2017 Optimist World Championship: New world Champions Crowned
After a day of waiting for wind on the water, Italian sailor Marco Gardoni was hoisted, in his boat, onto the shoulders of his coach and…
2017 Optimist World Championship: Shuffle On The Leaderboard
Three races in medium wind on Wednesday saw some shuffling of positions on the leaderboard at the Optimist World Championship 2017, the top of the pack…
2017 Optimist World Championship: Post Storm Calm Stalls Sailing Series
The second half of the individual series of the Optimist World Championship 20217 was abandoned after a midday rainstorm followed by a fruitless four hour wait…
2017 Optimist World Championship: USA Wins IODA Challenge Cup Team Racing Trophy
Team USA beat Team China in a dramatic, hard-won, winner-takes-all ‘Sail Off’ in the team racing portion of the Optimist World Championship 2017, retaining its hold…
2017 Optimist World Championship: Young Sailors Demonstrate Exceptional Sailing Skills
High intensity battles took place on the waters off the Royal Varuna Yacht Club on Sunday, the world’s best youth sailing teams fighting to earn a…
Challenging Day Three At The 2017 Optimist World Championships
Youth sailors in the Optimist World Championship 2017 enjoyed the perfect ending to a three day series of individual qualifying races on Saturday, the wind and…