2010

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JANUARY
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
4-6		Naples, ITALY	Trofeo M. Campobasso	Europe	International
5-10		Adelaide, AUSTRALIA	IODA OCEANIAN CHAMPIONSHIP	Oceania	Continental
07-17		Bahia, BRAZIL	38th Brazilian National Championship	South America	International
23-24		Monaco, MONACO	Monaco Optimist Team Racing	Europe	International
27-31		Langkawi, MALAYSIA	International Regatta Perdana	Asia	International
29-31		Curaçao, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	Curaçao Youth Championship	North America	International
FEBRUARY
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
4-6		San Juan, PUERTO RICO	CNSJ International Regatta	North America	International
6-14		Mar del Plata, ARGENTINA	Semana del Mar	South America	International
6-7		St Petersburg, USA	St Valentine's Regatta	North America	Local
12-16		Martinique, FRANCE	20th Sailing Week of Schoelcher	North America	International
16-20		Doha, QATAR	Sail the Gulf	Asia	International
18-21		Palamos, SPAIN	KABB Trophy	Europe	International
19-21		Opatija, CROATIA	Carnival Cup	Europe	Local
27-28		Ypacarai, PARAGUAY	Copa Lago Ypacarai	South America	Local
MARCH
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
20-29		Shanwei, CHINA	Asian Sailing Championship	ASIA	International
25-4/4		Punta del Este, URUGUAY	IODA SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP	South America	Continental
31-6/4		Whitianga, NEW ZEALAND	NZIODA Open National Championship	Oceania	International
APRIL
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
1-4		Lake Garda, ITALY	Lake Garda Meeting	Europe	International
2-5		Braassermermeer, NETHERLANDS	Magic Marine Easter Regatta	Europe	International
2-4		Portoroz, SLOVENIA	Easter Regatta	Europe	International
10-17		Saint Raphael, FRANCE	Spring International Trophy	Europe	International
17-18		Port Zélande (NED), BELGIUM	International Optispring Regatta	Europe	International
30-2/5		Le Havre, FRANCE	International Havre Cup	Europe	International
MAY
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
5-9		Palic, SERBIA	South East European Open Optimist Cup	Europe	International
5-9		Bourgas, BULGARIA	Regatta Port Bourgas	Europe	International
7-9		Puck Bay, POLAND	Puck Cup	Europe	International
13-16		Workum, NETHERLANDS	Dutch Youth Regatta	Europe	International
13-16		Venice, ITALY	Rizzotti Trophy	Europe	International
21-24		Kerteminde, DENMARK	Sail Extreme	Europe	International
28-30		Gdynia, POLAND	YKP Cup	Europe	International
29-30		Kiel-Schilksee, GERMANY	Goldener Optimist	Europe	International
JUNE
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
12-13		Göteborg, SWEDEN	Hjuvik Team Racing Championship	Europe	International
15-19		Singapore, SINGAPORE	Singapore Open National Championship	Asia	International
17-20		St. Thomas, US VIRGIN ISLANDS	Scotiabank Int’l Optimist Regatta	North America	International
18-20		Balatonfüred, HUNGARY	BYC-Cup	Europe	International
24-29		Istanbul, TURKEY	International Istanbul Optimist Week	Europe	International
26-4/7		Kingston, CANADA	IODA NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP	North America	Continental
JULY
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
2-10		Kamien-Pomorski, POLAND	IODA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP	Europe	Continental
3-11		Pataya, THAILAND	IODA ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP	Asia	Continental
3-7		Nieuwpoort, BELGIUM	Flanders Regatta	Europe	International
3-4		Helsinki, FINLAND	Helsinki Regatta	Europe	International
9-11		Balatonfüzfö, HUNGARY	Summer Regatta	Europe	Local
10-17		La Rochelle, FRANCE	Summer International Trophy	Europe	International
24 -31		Weymouth, UK	British National Championships	Europe	International
27-29		Lake Balaton, HUNGARY	Choco Cup	Europe	Local
31-8/8		Kilifi, KENYA	IODA AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP	Africa	Continental
AUGUST
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
6-8		Espoo, FINLAND	Open Finnish Championships	Europe	International
17-21		Waterford, IRELAND	Irish National Championships	Europe	International
18-22		Lake Thun, SWITZERLAND	Swiss Open Championship	Europe	International
22-27		Hamilton, CANADA	Canadian Optimist Championships	North America	International
23-30		St Petersburg, RUSSIA	Russian National Championship	Europe	International
24-29		Agárd, HUNGARY	Hungarian National Championship	Europe	Local
24-28		Lago di Ledro, ITALY	IODA EUROPEAN TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP	Europe	Continental
SEPTEMBER
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
17-19		Kamien-Pomorski, POLAND	Polish Open Championship	Europe	International
OCTOBER
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
3 to 10		Chennai, INDIA	India International Regatta	ASIA	International
8-11		Paracas, PERU	Paracas Regatta	South America	International
9-13		Alexandria, EGYPT	Egypt International Regatta	Africa	International
30-31		Wannsee, GERMANY	BMW Optimist Team Cup	Europe	International
NOVEMBER
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
12-14		Great Sound, BERMUDA	Bermuda Open & National Championship	North America	International
DECEMBER
Dates		Location	Name of event	Continent	Type
Dec 28 to Jan 08 2011		Langkawi, MALAYSIA	IODA WORLD SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP	Asia	Worlds

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THIS CALENDAR INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL REGATTAS WHICH

• are nominated by a member National Optimist Association, and;
• in the case of more than one regatta per member, were attended in the previous year by sailors from at least five countries.

Other regattas may be included for special reasons at the absolute discretion of IODA. More events may be found on the websites of member National Associations.

NOTES:

• IODA Worlds and Continental Championships (in CAPITALS) are open only to teams entered by National Optimist Associations;
• Regional Regattas may be restricted to sailors from that region.
• Events listed as International are those that were attended in the previous year by sailors from at least five countries.