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Show news 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 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship day 1
Sails adorn shores of Mussanah as the Championship gets underway
Posted on 28 Oct 2025 17th Eastern Seaboard Youth Regatta
140 boats representing 11 countries race at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club
Posted on 28 Oct 2025 Sun Hung Kai & Co Hong Kong Race Week 2026
Incorporating the 2026 29er Asian Championship
Posted on 22 Oct 2025 Hyde Sails One Design October Discount
Up to 20% off select sails
Posted on 16 Oct 2025 Seldén Mast Opti Sheet Block system
A ready-to-use, no-fuss sheeting system that's both efficient and easy to install
Posted on 14 Oct 2025 End of Season awards for Ripon ROTTERs
Shouting about Minecraft really does not make your boat go faster
Posted on 14 Oct 2025
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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 Huon Jones came from behind to win the Intermediate Optimist Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin The Intermediate Fleet start line in Race 8 of the Championship - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Francis Watts having a lovely time sailing in the Intermediate Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Optimist sailors waiting for the breeze with their coaches - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Sijia Deng is the leading female in the Open Gold Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Fabio Moeller (1799) is leading the Intermediate Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Ace Hill enoying the racing in the Green Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Intermediate leader Fabio Moeller sending Aqua Rocket (1799) into flight - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Open Fleet leaders Heeley (1575) Cooper (1635) and Roche (1931) in close racing - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Lumpy condiitons proved challenging on the River Derwent in Hobart - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Jostling on the start line in the Open Pink Fleet Race Three - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media A daring port tack start from Harriet Behrens paid dividends - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media The Intermediate Fleet had some close racing on the River Derwent in Hobart - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Lots of pressure on the mark in the Intermediate Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media The start line of Race One Gold - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Maxwell Boulton roll tacking in the Open Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Race One Open Gold Fleet start - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship
© Jane Austin / RYCT Media Winners Optimist Boys - L to R - Khairulilzani ,Ravi Kumar,Krishna Venkitachalam
© Sports Solutions Winners Optimist Girls - L to R - Lily Sheridan,Shringhari Roy,Philippa Aisling Cox Arthurs
© Sports Solutions Optimists have access to a new Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Off the Beach launching ramp which was funded by the Tasmanian Government and only recently opened - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship
© Jane Austin Optimist sailors from Western Australia are ready for racing - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship
© Jane Austin Seb Tucker from New South Wales is hoping to sail Tuckerbox to victory in the Open Fleet - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship
© Jane Austin Walter Heeley from New South Wales is quietly confident of a good performance in the 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship in Hobart
© Jane Austin Emerald Jacobsen from New South Wales is looking for consistent breezes of around 15 knots to sail well - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship
© Jane Austin A group of Victorian Optimist sailors planning tactics with their on-water coaches - 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Dinghy Championship
© Jane Austin Optimist dinghy sailors prepping for the 2026 Australian Championship in Hobart this week
© Jane Austin 150 Optimist dinghy sailors will be on the water in Hobart this week
© Jane Austin
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