Dinghy Base
Practical for parents. Fun for sailors.
Choose the right kit, understand the boat and get more out of dinghy sailing.
SAILOR MODE · NEW
Build it. Sail it. Beat your best.
Personalise your Optimist, then use the tiller, mainsheet and daggerboard to sail a real windward challenge.
PARENT ADVISER
What does your sailor need? Start here.
Select a sailor and Dinghy Base uses their weight, experience and current Garage setup to show what to keep, what to watch and what is actually worth buying next.
MY SAILING
The record behind the advice
Profiles, results, Garage and Trophy Room keep the sailor context that makes Dinghy Base useful to a parent.
PRIVATE BY DEFAULTMARKETPLACE
Find the thing you actually need
Search Optimist boats and kit, or sell equipment to other dinghy families. Needs from the Parent Adviser can search Marketplace directly.
BUY & SELL · LIVEOPTIMIST
Kit, rigging and tuning
Sails, spars, foils, interactive boat, rigging guide, Kit Review and sourced equipment guidance.
DEEPEST CLASS · AVAILABLE NOWChoose your class
What do you sail?
Dinghy Base is starting deepest with the Optimist and expanding the same tools across junior, youth and adult dinghy classes.