the class get sucked into multiple short race regattas like the olympic classes!

Karl Purdie
Age:	39
Country:	NZL
Occupation:	Metallurgist
Boat Name and Number:	The Big Leafy Green Vegetable (although now it's blue so a new name is prob required) - NZL 502
Other Class Successes / Activities:	Usual NZ scene, P Class, laser youth, laser open ( a few top 10 results at nats there), 470, keelboats (various offshore regattas and races incl 3 Sydney-Hobarts)
World Championships Contested / Top Ten Results:	Only 1 laser one.
National Championships / Top Ten Results:	OK Dinghy 2003 - 9th, 2004 -2nd in nats and Interdoms, 2005-5th
Boat shape / Builder, Mast, Sail, Foils, etc	Boat=Cooksons Icebreaker, Foils= Ron Bull (centerboard) & Sel Pederson (rudder), Mast=C-Tech, Sails=Quantum
Why keep sailing the OK Dinghy?	Great fun atmosphere, hard competitive racing afloat and equally fun socializing ashore and the best bit is you don't have to depend on anyone else to go out sailing! But please don't let the class get sucked into multiple short race regattas like the olympic classes!