2023-12-29 15:34:38
Brazilian Optimist Oakberry Championship promises to rock Florianópolis in January
The ICSC Oceanic Headquarters – Veleiros da Ilha, in Jurerê, will host the 52nd Brazilian Optimist Oakberry Championship, between the 3rd and 14th of January. The event, considered the biggest youth sailing competition in Brazil, will bring together around 300 sailors from 9 Brazilian states, as well as competitors from Argentina and Portugal. After eight years, the capital of Santa Catarina will once once more host the event, which will define the national champions and will also serve as one of the qualifiers for the formation of Brazilian teams in the World, European, North American and South American Championships.
The regatta schedule for the Optimist Oakberry Championship begins on January 4th with the Copa Brasil de Estreantes
“The Brazilian Optimist Oakberry Championship has everything to be one of the biggest events ever held in the country. We have great expectations for the competition. We prepared a lot to receive the athletes, coaches and guardians. It will certainly be ten days of incredible regattas in Jurerê”, comments Luiz Fernando Beltrão, Commodore of Veleiros da Ilha.
The event program begins with the Copa Brasil de Estreantes, aimed at athletes with less than a year of participation in official regattas. The activities will begin on the 3rd, with the athlete registration confirmation process. The regattas for the competition will be held from January 4th to 7th, with up to 8 regattas expected, two per day.
Between January 8th and 14th, the Brazilian Optimist Oakberry Championship will take place for the Veteran class, eligible for athletes between 7 and 15 years old. Twelve regattas are planned, with individual races taking place on the first three days (8, 9 and 10). On Thursday, 11th, the team competition will be held, while on Friday, 12th, Saturday, 13th, and Sunday, 14th, the last days of individual competitions will take place, which will identify the great champions of the event.
Competitors from various states
“It will definitely be a great event. We have confirmed athletes from Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Distrito Federal and Pernambuco in the championship, as well as sailors from Argentina and Portugal who promise to raise the level of the regattas even further. It will be a pleasure to welcome so many sailors to our Club”, concludes Lucas Reis, General Manager of Veleiros da Ilha.
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