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A lightweight and indestructible youth sailboat with good sailing characteristics.
Worldwide some 350.000 children have learned to sail in these fun little boats. These PE optimists are rock solid and have quite a few special details A fantastic instructional boat that will make not only sailing schools and associations, but also the children themselves, very happy.
The special features at a glance
Mast step
Extra-reinforced mast step that prevents breakage
Mast thwart
Extra-reinforced mast thwart including handle
Daggerboard
Extra-reinforced no-friction daggerboard case
Centreboard protection
Wear-resistant rubber disc for centreboard protection
Trilam
Trilam construction with closed-cell foam layer
Handle
Children can easily lift the boat themselves. Even with cold hands, they have good grip
Ratchet block
Possibility of fitting an additional ratchet block
Rudder mounting
In good position, allowing water to drain between layers
Drainplug
In good position, allowing water to drain between layers
Self-draining
The shape of the boat ensures that, after capsizing and bringing the boat back into position, 80% of the water drains directly and the rest through the drain holes in the transom. This makes it easier for instructors
More comfortable than most optimists
Space-saving in transport and stockage
Available in six colours
Ready to sail or Hull only
If you choose the complete boat, we supply the following parts as standard.
- Foot rims
- School sleeve pocket sail
- Blocks and complete line set
- Optiparts mast, sprit and boom
- Wooden daggerboard and rudder including tiller and extension
Specifications
- Length: 2.37 m
- Width: 1.20 m
- Sail area: 3.5 m2
- Weight: 39 kg
Where do they actually sail our WorldWide Sailors?
Reviews
Our first contact with Gerke was immediately both fun and constructive!
Initially, we added to our fleet, but now our entire basic instructional fleet consists of WorldWide Sailors… So far, we have had no cost to them and that makes the Association happy.
The WoldWide Sailors are very calming for novice sailors. They soon find that if they happen to accidentally be on the wrong side, nothing crazy happens. As a result, they gain confidence in their boat faster. When they then later switch to a competition optimist, they naturally get a bit nervous and need some getting used to. Even the children with their own boat get into the ‘blue boats’ with a lot of wind and start planing away!
Eric Rijksen, KNZ & RV Muiden
Kerteminde Sejlklub has been so fortunate to be able to invest in 5 optimists from WW Sailing in spring 2022. During the Corona pandemic we experienced a huge interest from children who was looking for an interest that was not shut down and where they could get some social connection – this is exactly what sailing can do!
Mr. Gerke Smakman was a huge help and 5 dinghies was shipped to Kerteminde in Denmark so we could be prepared an ready for the season 2022.
The boats are perfect, they are easy to handle, lots a space for two or even three new sailors and once they feel safe and secure the can easily handle the boats themselves even though they are new on the water.
It is the perfect long term investment and we are looking forward to many many years in the optimists.
Susanne Flarup Nygaard
BAS Kraner A/S
Low budget?
Ask about the possibilities of buying used and refurbished for your organisation!
