Spectacular setting for opening of OK Dinghy worlds in Marstrand

Two years after it was originally scheduled to take place here, the OK Dinghy World Championship has finally been opened in Marstrand, Sweden, with 109 OK Dinghies completing equipment inspection and registration over the past three days. 
 
Racing starts on Monday, while on Sunday evening, the sailors headed to Carlsten Fortress on the island of Marstrand for a spectacular opening ceremony following the practice race in the afternoon.
 
Though promising more wind, the practice race was sailed in a decreasing 8-10 knots, with a bumpy sea, after several false starts and a long delay. Sweden’s Niklas Edler led at the top mark and the bottom of the reach before the race was abandoned and the fleet sent home.
 
Then the sailors descended onto Marstrand island and the Carlsten Fortress for the opening ceremony, involving a guided tour of the historic fortress and dinner, along with a surprise Hall of Fame induction for Thomas Hansson-Mild.