46 Boating New Zealand
WHAT’S NEXT?
Mason has just returned from the World Sailing
Association in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where he
presented the O-Pro concept to the assembled
delegates.
“I’m delighted to report that the response
was overwhelmingly positive, and we’ve already
received scores of enquiries from places all over
Europe, as well as from India and the Cook Islands.”
The best summary of the general O-Pro
feedback, he says, came from Kim Anderson, World
Sailing’s president. Pointing out that thousands
of Optimists are lying unused all over the world,
Anderson said that if the Association’s objective
was getting children into sailing – and retaining
them – he couldn’t think of a better way.
Mason stresses that the O-Pro isn’t an Optimist
replacement. “It’s just an extension – but I think
it offers an easy solution to any club struggling to
nurture promising sailors.” BNZBOATINGNZ.CO.NZFOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE O-PRO CONTACT
Matt Mason on 021 507 444