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Meet The Ambassadors, OptimistOptimist Europeans, My first Experience, What’s it all About? – Gwen Sargent
When I found out I had been selected for the GBR Optimist Europeans Team, I was really excited. As soon as we were allowed, my brother Johnny and I trained almost daily, fitting sailing in...
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Event Report, Hints and Tips, Kit Bag, Meet The AmbassadorsMy First International Regatta – A Californian Perspective
By Aston Smith After making the US National Team this year I got an invitation to sail in my first international opti regatta; the British Nationals in Pwllheli, Wales. Having never sailed that far north...
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OptimistConfessions of an Optimist sailor
I am totally and utterly fed up of light winds. Apart from a couple of highlights – including winning a race at the inlands – the lack of wind so far this season has been really...
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420, Optimist, Team RoosterTransition from Optimist sailing to 420 crewing
During the last few months I have started crewing a 420 for the first time. Before that I had been sailing Optimists and this transition has been a lot of hard work but also a...
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Optimist, Team RoosterOptimist Parenting.
My two children, Iona and Callum, started sailing Optimists when they were 7 years old. That was 7 years ago! It all started with a summer holiday to Corsica and a walk along the beach....
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Optimist, Team RoosterConfessions of an Optimist Sailor – by Millie Irish
I’m just on my way to Weymouth for an Optimist squad camp having achieved my main goal of the season, which was to get selected! My Dad, Steve Irish, is a world class coach and...
By Rooster Sailing27 5238 3 -
Optimist, Team RoosterTwo Optimist National Championships – UK & Ireland, by Finian Morris
This summer I have competed in two Optimist National Championships in the UK and Ireland. The weather was not the best and the wind blew for almost every race, 18 out of 19 in total!...
By Rooster Sailing4 1866 0 -
Optimist, Team RoosterOptimist event round-up – by Finian Morris
Having done 4 events over the last 6 weeks it was time to write a blog. The first event was the Eric Twiname Championships at Rutland. At this event you compete as your zone squad...
By Rooster Sailing3 1101 0 -
Event Report, Optimist, Team RoosterJune 2017 Round-up, by Millie Irish
Hi! I’m Millie and I am part of the Midland Optimist Racing Team, aka MORT! We travel all over the country competing at the big Optimist events but over the last month we have been...
By Rooster Sailing12 3505 0 -
Hints and Tips, Optimist, Team RoosterHow to survive the major leap into Optimist racing, by the Sargent family.
The Optimist class is celebrating it’s 70th Birthday this year and continues to go from strength to strength. Sailors enter the class National Championship in their 100’s, with a peak of 490 entries in 2010!...
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