Adventures

Sailing World Cup Final - Future rock stars & a special graduation

Awesome to be on the ground for the Sailing World Cup Final in Melbourne, the final for World Sailing’s World Cup this year! 170 entrants, plenty of rock stars, but also plenty of rock stars in the making, such as Finn, Elkan and Anna who I caught up with today. Optimist sailor Adelaide Pullin from Queensland is missing her primary school graduation to be at Sailing World Cup Melbourne for…
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ACT Optimist Champs 2016 day 1

Day 1 of the Capital Insurance Brokers ACT Optimist Championships got underway today, with a record-breaking one design fleet of 126 boats on Lake Burley Griffin. What an amazing sight it was to see all 126 competitors and their families readying for racing, even with a breeze that was delayed. Kids played soccer, while parents relaxed on their deck chairs waiting for the breeze to fill in. The…
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ACT Optimist Championship: Optis set to go “on tour” at the end of October

By Ally Bryan For Optimist sailors in NSW, the coming of spring marks not only a change in water temperatures on the coast for the better, but the opportunity to travel to regattas including the ACT Optimist Championship on 29 and 30 October. Sailed on the waters of Lake Burley Griffin from the family-friendly Canberra Yacht Club, this annual regatta is a key event for many Optimist families…
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