Optimist
Brenig Optimist Sailors Selected for North Wales Regional Squad
Charlotte Watson and Alex Watson have both been selected for the North Wales Regional Optimist squad. The WYA support the training and development of approximately 70 sailors through the Welsh squad programme. This is a fantastic achievement for the sailors and the development team at LBSC.
27.11.2011
I would like to congratulate Alex for his fantastic result at the optimist winter championships at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club.
Also I would like to inform you all of the upcoming “Christmas Regatta”. The event is in Pwllheli and it’s all for a bit of fun (but we still want you win!). There will be a few prizes for dressing up, yourself and/or your boat, the different competitions are displayed on the “Welsh Sailing” web site(no costumes that will slow you down). Good luck at the event! (Go team Orange!)
Charlotte Watson
Class Captain
The Optimist class provides some of the best sailing available for young sailors. Over 50% of Olympic sailors started to sail in this class. Over 150,000 Optimists are sailed worldwide, making it one of the largest classes in sailing. A full training program is available to get juniors started.
Can you spot Alex?
Class Captain: Charlotte Watson
Profile : Charlotte started sailing through the club's level 1 beginners course (August 2010). She now enjoys participating in club, regional and national events.
Links
The WYA provide support and coaching along with arranging regional events through the Club Youth Racing Circuit (CYRC). The CYRC always has a training fleet, where young sailors new to racing receive coaching from WYA coaches. Llyn Brenig Sailing Club proactively supports these events and training boats can be loaned to enable participation in early events.
The WYA
The International Optimist Class Association (IOCA) website contains a wealth of information for new and experienced sailors. The Association holds national events including the Spring Championships, the Inland Championships, the National Championships, the End of Season Championship and the Winter Championships. At many of the main three championships (Inlands, Nationals and End of Seasons) Regatta fleets enable sailors new to racing to participate. Where Main fleet events have rules applied and sailors are sailing all day; in Regatta fleet, sailors can be assisted by safety boats and usually come in for lunch.
International Optimist Class Association
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