An Optimist kit to Switzerland

Its always nice to get an order but especially when its from a country we have not sold into before,this time its Switzerland,the customer whats a bright finish,so we have sold him a kit with a mahogany wood package as an extra,it will look very nice against the BS1088 Ockume marine ply hull.

The Optimist Dinghy

The Optimist Dinghy has been around for 63 years?. This is a perfect design to complete between parents and their children. It is also has an Olympic Class of it's own making it the ultimate extra mural activity.
Originally made in wood it was then replaced by a 'GRP' design. This design seemed to be stronger and much lighter than the older wooden boats.
The Wood-Epoxy design is still built to the original class rules but certain changes were made to make the design lighter and even stronger than the 'GRP' design at a fraction of the price. With adding the additional thin epoxy saturation to the hull it keeps the boat's surface from drawing in moisture that could add weight.

One of our Optimist kits sailing,note the bright finish inside the boat and the white painted finish outside,very practical I think.

Our kit as a set of parts looks like this before packing,we supply the glues and glass tapes also.