Advantages: Fun, safe, easy to sail, cheap. Builds confidence. Beats TV and Playstation for real thrills! Disadvantages: Some parental commitment required. Too small for you to have a go!
...all interested check out this very good website. It has all you need to know about getting started in Oppy sailing and it does a lot more justice to the International Optimist than I can here:
www.optimistsailing.org.uk
The Oppy. Kids Love It!
(& they’re fun too!) ...
noyzboyz 07.10.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Optimist Singlehander
Advantages: Great fun - independant sailing for small pople Disadvantages: most available are racing spec
We have a fleet of 12 french Newmarine Optibats - they are modern rotomoulded boats, well thought out and repairable. The quality of build and fitting out is good - although we have made some modifications for centre use.
The boats can easily accomodate two youngsters for teaching and recreational purposes - they have integral buoyancy, chuncky daggerboard and rudder, with the vulnerable points protected against grounding damage.
Skin fittings ... ...worked around the nature of the rotomoulding process and materials - unlike some of the earlier models on the market. The material is stiff and repairable with a hot air welder, the rig is light and durable.
The boats are fitted with lifting straps at each corner which helps with manhandling them on shore. ...
s1lver 16.01.2003
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