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Burghfield Sailing Club (BSC)

BSC Opi Club

BSC logoFor those kids that wish to race, we'll get them prepared for competing in the Nationals.
The Optimist Fleet falls naturally into two separate areas, Optimist racing and Oppie club:

A competitive Optimist fleet with the Burghfield Sailing club in the background

Optimist Racing

Kids that have developed their sailing ability to a high standard (IOCA Grade 3 and above) will progress into our racing fleet (this includes Gold fleet Silver fleet and Bronze fleet). The kids can compete in normal club Sunday racing. For further details on the racing side feel free to contact Steve at optimist@burghfieldsailing.org

3 opis waiting for sailorsOppie Club

Oppie club takes kids from beginner up to IOCA Grade 3, we set a minimum age of 'Oppie Age 6' this means that the kids must be aged least 6 during their membership year. Our only other entry criteria is that kids are able to swim 25m, this rule is there to ensure that the kids have a basic level of water confidence upon which we can build. OC is structured into different Groups, along the lines of the IOCA Grades; Start Sailing being beginner, followed by Grades 1 and 2, we've called Grade 3 Regatta and above this is the Racing Group...