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Dreamy weekend! That’s a wrap. We’ve hosted the USODA Valentine’s Day Regatta for over 30 years, and it just keeps getting better. Make a plan to join us next year in sunny St. Pete!
Boredom? What’s that?! When you’re surrounded by nearly 300 fellow Opti sailors, there’s no such thing. We sailed in warm weather & full sunshine this weekend on Tampa Bay. During postponement times, we got busy climbing trees, having water bottle wars, harvesting oysters, flirting, petting dogs, selling girl scout cookies, doing algebra homework, playing football, dropping emojis in the regatta group chat, and hunting for crabs (then running away because they’re scary …obviously).
Congratulations to gold fleet champion—St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s very own Thomas Weidner—and silver fleet champion Sebastian Crofton from Vero Beach Youth Sailing Foundation. And bravo to all who qualified for the 2025 Optimist Team Trials!
Thank you, sailors, parents, coaches, supporters, and sponsors for your involvement in the Valentine’s Day Regatta.
Photos: gallery.hannahleenoll.com/vday-2025
Results: usoda.org/regatta/6L9FkjwPq9/results
📸: Photography & Media Coverage by Hannah Lee Noll
Thank you!! We enjoyed the regatta and the hospitality of the sailing center!!
I was admiring the kids sailing the Opti’s when we were at the St Pete Boat Show. Lucky kids! How fun. 😊 ⛵️
Everyone’s a winner in our books ♥️
Congratulations to all the leaders at the Valentine’s Day Regatta 2025, including those who qualified for 2025 Optimist Team Trials! Results: www.usoda.org/regatta/6L9FkjwPq9/results
📸: @hannahleenoll
Plenty of smiles & learning moments to go around! 👻
At St. Petersburg Yacht Club & Sailing Center, we’re proud to host the Valentine’s Day Regatta year after year—it’s all part of our mission to grow sailing.
Sailing teaches independence, respect for nature, teamwork, play, competition, and resilience—lessons these young sailors will carry far beyond the water.
Thank you to our members, parents, coaches, volunteers, staff, sponsors, and everyone involved — Your dedication helps shape the next generation.
We’re proud to host nearly 300 Opti sailors and their families. It’s all made possible by our hoard of over 100 volunteers!
Valentine’s Day Regatta Photos: gallery.hannahleenoll.com/vday-2025/
Results: www.usoda.org/regatta/6L9FkjwPq9/results
📸: @hannahleenoll
Love it - great camaraderie! Attached a short 1993 Valentines Day Regatta video
Woohoo!! Yay for the sailors and the huge behind the scenes support/coaching teams!
🌞 Happy days in St. Pete! Beneath a sunny Florida sky, we’ve reached the halfway mark of the 2025 Valentine’s Day Regatta.
Thomas Weidner from St. Petersburg Yacht Club is setting the pace in the Gold Fleet with an impressive 1,2 scoreline in a fleet of 202 sailors. Meanwhile, Sebastian Crofton leads the charge in Silver Fleet, posting a stellar 1,3 in a fleet of 67.
But beyond the scores, this morning’s postponement gave sailors the perfect opportunity to connect, make new friends, play, and create lifelong memories—because that’s what the Opti years are all about! 💛
Thank you for being part of this unforgettable regatta—it’s already shaping up to be one for the books!
Photos: gallery.hannahleenoll.com/vday-2025/
Results: www.usoda.org/regatta/6L9FkjwPq9/results
📸: @hannahleenoll
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Welcome to the 2025 Valentine’s Day Regatta in sunny St. Petersburg! 🌴
Nearly 300 Optimist sailors from across the country have arrived at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and Sailing Center for a weekend of learning, competition, and camaraderie. This annual event is a 2025 USODA Team Trials Qualifier — the stakes are high!
Today kicked off with a brief postponement while waiting for the breeze to fill, but the energy is building as sailors head out on Tampa Bay for the first races of the weekend.
Thank you to our generous sponsors, Simmons Boatworks and Professional Boats, for helping make this event possible.
📸: @hannahleenoll
𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻 𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎’𝚜 𝙳𝚊𝚢 𝚁𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚊! 💌
The St. Petersburg Yacht Club and Sailing Center are excited to have nearly 300 Opti kids racing and over 100 volunteers supporting the event. Let’s do this thing!
Results: usoda.org/regatta/6L9FkjwPq9
Photos: gallery.hannahleenoll.com/vday-2025
📸: Hannah Lee Noll
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