Please take the time to read the NZIODA Event Code of Conduct prior to any regatta.
NZIODA Ranking Regattas 2025/2026
| Regatta | Dates | Venue |
| 2026 NZIODA Optimist Nationals | 3 to 7 April 2026 | New Plymouth Yacht Club |
IODA Events 2025 and 2026
| Regatta | Country | Dates |
| Asians | Oman | 25th Oct to 1st Nov, 2025 |
| 2026 | ||
| Worlds | Morocco | 18th to 28th June, 2026 |
| Europeans | Poland | 24th to 31st July, 2026 |
| NAMS | Martinique | 21st to 28th May, 2026 |
| Asians | Sri Lanka | 12th to 19th December, 2026 |
For all information on IODA please refer to our dedicated website page HERE
Updated 02.09.25
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| Club | Event | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | |||
| Tahiti | Oceania Championship 2026 | 26 to 29 May 2026 | |
| Peter Snell Camp | NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 1 tbc – 10.00 am start | Saturday 30 May | |
NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 2 | Sunday 31 May | ||
| NZIODA Optimist Team and Development Teams Training Clinic Invitational – Day 3 tbc – 4.00 pm finish | Monday 1 June | ||
| June 2026 | |||
| AKL Winter Sprints #1 Venue: tbc | tbc | ||
| AKL Winter Sprints #2 Venue: tbc | tbc | ||
| Morocco | The 2026 Optimist World Championship Tanger, Morocco Please note that these dates are the actual regatta dates. Teams will be leaving at least 7 to 10 days prior. | 18 June to 28 June | |
| July 2026 | |||
| NZIODA AGM Date: Wednesday 1 July Time: 8.00 pm On Zoom – please click on this link On Zoom | Wednesday 1 July | ||
| Japan | International Friendship Regatta – Japan Please note team will likely travel out on Monday and return on Monday Regatta is Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July (2 days). Accommodation is provided from Friday 24 with check out on Monday 27 July NOR hasn’t been published as of 18.03.26 | ||
| Poland | The 2026 Optimist European Championship Gdynia, Poland Please note that these dates are the actual regatta dates. Teams will be leaving at least 7 to 10 days prior. | 24 to 31 July | |
| August 2026 | |||
| NZIODA Members invoiced for the 2025 2026 Season | 1 August | ||
| AKL Winter Sprints #4 Venue: | tbc | ||
| AKL Winter Sprints #5 Venue: | tbc | ||
| Afternoon Racing at Lake Pupuke, Milford, Auckland | Sunday | ||
| TYPBC | AIMS Games | tbc | |
| Qingdao | Qingdao, China – International Optimist Training Camp & Regatta 2026 Dates: Wednesday 26 August to Wednesday 2 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 | |
| AKL Winter Sprints #6 Venue: tbc | tbc | ||
| MBSC | Ice Breaker (AKL Winter Sprints #7) | tbc | |
| MBSC | Winter Champs Coaching at MBSC – Day 1 | Thursday | |
| MBSC | Winter Champs Coaching at MBSC – Day 2 | Friday | |
| MBSC | Winter Champs – Day 1 | Saturday | |
| MBSC | Winter Champs – Day 2 | Sunday | |
| 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 | Wednesday30 September | ||
| October 2026 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Bermuda | 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 | tbc | |
| Registrations for South Island 2026 and North Island 2027 NZIODA Clinic OPEN | Thursday 1 October | ||
| November 2026 | |||
| North Island Champs No. 1 North Island Traveller Series Day 1 | tbc | ||
North Island Champs No. 1 North Island Traveller Series Day 2 | tbc | ||
| Lake Pupuke | YAMAHA Opti Team Cup – Auckland – Day 1 Hosted by MBSC | tbc | |
YAMAHA Opti Team Cup – Auckland – Day 2 Hosted by MBSC | tbc | ||
| NSC | Napier Sailing Club Summer Sailing Regatta No. 2 North Island Traveller Series Day 1 | tbc | |
| Napier Sailing Club Summer Sailing Regatta No. 2 North Island Traveller Series Day 2 | tbc | ||
| December 2026 | |||
| tbc | Marlborough/Nelson Regionals Day 1 | tbc | |
| tbc | Marlborough/Nelson Regionals Day 2 | tbc | |
| TSC | Sir Peter Blake Regatta – Day 1 | tbc | |
| Sir Peter Blake Regatta – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| Registrations Close for the NZIODA South Island Clinic 2026 and NZIODA North Island Clinic 2027 | tbc | ||
