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10th Asian Optimist Sailing Championship Date
of Issue (October 07,
1999) The first Optimist was built in 1948. It was later renamed as the International Optimist Dinghy. It spread throughout Europe in the 1960's and Asia, Africa and Latin America in 1970's. In 1973 the class received international status from the sailing governing body. Today, the Optimist is the world's largest and fastest growing sailing class. The International Optimist is the only Dinghy recognized by International Sailing Federation for young people under 16 years of age. |
