#optimistchallenge Build a paper model of the Optimist class sailing boat (a real Optimist boat in action movie, more about the Optimist class here).
#stayhome and build a paper model of the Optimist class yourself. You can find all the necessary materials to build your own sailboat at home. You can use the template or you can build your own sailboat of any shape and size.
Duration of challenge: start 25/03/2020 – finish -> indefinitely
STEP 1: Download the TEMPLATE and print it.
STEP 2: Collect all the necessary things to build an Optimist sailboat. You can find the list at the bottom of the instructions.
STEP 3: Next, watch the following video which will help you assemble the model. Let the challenge begin.
STEP 4: Take a picture of your Optimist sailboat, publish it on a social networking site together with #optimistchallenge. Don’t forget to like our website https://www.facebook.com/sredzka.akademia.zeglarstwa to follow our projects.
STEP 5: Share our idea and pass it on to the world! The more children know about it, the better.
Materials necessary to build your own Optimist:
- Three A4 pieces of paper (preferably from a technical block)
- A printer – black and white or color – remember that you decide how colorful your sailboat will be.
- Scissors
- Glue stick ( it will definitely suffice)
- A ruler
- Crayons, markers (crayons will do the work before you assemble the model, markers will come in handy if you decide to color the model after assembly)
- A stick to make a mast (shish kebab stick will be useful but remember to cut off the sharp end of the stick)
- A bit of plasticine/modeling clay (you will make a step/nest from it under the bench so that the mast stands firmly in the model)
- Ask your parent to cut out a slot for the centreboard in the bottom of the hull with a wallpaper knife (in the place where the centreboard case is stuck)
If you’re a sailor, go a step further. Make the rest of the Optimist?s equipment out of paper: sheets, ballast belts, a bailer, a paddle, a pennant, telltales, a sail window, a bow line, trolley, a timer or a tiller extension. We are looking forward to your photos.
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A few shots in close-up:
? As the author of the template and the originator of #optimistchallenge related to building a paper Optimist sailboat, I allow to download and use the template – printing in accordance with the idea of ??optimistchallenge. I do not allow to place template files on other websites, message boards or social networking sites. It is only allowed to provide a direct link to the event: https://akademia.zeglarstwa.pl/optimistchallenge/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1390387081145585/ These are the only official #optimistchallenge websites. I provide the template free of charge. Template editing and modification is forbidden. Earning money on this challenge is forbidden. Thank you for respecting our work and the idea of ??the challenge. A-hoy! – Patryk Różański