Muscat – In just a month, 180 young sailors from 26 countries across Asia and Oceania will converge in Oman for the 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship. Starting on October 25 at the Mussanah Sailing School, Barceló Resort, the week-long regatta promises top-tier competition featuring the region’s best Optimist sailors.

This will be the second time Mussanah has hosted the event, following the successful staging of the event in 2019, adding to Oman’s reputation as a world-class international host venue.

Shaima Said al Asmi, Oman Sail’s Operations Executive and Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship Project Manager, said: “It is a great honour for Oman Sail to host the 2025 Optimist Asian and Oceanian Championships for the second time. We have shown ourselves to be an exciting destination and exceptional host venue, and this year we are delighted to welcome so many young sailors from across the Asian and Oceanian continents to experience the perfect sailing conditions and excellent facilities at our Mussanah Sailing School.”

Racing will begin on October 27 and will be held daily until the closing day on October 31.

 The Oman Sail Sailing School in Mussanah was designated a Category A High Performance Centre by the Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF) earlier this year, underlining the venue’s capability to host high-level international regattas, trailing and development clinics, and local, regional and national sailing events.

 The 2025 Optimist Asian & Oceanian Championship is organised in collaboration with the Oman Marine Sports Committee and International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA), and will be supported by Gold Partner QNB, Mazoon Dairy, Tanuf Water, Barceló Resort Mussanah and Visit Oman as Bronze Partners.