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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 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 IOCA Optimist End of Seasons at Parkstone
A very breezy weekend in the UK
Posted on 11 Oct 2025 12th Carey Olsen Jersey Regatta
Postponed but still attracting almost 70 boats
Posted on 10 Oct 2025 Bough Beech Emma Nettleship Regatta
Having 53 youth sailors racing is tremendous
Posted on 25 Sep 2025 Welsh Youth and Junior Championships
More than 80 young sailors competing from across the country at Plas Heli
Posted on 18 Sep 2025 Blackwater SC Cadet and Club Weeks
Fierce competition and memorable camaraderie for sailors of all ages and abilities
Posted on 9 Sep 2025 Magic Marine Optimist and Tera Round Hayling Race
54 competitors enjoy the revived event originally from the 1980s
Posted on 3 Sep 2025 Broadland Youth Regatta at Rollesby Broad
8 clubs race together in a safe, enclosed, and welcoming environment
Posted on 2 Sep 2025 Cadet Week at Thorpe Bay
Perhaps the highlight is the infamous Stingray Lemans Trophy Race
Posted on 1 Sep 2025 Euromarina Optimist Torrevieja 2026 Preview
The Real Club Náutico de Torrevieja is already working hard on the 18th edition
Posted on 28 Aug 2025
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Draycote Youth Open
© Malcolm Lewin / malcolmlewinphotography.zenfolio.com Orange Bowl Regatta 2022
© Tim Wilkes Photography Optimists lined up on the beach at the St. Thomas Yacht Club
© Matias Capizzano Wind and clear warm water make the U.S. Virgin Islands some of the best in the world
© Matias Capizzano The IOR is the largest annually held Optimist regatta in the Caribbean
© Matias Capizzano NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
© Neuza Aires Pereira NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
© Neuza Aires Pereira NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
© Neuza Aires Pereira NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
© Neuza Aires Pereira NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
© Neuza Aires Pereira NacionalGest Christmas Regatta 2025
© Neuza Aires Pereira Part of the 270 boat fleet - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ PJ Montgomery - Prizegiving - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Prizegiving - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Prizegiving - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Graham Fleury and PJ Montgomery - Prizegiving - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Louis Quere and Nelsen Meacham were awarded the Sir Peter Blake Trophy - Prizegiving - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Yard full of optis getting ready - Sayers & Co Schnapper Point Regatta
© Al Dillon Competing for the mark - Sayers & Co Schnapper Point Regatta
© Al Dillon Optimist - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Launch queue - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Boatpark - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Optimist - Day 2 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 8, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Day 1 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 7, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Day 1 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 7, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Day 1 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 7, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Day 1 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 7, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Day 1 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 7, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Day 1 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 7, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/ Day 1 - Sir Peter Blake Regatta - Torbay Sailing Club - December 7, 2025
© Jacob Fewtrell/Insight Media/Insightmedia.co.nz/
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