Announcements

A reminder about the December training camp 16-18th, to be held at YQ/RQYS. See the notice posted below for full details. 

 Please see attached poster for details of this 2-day pre-Nationals training camp. Contact details are on the poster. Note that the camp is limited to 20, so be in quick!

 Please note that the River Championships due to be held at Noosa this month have been cancelled.

 Subscriptions for the 2011-2012 year are now due. Please see "About/Join QIODA" for the joining/renewal application form.

Membership of QIODA opens the door to the world-wide Optimist family and allows you to compete anywhere in the world. QIODA currently has 3 members competing in the Asian Regional Championships being held in Singapore. Go to "About/Australian Optimist Sailing Team (AOST)" to see how you can sail for Australia!

The next Nationals will be held at RQYS in January. It will never be easier for you to compete.

Check this out to see where an Opti could take you...

2011 Queensland Optimist State Championship Sailing Report
By Kyle O’Connell
On the weekend of the 4th and 5th of June I competed in the 2011 Qld Optimist dinghy  championship,  it was held at Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast in conjunction with the Sail Mooloolaba Regatta . There were 35 Optimists in the open fleet and eight in the green fleet .The open fleet got to race offshore on trapezoid courses and the Green fleet raced inshore.

Eva Lorenz, from Whitsunday Sailing Club, has now been joined by Claire McInally of Southport Yacht Club, both having been invited to join the AOST team  for the 2011 Asian Championships, taking place in Singapore from 22 to 31 July. Although not in the original AOST team, Eva and Claire were next on the list of girls after several team members pulled out. There is an IODA requirement that a team larger than 5 must have at least one member of a different gender. So Girl Power wins!

Check out the entry for the State Championships under ' Coming Events'. We lookforward to a great regatta at Mooloolaba!

See you there...

What a great camp! See the article from Holly attached. Thanks to RQ for the great venue and everyone for all the support. Long live Opti!

 Attached please find the AGM minutes of the Queensland 420 Association, and poster advertising the Qld. State 420 Championship regatta.

The 420 Association are very keen to see ex-Opti sailors consider the 420 as a next step, and would like to hear from any sailors considering a 2-up boat.