The planned National Team Racing Championship, due to take place in Kinsale Yacht Club, on Wednesday August 15th,  prior to the Irish Optimist Nationals has been cancelled for 2018, due to unforeseen circumstances.   Many thanks for those who submitted their interest in the Team Racing event and we hope to be in a position

Irish Optimist National and Open Championships 2018 August 16th until August 19th Please find attached the Equipment Declaration form for the Irish Nationals 2018.  Please make sure to complete this form and bring it with you to registration. Please note the registration times on Wednesday and Thursday are:  Wednesday 15th August from 4pm to 8pm

Below please find links to the results. Results will be posted as soon as possible following each race. Senior Fleet Junior Fleet Regatta Fleet

Rocco Wright of HYC and NYC and a member of the Team Ireland Under 12 squad was crowned the overall Junior Champion at the British Optimist Nationals today!  It was well deserved with Rocco getting a fantastic 7 bullets in a row!!  Fellow Under 12 Team sailor Clementine van Steenberge of NYC was first girl

Irish Optimist National and Open Championships 2018 August 16th until August 19th   IODAI and Kinsale Yacht  Yacht Club (KYC)  in Co. Cork are delighted to host the Optimist National Championships 2018.  We look forward to welcoming over 200 competitors from all over Ireland as well as visiting sailors from other countries to our Club,

Please find attached updated Sailing Instructions for all major IODAI events.  This document was updated July 2018 (Version 1.3). Sailors please make sure you are familiar with the SI’s. Oppie Major Event SIs 2018 CP July 2018 V1.3

Below please find links to the results. Results will be posted as soon as possible following each race. Main Fleet Regatta Fleet

The Crosbie Cup takes place this weekend (July 28th and 29th) in Sutton Dinghy Club.  We are looking forward to a great weekend on the water for all our Silver Fleet and Regatta Fleet Sailors.  Entries are still open for the Crosbie Cup, we have removed the late entry fee, so you can enter right up

Fiachra McDonnell of NYC and the Irish IDT France Team won the Optimist French Nationals after a fantastic week of sailing against some of the best sailors in Europe in the 200 sailor event.  Fellow NYC and IDT Team France sailor Clementine van Steenberge won best girl at the event, at only 11 years of

Please find attached the Notice of Race for the 2018 Irish Optimist Nationals being held in Kinsale Yacht Club, on August 16th to 19th, 2018. Optimist KYC Nationals 2018 NOR Final

  The International Development Team (IDT) France 2018,  set off from Dublin Airport, for Bordeaux yesterday.   They were heading to compete in the Optimist French Nationals (CIE Coupe Internationale d’Eté), being held in Loctudy.  On the development team is: Fiarchra McDonnell (NYC) Ben O’Shaughnessy (RCYC) Archie Daly (RStGYC) Clementine Van Steenberge (NYC) Patrick Bruen

Below please find links to the results. Results will be posted as soon as possible following each race. Senior Fleet Junior Fleet Regatta Fleet