Please take the time to read the NZIODA Event Code of Conduct prior to any regatta.
NZIODA Ranking Regattas 2026/2027 Season
| Regatta | Dates | Venue |
| 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals | 26 to 30 March | Worser Bay Boating Club |
IODA Events 2026 and 2027
| Regatta | Country | Dates |
| Asians | Sri Lanka | 12th to 19th December, 2026 |
| 2027 | ||
| Worlds | Spain | 24th June to 4th July, 2027 |
| Europeans | Great Britain | 21st to 28th August, 2027 |
| Asians | tbc | tbc |
For all information on IODA please refer to our dedicated website page HERE
Updated 20.08.26
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North Island Traveller Series 26/27 click HERE
| Club | Event | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | |||
| NZIODA Members invoiced for the 2026 2027 Season | 1 August | ||
| AKL Winter Sprints #5 Venue: Howick Sailing Club | Sunday 9 August | ||
| AKL Winter Sprints #6 Venue: KYC | Sunday 23 August | ||
| Qingdao | Qingdao, China – International Optimist Training Camp & Regatta 2026 Dates: Wednesday 26 August to Wednesday 2 September departing venue on Thursday 3 September | ||
| September 2026 | |||
| All Membership Invoices to be paid by start of season Start of 2026/2027 Season | |||
| TYPBC | AIMS Games Date: 5th to 8th September | 5th to 8th September | |
| MBSC | Ice Breaker (AKL Winter Sprints #7) | Saturday 12 September | |
| Youth Sail NSW | New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 1 Development Teams Teams travel to Lake Macquarie, NSW | Tuesday 29 September | |
| New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 2 Development Teams Training with NZ Coaches | Wednesday 30 September | ||
| October 2026 | |||
| Registrations for South Island 2027 and North Island 2027 NZIODA Clinic OPEN | Thursday 1 October | ||
| MBSC | Winter Champs Coaching at MBSC – Day 1 | Thursday 1 October | |
| Winter Champs Coaching at MBSC – Day 2 | Friday 2 October | ||
| MBSC | Winter Champs – Day 1 | Saturday 3 October | |
| Winter Champs – Day 2 | Sunday 4 October | ||
| Youth Sail NSW | New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 3 Development Teams Training with NZ Coaches | Thursday 1 October | |
| New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 4 Development Teams Training or Rest Day – Team to Choose | Friday 2 October | ||
| New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 5 Development Teams Day 1 – Zhik Youth Sail NSW | Saturday 3 October | ||
| New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 6 Development Teams Day 2 – Zhik Youth Sail NSW | Sunday 4 October | ||
New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 7 Development Teams Day 3 – Zhik Youth Sail NSW | Monday 5 October | ||
| New South Wales Youth Championship, Australia – Day 8 Development Teams Travel Home Day | Tuesday 6 October | ||
| Charteris Bay | The South Island Age Group Regatta (SIAG) at Charteris Bay Yacht Club No.1 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 1 | Saturday 24 October | |
| The South Island Age Group Regatta (SIAG) at Charteris Bay Yacht Club No.1 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 2 | Sunday 25 October | ||
| Lake Pupuke | YAMAHA Opti Team Cup – Auckland – Day 1 Hosted by MBSC | Saturday 31 October | |
| YAMAHA Opti Team Cup – Auckland – Day 2 Hosted by MBSC | Sunday 1 November | ||
| November 2026 | |||
| NSC | North Island Champs & Napier Sailing Club Summer Sailing Regatta – confirmed incorporating No. 1 North Island Traveller Series Day 1 | Saturday 28 November | |
| North Island Champs & Napier Sailing Club Summer Sailing Regatta – confirmed incorporating No. 1 North Island Traveller Series Day 2 | Sunday 29 November | ||
| December 2026 | |||
| NYC | Marlborough/Nelson Regionals No. 2 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 1 | Saturday 5 December | |
| Marlborough/Nelson Regionals No. 2 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 2 | Sunday 6 December | ||
| TSC | Sir Peter Blake Regatta – Day 1 | Saturday 5 December | |
| Sir Peter Blake Regatta – Day 2 | Sunday 6 December | ||
| Clinic registrations close for the NZIODA North Island Clinic 2027 | Monday 7 December | ||
| Clinic registrations close for the NZIODA South Island Clinic 2027 | Friday 18 December | ||
| The 2026 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship Colombo, Sri Lanka Please note that these dates are the actual regatta dates. Teams will be leaving at least 7 to 10 days prior. | 12 to 19 December | ||
| January 2027 | |||
| Brighton, Vic | Musto Australian & Open Optimist Championship 2nd to 9th January | 2 to 9 January | |
| Willow Park Eastern Beach Auckland | NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 1 10.00 am start | Tuesday 12 January | |
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 2 | Wednesday 13 January | ||
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 3 | Thursday 14 January | ||
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 4 4.00 pm finish | Friday 15 January | ||
| Hamilton | Optisail Hamilton – Day 1 | tbc | |
| Optisail Hamilton – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| Optisail Hamilton – Day 3 | tbc | ||
| Optisail Hamilton – Day 4 | tbc | ||
| Titahi Bay | Optisail Wellington – Day 1 | tbc | |
