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Reminder for OPTIMIST class
Beginners Optimist
Friday at 10 AM is a training for beginners about the basics of racing, racing rules and tactics. Due to Khun Oat's absence the training will be done by someone else, assisted by Florian Keulers and Dylan Whitcraft. The training is in preparation for the Future Regatta on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th. Participants should have finished a beginners course and be able to handle the boat e.g. beat, reach and downwind and be able to gibe and tack. Entrance fee for the regatta is THB 300 per sailor. There will be medals for the ones placed one to five for beginners in the category under 12 and 1-5 in the category over 12 years old. The handmade perpetual trophy goes to the overall winner and has to be returned to the club the weekend before the next regatta. We are planning to have the Future's Regatta every 3 months. The initial announcement to do this race was 12 and 13 September but that has been postponed. There are a limited number of rental boats so please make your OPTI reservation with Khun Lek.
- Advanced Optimist Sailors are allowed to join the Future regatta, but are not eligible for prizes.
- Beginners Courses over the next two weekends.
Upon special request we have organized a beginners course for children who are not able to do courses in holidays. Therefore a beginners course was scheduled during the three weekends of : 12 and 13 September, 26 and 27 September and 3 and 4 October. Sailors who have missed the first weekend of the course can still join in provided they have already had some sailing experience and are not completely new sailors.
For the older kids a Windsurf course is scheduled for 15, 16 and 17 October. THB 5000 for members and THB 6500 for Non-members. Please note that there was miscommunication and the Varuna Alert has the wrong dates. Additional information will follow.
Regular schedule as off next month:
First weekend of the month: Focus on optimist beginner
Second weekend of every month: Focus on LASER 4.7 (Khun Oat) and Optimists by Khun Jimmy.
Third weekend of the month: Focus on advanced Optimist group. Also option for adult course upon request.
Fourth weekend of the month: All optimist levels combined.
Calendar:
12 and 13 September First weekend of beginners course followed by, 26 and 27 September (second weekend) and 3 and 4 October (third weekend).
18,19,20 September LASER youth training by Khun Lim, national Laser coach
18 September - Coaching session for the Future Regatta for beginner Opti sailors only
19 September - Future regatta for beginner sailor only
19 September evening Slide show 2009 World Championships Brazil
26 and 27 September: Optimist second weekend beginners weekend course
3 and 4 October : Optimist third weekend beginners weekend course
15, 16 and 17 (morning only) October Windsurf course THB 5000 for members and THB 6500 for Non-members
19 till 23 October Optimist beginners 1 and beginners 2 course.
International events: ( for more details see website www.optiworld.org or other relevant websites)
- Hong Kong Optimist nationals: 1-4 October. Open to everyone with some racing experience.
- Hong Kong Open Dinghy Regatta 24-26 October
- Byte CII Asian Championships November 2009 at Varuna, see Varuna website for further information
- Asian and ASEAN Optimist Championships December 2009 in Langkawi (selection only, training in Sattahip)
- Laser 4.7 World Championships at RVYC April 1-9, 2010
- Garda Lake meeting in Italy, April 2010. Anyone can go, no selection requirements, great experience for big fleet racing ( 900 boats last year)
- Easter Regatta in The Netherlands. Open to everyone, no selection requirements
- 2010 ASIAN Optimist Championships at RVYC from July 3rd till 11th
- 2010 Optimist World Championships in Langkawi
- 2011 Optimist World Championships in New Zealand
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