| TOM BREWER COACHING.........PRE NSW CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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Sailors planning to attend the NSWIODA state championships at the end of the month have the opportunity to further develop their skills in the two weeks leading up to the event. Tom Brewer will be running training programs at RPAYC 13th-14th March and at MHYC 20th-21st March. While groups will be run to cater to all skill levels, they present a fantastic opportunity for newer sailors to benefit from the tutelage of some of the most experienced Optimist coaches in the state. Click on the headline for more information.
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| 2010 NSW CHAMPIONSHIPS AT NORTHBRIDGE SC............ENTER ON-LINE NOW !!! |
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Seamus Campbell and the enthusiastic team at Northbridge Sailing Club have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the 2010 NSW Optimist Championships will be a huge success. Northbridge Sailing Club's on-line entry system went live today, with a facility to view the entries already received. To enter the NSW Championships click on the headline for this news item and you will be redirected to the on-line entry pages. Early entries will help the team at Northbridge with their planning for the event, so don't delay.....enter now !!! For more information or to view current entries go to the feature box for this event to the right. |
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| NSWIODA ...............ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP 2010-2011 |
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Calling all NSW Optimist sailors.......It's time to renew your NSWIODA membership, or for those that are new to Optis it's time to become a financial member of Australia's fastest growing class. You'll need to be a financial member of the association if you intend to enter the NSW Optimist Championships at Northbridge Sailing Club in March, so please don't leave it until the last moment, click on the headline and download a 2010-2011 membership form now. |
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| VICTORIAN OPTIMIST CHAMPIONSHIPS............A QUEENSLAND & VICTORIA PHOTO FINISH |
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There are plenty of great sailing venues in Victoria but the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club would have to be one of the nicest. A huge fleet of Optis turned out for the Victorian Championships over the weekend and were greeted by a constant 20 knots at 190 degrees over both days. After eight races the victory went to Klaus Lorenz (Qld) ahead of Tom Lidgett (Vic) by the most slender margin of a single point. Being the best placed Victorian, Tom Lidgett becomes the 2010 Victorian Optimist Champion, with Sam Hannah in 2nd and Tom Trotman 3rd. Xavier Winston-Smith was the best placed NSW sailor with a well deserved 9th place after racing at the front of the fleet in all races on the second day. The smaller and less experienced of the NSW sailors found the going pretty tough on Port Phillip Bay but showed plenty of tenacity in the conditions. Click on the headline for a link to the Open Fleet and Green Fleet results. |
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| ONE WEEKEND...........TWO REGATTAS..........160 BOATS !!!! |
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There is probably no other class in Australia that could support two State Championships being run on the same weekend and still attract huge fleets to both events like the Optimists have. The Victorian Optimist Championships has attracted a record fleet of over 83 boats to Sorrento this weekend, while the Western Australian Optimist Championships has attracted a fleet of 75 to Freemantle Sailing Club....that's nearly 160 boats and entries are still rolling in. |
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| NEW ZEALAND OPTIMIST ACTION.................RECENTLY POSTED VIDEO |
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This video of Opti racing during last year's Toyota New Zealand Nationals was recently posted on the internet, and with the AOST trip to NZ only a little more than a month away we thought it might interest some Australian Opti sailors too. If you watch closely some members of last year's AOST, James Oliver, Milly Bennett and Douglas Campbell can be seen mixing it with the Kiwis. This is one of the best Optimist videos on the internet, huge fleet, tough venue and plenty of breeze, that's why you race Optimists. Best viewed in full screen mode with the volume way up. Click on the headline to follow the windward leg action. |
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| AUSTRALIAN OPTIMIST SAILING TEAM (AOST).............RACING TO THE TOP |
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Congratulations to the sailors from Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales who were selected in the Australian Optimist Sailing Team (AOST) for 2010. The team was announced at the completion of the Australian and Oceania Championships in Adelaide, and each team member will be given an opportunity to represent Australia at an international event during 2010. Click on the headline to view the Australian Optimist Sailing Team. |
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