| Optisail Wellington – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| Optisail Wellington – Day 3 | tbc | ||
| NYC | NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 1 10.00 am start Non Residential | Saturday 23 January | |
NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 2 Non Residential | Sunday 24 January | ||
| NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 3 Non Residential | Monday 25 January | ||
| NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 4 Non Residential 4.00 pm finish | Tuesday 26 January | ||
| MSC | 2027 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championships – Day 1 incorporating No. 2 North Island Traveller Series | Saturday 30 January | |
2027 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championships – Day 2 incorporating No. 2 North Island Traveller Series | Sunday 31 January | ||
2027 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championships – Day 3 incorporating No. 2 North Island Traveller Series | Monday 1 February | ||
| February 2027 | |||
| KYC | Junior Sail Auckland – Day 1 | Saturday 20 February | |
Junior Sail Auckland – Day 2 | Sunday 21 February | ||
| QCYC | The Inter-Islander Regatta at Queen Charlotte Yacht Club No.3 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Registrations ONLY from 5 to 7 pm | Friday 19 February | |
| The Inter-Islander Regatta at Queen Charlotte Yacht Club No.3 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 1 | Saturday 20 February | ||
| The Inter-Islander Regatta at Queen Charlotte Yacht Club No.3 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 2 | Sunday 21 February | ||
| TYPBC | Multiclass Tauranga Regatta – Day 1 incorporating No. 3 North Island Traveller Series | Saturday 27 February | |
| Multiclass Tauranga Regatta – Day 2 incorporating No. 3 North Island Traveller Series | Sunday 28 February | ||
| MBSC | The Bays Regatta – Day 1 | tbc | |
| The Bays Regatta – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| March 2027 | |||
| LTYC | Lake Taupo Centreboard Regatta – confirmed incorporating No. 4 North Island Traveller Series Day 1 | Saturday 13 March | |
| Lake Taupo Centreboard Regatta – confirmed incorporating No. 4 North Island Traveller Series Day 2 | Sunday 14 March | ||
| KYC | PredictWind Girls Championship Regatta – Day 1 | tbc | |
| PredictWind Girls Championship Regatta – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| WBBC | RANKING REGATTA NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Registration & Measurement Day | Thursday 26 March | |
| Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 1 – confirmed incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 | Friday 27 March | ||
| Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 2 – confirmed incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 | Saturday 28 March | ||
| Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 3 – confirmed incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 | Sunday 29 March | ||
Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 4 – confirmed incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 – tbc | Monday 30 March | ||
| April 2027 | |||
| Qingdao International Optimist Training Camp & Regatta 2027 and the International Friendship Regatta in July Japan 2027 Deadline for interest is Friday 30 April 2027 | |||
| May 2027 | |||
| AKL Winter Sprints #1 Venue: | tbc | ||
| Tahiti | Oceania Championship 2027 | tbc | |
| June 2027 | |||
| Peter Snell Camp | NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 1 tbc – 10.00 am start | Saturday 5 June | |
NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 2 | Sunday 6 June | ||
| NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 3 tbc – 4.00 pm finish | Monday 7 June | ||
| AKL Winter Sprints #2 Venue: tbc | |||
| AKL Winter Sprints #3 Venue: tbc | |||
| July 2027 | |||
| The 2027 Optimist World Championship tbc, tbc Please note that these dates are the actual regatta dates. Teams will be leaving at least 7 to 10 days prior. | |||
The 2027 Optimist European Championship tbc, tbc Please note that these dates are the actual regatta dates. Teams will be leaving at least 7 to 10 days prior. | |||
| International Friendship Regatta – Japan Please note team will likely travel out on Monday and return on Monday Regatta is Saturday xxx and Sunday xxx July (2 days). Accommodation is provided from xxx with check out on xxxxx NOR hasn’t been published as of 18.03.26 | |||
| AKL Winter Sprints #4 Venue: tbc | |||
| September 2027 | |||
| TYPBC | AIMS Games Date: 4th to 7th September | 4th to 7th Sept | |
| October 2027 | |||
| RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup Arrive Bermuda Saturday xx October Sunday xx October – training Monday xx October – training Tuesday xx October – rest day Wednesday xx October to Saturday x November Regatta – tbc Depart Sunday xx November |
Venues for Future NZIODA Regattas
| Season | Nationals |
| 2027/2028 | tbc |
NZIODA Clinics & NZ Squad Training Sessions 2026 2027
NZIODA South Island Clinic
Saturday 23 to Tuesday 26 January 2026 – Nelson Yacht Club – Non Residential
NZIODA North Island Clinic
Tuesday 12 January to Friday 15 January 2027 – Residential
Willow Park, Auckland
NZIODA NZ Optimist Sailing Teams and Squads Training Camp
Invitational only – Saturday 5 June to Monday 7 June
Updated – 20.08.26