How to rig a Optimist dinghy

Learn how to rig a Optimist dinghy. Filmed at Hamilton Yacht Club, New Zealand.

[@DaveSmith-bj5um]

Great Mike. Glad it was of help. It was made for us by a student to help with our Learn to Sail course. 😃

[@DarknessLord]

Am would like to buy several of these children's yachts into Lithuania... this is very interesting, instructive and useful... thank you, good video )

[@harpershepard7614]

Thank you for this! I am used to sailing J22’s and club 420’s and this weekend I am teaching my sister how to sail! This video helped me a lot thank you!!

[@figchamp]

This helped alot! Thanks for the video. :)

[@reneetemple6182]

Thank you for this awesome clip. we are watching it before we go yachting next week. Westshore school, Napier NZ

[@stevec5576]

Sabot sailboats never had a sprit !

[@gobi2551]

what ropes were atached

[@rodrigoclemente3298]

Hi! What kind of Optimist it that? Name? Link? I want something like that for school in Uruguay!

[@ek9471]

What type of sail is that?

[@figchamp]

hey david

[@dadaveed4272]

HI

[@jakehomberger8949]

what type of sail is that

[@burningflame5527]

Don’t buy it. The wind goes through them like a sieve

[@dadaveed4272]

Jake Hamburger

[@dadaveed4272]

Thnx this helped me
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[@ragehaxor366]

DAVIXTREME ae ae ae

[@mikeXTC3204]

Spreader will fall out into the water.

[@ragehaxor366]

Hihihhihihihihhihihihihihi how you doing?

[@mikeharper8819]

Thanks that was really useful - ready now to rig my daughters boat Flipper and go sailing at Budworth in the UK.

[@diymanable]

that was help fill thanks

[@diamondstrider6748]

Much help thank you.

[@NotAnAngryLesbian]

Great video. I like the bungee tip for the dagger board.

[@escherlucier3660]

what kind of opti is that

[@NotAnAngryLesbian]

That is the rare New Zealand Verde Opti recently brought back from a foraging trip into the wilds of Tuazimambunto. Rare one, the Verde.

[@burningflame5527]

Plastic! The fasted of the lot (Peter Blake results for the plastic opti in green fleet 106,107,108,109 and 110)

[@SIMONFRA-lc7vo]

thanks and yeah it 7s an opti

[@ethanhomberger1533]

is that a pram

[@burningflame5527]

Ethan Homberger No

[@oliviapurchase858]

This is NOT how we rig our sails for racing and that’s not how you should keep your sail

[@adambakas13]

Das tiny boot.

[@SIMONFRA-lc7vo]

thanks and yeah it 7s an opti