269 sailors from 34 countries, including Britain, Brazil, Thailand, Hong Kong and China, managed to arrive in Slovenia for what may be the only international European event for the Opties this year
Final Day at Optimist Lake Garda Meeting
The Optimist Lake Garda Meeting, held in August instead of the normal Easter date due to Covid-19, was concluded Sunday at Fraglia Vela Riva with three races
38th Lake Garda Optimist Meeting – Day 1
Three races completed by all fleets on the first day of the 38th Lake Garda Optimist Meeting at Fraglia Vela Riva
Optimist Ora Cup Ora limited to 290 competitors
Lake Garda continues to successfully host plenty of sailing, with the Optimist class Ora Cup Ora concluding their weekend event with a limited entry of 290
OptiOrange Valencia – Strong winds for Day 1
The third edition of the OptiOrange Valencia opened Saturday with the only race for the 345 sailors from 27 countries, racing in four fleets
Palamós International Optimist Trophy – Final Day
More than 500 competitors arrived for the 31st Palamós International Optimist Trophy, but unfortunately the breeze was less reliable
400 compete for Optimist Trofeo Euromarina in Spain
The Optimist class Trofeo Euromarina was won by Alessandro Cortese of Italy ahead of Rocco Wright of Ireland
Optimist Racing – Sail it like Ainslie
Optimist Racing is written for those sailors, parents and coaches who are looking for success in this competitive class
Optimist Worlds – Marco Gradoni makes it three world titles
Marco Gradoni of Italy won his third Optimist World Championship in style
Optimist World Championship – Marco Gradoni takes lead
Optimist defending World Champion Marco Gradoni of Italy takes the overall lead after the final two Qualification Series races on Wednesday
Optimist World Championship in Antigua – Day 1
A huge – 254 strong – fleet has gathered in Antigua for the Optimist 2019 World Championships. After two races with the fleet split in four groups, Richard Schultheis of Malta leads after winning both his flight races. In second…
Optimist European titles go to Italy
Alessandro Cortese ITA and Federica Contardi ITA are the 2019 Optimst European Champions
