Optimist News
48 French Optimist sailors took to Kerguelen Beach to race and qualify a spot at the 2020 Cap d’Agde. 13- year old Gabin Baly came out with the win overall… Read More
North Sails, der weltweit führende Segelmacher für One Design Segel, hat eine neue Serie an Optimist Segeln für diese spannende Jollenklasse entwickelt. Mit der neuen Serie findet nun jeder Optimist… Read More
Heading to Antigua? North Sails will be there! Our Opti experts put together this guide to help you prepare. There is no better performance test of an Optimist sail than… Read More
Countless times a sailor, coach, or parent asks me, “How do I decide what Opti sail to buy?” The answer involves a number of different factors, some more important than… Read More
J/22 World Champion and North Sails Expert Zeke Horowitz explains how you can maximize your chances to gain through smart boat positioning on the racecourse. Sailboat racing is all about… Read More
Gosport, UK, January 31st 2018: North Sails have announced today that Matteo Sangiorgi has joined North Sails as a One Design Expert for the Optimist Class. “I decided to join… Read More
In conjunction with the Southeast Dinghy Championships, North U hosted their inaugural Leading Edge Optimist Clinic at Key Biscayne Yacht Club to get sailors ready to take on the winter… Read More
North U is hosting the Leading Edge Optimist Clinic on November 2nd and 3rd in conjunction with the Southeast Champs, Nov. 4-5th. Hosted by Key Biscayne Yacht Club in Miami… Read More
Designed by the North Sails dinghy experts in Japan, the R5 is the perfect addition to North’s “R Series” Radial Optimist sails. The R Series was designed to deliver unparalleled… Read More
Optimist Class Experts
Paul Hobson
Gosport, United Kingdom
Manufacturing – Gosport, UK
paul.hobson@northsails.com
Giulio Desiderato
Carasco, Italy
giulio.desiderato@northsails.com
Theis Palm
Herlev, Danmark
theis.palm@northsails.com
Hugo Rocha
Barcelona, Spain
hugo.rocha@northsails.com
Mike Marshall
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
mike.marshall@northsails.com
Tim Rush
Gosport, United Kingdom
tim.rush@northsails.com
Will Welles
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
will.welles@northsails.com
Kicker Schäfer
Bayern, Germany
kicker.schaefer@northsails.com
Kei Takakuwa
Yokohama, Japan
Kei.Takakuwa@northsails.com
Torkel Borgstrom
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Torkel.Borgstrom@northsails.com
Riccardo de Felice
Carasco, Italy
Riccardo.Defelice@northsails.com
Miklas Meyer
Hamburg, Germany
miklas.meyer@northsails.com
Bror With
Oslo, Norway
Bror.With@northsails.com
Derek Scott
Auckland, New Zealand – Sales Office
Auckland, New Zealand – Sail Loft
Derek.Scott@northsails.com
Zeke Horowitz
Annapolis, Maryland
zeke.horowitz@northsails.com
Gaetan Aunette
Vannes, France
gaetan.aunette@northsails.com
Jeremy O’Connell
Melbourne, Australia
jeremy.oconnell@northsails.com