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#OptiEuros2014 – Ireland has got off to an exceptional start at the massive 254–boat Optimist European Championships on Dublin Bay this afternoon. Exceeding expectations of top half results, the top Irish under–16 sailors are placed tenth and 17th in the…

#oppieeuros2014 – Young sailors from 44 countries attended the formal opening of the European open championship of the Under-16 Optimist sailing class at Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin today. The 253 youth sailors with their coaches and team leaders walked in…

#opti – A consistent showing by Harry Durcan who never fell out of the top three, despite very tricky conditions, at last weekend's Optimist Leinster Championships gave the Royal Cork sailor the title. Durcan will be Ireland's sole representative at…

#optimisteuros2014 – Ireland is a fortnight away from its staging of one of the largest sailing events of the season when the Optimist dinghy European Championships kick off at the Royal St. George Yacht Club on Dublin Bay from 13 to…

#opti – With only three races sailed and no discards applied there were some big casualties at the Skerries based Ulster Optimist dinghy championships today, including a lowly ninth overall for Cork's Harry Durcan, who will be Ireland's only representative…

#optimist –  Royal Cork's Harry Durcan, the only Irish sailor heading to the World Championships in Argentina later this year, emerged the clear winner of the 39–boat senior fleet at the Optimist Class Connaught Championships at Galway Bay Sailing Club…

#optimist – A top Irish youth sailor has opted out of his place on the European Optimist team in favour of a place on the startline at the world championships in October. Irish champion sailor Harry Durcan (14) from Royal…

#optimist – 14 young sailors from ten different Irish yacht clubs make up the team to represent Ireland at the Optimist Europeans that will be held in the home waters of Dun Laoghaire in July. Skerries Sailing Club sailor Peter Fagan…

#opti – With just under four months left to the opening ceremony of the Optimist European Championships, the Royal Saint George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire is preparing itself for a record entry. To date 43 countries have entered teams totalling…

#optimist – Yesterday Optimist sailors in Cork and Dublin were packing a punch into training in Cork and Dublin writes Claire Bateman. Royal Cork YC members of the Irish Optimist Squad were training at Howth Yacht Club and other RCYC…

#optimist – The CH Marine Irish Optimist National and Open Championships 2014 preparations are well underway and the team at the Royal Cork Yacht Club are making plans for this exciting event due to be held in the Harbour in…

#opti – The Optimist fleet heads for Baltimore Sailing Club from Saturday the 15th until Friday the 21st of February with up to 161 children participating in a popular mid–term winter training programme.  The IODAI have 16 coaches, both international and…

#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…

#optimist – The Optimist class is seeking three sailing coaches for international duty next season. Applications are sought for coaching IODAI Optimist Teams at International Events in 20141) Europeans 12-20th July 2014 (Dublin: Royal St George Yacht Club)2) The international development…

#optimist –  The 2013/14 Irish Optimist Squad has been announced.  The objective of the squad s to teach Irish junior sailors to train efficiently in their major sport, expose them to international racing, increase their experience and enjoyment of the sport and…

#opti – Beijing Olympian Ciara Peelo, a former Optimist sailor, is organising a reunion of Irish Optimist dinghy sailors young and old next month (October 12) at Malahide Yacht Club in North Dublin. The idea is to get as many people…