Andy Rice

‘HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT ONE-DESIGN”

Apparently more OKs have been built in 2020 than in any other year since 1980. Along with the Europe dinghy, which saw 50 entries at its National Championships at the ever-accommodating Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, the OK seems to be going through a big uplift in numbers. It’s not exclusive to these two either, it seems like participation is rocketing across a number of singlehander classes.

I asked Ovington Boats’ Chris Turner why he thought the OK was skyrocketing at the moment? “Well, the pandemic,