Congratulations to Lachy Gilmour 2010 WA State Champion.

The Caporn Young WA Optimist Championships were held over three days last weekend at Freemantle Sailing Club. The 82 sailors, ranging from 7 to 15 years of age were treated to strong offshore breezes all weekend. The Gold and Silver fleets completed 14 races in glorious  conditions, whilst the Bronze fleet sailed within the harbour enjoying a variety of racing, fun. games and swimming……..read the regatta Report

Results:  Gold  Silver  Bronze

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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

• 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.

The 2010 WA State Championship will be held on Saturday 27th February - Monday 1st March at Fremantle Sailing Club.  Entry fee includes a teeshirt and presentation dinner. Gold and Silver fleet racing will be accompanied by Bronze Fleet Activities.

Notice of Race

With 58 entries at the Royal Perth Mini Series, racing was always going to be exciting! Both the 31boat Gold fleet and 27 boat silver fleet achieved ten races over the weekend. The weather provided a mix of light conditions right through to a stomping sea breeze. The Gold fleet top three finished a point apart and congratulations go to Sam Blackburn for taking out the championship. This is Sam’s second WA ranking regatta win for this season. Doug Campbell and Lachy Gilmour pushed Sam to the last race for an exciting finish to the event.  The silvers, coached on the water by Kate and Jack demonstrated some great sailing and also hairy moments for the Gold fleet when the fleets intersected.  There is no doubt that some of these silvers are biting at the heels of the gold fleet and undoubtedly we will see them in the Gold fleet over the next few weeks / months.  Well Done to all who attended and to RPYC who put on such a great event.

Gold Fleet Results

Silver Fleet Results

Ragna Agerup from RFBYC,WA won the New Caledonian Nationals in Noumea Nov. 5th - Nov 8th.The regatta was held in ideal conditions in 15 to 25 knots of wind.Maia Agerup from RFBYC  finished third. Between them Ragna and Maia won 7 out of the 15 races.Racing was competitive with the both the NZ development team and a few of their other top 10 sailors in the fleet.For more information, pictures and results, please go to www.srcnoumea.canalblog.com   CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS  CLICK HERE FOR PICTURE