Optimist World Championship - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Youth Storm Coming to the Caribbean

February 12th, 2019

Antigua suffered minimal damage in 2017 when Hurricane Irma and Maria ravaged the Caribbean region, and are now preparing for

January 10th, 2019

The small Caribbean Island Nation of Antigua and Barbuda will host the 2019 Optimist World Championship with an expectation of

September 5th, 2018

After posting all firsts in the 6-race Qualification Series, 2017 Optimist World Champion Marco Gradoni (ITA) continued to blitz the

September 2nd, 2018

The 2018 Optimist World Team Racing Championship was held for 48 4-boat national teams on September 1-2 in Limissol, Cyprus.

August 31st, 2018

The Qualification Series is complete at the 2018 Optimist World Sailing Championships, taking place in Limissol, Cyprus. After the completion

February 10th, 2018

2018 DN and Ice Optimist Junior World Championship on Rekyva Lake held February 5-8 in Siaulai, Lithuania

July 20th, 2017

Pattaya, Thailand (July 20, 2017) – After a day of waiting for wind on the water, Italian sailor Marco Gardoni

July 19th, 2017

Pattaya, Thailand (July 19, 2017) – After racing was cancelled yesterday due to light winds and pending storms, the final

July 18th, 2017

Pattaya, Thailand (July 18, 2017) – The second half of the individual series of the Optimist World Championship was abandoned

July 17th, 2017

Pattaya, Thailand (July 17, 2017) – Team USA beat Team China in a dramatic, hard-won series in the team racing