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Just got back from Orange Bowl regatta, my kid's second year sailing there. He placed 30th out of 69 boats in the Opti Green Fleet. There were another 185 boats in the Opti Gold fleet. (the gold fleet was made up of 3 age divisions and had 4 sub-fleets rotating across 2 starts of approx 90 boats each.)

The Opti Green fleet there does a tremendous job of making the regatta fun for all beginning racers. It was something Joey very much wanted to do again after last year, even though he finished at the back of the pack last year.



Kids having FUN in Optimists?
According to the people on this forum that's impossible so it must be a lie.
How could kids have fun on such a low tech out dated boat?
The 250+ Opti kids in Miami last week had a terrible time. They just can't stop smiling for long enough to realize it.