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BIDS for 2028 IODA Championships and 2027 North Americans
We received several excellent bids this year!
Thank you to our members for their interest in hosting an IODA Championship,
We have received FIVE Bids for the 2028 World Championship:
• Mar del Plata, ARGENTINA
• Salinas, ECUADOR
• Mussanah, OMAN
• Paracas, PERU
• Marina de Leixoes, PORTUGAL
We have received TWO Bids to host the 2028 European Championship:
• Zadar, CROATIA
• Marina de Leixoes, PORTUGAL
We have received TWO Bids for the 2028 European Team Racing Championship:
• Balaton, HUNGARY
• Loosdrecht, NETHERLANDS
We have received ONE Bid to host the 2028 Asian & Oceanian Championship:
• Jubail, SAUDI ARABIA
We have received ONE Bid to host the 2028 African Championship
• Hurghada, EGYPT
We have received NO Bid for the 2028 South American Championship:
We have received NO Bid for the 2028 North American Championship
We have received ONE Bid to host the 2027 North American Championship.
• San Felipe, MEXICO
The BIDS will be presented at the 2026 Optimist World Championship in Tanger, Morocco on the evenings of June 22 and 23. Schedule is here:https://2026worlds.optiworld.org/uploaded_files/Document_148885_20260608221447_en.pdf
Voting to select venues will be held during the 2026 AGM on June 25.

https://www.optiworld.org/default/news/new?text=BIDSfor2028IODAChampionshipsand2027NorthAmericans

Happy World Ocean Day!

The ocean is where Optimist sailors learn, grow, compete, and dream.

Today, let’s celebrate what brings us together and commit to protecting it for future generations of sailors.

💙 Sail it. Love it. Protect it.

Photo credit:

Opening Ceremony at the 2026 Optimist North American Championship in Halifax Canada