Why Is This Hull So Fast?
With the number of McLaughlin Optimists sailing around the world, its a bit difficult to keep this list up to date.The following information provided by McLaughlin represents a snapshot of some of their major wins over the last 4 years.The probability of these results just being random chance is near impossible. A great deal of Engineering, Time and Money went into perfecting the manufacturing procedures that make the Mclaughlin Opti superior in construction and value. Perfect Mast – Foil Alignment, Weight Distribution, Stiffness, Durability Of Edges and the Surface Gelcoat finish have made the boat lightning fast. Many more changes affected the cosmetics and prolong boat life.
MCLAUGHLIN DOMINATES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2002 WORLDS McLAUGHLIN FINISHED 1, 2, 3, 5 Against WINNER
2004 WORLDS McLAUGHLIN FINISHED 1, 3, 4, 5 AGAINST LANGE
The chance of that happening (based on the number of entrants) is 00.249% - In other words , basically impossible unless McLaughlin has an advantage. THE McLAUGHLIN ADVANTAGE IS SPEED!
Selected Results for McLaughlin Optimists Worldwide.
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Region
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Event
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Position / Comments
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Worlds
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2004 World Championships
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1, 3, 4, 5 - 57 McLaughlin's vs. 175 Lange's
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2002 World Championship
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1, 2, 3 - 108 McLaughlin's vs. 108 Winner's
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Australia / NZ
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2006 New Zealand Nationals
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1
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2009 Australian East Coast Championships
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1
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2009 Queensland State Titles |
1
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2006 Queensland State Titles
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1
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USA / South America / Bahamas
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2006 US National Championships
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1,2,3,4,5
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2006 US National Girls Champs
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1,2,3
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2005 U S NATIONAL CHAMPS
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1
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2006 Mid Western Championships
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1
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2006 US Team Trials
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1,3,4,5
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2006 Valentines Day Regatta
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1,2
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2005 Mid Winters
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1, 2, 4, 5
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2005 New England Champ
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1, 2, 3, 5
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2005 Atlantic Coast Champ
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1,4,5
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2005 Pacific Coast Champ
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1,2,4,5
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2005 Great Plains Champ
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1
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2005 South Eastern Champ
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1
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2005 CORK Canada
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1
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2005 West Coast Championships
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1
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2005 Texas Race Week
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1
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2005 Florida State Champ
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1
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2004 Valentine Regatta
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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2004 Pacific Coast Champ
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1, 2, 3
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2005 Bahamas Nationals
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1, 2, 3
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2005 Copa de Los Andes, Columbia
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1 Mclaughlin, 59 other
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Europe / Middle East
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2005 Greek Nationals
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1
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2006 Israeli Nationals
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1,3,4,5,7,8,9 - 98 Boats
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2005 Spanish Nationals
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1 + 8 of top 10
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2005 Israeli Nationals
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1
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