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Magic Marine UK Optimist open meeting 2025 at Hayling Island Sailing Club
Magic Marine UK Optimist open meeting 2025 at Hayling Island Sailing Club by Sandy Ramus, Katrina Sarti & Melvin Cooper 16 May 03:54 PDT The weekend of 10th/11th May saw 122 Optimist Sailors gather at Hayling Island Sailing Club to race in the Magic Marine UK HISC Optimist Open in perfect Hayling conditions. The event offers racing for all experiences.
UK Optimist sailors shine in Torrevieja, Spain Original
UK Optimist sailors shine in Torrevieja, Spain by Sandy Ramus 3 Feb 14:15 GMT Each year, Spain's Mediterranean coast hosts a series of top-tier Optimist events, attracting the world's best young sailors. Last weekend saw the series opener in Torrevieja, near Alicante, where nearly 430 sailors from 30 countries gathered to battle for podium spots.
Optimist Open at Parkstone Yacht Club Original
Optimist Open at Parkstone Yacht Club by Sandy Ramus, Kate Davis and Melissa Franklin 13 Oct 10:52 BST It was time for the annual Parkstone Optimist Open Meeting 2024, which took place two weekends ago. It was a weekend of winds at either extreme with day 1 of drifting to day 2 of thrilling races that kept both sailors and spectators on their toes. Main Fleet Day 1 greeted us with a beautifully sunny Poole Harbour and a light North Westerly breeze.
Magic Marine Optimist open meeting at Hayling Island Sailing Club Original
Magic Marine Optimist open meeting at Hayling Island Sailing Club by Sandy Ramus 14 Jun 17:07 BST With 156 entries signed up, this event promised to be one of the highlights of the Optimist racing calendar. The boats were divided into three, ability based, fleets. A coached regatta fleet for those just starting out on their racing journey was a new experimental fleet this year and ended up being oversubscribed with more than 25 children on a waiting list.
Optimist Brits abroad - It's an exciting time to be a junior sailor Original
Optimist Brits abroad - It's an exciting time to be a junior sailor by Sandy Ramus & Suzie Holland 12 Apr 15:13 BST The one thing that separates the Optimist from other junior and youth classes is the sheer number of events that sailors can attend, not only nationally but internationally. If one so desired, you could find a major Optimist event somewhere around the world for every week of the year.
Xtremity Optimist open meeting at Bosham Sailing Club Original
Xtremity Optimist open meeting at Bosham Sailing Club by Sandy Ramus 19 Sep 15:30 BST 100 Optimists spread across the regatta fleet and main fleet arrived ready for a 4 race series making their way out in a blustery breeze gusting 23 knots in the harbour. Due to the easterly direction the main fleet course was set in the Gallon Reach so wasn't too far from base camp. Wind over tide made for a lively sail to the start with the young sailors testing the skills in the steep seas.
IOCA Optimist Team Racing Championship 2023 at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy Original
IOCA Optimist Team Racing Championship 2023 at Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy by Sandy Ramus 17 Aug 23:42 BST On Sunday 6th August, 56 Optimists hit Portland Harbour to contest the inaugural (or at least first in living memory) UK Optimist Team Racing Championship. The sailors had formed teams of four, with many getting into the team spirit with matching bibs and practice sessions in advance.
HISC Optimist Open 2023
By BVMSports Team By Sandy Ramus and Lizzy Edwards via sail-world.com, Optimist Open 2023 at Hayling Island Sailing Club by Sandy Ramus and Lizzy Edwards 27 May 02:08 PDT 20-21 May 2023 We were again blessed with perfect sailing conditions for the Hayling Island Optimist open. Main Fleet The main fleet set sail 14 knts heading for the Bracksham Bay race track. It was a decent length sail for the 58... Read more on Publisher's website
Gill Marine Optimist End of Seasons Championship at the Royal Southern Yacht Club
Please select your home edition Edition Gill Marine Optimist End of Seasons Championship at the Royal Southern Yacht Club by Sandy Ramus & Andy Bryne 20 Oct 02:11 PDT Everything was against the IOCA End of Seasons Championship happening. First Grafham Water SC had to cancel due to no water and then the forecast going into the relocated event at Hamble was horrendous with 25-35knts winds forecasted for the whole weekend.
Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship at Brightlingsea Sailing Club
Gill Optimist Late Summer Championship at Brightlingsea Sailing Club by Sandy Ramus 2 Sep 02:44 PDT It was time to pack up the boats again, load the trailers and head to the beautiful East coast. Brightlingsea greeted us with its broad estuaries filled with it traditional working boats and dramatic skies. Day 1 The RO, PJ, having studied the forecast and with his local knowledge promised us good sea breezes, but only if we were patient.
Clean sweep for the girls at the Savills Gill Optimist British and Open Championship Original
Please select your home edition or Edition Clean sweep for the girls at the Savills Gill Optimist British and Open Championship by Sandy Ramus 7 Aug 16:00 BST The final day was upon us all too quickly and Largs again served up a cracking day to finish the regatta. The Race Officer had 3 races in the plan for the Senior and Junior fleets and although the breeze was quite light to start with it was forecast to build as the racing progressed.
IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 5
Please select your home edition Edition IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 5 by Sandy Ramus 5 Aug 03:09 PDT Thursday saw 15-20knts from the west making for some stunning sailing conditions. The juniors were up first and again it was a day to be looking up and tracking the black clouds that rolled though the otherwise clear blue Scottish sky. The Seniors were again struggling to get clean starts and the RO was quick to bring in the black flag and disqualify a few sailors.
IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 4
Please select your home edition Edition IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 4 by Sandy Ramus 4 Aug 09:37 PDT Junior and Main fleet were on the northern race area that gets cleaner breeze in a westerly. This a particularly beautiful stretch of water to sail on with hills and mountains on all sides. The first race saw 15knts and very lumpy conditions meaning that working the boat hard was the key.
IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 3 Original
Please select your home edition or Edition IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 3 by Andy Ramus 3 Aug 10:57 BST Well day 3 was one of the toughest days on the water I have seen for a long time with ever changing breeze strength and direction meaning that the race officers had their work cut out again. The Main Fleet got straight into it with 12-15 knots at the start and some solid racing for the first half of the race.
IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 1 Original
Please select your home edition or Edition IOCA UK Optimist Nationals at Largs Sailing Club - Day 1 by Sandy Ramus 1 Aug 12:23 BST After the rainy day yesterday, Scotland delivered some uncharacteristic sunny and warm weather today but sadly there was not a lots breeze. The main fleet after bobbing around for an hour or two were then sent ashore. However, it wasn't long until a line of breeze came in from the west and we were back in business.
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