Welcome to the NSWIODA website
   "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
TEAMS RACING ENTER NOW.......................NOR SI's & ONLINE ENTRY
The Teams Racing NOR is now up along with the online entry, please enter asap. Click on the headline for links
NSWIODA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP .......................... NOR NOW POSTED
See new box to the right for the NSW State information
VICTORIAN STATES..............MARCH 10 - 12.......... ONLINE ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Click on the headline for more details
TEAMS RACING............TRAINING 11 / 2 / 12........... REGATTA 12 /2 / 12 NSC
The very popular teams racing day is back again this year. It will be preceded by a coaching day on Saturday to learn all about the tactics of teams racing. Sunday the regatta will be held. Please get your teams together now as this is an inter club challenge! NOR will be posted very soon. NSC are looking for volunteers to help out. The canteen will be open both days. More coming soon........
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP...........CONGRATULATIONS TO JACK GRAVES.................HUGE IMPROVEMENT BY NSW SAILORS
  Firstly congratulations to Jack Graves from Victoria our new Australian Champion. Jack sailed consistently throughout the regatta in all wind conditions to take a commanding lead & the title. NSW had 32 sailors attend the regatta & we ended up the most improved state with 7 sailors making the AOST..........
SAIL SYDNEY .........................CONGRATULATIONS YNSW
  Congratulations YNSW for a very successful Sail Sydney. Thank you also to Jeremey Atkinson & his team on the start boat for getting a 10 race series completed with limited time. Friday the wind was light & shifty catching a few sailors out. Max Paul had a sensational first race, Jim Colley took out race 2 & Alec Brodie races 3 & 4. Click on the headline for more.....
DINGHY FEVER...................WARWICK CROSSMAN'S NEW WEBSITE
  Warwick Crossman who did such an amazing job establishing this Opti site has moved on to greater things & launched Dinghy Fever his own website. It is based on Dinghy sailing in Pittwater but has useful information on all ISAF classes, regatta links, photos a sailing blog & more........click on the headline for the link.
TRAVELLER'S TROPHY SERIES CONCORD RYDE SAILING CLUB........FINAL REPORT & RESULTS
  The 3rd round of the NSWIODA Traveller's Trophy Series was last Sunday at Concord Ryde Sailing Club. It was a great day of racing with six races completed in breeze ranging from 5 to 20kts. CRSC are to be commended on their great hospitality & organisation. It was wonderful to see their young Opti sailors out & we hope they are inspired to take part in future association events. Click on the headline for a full report & results.

 Current Events
  • 11 Feb - NSWIODA Optimist Teams Racing Regatta

 Future Events
  • 31 Mar - NSWIODA Open & State Championship 2012

NSWIODA .... what's on
Coming events
 
11th Feb Teams racing training day NSC
12th Feb Teams racing regatta NSC
18th March TT4 MHYC
31st March - 13t April NSW States MHYC
 

MHYS

2012 NSW OPTIMIST CHAMPIONSHIP

 31st March - 1st April

  

Notice of Race

Online Entry

Entry List


TRAVELERS TROPHY SERIES

Notice of race

Sailing Instructions


NSWIODA Membership

 

     

 On-Line Membership


NSWIODA Coach's Corner

Tom Brewers blog

Don't Panic

Core Stability