Team USA

Many of the world's top sailors aged 15 and under gathered to race for gold this summer at the 2010 Optimist North American Championships. Over 200 sailors from North and South America, Europe and Asia competed on Lake Ontario, sailing out of Kingston's Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. The event included the individual Championship and Team Racing Championship, with racing over 6 days from June 27th to July 3rd.

Day One -- Practice and Registration

The majority of the team arrived, rigged and were ready by mid-morning for practice. A beautiful day of variable, shifty breeze kept the team on the water until after 4pm. Post practice everyone moved through a very calm and organized measurement process. They even got some personalized and foreboding advice regarding what would be checked on the water during racing.