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The location of the 2018 European Championship is in Scheveningen. Well-known by many sailors for World Championships (470, Nacra 17 and bid ISAF Worlds). The 2018 European Championships will be named the Optigames and we want to turn this 2018 Sailing Venue into an unforgettable and a one-of-a-kind experience.

This will truly be an unique event, which is only possible in 2018!!!!! The finish of the next Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) will be in Scheveningen on June 30th 2018.

The Optigames will start on June 23rd and the official departure day will be June 30th. The organization of the Optigames and Volvo Ocean Race will provide every participant of this event a free extra day of Volvo Ocean Experience on the June 30th. The unique cooperation between the VOR and Optigames 2018 will turn this major sailing event into a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience for all participants of the Optigames 2018. This is a fantastic opportunity for our sailors, coaches, parents, brothers and sisters to visit the Volvo Ocean Race location and meet & greet the sailors of the different VOR teams.

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The Dutch OCN closely collaborates with Delta Lloyd our sponsor. Since 2014, we organise the ‘Optimist On Tour’ events: allowing kids without any knowledge of sailing to experience the fun of sailing an optimist. City Councils and schools praise the initiative. More than 15,000 young kids have already attended these clinics. The Hague / Scheveningen City Council intends to – in conjunction with the OCN and Delta Lloyd- encourage school children to learn to sail! And the Optigames 2018 will be the perfect moment for that plan.

The OCN is well-experienced when it comes to organising International Regattas. We can look back at the very successful 31st edition of the Easter Regatta: with more than 250 optimists from 18 countries participating in 4 fleets. And also the 16th Dutch Youth Regatta in May, with 400 sailors from 20 countries from all over the world was a very successful event. Finally, The Netherlands has access to highly experienced regatta committee members and jury members.

Are you the person responsible for the vote of your country this summer? Or would you be so kind to introduce us to your organisation’s Representative who will be voting this summer?

We would be honoured if you would allow us to tell you more about our plans: face-to-face, or by phone, with the aid of ‘bid book’ and a video presentation. If you click on the link, you can view our bid book online https://issuu.com/jbhaakman/docs/160429bid_def Please feel free to connect us! www.facebook.com/Optigames email: info@optigames.org, website: www.optigames.org, twitter: www.twitter.com/optigames2018 We are looking forward to organise the 2018 EC Optigames in Scheveningen, the Netherlands.

Kind Regards, on behalf of the OCN, Klaas Niewold Jean Bart Jaquet JanKees Lampe

Commitee of Recommendation: Lisa Westerhof: 2 times World Champion Optimist 95 and 96 and Silver Medal Winner Olympics Serge Kats: 2 times World Champion Optimist 84 and 85 an manager top sport sailing of Dutch Olympic Team Tom Touber: Campaign director ABNAMRO in VOR 05/06 and former COO VOR