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ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SAILING
April 12, 2006

Sally Barkow, Carrie Howe, and Debbie Capozzi are in the lead in the 26-boat Yngling fleet

USA SAILORS COMPETE IN SPAIN: BARKOW IN THE LEAD IN YNGLING FLEET

Palma de Mallorca, Spain - A U.S. delegation of 17 sailors and three US Sailing Team coaches are in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, where racing began last Sunday for the Princess Sofia Trophy. The U.S. athletes have been sailing in a very competitive international fleet in weather conditions that event organizers say are uncharacteristic for the Bay of Palma.
Reigning Yngling World Champions Sally Barkow, Carrie Howe and Deborah Capozzi recovered from an OCS on Tuesday and, at press time, were in the lead by two points. Racing continues through this Thursday followed by the top ten competitors in each Olympic class competing in a Medal race on Friday.
> To find how all U.S. sailors are doing at the Princess Sofia Trophy, please visit the event website at http://www.trofeoprincesasofia.org/dinghy/index.html.

US SAILOR Of The Week
Thomas Barrows

Thomas Barrows

Thomas Barrows is a sailor at heart. Growing up in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands (recognized by US SAILING as part of its Area B region), Thomas began racing his Opti at age 8 and within a year joined US SAILING as a member. Now just 18 years old, his list of sailing accomplishments is already pretty long and continues to grow. Just in the last year, Thomas qualified to compete in three U.S. National Championships and returned home with medals from each event. Eyeing a possible Olympic campaign representing the US Virgin Islands in 2012, Thomas is pretty serious about his sailing. But for now, he's focused on picking where he wants to go to college next fall. "I'm looking at a couple of options right now but I definitely want to be part of a college sailing team."

CALLING ALL PASSIONATE SAILORS FOR US SAILOR OF THE WEEK FEATURE

If you are a passionate sailor - no matter if you're a weekend warrior, an Olympic hopeful, a daysailor, or a US SAILING certified instructor - e-mail e-USSAILING's editors at eussailing@ussailing.org with your photo and 100 words of background info on why you enjoy sailing. Past featured US SAILORS of the Week can also be viewed at http://www.ussailing.org/News/Sailor_of_the_Week/index.asp.

RESEARCHERS NEED SAILORS FOR SHORT SURVEY ON SAILING SAFETY

US SAILING's Sports Medicine Committee and researchers at Brown University have teamed up to learn more about sailing safety and sailing-related injuries. The researchers are collecting data using an on-line survey which should take only a few minutes to complete.
> To participate in this survey and help researchers, please go to
https://live.datstat.com/RDR-Collector/Survey.ashx?Name=sailing10.

RECORD NUMBER OF SAILORS APPLY FOR U.S. YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

The numbers are in: a record number of more than 300 young sailors from 30 states have applied to compete in the U.S. Youth Championship, scheduled to take place June 22-29 at Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in Grosse Pointe, MI. It's now in the hands of the U.S. Youth Championship Selection Committee to plow through all the applicants' sailing resumes and determine who will be accepted to compete in the country's premier youth sailing regatta. The Committee expects to notify accepted applicants by May 1.
> For more information on the U.S. Youth Championship, sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats and Nautica, please visit the event website at http://www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/youthchamp.

US SAILING MEMBER BENEFIT - DISCOUNT ON INSURANCE FOR YOUR BOAT

US SAILING MEMBER BENEFIT: Insurance for race boats, one-designs, big boats, and power boats of all types & sizes. Boats in the northern parts of the country are preparing to launch for the season and last-minute maintenance is nearing completion. Now is a good time to review your insurance. Have you purchased a new tender, upgraded electronics or re-powered the engines? Are your limits up to date? Contact Gowrie, Barden and Brett, the Official Insurance Agency of US SAILING, for a reliable and quick insurance quote. For more information call 800-BOAT-911 or visit http://www.gowrie.com.

AVAILABLE THROUGH US SAILING - SELF-SUFFICIENT SAILOR

Full of ideas and wisdom on how to sail in comfort and safety without large cash outlays, Self-Sufficient Sailor by Lin and Larry Pardey is a great resource for sailors looking to cruise. It is the distillation of what the Pardey’s have learned in 150,000 miles of sailing on board their two cutters and on scores of other boats they have delivered or raced. The authors tell how they have sailed in comfort and safety on a pay-as-you-earn-as-you-go plan.
> For more information on this great resource or to purchase this book, please visit http://store.ussailing.org. $26.50 for US SAILING members, $29.95 for non-members.

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