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Optimist World Championship at Langkawi, Malaysia - Overall

by IODA 7 Jan 2011 06:36 GMT 28 December 2010 - 8 January 2011

Noppakao Poonpat had a bullet in the last race of the championship and became the Optimist World Champion 2010 in great style! After an OCS and a 16th in yesterday's races, Noppakao could still be beaten by Ahmad Syukri Bin Abdul Azizended but in true champions style she kept control of the race and lead almost from the start.

More information, full results and photos on the event website.

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