October 4th - 2021 SAMS Final Entry Date (Revised)

October 10th - 2021 Asian & Oceanian Championship Final Entry Deadline.

November 6th - 2021 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship Official Arrival Day.

December 11th - 2021 SAMS Official Arrival Day (Revised).
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The Executive Proposals 
regarding the IODA Articles and Championship Conditions that were approved at the 2021 AGM on July 7th in Riva del Garda, ITA have been added to the Handbook for the 2022 Edition. 

All changes are in red type.

The 2022 IODA Handbook is now available on the IODA Website. 

You can download it here.  
The 2021 European Team Racing Championship took place in Lago di Ledro, Italy from August 24 to 29th.

The following 15 teams from across Europe battled for the title of 2021 Optimist European Team Racing Champion: ITA, ESP, FRA, SWE, DEN, CRO, UKR, SLO, ISR, POL, BEL, FIN, RUS, GBR, LAT.

This is the only IODA Championship that stipulates equal genders are required on each team – two boys and two girls.

It was the top teams on the leaderboard from the early stages (ESP, ITA, RUS and CRO) that made it to the Grand Final and Petit Final.
It was a close battle for the gold medal with TEAM SPAIN winning the first race against the defending champion TEAM ITALY.

TEAM ITALY came roaring back to take the second race and set up the winner-takes-all final. But TEAM SPAIN prevailed and took the race and title from the defending champions. In the Petit final, TEAM RUS won the first two races against TEAM CRO to take with the Petit Final and the bronze medal.

Many thanks to the the Associazione Vela Lago di Ledro, and President Camilla Baruzzi for organizing and hosting another successful European Team Racing Championship.

For Final Results and news items, go here.
The 2021 Asian & Oceanian Championships is taking place at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in Pattaya, Thailand from November 6 to 13th.

The planning for the championship is on track. The organizers are looking forward to welcoming teams to the championship. The Royal Varuna Yacht Club hosted the 2017 Optimist World Championship.

Check out the Event Microsite for information on the championship here.

The NOR is also published and can be found here. Take note is was updated on August 29th.

The Online Registration is OPEN. The Final Entry Deadline is October 10th.

Keep an eye out in the IODA Website and Facebook for any announcements regarding the championship
​IODA has received a request from the Organizing Committee of the 2021 Optimist South American Championship taking place in Mar del Plata, ARG, to change in the dates of the championship from November 6-13th to December 11-18th.

Currently there are restrictions imposed by the Argentina Authorities limiting flights due to the COVID 19 pandemic, which causes inconveniences in the acquisition of both outbound and return tickets.

Following discussions with several authorities in Argentina, the Organizing Committee estimates that these type of restrictions will be eliminated in mid-November of this year, which marks the beginning of summer and school holidays. By moving the dates to December, it should be easier for the teams to attend the Championship without major inconveniences and with lower costs.

The IODA Executive Committee has considered the request and approves the change in the dates of the 2021 Optimist South American Championship to December 11-18th.

The NOR was been updated on September 15th. It is available on the Event Microsite here.   

IODA believes that the move in dates will help teams from around the region to participate in the championship and ensure its success. We look forward to coming to Mar del Plata, ARG in December.
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