2024 Optimist Team Trials Coming to San Francisco Yacht Club

There is nothing more uplifting than surrounding yourself with optimists. Anyone looking for those uplifting moments is invited to volunteer for a support role for the Opti Team Trials, coming to San Francisco Yacht Club April 18-21. Your spirits will be lifted by the over 200 Optimists expected to attend from across the country.

The Opti Team Trials is one of the largest and most important junior regattas of the year. The nation’s top Optimist sailors, including many locals, qualified for this prestigious event. This regatta consists of the best of the best in the USA, all of whom had to qualify for Team Trials by placing near the top of a series of qualifying events over the past year.

Opti racing is for youth 15 and under, and there will be lots of wind and excitement for viewers who want to boat out to watch the action on the Berkeley Circle. The top finishers will represent Team USA at various international regattas throughout the summer and beyond. This is the first time SFYC has hosted team trials since 2016. If you’re able to lend a hand on land, organizers are seeking many volunteers: no experience necessary. The opportunities are simple, like checking in racers and directing parking lot traffic. If you want to surround yourself with Optimists contact Forrest Gay here.

You can find more information on the event page here.

One thing we like to do when we wake up is read The Daily Optimist. Their quote of the day sounds appropriate: “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” – John Bunyan