140418 Cip selection (OPTI) CANNES FRANCE (380 pict.)                                                                                                  

What a beautiful event this CIP ! the best optifrenchies under 16  fight to obtain a place in IODA world and european championship. 

  I helped Jean Claude, former active YCC president to obtain this event in Cannes. Objective was to prepare a yearly ambitious international regatta with first session in october 2016. Jim, my son who finished second last year could easy help to promote the event around the best world optisailors and their families...
-> The biggest OPTIMIST event today is in Italy: See in french   
Riva meeting: The largest OPTIMIST regatta in the world
-> To know more about OPTMIST
Site of OPTIMIST class
-> To understand why this small boat can be  magic for families (in french) : 
Blog des francais aux championnats du monde OPTIMIST a RIVA 2013


 Staff and volunteers worked hard with help of city and this CIP was a great success… but Jean Claude is no more with us and YCC choiced to promote another event the "Cannes sailing cup" (sea further)…These pictures, done to prepare promotion of event) remain : Volunteers' preparation and 2 days with benjamins/Minimes3 sailors. A very incomplete covering !