Optimist Dinghy Custom Half Hull Print _Sunfish A total of 259 boats

A total of 259 boats have been produced

From junior sailing at the yacht club to high school and college

and there’s nothing left to do but sit back for a minute

sharply raised angled transom

Our custom digital boat art of the Shields captures the hull's raked stem

Optimist Dinghy Custom Half Hull Print _Sunfish A total of 259 boatsThe Slow Boat that Could The Optimist Dinghy is familiar to most of us who spend time near the water during the summer, and for good reason. With over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class, and many more built but never registered, it is sailed in over 120 countries, and is a fixture in many local clubs. The Optimist has a pram hull, originally formed from five pieces of plywood. It was the biggest hull the designer, Clark Mills, could