HOST CITY CANDIDACY
2028 Optimist world championship
Mar del Plata, Argentina
30 November – 10 December 2028
Hosted by Club Náutico Mar del Plata
The City: Mar del Plata
The most important tourist city in Argentina. With a population of 700.000 people and visited by 8 millones tourist per year. Organizing more than 200 congress per year with a participation of 40.000 people. The city is ready to receive a large number of visitors.
The Venue: Club Náutico Mar del Plata
Founded over 100 years ago (1925), strong track record in organizing international youth sailing events.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE: OPTIMIST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
Club Náutico Mar del Plata has a strong track record in organizing international youth sailing events in South America. The club has hosted the Semana Internacional de Yachting since 1964, the IODA World Championship in 1992... and the Optimist World Championship in 2024 - more than 7 major international events.
Sailing Conditions & Racing Area
Atlantic Ocean parameters
Wind data — the hard numbers
Five seasons of hourly measurements in Mar del Plata's Optimist window (Nov 30 – Dec 10).
Average wind speed — racing hours (10:00–16:00)
Mar del Plata · Nov–Dec 2021–2025 · Data: Meteostat
Wind speed distribution — daily averages
Percentage of days per range · 55 daily averages
Daily reliability — average racing-hour wind by day
Mar del Plata · 10:00–16:00 · Nov 30 – Dec 10 · 2021–2025
Reliability — days with avg wind > 5 kts during racing hours
Daily reliability — distribution by wind range
Mar del Plata · 10:00–16:00 · Nov 30 – Dec 10 · 2021–2025 · 55 days
85.5%
Days in 8–18 kt range
0%
Days below 5 kts
Five consecutive seasons confirm Mar del Plata's late-November to early-December window: consistent racing-hour wind averaging 11.5 kts, with 100% of days above the 5 kt sailable threshold and 85.5% of days inside the ideal 8–18 kt Optimist range.
Championship Fees
Logistics & Accommodation
4 star+ hotels recently opened or renovated. All hotels within 5–10 minutes of the venue. Transportation provided to & from the hotel.
Food
Breakfast and dinner buffet style will be served at the hotel. Packed lunches will be provided for sailors and adults. Special meals will be available to suit a specific diet — whether vegan, vegetarian, or a special meal for religious or medical reasons.
Arrivings & Transfers
Mar del Plata it is located 404 KM south of the city of Buenos Aires. It has AIRPORT and FREEWAY to get there from the city of Buenos Aires. We will arange buses directly from the airport in Buenos Aires to the Hotel in Mar del Plata. Its takes 5:30hs.
Getting there
Drive route from Ezeiza International Airport to Club Náutico Mar del Plata via Autovía 2.