Six clubs combine for Otago Optimist Summer Series
The annual Otago Optimist Sumer series has come to a conclusion after seven races held by six yacht clubs were run in Dunedin.
Traffic Management & Control sponsored this series to be at no cost to sailors, and this generosity has changed the face of optimist racing in Dunedin, lifting competition to a new high and supporting all Dunedin yacht clubs.
Through using each of the regional yacht club’s principle race days, Coach Peter Graham initiated a weekly blog of tips for the kids to stay tuned to, and provided racing skins, log books and even sourced the prizes.
2012 Champions:
1st George Early
2nd Dylan Edwards
3rd William Macrinowski
“The kids think the world of Peter” said one parent from the racing group. “Its so good for them to have a young and high achieving sailor as their mentor”.
“Peter has made such a difference to our Opti racers experience and these kids have become sailors for life!”.
Otago Optimist Summer Series; this a free sailing series at no cost to sailors, Traffic Management & Control Ltd runs this series annually and is focused on helping young sailors reach their goals by uniting as many sailors in Otago as we can creating a competitive racing atmosphere.
Full results and more information can be found online here.
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