Smooth sailing using the revolutionary Dotan rudder.
Dotan Rudder is installed on Optimist before launching	The Dotan Optimist rudder's wrist action takes a second to perform	Dotan rudder is the best available rudder for both experienced sailors and beginners
Dotan Rudder is user-friendly	rudder - 14 is developed for the Optimist	Choose a rudder for your Optimist from our Rudder Collection.
rudder for Optimist	rudder - 14 can be used with success on dinghy and catamaran by the size from the smallest up to 14'	Sailors, skippers and yachtspersons worldwide are beginning to enjoy the benefits of Dotan's kick-up rudders
Dotan rudder easy in service	Optimist club with Dotan rudder	Even a child of six will take to Dotan Optimist rudder like a fish to water!

Things going awry with the standard Optimist rudder. Déjà vu?
Sometimes you have to stand in water to your waist in order to install the standard Optimist rudder	Even slips do not solve the problem of the regular Optimist rudder setting	Even with the assistance, setting of the rudder needs a lot of nerves and patience
You must take off the rudder before reaching the shore because the rudder will break if it hits the bottom	You must jump into water before landing	You have to swim and to pull the boat without any control
The boat has become without control, and a young sailor is forced “to row” by hands	Even on slips you cannot put out to sea without the help	It is too difficult to put to sea without the help of trainers or support personnel.
You need the help of trainer for putting to sea	Children have to pull themselves up over the gunwhale into the boat when the boat is floating with mounted sail.	Children try to align the rudder pins with the boat's rocking transom
Children have to stand to their knees in water in order to install the standard Optimist rudder	You need the help of trainer for setting the regular Optimist rudder	Even on slips you need assistance for setting the standard Optimist rudder