An event is being organized by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC), the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand (YRAT) in conjunction with the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) with strong ...

On Friday afternoon, Oracle Team USA donated a second batch of 15 Optimist dinghies to a Bermuda sailing club. The boats have been completely refurbished to ‘better than new’ condition by the Oracle ...

The Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association is among the many mourning the death of founding member and coach Paul Doughty. Doughty, who died on Tuesday following a bout of illness, helped to create the ...

SALEM — The wind picked up around Salem harbor just off the coast of Winter Island by mid-afternoon Wednesday. It was actually the ideal day weather-wise for the junior sailors after having to scurry ...

[Updated with video] The America’s Cup Endeavour community sailing initiative, along with its partners, has today gifted the use of five of 15 Optimist dinghies, to local sailors. The boats were ...

The Dockyard Sea Cadet Unit expanded its fleet when an Optimist sailing dinghy was donated to them by the J-24 Sailing Association last weekend. With the Cadet's family and a former Petty Officer ...

The 2023 Optimist World Championship is recognized as the most important children's sailing sports event, attracting boys and girls under the age of 16 from around the globe. While the championship ...

YORK - For the past several weekends, 14-year-old Grace Gear has put on layers of long underwear, fleece clothes, wool socks, cotton gloves and then covered those with lobster gloves and a drysuit.

There's a sign on Vishnu Saravanan's wall, beside an Indian flag and a collection of medals and trophies. "Olympic medal yes we will", it says. On his second outing at the Games, it could be the ...

Leaseplan Irish Optimist National Championship to bring 200 young sailors to Skerries Sailing Club An ‘Optimist’ sailing dinghy, typical of the ones competing this week in Skerries One of the largest ...