What does your child need for Optimist sailing?
Short answer: 13 items, from bungs through to wind indicator. The complete Optimist Sailing checklist is written out below — and the exact same 13 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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One tap — the list below loads onto your phone, ready to tick off. Free, no login.
The Optimist Sailing checklist — all 13 items
- Bungs
- Centreboard
- protest flag
- rash shirt
- Sailing gloves
- sailing jacket
- sun hat
- tell tails
- tell tales
- Water bottle
- wet suit
- wet weather gear
- Wind indicator
Optimist parents learn fast that the boat is the small part. Race-day mornings are a gear audit conducted at 7am: wetsuit and rash shirt, sailing gloves, the bungs (the tiny things with the biggest consequences), the centreboard still leaning on the garage wall, and the wind indicator nobody can ever find.
This checklist is the club-morning kit: sailing gear head to toe from wetsuit to sun hat, the boat bits that migrate between bags — bungs, centreboard, tell tales, protest flag — and the water bottle for the wait between races. Tick it while the trailer's being hitched and the morning stays cheerful.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "boat bung" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What does your child need for Optimist sailing?
You need 13 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from bungs through to wind indicator — and the same 13 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=optimist%20sailing opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Optimist Sailing list (13 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.