| Club | Event | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | ||
| Willow Park Eastern Beach Auckland | NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 1 9.00 am start | Tuesday 10 January |
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 2 | Wednesday 11 January | |
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 3 | Thursday 12 January | |
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 4 4.00 pm finish | Friday 13 January | |
| NYC Nelson | South Island Championship – Day 1 also No. 1 of the South Island Optimist Traveller Series | Saturday 14 January |
| South Island Championship – Day 2 | Sunday 15 January | |
| RPAYC | Musto Australian & Open Optimist Championship Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Newport, NSW | 9 to 15 January |
| KYC | Auckland Championships – Day 1 | Saturday 28 January |
| Auckland Championships – Day 2 | Sunday 29 January | |
| Auckland Championships – Day 3 | Monday 30 January | |
| CBYC | South Island Age Group Regatta (SIAG) – Day 1 also No. 2 of the South Island Optimist Traveller Series | Saturday 28 January |
| South Island Age Group Regatta (SIAG) – Day 2 | Sunday 29 January | |
| February 2023 | ||
| KYC | Junior Sail Auckland – Day 1 | Saturday 11 February |
| Junior Sail Auckland – Day 2 | Sunday 12 February | |
| RNZYS | Bridge to Bean Dinghy Race | tbc |
| QCYC | RANKING REGATTA – Day 1 Interislander 2023 also No. 3 of the South Island Optimist Traveller Series | Friday 17 February |
| RANKING REGATTA – Day 2 Interislander 2023 | Saturday 18 February | |
| RANKING REGATTA – Day 3 Interislander 2023 | Sunday 19 February | |
| March 2023 | ||
| KYC | PredictWind Girls Championship Regatta – Day 1 | Saturday 25 March |
| PredictWind Girls Championship Regatta – Day 2 | Sunday 26 March | |
| April 2023 | ||
| WBC | RANKING REGATTA – all fleets Registration, safety and equipment inspection 1000 hrs – 1400 hrs 1600 hrs – 1800 hrs | Thursday 6 April |
| Registration, safety and equipment inspection 0700 hrs to 0900 hrs Regatta Welcome and Sailors’ Briefing 0900 hrs Support boat briefing to follow sailors’ briefing Open/White Fleet time of first warning signal 1100 hrs Green Fleet time of first warning signal 1130 hrs | Friday 7 April | |
| Toyota 2023 NZIODA Optimist Nationals | Saturday 8 April | |
| Toyota 2023 NZIODA Optimist Nationals | Sunday 9 April | |
| Toyota 2023 NZIODA Optimist Nationals | Monday 10 April | |
| NZIODA AGM | ||
| Qingdao | Qingdao International Optimist Training Camp & Regatta 2023 Deadline for interest is Saturday 30 April 2023 | |
| May 2023 | ||
| Peter Snell Camp | NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 1 | Friday 19 May |
| NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 2 | Saturday 20 May | |
| NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 3 | Sunday 21 May 3 pm Finish | |
| Taihiti | Polynesian Optimist Championships | tbc |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| June 2023 | ||
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| PCSC | AKL Winter Sprints #1 – Pt Chev | tbc |
| IODA World Championship Club Vela Ballena Alegre, Spain 15 to 25 June | ||
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| July 2023 | ||
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| AKL Winter Sprints #2 – | Saturday | |
| IODA European Championship Nautical Club Thessaloniki, Kalamaria, Greece 15 to 22 July | ||
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| August 2023 | ||
| Qingdao | Qingdao International Optimist Training Camp & Regatta 2023 | tbc |
| NZIODA Members Invoiced for the 2023 2024 Season | Tuesday 1st August | |
| AKL Winter Sprints #3 | tbc | |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| Japanese Friendship Regatta | tbc | |
| AKL Winter Sprints #4 | tbc | |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| AKL Winter Sprints #5 | tbc | |
| PBC | Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday |
