10. It's too bad Optis are too small for most adults to learn to sail in them. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
J. Castelo Branco (white castle), sailing director of Caicaras Club, Ipanema/Rio, agrees with you 100%. He went on to build a small fleet of maxi-Optimists able to carry two adults!
The class is now knowned as "Castelao" (big castle).
