| The optimist fleet in Australia was formed at the inception of the late Huck Scott-olympic silver medallist, then RFBYC club coach, who was invited as head coach for the zimbabwean sailing school (which had approx 200 oppys sailing at one club on a lake in zimbabwe at their annual 9 day sailing school.) |
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| The number of boats, organisation and level of racing and standardisation of boats across the globe, coupled with the top 5 sailors getting selected and attending the optimist world championships that year sparked Hucks interest. |
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| On his return, he enlisted the support of sailor Syd Corser, and America’s cup manager Jack Baxter to build 6 oppies for RFBYC, which was the start of the Australian optimist fleet, in 1988. |
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