The three-day 2018 Optimist Team Race National Championship began Friday with 24 teams competing in the USODA event hosted by Pensacola Yacht Club

© Talbot Wilson 2018 Optimist US Team Race National Championship at Pensacola Yacht Club - Day 1
With six days of competitive and exciting racing to determine the 2018 Optimist National Champion and 2018 Optimist Girls National Champion in the books, the sailing marathon on the blue waters of Pensacola Bay continued today