Who / What is IODASA in a nut shell
IODASA stands for International Optimist Dinghy Association South of Australia). It is the nationally affiliated, stated based class association for Optimist sailing in South Australia. Similar Associations exist across Australia and indeed the world for optimists and of course all classes of sail boat. However, Optimist sailing is the biggest class of all.
IODASA are most known for their delivery of Annual Events including:-
- Frostbite Regatta
- Spring Clinic Training
- Optimist State Championships
- Girls Clinic
- State Training / Development programmes
IODASA is run by volunteers- generally parents of sailors. IODASA is financially independent of your local sailing club. Membership to IODASA is separate to any local club memberships a sailor may hold. To keep the optimist world floating in South Australia, membership is mandatory for attendance at any IODASA event.
Generally IODASA seek to have committee members from as many local South Australian Sailing clubs as are sailing optimists in their local club fleets, and we always welcome new members to the team.
Have a look through our web site for optimist sailing information and upcoming events. We also run and active Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OptisailingSA
We welcome further enquiries at optisouthaustralia@gmail.com
