This is a sign of what is coming our way October 9-10
on Thursday August 19, 2004 03:36PM
Please visit http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/04/usodane/ to get some idea what 300 optis looked like at the USODA New England Championships a couple of weekends ago. Many of these young competitors will be attending the USODA Atlantic Coast Championships that we will host in October.
Sail Newport and nearly 100 volunteers ran the 2004 Optimist New England Championship Regatta from its headquarters in Fort Adams State Park. 245 Championship Fleet Sailors competed in the Gold Fleet and 64 new racers took part in the Green Fleet for beginner racers. Sailors and their families came from 12 US States, the USVI, Canada, Barbados, Bermuda, Spain and New Zealand. Many of the Worlds best Opti sailors took part in this championship, which started on Tuesday August 10 and ran through Thursday August 12. For more info, take a look at the event web site.