Optimist Gulf Trophy Qatar - Successful edition at Doha Sailing Club

by IODA on 1 Oct 2010 A successful edition of the Optimist Gulf Trophy came to an end last Saturday 25th of September.

Hosts to the multiclass event for the fifth time, the Doha Sailing Club welcomed 15 Optimist sailors from six countries, including Iran and Sudan, first time attendants.

Moreover, this was the first international event for the skippers from Sudan who at the end of 2009 were recipients of a '6 for 5' grant from IODA. Optimist sailing is really beginning to grow in Sudan and we congratulate them for their efforts in sending a team to Qatar.

Young sailors Keivan Hassanzadeh and Fatemeh Jaffri, both from Iran, surprised everybody by finishing first and second respectively, with Fatemeh the only girl in the fleet. Keivan led the fleet from the beginning, winning five out of six races. Master Saleh Telfat of Qatar was third, sailing consistently througout the races, with fourth as his worst finishing position.

[Sorry, this content could not be displayed]All in all this was a great event. Moving forward, Qatar is planning to introduce Optimist team racing in all future international events, proof that team racing is gaining in popularity everywhere.

For complete results, please click http://www.optiworld.org/10resGulfTrophy.pdf!here.

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