Dear Optimist Sailors of North America and the World,

The Dominican Optimst Association (ADO) and the organizing committee of the OPTINAM 2009, give you the warmest welcome to the Dominican Republic and to this important sportive event.

The organization of this event has been a big challenge, as well as a great privilege. It has been possible thanks to the unconditional support of the Dominican Sailing Federation (FDV), and to an extraordinary group of people identified with sailing, the nature and with the Optimist class as the base of the pyramid for the development of sailing sport...