National regatta Thun

We returned to Lake Thun over the weekend where we had this year’s Swiss Championship to sail a national optimist…

International Swiss Optimist Swiss Championships Oberhofen: Still a Lot to Learn

We have sailed the International Swiss Optimist Swiss Championships Oberhofen at Lake Thun last week. The event was incredibly well…

The Swiss national Optimist training camp in Davos this year took place July 12-18. 63 kids mostly from German speaking…

We’ve had yet another regional regatta at my lake last weekend. Veeery little wind and only 17 participants. I was…

Another regatta at my own sailing club last weekend. SC Stäfa hosted the annual Jollenregatta with optimists, Lasers and 420.…

The Austrian national regatta at Achensee did not go very well in terms of the ranking. I did, however, learn…

Zürichseecup is one of the biggest sailing events at our lake. It brings together all clubs in the region and…

I was lucky enough to win my first regatta ever last weekend – in my new MacLaughlin optimist! OK, it…

The Swiss Optimist ranking for the season 2014/2015 is out: I came in 51th out of 78. It’s a bit…

My first DYR has been a big adventure. I have never sailed in such steep and big waves before –…