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"You haven't won anything if in winning you lose the respect of the other competitors"

Paul Elvstrom...Gold medalist

Did you know that more than two thirds of the medal winning sailors at the last two Olympic Games, and over 85% of the medal winning skippers at the Beijing Olympics were former Optimist sailors? That's why they say Optimists are the bathtubs that breed champions.

"I woke up one Christmas morning to find an Optimist dinghy beside my bed. I guess I've been sailing mad ever since"..... Ben Ainslie (Gold Medallist)

"In Optimists you train together as a team to develop your skills, and build your character"..... Victor Kovalenko (Australian Olympic Coach)

Latest News

EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS ......................June 8 & 9

NOR is now available for the long weekend's regatta at MHYC

AUSSIES SHINE IN NZ NATIONALS!

The kiwis said the venue for the 2013 nationals at Timaru would be light, and they were right! Approximately 20 AOST sailors made the trip to Timaru (2 hrs south of Christchurch) accompanied by coaches David White and Dave O'Connor and team manager Penny Stewart.

NSW STATE TITLES WRAP.................................................HUGE!!!!!

March 23 and 24 saw close to 160 boats registered for the NSW Optimist State Titles at RPAYC. Both Open and Silver Fleets had around 60 entries and the Green Fleet counted around 40 big smiles. Is this the biggest State championship ever? Maybe!

REFLECTIONS ON THE NATIONALS......................BLAKE SELLEY

Woollahra's Blake Selley sailed out of his skin to finish a stunning 3rd in the Nationals and bag himself selection for the worlds in Italy in July. Here are his reflections on the regatta.