Frampton-on-Severn Sailing Club wish to invite all junior and Youth
sailors to join in with our annual Youth regatta on the Saturday 12th of
July. We sail on a small lake in the village of Frampton-on-Severn
near Gloucester. Please join are own sailors for a great days sailing and
fun.
The first of three races will start at 11:00am after a briefing at 10:30.
The entry fee for Single-Handers will be £5. This is an ideal
first event for the younger sailors but can also be tactically challenging
for those with more experience.
For more information and directions please visit www.fossc.org.uk
and find the event poster on the home page. Or contact: Philip Kirk
on (01454) 314354
Team Racing Championships entry form and NOR available here.
Nationals Pre-Measurement form is now available and can be used from 27th
June. Click here for a copy in
word format.
Do you fancy sailing in Buenos Aires, Argentina? We INVITE you to come
to Buenos Aires Argentina in October and Sail with the Best South American
boys and girls. Club web site is : www.yca.org.ar
or contact sergio@hotmail.com
for details.
Switzerland has put in a bid to hold the IODA worlds at St. Moritz from
25July - 5 August 2005. Full details at http://www.optimist.ch
Full selection results now on Team Selection pages
This year Devoti,
Volvo
and Musto
are all are joining forces in providing a prize draw competition for the
Optimist sailors.
Devoti
will be donating a rudder and centre board, Musto
will be donating £100 worth of clothing and Volvo a day's coaching with
Iain Percy.
The Prize Draw will be taking place
at the Volvo Musto End of Season Championships, by Volvo Musto Sailing
Ambassador and Star World Championship, Iain Percy.
The National Championships 2003 - Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy
Saturday 9 August to Friday 15 August.
Inlands NOR and Entry form now available on Major Events, entry
forms page
Notice of Race for Corinthian Otters open on 19th July 2003, click here
IOCA Thames Valley Training day at Wraysbury Lake SC - 29th March 2003.
All welcome - geared towards Zone Squads and below. BRIEFING 10:00am, LAUNCH
IMMEDIATELY AFTER BRIEFING - OPEN FOR REGISTRATION AT 9:30; Cost - £12.50
per head. NUMBERS LIMITED SO PLEASE DO NOT TURN UP WITHOUT REGISTERING
BEFOREHAND - Contact: Ben Cooper - 020 8994 2194, ben.cooper@btinternet.com
UK International Optimist Class Co-ordinator for information on joining IOCA (UK); World & European Team
administration; Inlands, Nationals, End of Season & Selections
Administration
Mrs Sara Havill, 10 Widdicombe Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.
BH14 9QW. Tel: 01202 700449 email: secretary@optimistsailing.org.uk
A lucky young sailor from Hurstbourne Tarrant near Newbury has won an
amazing prize. A brand new dinghy and one days' personal sailing coaching
from Sydney Olympic gold medallist Iain Percy was won by Toby Holloway.
Toby Holloway aged 12, received his prize at the Volvo Musto Optimist End
of Season Championships held at Draycote Water Sailing Club near Rugby.
The Optimist is the most popular junior dinghy in the world, and the boat
most of Britain's top sailors started sailing. "I was really shocked
to win - Mum and Dad weren't in the room when my entry was pulled out and
didn't believe me at first when I ran to tell them," said Toby.
"I don't usually win competitions and I'm really happy to win this
one."
Job Opportunities working for IOCA - Coaching, click
here
Brilliant result for Hannah Mills at the Worlds, see full report here.
Squads selection procedure and rankings - revised process published on
Squads page.
Please note the the IOCA Major Events include the Inlands, Nationals
and End of Season events. Details of these can be found by clicking the
"Major Events" button on the left margin of the Home page or here.
ISAF 29ers!
Ovington Boats will have a number of 29ers available for
purchase after the 2002 ISAF World Youth Championships. These 29ers are to
full racing and class rule specification. They will have been used for one
week in Canada and should be available in Europe mid August. Boats will
come complete and ready to sail plus trolley and top cover for a price of
£4900 inc UK VAT.
If you would like to take advantage of this unique
opportunity to buy these fantastic boats at a reduced price contact Dave
Hall at Ovington Boats as soon as possible on +44 (0) 70 71 29 39 49 or niners@ovingtonboats.co.uk.
Selections results can be viewed at www.kbsuk.com/sel2002os.html
temporarily. I will put them in their proper place when I receive the complete
file.
Squad selection procedures for 200
3
Squad selection procedures for 2002
season (2003
squad)
The committee is considering making changes to the squad selection
method for next year. The objective will be to encourage older sailors to remain
in the class and thus the number of juniors may be reduced in the national
squad. More details will be made available shortly.
WANTED - a willing volunteer to take over Op:Shop. Contact: Ruth
Tayler for details.
Safety fleet help needed! We lost a large
number of Safety Fleet helpers at the end of last season as their children moved to bigger
boats and I am urgently looking for parents with the following:
RIBs (>4.3 metres in
length) with reliable engines; Drivers with Powerboat 1&2 qualifications; Rescue crews
to person(!!) the RIBs.
The Oppie Safety Fleet provides the necessary safety cover at the Inland Champs, the
Nationals and at the End-of-Season Championship. We typically field nearly 30 RIBs
to support our children.
This is a fulfilling function and gives you the ability to be on the water instead of
sitting in a nice warm Clubhouse reading a newspaper and drinking tea!
IOCA pays certain expenses to cover the running and towing costs of the RIB.
Parents interesting in helping should contact me at: eMail bryan.visser@eggconnect.net Home phone 01865
891657 Mobile 07880 743531
Warsash Optimist Training Rig. Available to another club. Click here for full details.
Summer coaching policy outlined - see Training section.
Clarke Mills, designer of the Optimist, dies. Click here for full details
Richard Stanley is the new Squad Manager for the Intermediate
Squad. To contact him email richardstanley@farmline.com
or ring 01865 351214
Child Protection Policy added to Training Section.
New MEI's now available, click here
for Word 7 format, or, here for Adobe PDF
format
The Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy have a new website from
which you can get accommodation lists and directions to the club - see www.wpsa.org.uk
Link to Girls Only Page maintained by Pippa
Wilkinson, click here
Did you know?
Our British Olympic team 470 helmsman Nick Rogers won the Optimist Nationals in
1991 at Torquay and went to the Optimist Worlds in 1991 and 1992.
Our British Olympic team Laser representative Ben Ainslie won the Optimist
Nationals in 1992 at Mumbles and went to the Optimist Worlds 5 times
between 1988 and 1992.
Our British Olympic team Finn representative Iain Percy sailed at the front end
of the Optimist fleet and went to the Optimist Europeans.
