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Kaptein span die seile: Grassy Park man hopes to inspire kids after winning SA sailing championship
Byron Lukas | October 18, 2023 A Grassy Park man, who sailed his way to success after

Adaptive Sailing Team a First for Charity Boat Race
The Great Optimist Race will be boasting an inspiring adaptive sailing team for the first

Happy Birthday Luke! 14 October 2023
Luke celebrated his 11th Birthday with us at The Little Optimist Sailing Academy. With a

Heideveld Youth Inspires Great Optimist Race Skippers – Sunday 8 October
The courage and excitement of Reverent Vernon Bosch and the children from Heideveld Baptist Church,

Prestwich Primary Sailing Sevens – 26,27,28 September 2023
The Grade 7 classes from our neighbourhood school, Prestwhich Primary , attended our Sailing Thru

JCOR Heideveld Sunday School Group has a blast – 9 September 2023
There was lots of excitement when thirteen children from JCOR Sunday School Group arrived at

Herzlia Grade 8 Outing. 30 & 31 August
The energetic Grade Eights had a jam-packed day filled with sailing, knot-tying challenges and a

V&A Waterfront backs a joyful sailing adventure for kids
Learners from across the Western Cape are conquering their fear of the ocean, while improving

The Shooting Stars Netball Team comes sailing to celebrate Women’s Day – 5 August 2023
Girl Power!! The Shooting Stars traded in their netball for a rope and a dinghy

Little optimists take sail in new boat by V&A Waterfront
Cape Town – The Little Optimist Sailing Academy based at Battery Park at the V&A

V&A Sailing Initiative – Cape Talk
Clarence speaks to Greg Bertish The Little Optimist Sailing Academy.

New “Little Optimist” Boat Donated to Help Children Learn to Sail
The Little Optimist Sailing Academy recently hosted Prestwich Street Primary School pupils who got to

Prestwich Primary falls in love with sailing – 1 August 2023
Prestwich Primary School is our neighbour school in the inner city of Cape Town. The

Happy birthday – 15 July 2023
Will’s Birthday party at The Little Optimist Academy is an experience that these sailors will

Hooray for Heideveld! 15 July 2023
Fourteen very excited children arrived at The Little Optimist Academy this Saturday for our Sailing

OCEAN RACE TEAMS sail with The Little Optimist
In February 2023 all the teams from The OCEAN RACE visited and supported and sailed

The Little Optimist Academy launches its first Train The Trainer Course – 1 July 2023
We were thrilled to pilot our unique Train The Trainer Course this Saturday. Seven eager

Blikkiesdorp Football Club plays a different game – Friday 30 June
The Blikiesdorp Football Club experienced a different game with us today – sailing. They did

Looking for something to do as a school outing?
Looking for something new for your next school outing? Book your kids to be inspired

Astra Special School Visit 22 June 2023
The smiling faces of Astra Special School graced us with their presence on Thursday. Thanks

Bonteheuwel Brings us Joy! 27 May 2023
The kids from Bonteheuwel brought us so much joy on Saturday! They brought the inner

Full Day Learn to Sail Course 27 May 2023
We launched our revised Full Day Sailing Programme on Saturday, 27 May. This programme is

Youth from Houtbay United Football Club and Action Volunteers Africa give sailing a try. 23 May 2023
A group of enthusiastic young adults visited The Little Optimist Academy to learn about our
