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Baker dominates Optimist North Americans

June 30th, 2018

Stephan Baker (USA) dominated the field of 149 sailors to win the 2018 Optimist North American Championship held June 26-30

June 28th, 2018

A 12-year-old French boy has broken the record for crossing the English Channel in an Optimist dinghy. Tom Goron set

February 27th, 2018

The three-event 2018 Optimist US Nationals is scheduled for July 13-22 at Pensacola Yacht Club in Pensacola, FL. All qualified

February 10th, 2018

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

January 15th, 2018

The 2018 Optimist Team Race Midwinter Championships were held January 13-15 at the South Carolina Yacht Club in Hilton Head,

December 12th, 2017

John Barbano, a member of Brant Beach Yacht Club and past Secretary of US Optimist Class, had two sons sail

November 20th, 2017

OptiNews shares these ten observations by Paul Danielson from the Optimist Class trail. You know you’re an Opti parent when:

November 16th, 2017

Pensacola, FL (November 16, 2017) – The United States Optimist Dinghy Association (USODA) has selected Pensacola Yacht Club (PYC) to

October 26th, 2017

Following hot on the tail of ex-hurricane Ophelia, Storm Brian arrived to the eastern shores of Ireland at the untimely

October 4th, 2017

Seahorse may be the dominant international magazine for anyone serious about their racing, but we typically aren’t huge fans of