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For Younger Students

Optimist Pram

All Students will sail Optimist Prams. The Optimist is a flat, stable hull and provides a non-intimidating introduction to sailing. This boat has become the world standard for youth training. For the first year the camp will focus on sailors from age seven to 130 pounds in weight. Class sizes are limited to ten students per session in order allow each child access to a boat and instructor time.

Specifications:

• LOA: 7' 9"
• LWL: 7'
• Beam: 3' 8"
• Draft: 5" (up), 2' 9" (down)
• Displacement: 77 lbs.
• Rig: Cat
• Sail Area: 35 sq. ft.
• Construction:

• Hull: FRP, wood or wood/epoxy, hard chine, flat bottom.
• Keel: Daggerboard
• Spars: Wood or aluminum.
  
  
  

Designed and Built:

• Designer: Clark Mills
• First Built: 1947
• Number of Hulls Built: Approximately 350,000⁺

Characteristics:

This little pram-bowed racing dinghy, affectionately known as an "Opti", is arguably the single best starter boat of world-class sailors (70% of medalist skippers in the Athens Olympics got their starts in Optimists). She's so beamy, buoyant (three buoyancy units per hull are required in Class design rules) and easily handled, it's extremely difficult to capsize her. The Optimist is specifically designed to be a junior training and racing boat and enjoys active fleets in over 100 nations.
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For Older Students

FJ (Flying Junior)

Older students will sail The Flying Junior, which is also a popular junior trainer. The FJ is a light, tough, agile performer. It has large comfortable buoyancy tanks to ensure that the FJ is both self rescuing and safe.

The FJ is a fantastic choice for clubs, high schools, and colleges looking to introduce young sailors to double-handed sailing.

Flying Junior Specifications:

LOA: 13.25'
Beam: 4.92'
Draft: 3.17'
Sail Area: 100 sq. ft.
Hull Weight: 210 lb
Capacity: 2 people
Skill Level: Beginner-Advanced
Race Level: Club-National
Optimal Crew Weight: 280 lb