| September 2023 | ||
| All Membership Invoices to be paid by start of season Start of 2022/2023 Season | Friday 1 September | |
| TBY | AIMS Games – Day 1 | Saturday 2 September |
| AIMS Games – Day 2 | Sunday 3 September | |
| AIMS Games – Day 3 | Monday 4 September | |
| AIMS Games – Day 4 | Tuesday 5 September | |
| MBSC | Ice Breaker (AKL Winter Sprints #6) | tbc |
| WBBC | Worser Bay Spring Clinic – Registrations Open | tbc |
| October 2023 | ||
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 1 Training Development Teams | Friday 6 October | |
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 2 Training Development Teams | Saturday 7 October | |
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 3 Training Development Teams | Sunday 8 October | |
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 4 Rest Day Development Teams | Monday 9 October | |
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 5 Regatta Development Teams | Tuesday 10 October | |
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 6 Regatta Development Teams | Wednesday 11 October | |
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 7 Regatta Development Teams | Thursday 12 October | |
| New Caledonian Allianz Championship – Day 8 Regatta Development Teams | Friday 13 October | |
| MBSC | Doyle Straits Winter Champs Coaching Clinic – Day 1 | Thursday tbc |
| Doyle Straits Winter Champs Coaching Clinic – Day 2 | Friday tbc | |
| MBSC | Winter Champs – Day 1 | Saturday tbc |
| Winter Champs – Day 2 | Sunday tbc | |
| IODA Asian Championship Abu Dhabi Sailing & Yacht Club, Abu Dhabi 29 October to 5 November | ||
| WBBC | Worser Bay Spring Optimist Clinic – Day 1 | tbc |
| Worser Bay Spring Optimist Clinic – Day 2 | tbc | |
| Worser Bay Spring Optimist Clinic – Day 3 | tbc | |
| November 2023 | ||
| New Plymouth | North Island Champs – Day 1 | tbc |
| North Island Champs – Day 2 | ||
| Registrations Close for the NZIODA North & South Island Clinic | Friday 17 November | |
| Lake Pupuke | Opti Team Cup – Auckland – Day 1 | Saturday |
| Opti Team Cup – Auckland – Day 2 | Sunday | |
| NSC | Napier Sailing Club Summer Sailing Regatta – Day 1 | Saturday tbc |
| Napier Sailing Club Summer Sailing Regatta – Day 2 | Sunday tbc | |
| December 2023 | ||
| TBSC | Sir Peter Blake Regatta – Day 1 | Saturday tbc |
| Sir Peter Blake Regatta – Day 2 | Sunday tbc | |
| WBC | WBC Junior Regatta | tbc |
| NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 1 morning start | tbc | |
| NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 2 | tbc | |
| NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 3 4.00 pm finish | tbc | |
| April 2024 | ||
| QCYC | RANKING REGATTA NZIODA Optimist Nationals | tbc |
NZIODA Ranking Regattas 2023 2024
| Regatta | Dates | Venue |
| Interislander 2023 South Island Championships | All Fleets 17th to 19th February, 2023 | QCYC, Picton |
| Toyota 2023 NZIODA Optimist Nationals | All Fleets April, 2023 | WBC |
| 2024 NZIODA Optimist Nationals | All Fleets | QCYC, Picton |
IODA Events 2023 and 2024
| Regatta | Country | Dates |
| Worlds | Spain | 15th June to 25th June, 2023 |
| Europeans | Greece | 15th July to 22nd July, 2023 |
| Asians | Abu Dhabi | 29th Oct to 5th Nov, 2023 |
| Europeans | Italy | 29th June to 6th July, 2024 |
| Asians | India | 1st Dec to 8th Dec, 2024 |
| Worlds | Argentina | 5th Dec to 15th Dec, 2024 |
AIMS Games 2022
Venues for Future NZIODA Regattas
| Season | Nationals | North Islands Champs | Auckland Champs | Interislander |
| 2022/2023 | Wakatere Boating Club | TBC | TBC | Queen Charlotte Yacht Club |
NZIODA Clinics 2022 2023
NZIODA South Island Clinic
Sunday to Tuesday December 2022 – dates tbc
NZIODA North Island Clinic
Tuesday 10th January to Friday 13th January 2023
NZIODA NZ Optimist Sailing Teams and Squads Training Camp
Invitational only – 13th to 15th May 2022
NZIODA Preparation Training Camp for Top Ranked Sailors
Invitational only – tbc Sept 2023
Updated – 27.12.22