New IODAI President, Tim Lucas of RCYC
Tim Lucas of Royal Cork Yacht Club was elected president of the International Optimist Dinghy Association of Ireland (IODAI), at the IODAI AGM in the Royal Irish Yacht Club last
Leinsters deal for first time IODAI Members!
The Merrion Private IODAI Leinster Optimist Championships will take place over the weekend of September 9th and 10th in The National Yacht Club Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. You can enter
Rian Geraghty-McDonnell wins Irish Optimist National and Open Senior Championship & Luke Turvey wins the Junior Championship.
With a full series of 10 races sailed over the four day event everything came down to the last race to decide who was going to win the titles.  Rian
Caps for sale, caps for sale (and other IODAI Merchandise)
IODAI merchandise is for sale at the Nationals tomorrow. Get some gear, support IODAI, stay warm, look good.
Nationals Start Time for Sunday – First Warning Signal 11:55AM
http://oppienationals.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Optimist-2017-SSI-Amendment-4.pdf No. 4 Change to the Sailing Instructions. Due to road closures until between 09:15 and 09:30 in the Dun Laoghaire Harbour area because of an Iron Man competition tomorrow
Merrion Private IODAI Leinster Optimist Championships are Open for Entries!
  The last IODAI regional event of the year is the Merrion Private IODAI Leinster Optimist Championships.  This year they are taking place over the weekend of September 9th and
Volvo Junior Squad Programme – Announcement
Irish Sailing and Volvo Car Ireland announce the reactivation of the Irish Sailing Performance ‘Volvo Junior Squad Programme’, aimed at nurturing future talented Irish sailors. At the launch this evening of
IODAI are trying to track down 2 Perpetual Trophies which were presented to sailors in 2016.  We would like these returned for the 2017 Nationals which are starting next week. 
Important Information relating to 2017 Optimist Nationals
With one week to go to the 2017 Optimist Nationals please keep an eye on our dedicated Oppie Nationals website for information updates. We have added some further details to
The Irish Europeans Team 2017 have arrived in Bulgaria to compete in the 2017 Optimist European Championships.  Racing commences on Tuesday 1st August. The Team is comprised of Ruth Mc Sweeney, Team Assistant.

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