The twenty sailors selected for the 2010 Australian Optimist Sailing Team were announced at the National Championships. These sailors will be representing Australia in New Zealand, Thailand, Poland, Kenya, Malaysia and Singapore.   Congratulations and GOOD LUCK for your overseas regattas.   AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!

click here to view this years team

click here for regatta report 

For the IODA report and full results see www.optiworld.org  or   www.adelaidesailingclub.com.au  and follow the link from “regattas”. Have a look at the fabulous pictures on www.paparazzi.com.au 

• Seven AOST sailors competed in the  IODA Asian Championship in Langkawi, Malaysia..   Read more…
• Read Diego Figueroa’s Report 
• Link to event pictures http://gallery.me.com/yannvincent#gallery

Royal Perth Sailors were treated to an intensive training clinic prior to the Junior Australia Cup.

read Brenda Campbell’s report  of this new event.

The sheer numbers of Optimists competing in WA are turning heads in the sailing community.  The pre-Christmas WA regattas have attracted great turn-outs so far.  Fremantle Sailing Club ’s Indian Ocean Classic attracted around 50 entries split into three fleets. Royal Perth’s Mini Series provided a spectacle alongside the Kwinana freeway when 60 Optimists competed.  Over forty optimists were in the spotlight as the “warm-up” act for the Australia Cup Match racing held in the heart of the city.  They were also treated to coaching from Riley Dean (the NZ National Optimist coach) who was working a double act with Diego on the weekend. The WA fleet have a further regatta “at home” in Royal Freshwater Bay YC before they travel to Adelaide.

Current National Champion, Doug Campbell competed in the Junior Gold Cup in Bermuda in October.  click here for Laurie Fullerton’s report on the event.   Full results can be found at http://www.argogroupgoldcup.com/

Here is the link to the SailWorld Article http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Renaissance-Reinsurance-Junior-Gold-Cup-preview/61515 

 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - AIODA has negotiated with the Malaysian Optimist Association for Australian sailors to attend a full 7-8 day training camp from 25 November 2009 followed by the Malaysian Open 6-10 Dec. at the same venue as the Asians to be held the week after.

Rough costs are:

- US$30 per day accommodation (all meals)

- US$150 for charter boat, and US$ 150 for the coaching.

This is a very good deal and much cheaper than the Asians, and will include training with several of the top 5 sailors in the 2009 world championship. Sailors interested in participating,, please contact AOST Team Manager KC Agerup (kc@winneraustralia.com) or 0450 22 16 44 for more infortation. If the interest exceeds our allotment of spaces, allocation will be done on the basis of AUS nationals 2009

Read Diego’s Report (Australian Team Coach)   Read Doug Campbell’s Report        Read Mark Stowell’s report 

Congratulaions to Doug Campbell, Mark Spearman, Lloyd Collings, Paris Stowell and James Brewer who competed in the IODA World Championhip in Niteroi, Brazil.  James achieved the best result for an Australian EVER!!

Full Results at  http://www.cncharitas.com.br/optiworld2009.html  

Congratulations to James Oliver who sailed a fantastic regatta to claim the title of African Champion. James Oliver(Vic) and Milly Bennett (NSW) were our only two representatives in the event and achieved first and fourth. WELL DONE GUYS (hope they will send in a report when they return!!)

Regatta Website on http://optimist.co.za/ocra/index.php/all

Sam Blackburn, Georgia Thompson, Maia and Ragna Agerup represented Australia in the European Championship in Slovenia. Ragna has written a great regatta report!  Read Ragna’s Report 

Read their daily blog on www.optieuro.blogspot.com     Regatta website  http://www.sailpiran.si/eoc2009