News

Annual General Meeting 2024

The AIODA Annual General Meeting will be held at 7pm Fri 12 Jan 2024 at the Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club.

Mon 11 Dec 2023

Expression of Interest- 2027 Australian Optimist Championship

AIODA is seeking Expressions from Victorian clubs interested in hosting the 2027 Australian Optimist Championship

Fri 15 Sep 2023

Expressions of Interest- 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship Host Club

AIODA is seeking expressions of interest from Tasmanian clubs interested in hosting the 2026 Musto Australian Optimist Championship

Thu 14 Sep 2023

Expressions of Interest- 2025 Musto Australian Optimist Championship

AIODA is seeking Expressions from Queensland clubs interested in hosting the 2025 Musto Australian Optimist Championship.

Mon 04 Sep 2023

Expressions of Interest- AOST / AODS Coaching Positions 2023

AIODA is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced coaches to support out AOST and AODS sailors in 2023.

Fri 30 Dec 2022

2023 Musto Australian Championships - enter now

The Notice of race and online entry is now available

Fri 28 Oct 2022

Entries open.... 2022 Musto Australian Championship

The Notice of Race has been published and the entries are open for the Musto Australian Optimist Championship @ Georges River Sailing Club 15-20 January 2022.

Fri 29 Oct 2021

Check out the new OptiAUS promo video

OptiAUS Promo Video

Wed 27 Jan 2021

SAVE THE DATE Australian Optimist Regatta April 14-17

Australian Optimist Regatta will be held at Adelaide Sailing Club on April 14-17, 2021.

Sun 24 Jan 2021

2021 Australian Optimist Championships- Cancelled

Due to the ongoing border and distancing restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic AIODA have made the decision to cancelÂ the 2021 Australian Championship planned to be held at Fremantle Sailing Club in January.

Tue 18 Aug 2020

AOST Teams and Squads for 2020

The AOST Teams and Squads have been finalised.

Sun 08 Mar 2020

2020 AOST and AODS Coaches Announced

Coaches for the 2020 representative teams announced

Sun 05 Jan 2020

AOST & Development Squad Selection Protocol

AOST & Development Squad Policy for 2020 teams

Thu 19 Dec 2019

2022 Musto Optimist AUS Championship - EOI

NSW Clubs are now invited to complete an EOI for the 2022 AUS Champs

Tue 03 Dec 2019

2020 Overseas Events - Coaches EOI

AIODA are looking for qualified sailing coaches to accompany our representative teams to events overseas in 2020

Fri 29 Nov 2019

A new look for the Optimist class

The Australian International Optimist Dinghy Association (AIODA) has announced that sailingâ€™s premier clothing brand, Musto, renowned for its high-performance sailing kit, will be the principal partner for the Optimist class in Australia, for the next three years.

Mon 28 Oct 2019