With Sailors from all over Europe and beyond we had a beautiful winter at our winter base in Barcelona, Spain. We welcomed sailors from 12 different countries at our #BCNWINTERCLINCs, which we’re very pleased with. “Sailors from different countries have the ability to really push each other during well chosen exercises as they would do mid-race. This […]
Spring’s in the air and ow boy we can’t wait for some big championships happening soon! For both Optimist and ILCA4 we’ve got multiple events and clinics planned throughout the next months. On our website you can find a complete overview. For the opti’s we kick off summer with a classic: the Nieuwpoortweek (30/06 – 06/07). […]
What an amazing summer it has been so far. Plenty of events and Championships for our team riders on which we’ve been working so hard towards and it looks like a lot of the team riders are completing their goals. Saying that we’re proud of all of our 8 Days a Week teams would probably […]
Why it’s awesome to be an 8 Days a Week team rider At 8 Days a Week we are always looking for great talent, sailors who are extremely motivated and willing to progress as far as possible throughout a whole year of training together. Our Optimist GBR Potential Team is probably one of the teams […]
What a year! Thank you 2017 and hello to a brand new sailing year. Every year things get better, and last year sure proved this. 2017 was definitely a successful year and we are very blessed with how things went for the 8 Days a Week coaches, teams and everyone who sailed with us. What better […]
Hi My name is Elodie Edwards, I’m currently oppi age 15 end about to sail my last couple of months in an optimist. I learnt to sail an optimist when I was seven. I progressed well making into the 2nd level (Intermediate) British GBR team when I was 12 in 2014 with a UK National ranking […]
Torrevieja was a fantastic place to sail, not only because we managed to hike out for the first time in about 3 months, but the fact that the event was well organised, the weather was nice and it was home to the worlds largest paella dish available for the sailors after sailing! After a training […]
The first regatta in 2015 we started of with was a great success! From 4 till 9 January the Australian optimist 2015 Championship was held in Fremantle (Perth). Arthur Fry & Oliver Hill were both able to obtain their goal which was finishing within the top 10 overall. After 3 days of qualifying and 2 […]