The NZIODA has secured the right to host the 2011 Optimist World Championships which will be the first time ever the world’s biggest junior regatta has been staged in Oceania. The regatta typically attracts around 250 young sailors from around the globe with as many as 50 nations represented. New Zealand’s first and only Optimist World Champion was Chris Steele who won the title in 2007. The regatta will be held at the Napier Sailing Club.
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