PAll Optimist dinghy sailors worldwide are now invited to register to enter the 2015 USODA National Championships on July 18-26 in Pensacola. The Pensacola Yacht Club (PYC) and the people of Northwest Florida will host the three 2015 USODA National Championship events with plenty of spectacular racing on Pensacola Bay.
Registration for both the 2015 USODA National Championship and the 2015 USODA Girls National Championship are now open. A link to the USODA registration portal is available here. It is also available directly through the members only section of the USODA site.
Registration for the USODA Team Race National Championship, the lead event in Pensacola will open soon. The Notice of Race for each of these events is now posted at Documents & Registration.
The 2015 National Championship regatta is a USODA Team Trials Qualifying (TTQ) event. The top 50% of Team Trials eligible Championship Fleet competitors, as defined by the USODA, based on the final results using the total number of boats registered in both the Championship and Green Fleet, are eligible for entry into the 2016 USODA Team Trials. The top team in the Team Race National Championship will be invited to represent the USA at the Opti Team Cup Berlin in October.
The Pensacola Yacht Club expects over 400 sailors for these elite events. There will also be ‘beginners’ Green Fleet racing in the shallow waters off of Sanders Beach adjacent to Pensacola Yacht Club. In total PYC expects over 2,000 people to be involved in the championships as participants, coaches, race officials, volunteers and parents supporting their young green and championship fleet challengers.
In addition to national USODA sponsors, the 2015 USODA National Championships are supported by District 2 Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill, many volunteers and local sponsors, a grant from the Florida Sports Foundation and by in-kind support from VisitPensacola.com.
For more information, contact Jim Baus, Chairman, at (787) 396-7097 or [email protected]. For sponsorship and publicity, contact Talbot Wilson at (850) 217-7138 or [email protected].
