Links

Here are links towards key websites. Please provide us additional links that you consider useful!

Canadian Optimist Dinghy Association - CODA - this is a parents run organization, which is the sole gateway to international Optimist regattas organized by the IODA.   CODA also organizes clinics.  Current CODA policy is to have only one event - the national Canadian championships - to select sailors for IODA international events. http://www.optican.org/ 

International Dinghy Optimist Association - IODA - It's the official Optimist dinghy class. It oversees a range of international events, including the Worlds, Europeans, North Americans etc. - The organization also oversees measurement and other dinghy class policies. http://www.optiworld.org/

Open Bic Class - it's the international class overseeing the Open Bic. It has no representation in Canada, so you need to contact the international class. It's a much smaller, more accessible setting than the IODA.  Registrations for international events such as the Worlds and Europa Cup regattas, is via the class website. http://openbicclass.org

Sail Canada / Voile Canada - This is the official sailing body in Canada. Yet, it does not control the Optimist Class, which is ran by the parents-controlled CODA (see above) - http://www.sailing.ca/

Provincial Bodies

Ontario Sailing - https://ontariosailing.ca/

BC Sailing Association - http://www.bcsailing.bc.ca/

Sail Nova Scotia - https://www.sailnovascotia.ca/

Fédération de Voile du Québec - https://voile.qc.ca

Key Clubs with Optimist Race Fleets

Québec

Pointe Claire Yacht Club (Montreal area) - https://www.pcyc.qc.ca

Club de Voile des Deux Montagnes (Montreal area) - https://lecvdm.ca/

Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club - http://www.rstlyc.qc.ca/

Ontario

Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Toronto) - https://rcyc.ca

Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club - (Toronto) - http://abyc.on.ca

Port Credit Yacht Club - http://www.pcyc.net

Bay of Quinte Yacht Club - http://bqyc.ca

Britannia Yacht Club (Ottawa) - http://www.byc.ca

Nova Scotia

Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (Halifax) - https://www.rnsys.com

British Columbia

Royal Victoria Yacht Club (Victoria) - https://www.rvyc.bc.ca

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (Vancouver) - http://www.royalvan.com/

Other Useful Links

US Optimist Dinghy Association - USODA - http://www.usoda.org/

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