National Members
IODA members
| Africa | Asia | Europe | North America | Oceania | South America |
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| Africa | |||||
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ALGERIA | Fédération Algérienne de Voile | mohamedazzoug@yahoo.fr | ||
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ANGOLA | Associação Angolana de la C.I. Optimist | juncas@netangola.com | ||
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EGYPT | Egyptian Yachting & Waterski Federation | amorsy@aast.edu | ||
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KENYA | Kenya Yachting Association | nicolas@granitsolutions.com | ||
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LIBYA | Libyan Sailing Federation | aettaib@yahoo.com | ||
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MAURITIUS | Grand Baie Yacht Club | jemerle@grays.mu | ||
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MOROCCO | Fédération Royale Marocaine de Yachting à Voile | frmyvoile@yahoo.fr | www | |
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MOZAMBIQUE | Federação Moçambicana de Vela e Canoagem | alcantarasantos@tvcabo.co.mz | ||
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SENEGAL | Fédération Sengalaise de Voile | acv@orange.sn | ||
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SEYCHELLES | Seychelles Yachting Association | noas@seychelles.net | ||
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SOUTH AFRICA | Optimist Class Racing Association | andre@optimist.org.za | www | |
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SUDAN | Sudan Sailing Federation | s_sailing@hotmail.co.uk | ||
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TANZANIA | Tanzania Optimist Dinghy Association | tzoptimist@yahoo.com | ||
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TUNISIA | Fédération Tunisienne de Voile | ftv@ftv.org.tn | ||
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UGANDA | Victoria Nyanza S.C. | rwhitwam@kyagalanyi.com | www | |
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ZIMBABWE | Optimist Class Racing Association | ocra.secretary@gmail.com | www | |
| Asia | |||||
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BAHRAIN | Bahrain Maritime Sports Association | kbenjemia@yahoo.com | ||
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CHINA | Chinese Yachting Association | sailingweidong@yahoo.com.cn | ||
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CHINESE TAIPEI | Chinese Taipei Sailing Association | ctya168@seed.net.tw | ||
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HONG KONG | Hong Kong Optimist Association | info@hkoda.org | www | |
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INDIA | National Optimist Association of India | noaiopti@rediffmail.com | www | |
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INDONESIA | Indonesian Sailing Federation | sekjen@indonesiasailing.org | ||
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IRAN | I.R.Iran Canoe, Kayak & Water-Ski Federation | info@crsf.ir | ||
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JAPAN | Japan Optimist Dinghy Association | t-hanada@toko-kowa.co.jp | www | |
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KOREA | Korean Optimist Dinghy Association | yachting@sports.or.kr | ||
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KUWAIT | Kuwait Sea Sport Club | kssclub22@hotmail.com | ||
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KYRGYZSTAN | Sailing Federation of Kyrgyzstan | fpskr@mail.ru | ||
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MALAYSIA | Malaysia Sailing Association | |||
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MYANMAR | Optimist Dinghy Association of Myanmar | info@myanmarsailing.com | ||
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OMAN | Oman Sailing Committee | omansailing@gmail.com | www | |
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PAKISTAN | Pakistan Youth Sailing Association | pysa.pakistan@gmail.com | ||
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PHILIPPINES | Phillipines Yachting association | eechauz@standard-insurance.com | www | |
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QATAR | Qatar Sailing Federation | qatarsailing@yahoo.com | www | |
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SINGAPORE | Singapore Sailing Federation | jason@singaporesailing.org.sg | www | |
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SRI LANKA | Yachting Association of Sri Lanka | akra@sltnet.lk | ||
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THAILAND | Junior Sailing Squadron of Thailand | atchandler@ctlo.com | ||
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | UAE Sailing & Rowing Federation | info@sarf.ae, sg-office@sarf.ae | www | |
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UZBEKISTAN | Yacht Racing Federation of Uzbekistan | sergey@neuhaus.uz | ||
| Europe | |||||
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ALBANIA | YACHT CLUB DURRES | edmond_zhupani@yahoo.com | www | |
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ANDORRA | Federacio Andorrana de Vela | federacio@andorravela.com | www | |
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AUSTRIA | Österreichische Optimist Dinghy Vereinigung | werner@delle-karth.at | www | |
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BELARUS | Belarus Sailing Federation | info@yachting.by | ||
