The Irish Worlds Team 2017 have arrived in Thailand to compete in the 2017 Optimist World Championship. The Team is comprised of Justin Lucas (RCYC & TBSC), Harry Twomey (RCYC																													
																																								  
																											
															We are delighted to announce that The Irish Optimist National & Open Championship is now open for entries. The Irish nationals is always a great event with lots of fun																													
																																								  
																											
															OptiWeek and LaserWeek 2017 will be run by the Tralee Bay Maritime Centre from August 7th till August 11th with a coached regatta on the 12th. The clinic is Open																													
																																								  
																											
															Entry to the Crosbie Cup has been extended to Saturday July 1st, with no late entry fee for entries up until 10pm on July 1st. This year the Crosbie Cup																													
																																								  
																											
															The Crosbie Cup 2017 is taking place at Sutton Dinghy Club, Co. Dublin on July 8th and July 9th. We hope you enjoy the event and that weather will be favourable.																													
																																								  
																											
															After a fantastic weekend of Team Racing in Howth, all eyes are now pointing South East.  The third IODAI regional event of the year is the Connachts.  This year they																													
																																								  
																											
															Howth Yacht Club held its annual Vice Presidents Trophy on Saturday. This team-racing event was inaugurated in 1986 and was re-introduced in 2015 after a number of years of absence.																													
																																								  
																											Great video footage of the Ulsters! Optimist Sailing Ireland
															Check out some of the great optimist sailing from last weekends Ulsters, captured by the team in sixnineone http://sixnineone.co.      																													
																											  
																																									  
																											
															Please see detailed below the full schedule for the Vice Presidents Cup Team Racing event this weekend in Howth Yacht Club. Schedule: vp-cup-full-schedule-sheet1																													
																																								  
																											
															With the full field of 12 teams confirmed and a promising long term forecast, the VP Trophy 2017 is looking as exciting as ever. RCYC has dominated in recent years																													
																																								  
																											



