Optimist Dinghy Custom Half Hull Print _Sunfish From junior sailing at the

From junior sailing at the yacht club to high school and college

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Optimist Dinghy Custom Half Hull Print _Sunfish From junior sailing at theThe Slow Boat that Could The Optimist Dinghy is familiar to most of us who spend time near the water during the summer, and for good reason. With over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class, and many more built but never registered, it is sailed in over 120 countries, and is a fixture in many local clubs. The Optimist has a pram hull, originally formed from five pieces of plywood. It was the biggest hull the designer, Clark Mills, could