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BELGIUM | Dinghy Optimist Class Belgium | info@optimist.be | www | |
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BULGARIA | Bulgarian Yachting Federation | secretary@bulsaf.bg | ||
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CROATIA | HRVATSKO UDRUŽENJE KLASE OPTIMIST | nevio.prtenjaca@ri.t-com.hr | www | |
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CYPRUS | Cyprus Sailing Federation | cyacyp@cytanet.com.cy | ||
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CZECH REPUBLIC | Czech Optimist Association | vladimir.dvorak@hotmail.com | www | |
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DENMARK | Optimist Class Denmark | bestyrelsen@ocd.dk | www | |
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ESTONIA | Estonian Yachting Union | martmeiel@hotmail.com | www | |
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FINLAND | Suomen Optimistjollalitto - Finnish Optimist Dinghy Association | jari.kotiranta@elisanet.fi | www | |
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FRANCE | Promotion Optimist | benoit.carpentier@horiba.com | www | |
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FYRO MACEDONIA | Macedonia Sailing Association of the FYRO Macedonia | office@efm.org.mk | www | |
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GEORGIA | Georgian Optimist Association | |||
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GERMANY | Deutsche Optimist-Dingy Vereinigung e.V. | info@dodv.org | www | |
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GREECE | Hellenic Optimist Class Association | sports@eio.gr | www | |
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HUNGARY | Hungarian Optimist Association | ttenke@geometria.hu | www | |
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ICELAND | Icelandic Sailing Association | bah@isisport.is | www | |
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IRELAND | International Optimist Dinghy Association in Ireland | honsec@iodai.com | www | |
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ISRAEL | Israel Optimist Class Association | iya@netvision.net.il | ||
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ITALY | Associazione Italiana Classe Optimist | informazioni@optimist-it.com | www | |
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LATVIA | Latvian Optimist Class Association | juris.ailis@inbox.lv | ||
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LITHUANIA | Lithuanian Optimist Association | arunasbur@nerkom.lt | ||
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MALTA | Malta Sailing Federation | arossi@go.net.mt | www | |
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MONACO | Yacht Club de Monaco | b.dalessandri@yacht-club-monaco.mc | www | |
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MONTENEGRO | Montenegro Sailing Federation | cgjs@t-com.me | www | |
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NETHERLANDS | Optimist Club Nederland | secretaris@optimist.nl | www | |
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NORWAY | Norsk Optimistjolleklubb | post@optimistjolle.no | www | |
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POLAND | Polskie Stowarzyszenie Klasy Optimist | pstrus@gmail.com | www | |
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PORTUGAL | Associação Portuguêsa da C. I. Optimist | direcao@optimistportugal.org | www | |
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ROMANIA | Romanian Optimist Dinghy Association | president@fry.ro | www | |
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RUSSIA | Russian Optimist Dinghy Association | a_optimist@bk.ru | ||
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SAN MARINO | Federazione Sammarinese de Vela | wcavallucci@racine.ra.it | ||
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SERBIA | Sailing Federation of Serbia | jssrbije@sbb.co.yu | ||
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Slovak Optimist Association | martin.bonga@bshg.com | ||
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SLOVENIA | Slovenian Sailing Federation | info@sailpiran.si | ||
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SPAIN | Asociación Española Clase Internacional Optimist | infoaecio@aecio.es | www | |
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SWEDEN | Svenska Optimistjolle | pm64@telia.com | www | |
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SWITZERLAND | Swiss Optimist | hene.keller@optimist.ch | www | |
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TURKEY | Turkish Yachting Federation | serdar_cicek@yahoo.com | www | |
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UK | UK International Optimist Class Association | admin@optimist.org.uk | www | |
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UKRAINE | Ukrainian National Optimist Association | Optimist.ukr@yandex.ru | www | |
| North America | |||||
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ANTIGUA | Antigua Yacht Club | yachtclub@candw.ag | www | |
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BAHAMAS | Bahamas Optimist Sailing Association | david.valentine@grandbahamasailingclub.org | ||
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BARBADOS | Barbados Optimist Dinghy Association | gittens.jonathan@gmail.com | ||
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BELIZE | Belize Sailing Association (Optimist Committee) | quashietraplagoon@yahoo.com | ||
