Please select your home edition
Edition
Selden 2020 - LEADERBOARD

OptiOrange Valencia 2022 calls for entries

by Ivan Bidzilya 22 Sep 2021 15:49 BST 3-6 March 2022
OptiOrange Valencia © Ivan Bidzilya

St.Petersburg Yacht Club and Real Club Náutico Valencia are happy to inform on the dates of the fourth edition of OptiOrange Valencia 2022. The famous Optimist class regatta will be held in Valencia on March 3-6, 2022. The NOR is available and entries are invited.

With the pandemic restrictions that forced cancellation of 2021 OptiOrange Valencia on-water actions in 2021, the organizers decided not to leave the worldwide young sailors' community unattended. The OptiOrange Valencia Virtual was held in March 2021 to maintain the close relations established with worldwide Optimist sailing community. As it might be expected, the virtual racing for 180 entries from 30 nations was as hot as on-water action. There were four rounds of selection sailed with mind-blowing finals where Irish Ben O'Shaughnessy emerged as a winner.

As the worldwide sailing activity recovers from the pandemic, the organizers of OptiOrange Valencia youth regatta - St.Petersburg Yacht Club and Real Club Náutico Valencia - seized the opportunity to continue OptiOrange Valencia for its fourth edition. Now the NOR is available and the dates are set for March 3-6, 2022.

Deriving from previous experience OptiOrange Valencia is constantly developing. Mainly positive response after the 2020 edition brought about some new ideas how the event can be improved in the future.

Firstly all the features that quickly made the OptiOrange Valencia so successful will be maintained. These are low entry fee, affordable boat charter and, definitely, free orange juice. As usual, the Early Bird (before February 1, 2022) entry fee is 90 Euros per sailor. The general entry limit is targeted at 280 sailors.

Than for the fourth edition it is decided to have two race courses for junior and cadet sailors. And of course there will be clinics provided for those who want to be better prepared for the season.

During the racing days the competitors will be supplied with meals.

Generally, the timing of the event proved to be right. Besides this is start of the European season and many international teams are happy to meet each other on the water, this is time for the famous fire festival in Valencia - Las Fallas that will be interesting to witness for both kids and adults.

"Conceived as winter training session for Russians with local sailors OptiOrange Valencia proved to be a good start up - St.Petersburg Yacht Club's Commodore Vladimir Liubomirov comments, - we are very happy to witness such a rapid growth of the event and definitely with kind support of El Real Club Náutico Valencia will do our best to keep up with expectations. So add the OptiOrange Valencia 2022 to your calendar and we are looking forward seeing you in Valencia".

The NoR and Entry Forms are available on the official page.

Please check:

Related Articles

Register for the International Optimist Regatta
Early entry discount ends May 1! Register now for the 32nd International Optimist Regatta (IOR), TOTE Clinic, and TOTE Team Race, June 9-15, 2025. Posted on 26 Apr SVG Junior Sailing Week 2025
A Spectacular Celebration of Youth, Sportsmanship and Island Spirit When Minister Carlos James called on the SVG Sailing Association to help deliver SVG Junior Sailing Week 2025, the response was clear, and the results were outstanding. Posted on 24 Apr The Real Impact of Sprit Tension in an Optimist
You might think that there's nothing more to learn about Optimist sailing You might think that there's nothing more to learn about Optimist sailing—that you've heard it all. Posted on 16 Apr Ron Beasley obituary
A seven-year joinery apprenticeship lead to being a world champion dinghy builder Ronald William Beasley was born on the 31st January 1931 and grew up in Bradley, Bilston in the Black Country. He left school at age fourteen. He then completed a seven-year joinery apprenticeship at 'Wilcocks' in Wolverhampton. Posted on 16 Apr ROTTERs with Lasers at Ripon
Youth and junior coaching day Ripon Sailing Club's ROTTERs are the Oppy, Topper and TERa sailors who team up with the ILCA sailors for regular "ROTTERs with Lasers" sessions. Saturday 12th April saw the RSC Youth and Junior sailors greeted with perfect weather. Posted on 15 Apr Draycote Academy update
Winter program really does support sailors' development That's a wrap for the 2024/25 Academy training, and we can see our winter program, with an ethos of time on the water, really does support sailor's development. While podiums and event wins are great we also focus on supporting sailors at all levels. Posted on 3 Apr The most important job in sailing
How Nick Scott is delivering radical change to competitive sailing pathways in the UK I am putting forward that falls to Nick Scott and his team. Namely to secure its competitive future by addressing challenges and delivering radical change while bringing people on that journey with him. Posted on 31 Mar Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy returns
With the introduction of the high-performance TP52 class The prestigious Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy is set to return for its sixth edition from July 4-6, 2025, promising a thrilling weekend of top-tier sailing in one of Europe's most scenic and challenging maritime locations, Cascais. Posted on 24 Mar Going to publish the 'F' word – Again!
Clearly, there are lots of young sailors out there looking to add a load of fun to their sailing Now we published the first one back in June last year. It did really well, thank you. Very much appreciated. Clearly, there are lots of young sailors out there looking to add a load of fun to their sailing, and are keen to get into the foiling world. Posted on 23 Mar Northamptonshire Youth Series final training
Now it's getting serious and the kids can put their training into action A total of sixteen juniors from 12 to 17 years old joined in the final round of winter training for young dinghy sailors. The event was held at Pitsford Reservoir, home of Northampton Sailing Club, with youngsters from Middle Nene SC also participating. Posted on 20 Mar
Copyright 2025 YY Online Services Ltd. registered in England no. 7895890
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy