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The Optimist Class does not have licensed bulders. But all builders of GRP boats must have a prototype approved from each mould they use for production. The following builders have approved moulds and have bought ISAF plaques within the last year. Note that all GRP Optimists built since 1 March 1996 have mould numbers moulded into: the forward face of the forward transom the starboard bottom flange of the mast thwart bulkhead the forward bottom flange of the daggerboard case They also have the year of manufacture and the ISAF/IYRU building fee plaque number engraved on the forward transom, and the building fee plaque itself glued to the starboard side of the mast thwart bulkhead. See also "Is it an Optimist? " and other information on the Technical page.

Optimist Builders

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The Optimist Class does not have licensed bulders. But all builders of GRP boats must have a prototype approved from each mould they use for production. The following builders have approved moulds and have bought ISAF plaques within the last year.

Note that all GRP Optimists built since 1 March 1996 have mould numbers moulded into:

the forward face of the forward transom
the starboard bottom flange of the mast thwart bulkhead
the forward bottom flange of the daggerboard case

They also have the year of manufacture and the ISAF/IYRU building fee plaque number engraved on the forward transom, and the building fee plaque itself glued to the starboard side of the mast thwart bulkhead.

See also "Is it an Optimist? " and other information on the Technical page.

Name RED = WEBSITE	Address	Country of Build	Contact RED = e-mail	Fax	Tel
	Far East Frp Boat Co. No. 17 Fu Hui Rd. Ye-Xie Town, Songjiang Shanghai 201609	China	Lu Weifeng	86 21 5780 2272	86 21 5780 8884
	Dragon Marine Deltageul 61 3251 NG Stellendam Netherlands	China	Edo Knoll Gerke Smakman	31 187 605345	31 187 605343
	McLaughlin Boatworks 4787 Adams Road, Hixon, TN 37343	U.S.A.	Steve Sherman	1-423-875-4011	1-423-875-0740
	Nautivela S.r.l. Via Gardone 8 20139 Milan	Italy	Family Portiglia	39-02-9828 7959	39-2-9880212
	Cantiere Nordest via Chiodo 14/f 36050 Bolzano Vicentino, Vicenza	Italy	Claudio Barbieri	39-0444-350667	39-0444-350 667
	Lange by Rio Tecna 9 de Julio 356 San Fernando Buenos Aires	Argentina	Santiago Zizzi	54-11-4744-2955 54-11-4744-2299	54-11-4744-2955 54-11-4744-2299
	Winner Optimists Aps Krogsbjergvej 6 5600 Faaborg	Denmark	Stig Blocher	45-62-619203	45-62-619303
	Zou Inter Marine Bei Long Kou, Sha Zi Kou, Laoshan District, 266102 Qingdao	China	Penny Ma	86 532 8882 8291	86 532 8882 8290
All-Carter Crafts	Krezoly 32 66-100 Sulechow	Poland	Krzysztof Jagolkowski	48-22-6268955	48-22-6268954
Art Marine	Planernaya 16/2 197374 St. Petersburg	Russia	Alexey Salnikov	7 812 4412101	+7 812 4412100
Barlavento Boats	Rua Presidente Backer, 34/601 Niteroi - RJ. Cep: 24220-041	Brasil	Alcino Vasquez Moreira	55-21-3715 6096	+55-21-2712 2313
Optimist Brites	Av. da Liberdade no 98, 7400-220 Ponte de Sor	Portugal	Rui Brites		351 96 804 86 94
Charger Composites formerly Vene-Bjõrndahl Ky	Vasarakuja 6 67100 Kokkola	Finland	Annika Aartsen	358-68-83-17950	358-68-83-17950
Nicolás Cuerdo	Paisandú 360, 2000 Rosario	Argentina	Nicolˆ°s Cuerdo	-	-
D. Dimas Shipyard	16klm. New Avenue Spata, 15344 Pallini, Attiki	Greece	Dimitrios Dimas	30-1-666 8666	30-1-666 5555
Dragon Marine	c/o Deltageul 61 3251 NG Stellendam Netherlands	China	Edo Knoll Gerke Smakman	31 187 605345	31 187 605343
East-Wave	P.O. Box 10, 31/3 Tankopia St. 61091 Kharkov	Ukraine	Sergey Kalchenko	-	-
Erplast	47470 Beauville	China	Jean Michel	33 5 53 95 41 26	33 5 52 95 40 27
Faccenda C.N.	via E.Mattei 57013 Rosignano Solvay	Italy	Marco Faccenda	39 586764148	39 586764148
Finessa-Batar	Box 50, Västra Longgatan 2, 61922 Trosa	Sweden	Fredrik Antman	46-156-13964	46-156-13900
David Harte	Unit 3, Coronea, Skibbereen, Co Cork	Ireland	David Harte	353 28 23851	353 28 23851
Lajos Hodacs	8175 Balatonfuzfó, Krúdy ut. 8,	Hungary	Lajos Hodacs	36-88-451-222
Lenam Vela Ligera	Passatge del Pi, s/n, Apt. correus 94501, 08339 Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona	China	Manel Guardiola	34-93 750 7242
Morgan Boats d.o.o.	Fornace 33 33 800 Piran	Slovenia	Milan Morgan	386-56-746919	386-66-76578
Opticup	ul. Nad Kanalem 7 44-120 Pyskowice	Poland	Gracjan Miskow	48 32 330 4981	48 32 330 4980
OS Båtar	Skalegårdsvˆ§gen 14 43994 Onsala	Sweden	Stefan Johansson	46-300-64455	46-300 430 430
Porter Brothers (M & I) Ltd.	1 Tarquin Yacht Harbour Thorney Rd., Emsworth Hants PO10 8BP	England	Mike Porter	44 1243 372929	44 1243 377522
Praga Marine Pvt. Ltd.	165 Avanashi Rd., Peelamedu P.O., Coimbatore, 641 004 Tamilnad	India	Joe Nejedly	422 256 3714	422 256 2140
Sport-Sails Center	ul. Dworcowa 48 89-642 Rytel	Poland	Izabela Baranowska	48-52-398 5323	48-52-3985322
Srb Racing Boats	V Luzich 61, CZ-46602 Jablonec nad Nisou	Czech Republic	Dusan Srb	420-0483-305877	420 483 305848
Stanislaw Sierocin	Ul. Husarska 14/1 60-331 Poznan	Poland	Stanislaw Sierocin		48 61 8 686 787
Van Wettum Boats	Horndijk 23 1231 NX Loosdrecht	Holland	Martin van Wettum	31-35-582 7476
Xtreme Sailing Products Pte. Ltd.	1500 East Coast Parkway Singapore 468963	Indonesia	Tim Ross	65-6441 4731	65-6441 4701
Ziba Sp. z.o.o.	ul. Kolejowa 2, Zalno	Poland	S. Baranowski	48-52-334 1746	48-52-334 1746

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