Palma Oppie Sailing 2006 Downwind

[msf60khz]

The smaller the boat the more the fun.

[microman173]

@msf60khz Not when its an opti

[Iskariotiel]

Thanks for bring me good memories !

[TheSailor450]

great sailing. i do this lots in a contender !

[29erUSA128team]

people sail optis cuz their scared shitless to sail anything else in 30 knts

[DisruptiveMoose]

@29erUSA128team Or maybe it's because they're just not heavy enough for anything else? :L

[thetalkingelement]

@29erUSA128team or maybe their parents cant afford a 29er... not everyone can be as rich and cool as you :)

[Xxsailor1352xX]

wow that looks awesome! i cant believe i have to move out of my opi beofre experiencing this kind of weather! not fair! :(

[flamedrag18]

1:39 dick, get away from them rather than swamping them, they're having a hard enough time as it is to control them in that kind of surf. getting that close can be dangerous to the sailboat as you seen him get hit with a reasonable wave just after it from your wake.

[refohgul]

@flamedrag18

so it is!!

[mattzm1]

way better in a starling

[lore7432]

meglio con il classico bellissimo 420!!!! :DDDDD

[lepivert]

Hopefully one can shut the music up.

[simtalkayak]

owwww i miss mine... ;( there tones of fun.. it was considered an odd ball cos she was a woody.... i then proseeded to grow out of her... snif snif.

[jammydodger1208]

This would be fun in a catamaran :D

[SuperDoodleberry]

i would love these massive rollers in the spitfire

[tristancking]

this would be fun in my 29er :)

[Xxsailor1352xX]

that looks amazing!!

[peterschiavoni]

This would be great with a Hobie 16

[superhobieboy]

@peterschiavoni Yah



[CAMNZ117]

nice sailing there. would love to take the laser out in that :)

[TheOmegaLegacy]

lil baby oppies, cadets are better 

[izJustintv]

was daire cournanne there (hes irish)

he would hv pissed his pants

[hykehamontour]

It would be better in a laser... because the laser would be going the same speed as the waves... whereas optimists just let the waves overtake them

[ljlassi]

Why was the race canceled? They just started to have fun...

Damn that would have been fun with europe!!!

[maxendenia]

lasers are gay boats! are just good for salining on the beach in summer... its just famous coz coca-cola sponsores it but every boat such as europe or fin are way better!

[sailin1934]

why do they screw up a beautiful video with unnesessary garbage passing as music, i'm sure the sound of the wind, waves and the boats crashing through the water would have been far more enjoyable.

[Trolleymoose]

These are some great shots. Both exciting and shocking. Got thier centerboards up for downwind performance. Supersailers!

[jezcol]

this is the only time they break the the 5 knot mark ( when there surfing 10ft waves)

[pdross74]

making me jealous, grew up sailing on a lake so didn't have the joy of catching waves until my 30's.

[stinkingdog101]

Wow...this is some ruff water.

[Planetman1z]

These are kids out having the time of their lives.... so far!! Next they'll get into boats with better design lines, and then they'll be out there on big boats kickin' all the old guys asses every once in a while... That's just how it works!

[Eross42]

ive done that...

[7207elliot]

these would be fun if they had a giant asymetric :)

[neanderslob]

I was thinking BADASS until I realized they were Opties. blech  what sick person decided it would be a good idea to make kids sail a bath tub anyway?

[deunidocristobendito]

Visca Mallorca!!!

putes guirisss!!!! putes guiris!!!

[96michael1128]

that wud be amazin in a laser

[yimi1119]

@96michael1128 laser ftw

[sk8erboy772]

@96michael1128 yah im thirteen an i would love to take a 4.7 out there an just be surfing the waves an swamping it

[Xxsailor1352xX]

@sk8erboy772 me too!

[Willi744]

@96michael1128 or a 49er!!!

[LindaGruzdeXxX]

that is soo cool:D but i sailing a bigger wind o.o and that is scary (not me)!!

[davemakesawave]

I wish I'd started sailing at that age 

[bamsawa]

lol i miss mine i grew a bit big 4 mine (im 6ft1) mine was a wooden 1

[CornwallSport]

wow awesome shot at the end, would of been awesom if he had ridden it the whole way

[hykehamontour]

oppies are sooo fun to sail in force 7 and 15 foot waves despite my 9st weight!!!

[kjumse]

@hykehamontour i agree!!!! so fun!