Stay Afloat
safety, capsize and turtle, heat, cold and weather calls
Shore School and race results for Optimist families, wherever you sail.
Learn the Optimist (Opti) off the water, from first rigging to race weekend. Then keep every regatta result in one private place and watch your sailor's progress over the season.
Every result, one season view
Top 20%this fall, up from top 47% in spring
Season trend, Mar to Oct
MarOct
Fall Series 2Added by you
5 of 20Top 25%
Fall Classic
14 of 92Top 15%
Late Summer Series
19 of 64Top 30%
Midsummer RegattaAdded by you
27 of 76Top 36%
Summer Open
38 of 92Top 41%
Official resultAdded by you
| Regatta | Date | Fleet | Finish | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Series 2 | Oct 4, 2026 | White | 5 of 20, top 25% | Added by you |
| Fall Classic | Sep 19, 2026 | White | 14 of 92, top 15% | Official result |
| Late Summer Series | Aug 22, 2026 | White | 19 of 64, top 30% | Official result |
| Midsummer Regatta | Jul 18, 2026 | White | 27 of 76, top 36% | Added by you |
| Summer Open | Jun 6, 2026 | White | 38 of 92, top 41% | Official result |
Find your sailor's official regatta results and add them to your family's private page. If an event isn't online, enter it yourself: event, date, fleet, finish and fleet size. Results you add are marked "Added by you" and chart next to the official ones.
Your page shows finish against fleet size, so a season of very different events reads fairly. It is private to your signed-in family account. Results you add by hand are never searchable and never become part of any public record.
Eight subjects, about fifty short lessons
Shore School teaches what sailors need to know before and after time on the water, in clear English. Each lesson is tagged for where a sailor is today: Shore (first Opti skills), Green Fleet (introductory racing), or Championship Fleet Red, White and Blue.
Know Your Opti
parts, rigging, knots, gear and boat care
Read the Wind
telltales, points of sail, puffs, lulls and shifts
Make the Boat Go
balance, steering, trim, tacks, jibes and tuning
Sail the Course
course shapes, the start sequence, marks and the finish
Know the Rules
the racing rules in plain English, flags and protests
Think the Race
strategy, tactics, current and a day plan
Race Weekend
packing, sailing instructions, scoring, sportsmanship and the debrief
For parents and clubs
For parents
New to the sport? Shore School gives your family the words and the routine of a sailing day: what to pack, how to read the sailing instructions, what to say from the beach and what to leave to the coach. Help your sailor set skill goals you can practice together, not only finish goals neither of you controls.
For clubs and coaches
Link our free parent pages from your registration email, Green Fleet welcome or regatta notice. They are written to sit alongside USODA Green Fleet policy and US Sailing Learn to Sail. No accounts, and nothing about your sailors is collected.
Speak sailing in a weekend
Our free glossary explains about 90 sailing words in plain English. A few to start:
Short guides for race days
- Pack listWhat goes in the bag the night before.
- Weather call from the beachHow the day gets called on or off.
- SI decoderRead the sailing instructions in five minutes.
- What to say — and not say — from the beachSupport without coaching.
- Heat and lightningThe calm, procedural version.
- How to read a Circuit cardWhat the numbers on your sailor's page mean.
One boat, sailed around the world
The Optimist is the first boat for young sailors in most sailing nations. Shore School teaches what is the same everywhere: the boat, the wind, the racing rules and good sportsmanship. Your national class association runs the fleets, rankings and regattas where you sail.
FAQ
Who is Telltales for?
Families of Optimist sailors, and the clubs and coaches who teach them, in any country.
What is Shore School?
Off-water lessons on the Optimist, organized by subject and tagged for Shore, Green Fleet and Championship Fleet sailors. It supports on-water instruction from a certified coach; it does not replace it.
Are my sailor's results public?
No. Your results page is private to your signed-in family account. Results you enter by hand are never searchable and never added to any public record.
Can I add results that aren't online?
Yes. Enter the event, date, fleet, finish and fleet size, and they chart with the rest of your season. You can edit or delete them anytime.
Do clubs need an account to use the parent pages?
No. The glossary and parent guides are free and public. Link or print them.
Wear the telltales
Small-batch tees and stickers for girl sailors.
