#optimist – Young Optimist dinghy sailor Chris Bateman (12) from Cork Harbour has been making great use of recent training sessions and compiled recent winter sailing clips in to an 'extreme opti sailing' youtube video. Bateman (sail number 1443) and Tom Keal (1294) are seen 'ripping' upwind and down. Bateman enthuses about the massive waves, lots of wind and 'class sailing conditions' but admits its also been 'very cold'. Yes Chris, it looks it!
Optimist Dinghy Vid Shows Youngsters Training in Big Waves off Cork Coast
26th November 2013
Published in Optimist
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