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Designed by Clark Mills in 1947. Introduced to Europe by Dane, Axel Damsgaard, and spread worldwide.
The Optimist is a pram, a boat with a flat bow. Designed to be a contoured box made of glass-reinforced plastic or plywood. Mills claimed that it was the largest possible usable sailboat that could be built from two 4ftx8ft sheets of plywood.
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Optimist Specifications
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A great video of an Optimist competition, the kids are having fun |
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Hong Kong Optimist Championships 2007
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