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Cork Week 2012
Cork Week is one of Ireland's biggest sailing events since its inception in 1978. It is a biennial regatta and will run from 7th - 13th  July, 2012  Enter Website
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Open Letter to Optimist Parents PDF Print
Written by Michael McCann   

The letter below might be of interest to some Optimist (and other) parents.

An Open Letter to Every "Sailing" Parent in the World
By Wayne Goldsmith - http://www.sportscoachingbrain.com/

(and adapted and edited, with permission, for the sport of sailboat racing by Tom Coleman)
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IODAI Advice on Moving to Main Fleet PDF Print
Written by Michael McCann   
IODAI has published some advice on moving to the main fleet here. It should be noted that, from a Royal Cork Optimist perspective, there is less of a necessity to spend a lot of time in the national regatta fleet because of the availability of good local racing on a regular basis.
 
IODAI Policies, Documents etc PDF Print
Written by Michael McCann   
IODAI (Irish Optimist Dinchy Association of Ireland) is the national association for Optimists. It has an excellent website with loads of information about National & Regional Events, policies, news, team selection and much more. There is a new section called "Documents" where you can get a lot of valuable infomation - just click here to find it.
 
How to Rig an Optimist PDF Print
Written by Paul Tingle   

Anybody who is trying to rig an Optimist for the first time will find it a daunting task with so many different bits of string. Paul Tingle as prepared an excellent beginners guide to rigging an Optimist, complete with pictures here

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