784 Optis on one starting line? World Record Turnout
on Wednesday April 14, 2004 06:00PM
Scuttlebutt has some great photos of the recent Optimist Regatta held April 8-11, 2004 - at Lake Garda, Italy.
More than 3,000 people - competitors, parents, coaches, relatives - are in Riva del Garda for 22nd Annual International Optimist Class Meeting. Hosted by the Fraglia Vela Riva, this regatta has already been listed in past Guinness World Records. However, this year the event has reached a new record of entries: 784. Entries came from twenty-two countries, where the snow-capped mountains and the bright blue waters of Lake Garda provided the perfect backdrop for this festival of sailing.