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BERMUDA | Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association | Susie.stan@gmail.com | www | |
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club | youthsailing@royalbviyc.org | www | |
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CANADA | Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association | cvittecoq@lacaisse.com | www | |
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CAYMAN | Cayman Islands Sailing Club | coach@sailing.ky | www | |
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COSTA RICA | La Fragata Sailing Club | info@lafragatasailingclub.com | www | |
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CUBA | Federación Náutica de Cuba | vela@inder.co.cu | ||
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DOMINICA | Dominica Yacht Club | info@dominicamarinecenter.com | ||
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Asociación Dominicana de Optimist | info@optidom.org | ||
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EL SALVADOR | Salvador Sailing Association | jorge.e.guevara@pyrus.com.sv | ||
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GRENADA | Grenada Sailing Association | sands@spiceisle.com | ||
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GUATEMALA | Federación Nacional de Navegación a Vela | jemaegli@grupotecun.com | ||
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MEXICO | Asociación Mexicana de Veleros Clase Optimist | saavedra@solconsultores.com.mx | www | |
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | AHOoptimist | AHOoptimist@gmail.com | www | |
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NICARAGUA | Optimistas de Nicaragua | eponcon@ecomtrading.com | ||
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PUERTO RICO | Puerto Rico Optimist Dinghy Association | prodamail@gmail.com | ||
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ST KITTS | St. Kitts Youth Sailing Association | heidi_lf@yahoo.com | ||
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ST LUCIA | St. Lucia Sailing Association | lovel@candw.lc | www | |
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ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Bequia Youth Sailors | bequiayouthsailors@gmail.com | ||
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Trinidad & Tobago Optimist Dinghy Association | davidl@labelhouse.com | ||
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US VIRGIN ISLANDS | Virgin Island Optimist Dinghy Association | jac2228@aol.com | ||
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USA | US Optimist Dinghy Association | usoda@usoda.org | www | |
| Oceania | |||||
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AMERICAN SAMOA | Pago Pago Yacht Club | navigate@ipasifika.net | ||
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AUSTRALIA | Australian International Optimist Dinghy Association | aiodasec@gmail.com | www | |
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COOK ISLANDS | Cook Islands Yachting Federation | john@jta.co.ck | www | |
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FIJI | Fiji Optimist Dinghy Association | jtaylor@suva.is.com.fj | ||
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NEW ZEALAND | NZ International Optimist Dinghy Association | leslie.egnot@ihug.co.nz | www | |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PNG Yachting Association | cprince@daltron.com.pg | ||
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SAMOA | Apia Yacht Club | navigate@ipasifika.net | ||
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SOLOMON ISLANDS | Point Cruz Yacht Club | nicholas_ian_reese@hotmail.com | ||
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TAHITI | Tahiti Optimist Promotion | iris.chant@jeunesse.gov.pf | ||
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VANUATU | Vanuatu Sailing Association | KEI@vila.net | ||
| South America | |||||
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ARGENTINA | Asociación Optimist Argentina | oficina_aoa@yahoo.com | www | |
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BRAZIL | Associacao Brasileira da Clase Optimist | corplife@live.com | www | |
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CHILE | Club Optimist Chile | optimistchile@gmail.com | www | |
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COLOMBIA | Federacion Colombiana de Vela | comodoro.optimist.colombia@gmail.com | www | |
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ECUADOR | Optimist Club de Ecuador | rviteri@andinave.com | ||
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PARAGUAY | Asociacion Clase Optimist del Paraguay | optimist@fepave.org.py | ||
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PERU | Asociación Peruana de Optimist | presidente@optimistperu.org | www | |
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URUGUAY | Asociación Uruguaya de Optimist | audo@optimisturuguay.org | www | |
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VENEZUELA | Federación Venezolana de Vela | fvvela@cantv.net | ||
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Websites
Websites listed are those of the national Optimist association. Where the National Authority is the member of IODA and its website gives good Optimist information, it may be listed.
Please check your entry and e-mail corrections to Sally Burnett at info@optiworld.org