| 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 | |||
| tbc | Musto Australian & Open Optimist Championship | tbc | |
| Nelson YC | Whakatu Regatta No.1 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 1 | tbc | |
| Whakatu Regatta No.1 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 2 | tbc | ||
| Willow Park Eastern Beach Auckland | NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 1 10.00 am start | tbc | |
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 3 | tbc | ||
| NZIODA North Island Optimist Clinic – Day 4 4.00 pm finish | tbc | ||
| 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 | ||
| tbc | NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 1 10.00 am start Non Residential | tbc | |
NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 2 Non Residential | tbc | ||
| NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 3 Non Residential | tbc | ||
| NZIODA South Island Optimist Clinic – Day 4 Non Residential 4.00 pm finish | tbc | ||
| tbc | 2025 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championships – Day 1 No. 3 North Island Traveller Series | Saturday 30 January | |
2025 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championships – Day 2 No. 3 North Island Traveller Series | Sunday 31 January | ||
2025 Optimist & Starling Auckland Championships – Day 3 No. 3 North Island Traveller Series | Monday 1 February | ||
| February 2027 | |||
| Charteris Bay | The South Island Age Group Regatta (SIAG) at Charteris Bay Yacht Club No.2 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 1 | tbc | |
| The South Island Age Group Regatta (SIAG) at Charteris Bay Yacht Club No.2 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 2 | tbc | ||
| KYC | Junior Sail Auckland – Day 1 | tbc | |
Junior Sail Auckland – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| TYPBC | Multiclass Tauranga Regatta – Day 1 | tbc | |
| Multiclass Tauranga Regatta – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| QCYC | The Inter-Islander Regatta & South Island Champs at Queen Charlotte Yacht Club No.3 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Registrations ONLY from 5 to 7 pm | tbc | |
| The Inter-Islander Regatta & South Island Champs at Queen Charlotte Yacht Club No.3 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 1 | tbc | ||
| The Inter-Islander Regatta & South Island Champs at Queen Charlotte Yacht Club No.3 of the Oborn’s Nautical South Island Traveller Series Day 2 | tbc | ||
| MBSC | The Bays Regatta – Day 1 | tbc | |
| The Bays Regatta – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| March 2027 | |||
| tbc | Centreboard Regatta No. 4 North Island Traveller Series Day 1 | tbc | |
| Centreboard Regatta No. 4 North Island Traveller Series Day 2 | tbc | ||
| KYC | PredictWind Girls Championship Regatta – Day 1 | tbc | |
| PredictWind Girls Championship Regatta – Day 2 | tbc | ||
| tbc | RANKING REGATTA NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Registration & Measurement Day | tbc | |
| Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 1 incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 | |||
| Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 2 incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 | |||
| Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 3 incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 | |||
Toyota 2027 NZIODA Optimist Nationals – Regatta Day 4 incorporating North Island Traveller Series No. 5 | |||
| 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 2026 |
Venues for Future NZIODA Regattas
| Season | Nationals |
| 2026/2027 |
NZIODA Clinics & NZ Squad Training Sessions 2025 2026
NZIODA South Island Clinic
Sunday 18 to Wednesday 21 January 2026 – Naval Point Yacht Club – Non Residential
NZIODA North Island Clinic
Tuesday 13 January to Friday 16 January 2026 – Residential
Willow Park, Auckland
NZIODA NZ Optimist Sailing Teams and Squads Training Camp
Invitational only – Saturday 30 May to Monday 1 June
Updated – 06.05.26