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With the ongoing restrictions which are still in place throughout Ireland, IODAI have made the decision to postpone the Trials event and Munster Championships which were due to take place
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
Team Ireland arrive in the Hague
Team Ireland (Johnny, Leah, Eimer, Rocco, Sam, Emily and Nathan) and coach Thomas Chaix have arrived in The Hague for the 2018 Optimist European Championship’s. They started their final preparations
IODAI are asking all Optimist Dinghy Clubs to indicate if they would like to make an expression of interest to host an IODAI event in 2019. Hosting an IODAI event
IDT Team Poland Report
This year 8 sailors qualified for IDT Team Poland after the Irish Trials which where held in April.   The IDT Team Program started with two training weekends in Ireland, one in
Best of luck to IDT Team Poland!
The International Development Team (IDT) Poland 2018,  set off from Dublin Airport, for Dziwnow in Poland yesterday.   They were heading to compete in the Dziwnow Cup, being held in
Dutch National Team Racing Championships – expressions of interest required 
IODAI are currently looking at opportunities for sending Optimist Teams to the key Team Racing events in Europe.  There are a number of International Team Racing events which teams from
Best of luck to the Volvo Junior Squad
The Volvo Junior Squad 2017/2018 set off from Dublin airport earlier today to compete in the Trofeo Euromarina Optimist Event.  This prestigious International Optimist event takes place over three days
Optimist New Year Clinic in Fenit
After the successful First edition of the Dinghy New Year Clinic & Coached Regatta 2017, the Tralee Bay Maritime Centre will be running the 2018 New year clinic from January

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