Opti Kids 2006!
on Monday June 19, 2006 09:43PM
Anyone driving along Fishing Bay on the past 2 weekends might have slowed down to watch the fleet of Optimists, each sailed by a pair of tiny sailors, snaking its way across the water. Those intrepid salts (age 4-9) were this years crop of Opti Kids, and they really came a long way in their 4 days of sailing.
Starting with the basics of bow and stern, the kids (a morning group and an afternoon group) rapidly progressed to tacking and gybing, and even were introduced to some of the rules concerning right-of-way. By the end of the second Sunday, they could rig their own boats, sail around a set of marks, and even make their way towards buried treasure (even with pirates attacking). Ask any one of them about the experience and he or she is apt to start with, I had fun!
Can we ask for more from a weekend or two of sailing?