International Optimist Dinghy Association

OPTIMIST SAIL PLAN

INDEX

1/5 General dimensions

2/5 Material, reinforcements and batten-pockets

3/5 Window, tabling, bolt-ropes and eyelets

4/5 Sail numbers, insignia and button

5/5 Positioning measurement band

ALL MEASUREMENTS IN MILLIMETRES

DIAGRAMS NOT TO SCALE
 GENERAL DIMENSIONS
Peak point Sails shall be made and measured in
accordance with the current ISAF
Equipment Rules of Sailing, unless
H modified by the Class Rules
EA Max 1240
D
Peak point
Corner measurement
points
Max 2800

Throat point
Throat point
Luff

CH
m'ment
band
max.600

LEE
Half width
Mid leech Max 1700
point

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Diagonal Clew point Tack point
Max 2580
Min 2450

LUFF
Foot median
Max 2130
Max 1730
Clew point Mid foot Tack point
point

FOOT

INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST Sail Plan sheet: 1/5 Date: March 1994

This plan shall be read in conjunction with the latest Class Rules 1994 International Yacht Racing Union
 Peak point
MATERIAL, REINFORCEMENTS
PRA
& BATTEN POCKETS
00
: 10 900 H Rules 6.1, 6.2, 6.6.2
ax SRA EA
m in: D
m The body of the single-ply soft-sail
shall consist of the same woven ply
throughout. The minimum thickness
Throat point of the woven ply anywhere in the body
PRA of the sail shall be not less than 0.15mm.
Flutter SRA The ply fibres shall be of polyester or
patches cotton.

50
18 950
in: x: 1
m
Secondary

m a
int
reinforcement Batten pocket measurements

po
Max. 150

k
are outside measurements.

ea
Local widening for batten

p
insertion (if any) shall be on

to
nt
upper edge of the batten

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e

LUFF
Batten pocket

'm
pockets and shall be ignored

M
patches when measuring the pockets.
SRA
max. PRA
615 max. Max:
46
205 0
40

LEECH
SRA
Max:

SRA
PRA PRA
Clew point
Tack point
FOOT
LEECH

PRA = Primary Reinforcement Area. Battens shall not be removed

SRA = Secondary Reinforcement Area. (Rule 6.2.1.5; 6.2.2) for measurement purposes

INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST Sail Plan sheet: 2/5 Date: March 1994

This plan shall be read in conjunction with the latest Class Rules 1994 International Yacht Racing Union
 WINDOWS, SEAS, TABLING, BOLT ROPES,
EYELETS. Rule 6.2

Peak point
Tabling width
H
EA Seam width
D max. 15

Throat point

CH
Max: 260

LEE
Tabling width
Min: 230 Detail of optional Max: 40
bolt rope

30
LUFF
Optional trapezoidal 2 8 eyelets in luff
window. Area max 0.1m and foot, including Tabling width
those at clew, tack
and throat
Close stitching at
Clew point Tack point bolt rope ends
Shortest distance FOOT Max: 300
from window to any Min: 270
edge of sail: 150

INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST Sail Plan sheet: 3/5 Date: March 1994

This plan shall be read in conjunction with the latest Class Rules 1994 International Yacht Racing Union
 Sailmaker's affirmation
Peak point of woven ply thickness SAIL NUMBERS, INSIGNIA
250
Rule 6.1.4 & BUTTONS. Rule 6.5
H Minimum dimensions
30

Insig
Min: 40
EA of insignia
Max: 50
D

330

nia a
R. 1
230

rea
33

000
Dimensions of
Min: 100 60
Max: 150 Throat letters & numbers
point
W and M 30 - 40
Max. 10% of H.For160 -170 150 -160
150 -160
Min 150

30 - 40

H.
230 - 240

150 -160 30 - 40

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Spacing between

LUFF
adjoining letters
Sailmaker's mark area. and numbers: 40 - 50

LEECH
15% of foot length =
max. 300 IODA sail button LETTERS and NUMBERS SHALL BE:
near tack point in capital letters and Arabic numerals,
Rule 2.7.5 clearly legible and of the same colour.
Sailmaker's mark
Max. 150 x 150 Commercially available typefaces
Clew point ISAF RRS Tack point giving the same or better legibility than
Helvetica are acceptable. (RRS G 1.2)
Stamped or signed and dated
FOOT by the measurer near the tack
point. Rule 2.5.6

INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST Sail Plan sheet: 4/5 Date: March 1994

This plan shall be read in conjunction with the latest Class Rules 1994 International Yacht Racing Union
 POSITIONING, LUFF MEASUREMENT BAND
Rules 6.5.4; 6.6.3.1; 3.5.2.7

Throat point

Measurement bands shall

be distinctively coloured
and clearly visible.
Bands #1 and #2 around Throat point
the mast.
Band #3 (luff measurement
band) shall strongly contrast
with the sail and shall be
permanently fixed or marked

Min. 610

Max. 600
on both sides of the sail.

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Max. 635
Rules 6.5.4; 3.5.2.7

#1

Min. 5

Min. 10
#3
#2
Min. 60
No part of the luff measurement band #3 shall
extend above the lower edge of mast-band #1
or below the upper edge of mast-band #2.

INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST Sail Plan sheet: 5/5 Date: March 1994

This plan shall be read in conjunction with the latest Class Rules 1994 International Yacht Racing Union