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FEATUREDThe Bay of Cadiz is still on standby
The 10th Ciudad del Puerto Regatta, Excellence Cup Trophy for Optimist, delays its start due to the lack of wind.
2024 St. Thomas International Optimist Regatta
Registration Opens on 1st January 2024!
2023 Season's Greetings
On Behalf of the President and the Executive Committee, we wish you all a very warm holiday season with your loved ones and a full, happy and prosperous 2024.
2024 African Championship Notice of Race Released
Registration Opens on 18 December 2023
World Record Sail - 100 Nautical Miles Solo in an Optimist!
Fourteen-year-old Carrick Jones of Antigua has just completed an incredible solo sail in his Optimist Dinghy. On November 22 at 16:30, the young athlete set off from Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, arriving into Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, just before midnight on November 23 – a distance of 100 nautical miles across open ocean unassisted in his Optimist.
Thailand winns the 2023 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Team Racing Champion
Singapore claims second place and Malaysia and UAE are tied for third place while USA was first in the overall championship.
