The USODA is thrilled to announce that the Sandusky Sailing Club will host all three Class Nationals Championships in 2024: Team Racing, July 23-25, Girls Nationals, July 26 and Fleet Nationals, July 27-30! Sailors are welcome to arrive at the Club beginning July 20th. The Class is thrilled to be headed back to the Midwest for the premier summer event for our sailors! Sandusky Sailing Club last hosted the USODA National Championships in 2012.
Founded in 1932, the Sandusky Sailing Club is located on the shores of Lake Erie in Sandusky, Ohio, about halfway between Cleveland and Toledo. They have an extremely practical clubhouse, large dry sail areas, four launching cranes, a ramp, and a growing marina with electricity and water for larger yachts, all on the beautiful, protected waters of the Sandusky Bay. The Club has active Learn to Sail and Junior Racing programs, racing series and cruising activities, as well as a large, outstanding, and dedicated group of race committee volunteers who are willing and eager to regularly sponsor national and international sailing events.
No trip to Sandusky is complete without a visit to the world-famous Cedar Point Amusement Park, renowned for its many roller coasters. Other nearby attractions include The Merry-Go-Round Museum which features a working vintage carousel and restored wooden animals and the Maritime Museum of Sandusky with exhibits on boatbuilding, Shipwrecks and ice harvesting.
Mark your calendars now and start making your 2024 summer plans!
Accommodations
Commodore Perry Inn & Suites
255 W. Lakeshore Dr. Port Clinton, Oh 43452
419-732-2645
Mention you are booking for Opti Nationals with the Sandusky Sailing Club in memo section - confirmation will come at the discounted rate.
www.commodoreperry.com
Fairfield Inn & Suites Port Clinton Waterfront
1811 East Perry Street Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
419-732-0007
Use the link below for the Opti Nationals group hotel discounted rate.
www.marriott.com
Boat Rentals & Charters
Please use the buttons below for Boat Rentals & Charters.
Opti Charters:
RIB Boats:
Trailer Storage
Information for the trailer storage coming soon.
Currently waiting on a finalized Google Doc.
Volunteering
How can you get involved?
Share the regatta information with
Junior Sailors at your club.
Discuss sponsorship opportunities with your club and local businesses.
Scan the QR Code to volunteer at the regatta.
Join a committee.
Title Sponsor
Title sponsorship is the highest level of exposure for your business with this event. Your company name will be featured with our regatta logo in a nationally distributed sailing magazine and will appear in all print and video marketing with links to your website on social media. This includes advertisements in the class mailing of 10,000 OptiNews publications, press releases, website advertising, a courtesy tent or booth on site, and a Title Sponsor Banner. Please contact us for financial commitment.
Platinum Sponsor
$2,500 cash value or $5,000 merchandise and services support. Your company may pick naming rights to a Banquet or other area to be determined based on availability. Your company will receive a link from our site to yours through your logo. Your company may include “offers” in race packets. Your business may display your company logo on our promotional literature, a company banner displayed at the entrance gate or other location, and your logo included on the website and Sponsor Banner.
Gold Sponsor
$1,500 cash value or up to $3,000 merchandise and services support. Your company may include “offers” in race packets. Your business may display the company logo on our promotional literature or a company banner displayed at the venue, and your logo included on the website and Sponsor Banner.
Silver Sponsor
$500 cash or $1,500 services support. Your company may include “offers” in race packets. Your business may display a company logo on our website as “Silver Sponsor” and on the Sponsor Banner. Yacht clubs donating at this level will get their burgee printed on the regatta Volunteer shirt and the I-LYA Banner.
Bronze Sponsor
$250 cash or $1,000 services support. Your business may display a company logo on our website as a “Bronze Sponsor” and on the Sponsor Banner. Yacht clubs donating at this level will get their burgee printed on the I-LYA Banner.
Patron Sponsor
$100 cash support. You will be listed as a “Patron Sponsor” on the Sponsor Banner and on the website and selected Patron materials.
For questions or comments regarding the above information, please contact
Marcia Giordano at 205-903-9256 or marciasvlc@yahoo.com.
Sponsorship Levels / Forms
Regatta Documents
Please use the buttons below to access NoR documents.
Special Thanks to All of Our Sponsors!
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
"A sailing vessel is alive in a way that no ship with mechanical power ever be."
— Aubrey de Selincourt