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Janzen, 2021 USODA Girls Champ

July 25th, 2021

The 2021 USODA Girls National Championship concluded on Sunday, July 25th in Norfolk, VA. Ninety nine entries sailed four races

July 9th, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 9, 2021) – Brazilian Alex Di Francesco Kuhl overcame a 259-boat fleet to win the

July 8th, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 8, 2021) – A single race on the penultimate day of racing at the Optimist

July 7th, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 7, 2021) – After two days of Optimist Team Race World Championship, which ended yesterday

July 6th, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 6, 2021) – After two days of racing and over one hundred races completed by

July 5th, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 5, 2021) – Change of pace for the Optimist World Championship, where the three qualifying

July 4th, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 4, 2021) – The arrival of a storm today allowed for just one race to

July 3rd, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 3, 2021) – Second day of racing for the Optimist World Championship received the warm

July 2nd, 2021

Riva del Garda, Italy (July 2, 2021) – A typical Lake Garda Ora wind, blowing steadily from the South at

June 30th, 2021

After the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) was forced to cancel the 2020 Optimist World Championship during the COVID-19 pandemic,