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Optimist

The Optimist is the premier dinghy for under 16's in the world. Sailed in over 100 countries by over 150,000 young people, the Optimist is, quite simply, the dinghy in which the young people of the world learn to sail.

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Show news Hong Kong Race Week 2026 Day 2
Leaders consolidate positions at the top
Posted today at 12:36 am Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja day 1
Wind dominates opening day with only one race completed
Posted on 30 Jan Junior DN & Ice Optimist Worlds and Europeans
Completing the entire racing program is a rare accomplishment in ice sailing
Posted on 29 Jan Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja starts tomorrow
419 Optimist sailors representing 30 countries set to compete
Posted on 28 Jan Blackwater SC sends team captain to Monaco
Callum Marshall represents UK at the Optimist Team Racing Championships
Posted on 28 Jan Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja Preview
More than 400 sailors from 28 countries set to start racing on Thursday
Posted on 27 Jan Sail Canada 2026 Sail West Championships preview
The Notice of race for this event will soon be available
Posted on 15 Jan Musto Australian Optimist Championship overall
Sydney's Walter Heeley has been crowned champion in Hobart
Posted on 15 Jan Musto Australian Optimist Championship day 5
A frustrating day in Hobart
Posted on 14 Jan Musto Australian Optimist Championship day 4
Leaders streaking ahead in Hobart
Posted on 14 Jan Musto Australian Optimist Championship day 3
Finals fleets locked in after qualifying in Hobart
Posted on 12 Jan Musto Australian Optimist Championship day 2
Opti sailors making a splash in Hobart
Posted on 12 Jan SDAT - ASAF India International Youth Championship
The regatta provided a strong competitive platform for emerging talent
Posted on 11 Jan Musto Australian Optimist Championship day 1
Strong winds keep Opti sailors ashore in Hobart
Posted on 10 Jan 150 Optimist sailors ready for Derwent action
As the 2026 Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship kicks off
Posted on 9 Jan Draycote Youth Open
Home-grown youngsters demonstrating winning ways to claim a clutch of prizes
Posted on 2 Jan We want you on the podium in 2026
Here's 10% off and a free hat!
Posted on 26 Dec 2025 Early entry discount ends soon
For the International Optimist Regatta, TOTE Clinic & TOTE Team Race
Posted on 19 Dec 2025 NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
Excitement and festive spirit light up the weekend in Cascais
Posted on 12 Dec 2025 Sayers & Co Schnapper Point Regatta entries open
Sail the Point your way this summer at Mornington Yacht Club
Posted on 11 Dec 2025 37th Phuket King's Cup - Dinghy racing
Optimists, ILCAs and 420s try out the light winds
Posted on 2 Dec 2025 37th Phuket King's Cup - Day 1
One race for an icebreaker
Posted on 2 Dec 2025 Glen Haven to host 2026 Sail East Championships
During the Bay Wind Regatta at St. Margaret Sailing Club
Posted on 29 Nov 2025 IOCA Optimist Winter Championships at Rutland
The British winter was not enough to dampen spirits
Posted on 23 Nov 2025 Champions in super-sized fleets on River Derwent
Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania will host three prestigious sailing regattas in January
Posted on 20 Nov 2025 How to Get the Most Out of Winter Training
Advice for dinghy sailors from Cyclops Marine
Posted on 7 Nov 2025 Pivot on this
I despise the way ‘pivot' got used as many times as those wretched QR codes...
Posted on 2 Nov 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship overall
Thailand crowned champion as Singapore dominates podium
Posted on 1 Nov 2025 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 3
Omani sailors deliver strong performances
Posted on 30 Oct 2025 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 2
Intense Competition Continues
Posted on 29 Oct 2025
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Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2026
© RHKYC / Isaac Lawrence Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2026
© RHKYC / Isaac Lawrence Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2026
© RHKYC / Isaac Lawrence Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCN Torrevieja Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCN Torrevieja Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCN Torrevieja Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCN Torrevieja Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2026. Concentrate!
© RHKYC / Guy Nowell Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2026. Optimists
© RHKYC / Guy Nowell Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2026
© RHKYC / Guy Nowell Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week 2026. Oppies on the reash
© RHKYC / Guy Nowell Junior DN & Ice Optimist World and European Championship in Znin, Poland
© Bartosz Modelski Eva Mägi wins the Optimist class - Junior DN & Ice Optimist World and European Championship in Znin, Poland
© Bartosz Modelski Junior DN & Ice Optimist World and European Championship in Znin, Poland
© Bartosz Modelski Junior DN & Ice Optimist World and European Championship in Znin, Poland
© Bartosz Modelski Sun Hung Kai & Co Kong Kong Raceweek 2026. Optimists and Residences
© RHKYC / Guy Nowell Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCNT Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCNT Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCNT Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCNT UK team (L-R) Callum Marshall, Tom Keegan, Isla Hutchinson at the International Optimist Team Racing Championships
© YCM UK team (L-R) Jacques Kent, Callum Marshall, Isla Hutchinson, Tom Keegan, Dan Burns at the International Optimist Team Racing Championships
© YCM International Optimist Team Racing Championships in Monaco
© YCM Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCN Torrevieja Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© RCN Torrevieja Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCN Torrevieja Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026
© Pep Portas / RCN Torrevieja Walter Heeley winning Race Nine on the final day of racing - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin Ace Hill wins the Green Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin Gold Fleet counting down to the start sequence of the final race of the regatta - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin
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