SLAM Sailing Centre
The Optimist world
For non-sailor parents, it must be hard to keep up with
the Dragons’ extensive vocabulary on this tiny boat. The
picture opposite shows the location of the most common
components on Optimists and their positions on the boat.
對甚少使用小型帆船的父母而言，一定覺得Dragons 隊經
常使用太多艱深術語。因此，我們列舉出Optimists中經常
使用的詞彙，為家長提供精簡字典，方便溝通︰
剖析Optimist
Getting the measure of your Optimist
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Length: 2.31m
Beam: 1.13m
Draft: 130mm (0.84m with the daggerboard down)
Weight: 35kg
Height: 2.26m
Mainsail Area: 3.3m
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長度：2.31米
船寛：1.13米
深度：130毫米，連直插式穩向板則是0.84米
重量：35公斤
船高：2.26米
主帆面積：3.3平方米
小知識
Optimist interesting facts
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One of the most popular boats in the world
and has been used since 1947. According to the
International Optimist Dinghy Association IODA,
more than 200,000 boats have been registered in
more than 110 countries. It was first built of wood and
since 1995 in glass fibre (under IODA 95 certification).
Many of today’s top yachting sailors started by sailing
‘Oppies’.
Suitable for children from eight to 15 years old.
World and Asian Championships are held annually.
The first world championships were held in the USA
in 1966.
This year the Asian Championship will be in Bahrain
from 26 March to 4 April, and the World Championship
will be in Argentina from 20 – 31 October
Other given name: ‘A bath tub’
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小型帆船為全世界最流行的船艇之一，自1947年起已
獲廣泛使用，最初以木材建成，自1995年起採用玻璃
纖維建造 (按國際OP級帆船協會 (IODA) 95認證要求)
。根據國際OP級帆船協會記錄，登記帆船數目已超過
20萬艘，分遍全球超過110個國家。
許多當今頂尖遊艇選手均出身於Oppies級別 。
適合8至15歲少年參加 。
世界及亞洲錦標賽每年舉行一次。
第一個世界錦標賽於1966年於美國舉行 。
今年亞洲錦標賽將於3月26日至4月4日於巴林舉行，世
界錦標賽則訂於10月20至31日於阿根廷舉行 。
小型帆船別名：浴缸 。
Buoyancy
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