#opti – This weekend Galway Bay Sailing Club are hosting the Connaught Optimist Championships 2013 in Renville Oranmore, County Galway.
GBSC has been preparing for the event for some weeks now and the club is expecting to have approximately 120 children competing on the water. Below is a preview written by one of GBSC's junior sailors Amy Denny.
This weekend, Saturday and Sunday the 29th and 30th, Galway bay sailing club will host a two day sailing event for children in an optimist dinghy. The optimist is a small boat which is solo sailed. Previous Optimist sailors like Annalise Murphy have represented Ireland in the Olympics. 150 Children ranging in ages from 8 to 15 years will travel from all over the country to compete in a series of sailing races. Each race lasts about an hour, and there will be a minimum of 5 races.
Volunteers have been getting their hands dirty, painting, weeding and tidying the sailing club which is located in Renville, Oranmore.
The club will hopefully have a great day. Pop along and see what is happening at the club this summer with summer camps for all ages – Amy Denny (Optimist Sailor, Aged 12)
