The Admirable Optimist

Georgetown, MD
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Anoymous commenter blasted me for a recent post in which I used the adjective pitiful to describe the Optimist. Actually, I was trying to compliment the Optimist and the young people who sail them. I thought that they looked pitifully small. I wish I had said it that way.

Regarding anything else to say about Optimists, the commentator's words say them best.

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "A Fellow Blogger":

Pitiful little Optimist sailing dinghy???
What may look pitiful, ugly, or like a bathtub to many is THE most popular sailboat in the world, especially for kids!. The reason they can manage it at such a young age and in such high winds is because it is as near perfect a sailing dinghy as was ever designed for children. The very best sailors the world over, age 15 and under sail and race the Optimist Dinghy.