The Little Optimist Trust Global Race 2020 – for all ages

On any body of water, anywhere in the world, in any Optimist dinghy, between 9-18 October, you can enter, raise funds for charity, track your race, have fun and help inspire at-risk youth.

2020 will be the inaugural year for The Little Optimist Trust Global Race where we will be challenging Optimist sailors (and others) in South Africa and around the world to sail an Optimist Dinghy for charity. Optimist Sailing is one of the biggest sailing classes in the world - we invite this network of over 150 000 registered Optimist boats in 120 countries around the world to enter the race.

Many great sailors, CEOs, skippers, sportspeople, moms, dads & kids around the world first learned to sail in an Optimist Dinghy – they all still hold a special place in their hearts for these amazing little boats.

You can race as an individual, corporate, school, charity or team. Challenge your friends, family or competitors to race a boat for charity too.

How it works is you sail your dinghy for 1 hour/ 5km/ 10km or more, on a day you choose during a 10-day holding period, allowing for optimal weather and personal schedules and then submit your results online.

The Little Optimist Global Race is all about FUN and OPTIMISM! It will also be the major fundraiser for our charity, The Little Optimist Trust, which has seen a significant drop in income due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Each boat participating in The Little Optimist Global Race will aim to complete 5kms (or more) and aim to raise an average of ZAR3000, $300, Euro 300. The money raised will support our Covid-19 relief projects and our sailing therapy programme.

Due to Covid-19, we will ensure all sailors follow all PPE and local and international regulations and guidelines. There will be no mass gatherings needed and no large number of racers sailing or gathering at one time.

For all the information you need, head to: https://thelittleoptimistglobalrace.org/