Full Report - Day 1
Thursday, July 5
Mandeville, Louisiana welcomed 70 girls today to the 2007 U.S. Women’s Junior Doublehanded Championship. Two days of clinic and three days of racing are ahead for the 35 teams competing for the Ida Lewis Trophy. Pontchartrain Yacht Club is hosting this year’s event on Lake Pontchartrain where the U.S. Youth Sailing Championships were held last month. Special thanks to Regatta Chairs Jane Eshleman and Janet Miller-Schmidt and all of the volunteers at Pontchartrain Yacht Club for all their hard work putting this regatta together. After registration, an Italian dinner and competitors welcome will be this evening at the club before the girls are transported to their dorms for the evening. John Vandemoer, the Junior National Coach, will be leading the advanced racing clinic that begins in the morning.