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African Championship
OBJECTIVES
- The aim of the African Championship is to promote youth sailing worldwide and particularly in the relevant continent.
- The prime objective of the Championship is to ensure the highest quality racing is provided for young sailors from the relevant continent in the Optimist Dinghy.
- The Championship shall also provide the environment necessary to ensure that individual friendships may develop among competitors, and goodwill among all participating nations.
FORMAT OF THE SERIES
OPTIMIST AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP (AC)
The format of the Championship will be published in the Notice of Race.
a) A minimum of 3 races shall be sailed to constitute a series.
OPTIMIST AFRICAN TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
This championship is organised for up to 16 teams from IODA Members represented by at least four sailors. The qualification system is as follows:
a) After the total number of completed races sailed before the team racing event(s), the total points of the 4 competitors with the best cumulative results from each Member will be added to give a total score for the first team of each Member. The total points of the following 4 sailors with the best cumulative results from each Member will be added to give a total score for the second team of each Member.
b) The host country has the right to enter up to three teams (when it has sufficient sailors entered in the IAC) even if not so qualified. Such teams shall replace the last team or teams stated in 5.2(a).
c) If the number of teams eligible to sail the team racing event is less than 16, the series will be sailed with the number of existing teams according to a format provided by the IODA PRO.
EVENTS
The following events shall be included in the official programme for the championship:
a) Two Measurement days
b) Team Leaders’ Meeting
c) Opening Ceremony
d) Championship Series:
- Optimist African Championship – 4 race days
- Optimist African Team Racing Championship – 1 race day
e) Prize Giving Ceremony
ENTRY
Subject to Conditions for Optimist Continental Championships 9, 10 and Condition 7.3:
a) Entries for a Continental Championship shall only be open to IODAMember Countries who have paid their subscription on or before the Official Arrival Day.
b) African Members of IODA may enter up to 10 sailors. The host Member may enter up to 20 sailors.
c) The IODA Executive Committee may decide to allow entries from non-African Members depending on the number of registered African sailors and the limitations of Condition 7.3.
d) The defending African (closed) Champion may participate, if eligible, in addition to the number of sailors allocated to his country. This sailor will not count for the gender quota requirements.
e) African Members are defined as those so listed on the IODA website. Countries geographically partly in Africa but politically in Europe shall be
considered to be African in respect of sailors resident in Africa.
PRIZES
In addition to Condition 7 of the Conditions for Continental Championships, prizes for the Optimist African Championship
shall be awarded at least to:
a) The 3 best placed sailors, without gender distinction, regardless of their continent of residence;
b) The 3 best placed sailors, without gender distinction, whose IODA member is from Africa. The first of these 3 sailors will become the African Champion and will be awarded the permanent trophy.
c) The 3 best placed girls regardless of their continent of residence;
d) When the fleet has been divided into divisions, medals or small tokens should be awarded to the top three sailors in Silver and Bronze fleets where applicable.
Team racing events shall be awarded at least to:
a) The 3 best placed teams in the African Team Racing Championship.
b) The best placed team whose Member is from Africa, if different from above.
c) It is desirable that prizes for the team racing events include a trophy or a medal for each team member.
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Past events
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 1 |
ANG
- 92 |
Osvaldo Da Gama | 16.0 |
| 2 |
RSA
- 1425 |
Matt Gavin Ashwell | 54.0 |
| 3 |
ANG
- 74 |
Lourenco Simao | 59.0 |
| 4 |
ANG
- 84 |
Joao Luacuti | 65.0 |
| 5 |
ANG
- 70 |
Decaprio Fernandes | 73.0 |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 6 |
ANG
- 82 |
Emilio do Rosario | 94.0 |
| 7 |
ANG
- 78 |
Osvaldo Carlos | 96.0 |
| 8 |
MOZ
- 1005 |
Denise Parruque | 102.0 |
| 9 |
MOZ
- 1003 |
Abel Manhique | 105.0 |
| 10 |
MOZ
- 1001 |
Titos Cossa | 105.0 |
| FIRST GIRL: |
MOZ
- 1005 |
Denise Parruque 8 / 102.0 |
| Last updated: 13 Oct 2016 |
| Last updated: 13 Oct 2016 |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 1 |
ALG
- 102 |
Mokhtari Hichem | 61.0 |
| 2 |
MOZ
- 35 |
Diogo Sanches | 76.0 |
| 3 |
ALG
- 101 |
Kebaili Mohamed | 86.0 |
| 4 |
ANG
- 403 |
Lourenco Simao | 92.0 |
| 5 |
MOZ
- 1002 |
Jeremias Mazoio | 114.0 |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 6 |
ANG
- 401 |
Osvaldo De Gama | 118.0 |
| 7 |
SEY
- 1 |
Scott Andre | 120.0 |
| 8 |
OMA
- 134 |
Zakariya Suliman Al Wahabi | 127.0 |
| 9 |
ALG
- 200 |
Harouz Anis | 133.0 |
| 10 |
ANG
- 405 |
Joao Artur | 139.0 |
| FIRST GIRL: |
MOZ
- 1001 |
Deisy Nhaquile 14 / 154.0 |
| Last updated: 07 Oct 2015 |
| Pos | Country |
| 1 |
Oman
|
| 2 |
Mozambique
|
| Pos | Country |
| 3 |
Algeria
|
| - | - |
| Last updated: 07 Oct 2015 |
Continental
Africa
Langebaan, South Africa
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OPTIMIST AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Club Mykonos Langebaan
Langebaan, South Africa
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 1 |
GER
|
1. Konstantin Steidle | |
| 2 |
RSA
|
2. Calvin Gibbs |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 3 |
RSA
|
3. Georgou Divaris | |
| - | - | - | - |
| FIRST GIRL: |
GER
|
Laura Weegen 0 / |
| Last updated: 10 Aug 2013 |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 1 |
RSA
|
David Wilson | |
| 2 |
ANG
|
Filipe Andre |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 3 |
ALG
|
Abdelalek Boussouar | |
| - | - | - | - |
| FIRST GIRL: |
MOZ
|
Deisy Justino 0 / |
| Last updated: 18 Aug 2012 |
Continental
Africa
33 SAILORS / 6 COUNTRIES
Hammamet, Tunisia
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IODA AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Fédération Tunisienne de Voile and Marina Yasmine
Hammamet, Tunisia
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 1 |
ALG
|
BOUSSAOUAR, ABDELKHA | |
| 2 |
RSA
|
WILSON, DAVID |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 3 |
TUN
|
CHAABEN, DHIAEDDINE | |
| - | - | - | - |
| FIRST GIRL: |
TUN
|
GMATI, INES 0 / |
| Last updated: 01 Oct 2011 |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 1 |
SRB
|
Luka Tosic | |
| 2 |
ALG
|
Imane Cherif Sahraoui |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 3 |
ALG
|
Tarick Nielsen | |
| - | - | - | - |
| FIRST GIRL: |
ALG
|
Imane Cherif Sahraoui 0 / |
| Last updated: 31 Jul 2010 |
Continental
Africa
73 SAILORS / 11 COUNTRIES
Richards Bay, South Africa
MORE INFO
IODA AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
KwaZulu Natal Optimist Class Association
Richards Bay, South Africa
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 1 |
AUS
|
James Oliver | |
| 2 |
ALG
|
Zakaria Khoualed |
| Pos | Country | Helm | Points |
| 3 |
RSA
|
Alex Lehtinen | |
| - | - | - | - |
| FIRST GIRL: |
AUS
|
Milly Bennett 0 / |
| Last updated: 11 Jul 2009 |
18
Aug
2013
IODA Events
Optimist African Championship 2013
Konstantin Steidle (GER) claims overall victory and Calvin Gibbs (RSA) is crowned African Champion
14
Jul
2009
IODA Events
IODA African Championship
Following postponement of the fleet racing, all 36 races in the round robin format Team racing were completed. The only disappointment was that the new IODA team racing course could not be used due to the confines of the sailing area.
| YEAR | VENUE | #SAILORS / #COUNTRIES | FIRST THREE SAILORS | #TEAM RACING COUNTRIES | FIRST THREE TEAMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 47 / | - ANG Osvaldo Da Gama - RSA Matt Gavin Ashwell - ANG Lourenco Simao | |||
| 2015 | 72 / 12 | - ALG Mokhtari Hichem - MOZ Diogo Sanches - ALG Kebaili Mohamed | OMA MOZ ALG |
||
| 2013 |
RSA |
NULL / NULL | - GER 1. Konstantin Steidle - RSA 2. Calvin Gibbs - RSA 3. Georgou Divaris | ||
| 2012 | 73 / 11 | - RSA David Wilson - ANG Filipe Andre - ALG Abdelalek Boussouar | |||
| 2011 |
TUN |
33 / 6 | - ALG BOUSSAOUAR, ABDELKHA - RSA WILSON, DAVID - TUN CHAABEN, DHIAEDDINE | ||
| 2010 | 69 / 17 | - SRB Luka Tosic - ALG Imane Cherif Sahraoui - ALG Tarick Nielsen | |||
| 2009 |
RSA |
73 / 11 | - AUS James Oliver - ALG Zakaria Khoualed - RSA Alex Lehtinen |
