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ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SAILING
May 31, 2006

Action from the 2005 U.S. Team Racing Championship

APPLICATION PERIOD BEGINS FOR U.S. TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP

Starting Thursday, June 1, US SAILING is accepting applications for the 2006 U.S. Team Racing Championship, which will be held September 6-10 at San Diego Yacht Club in California. Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Nautica, Vanguard Sailboats and Dry Creek Vineyard, the U.S. Team Racing Championship is hosted by a different sailing organization every year and raced in Vanguard 15s. Teams interested in competing have until July 29 to apply. Up to 24 teams will be selected or invited by the U.S. Team Racing Championship Committee.
> Find out more about how to apply for the U.S. Team Racing Championship by visiting the event website at http://www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/ustrc.

US SAILOR Of The Week
Martine Zurinskas

Martine Zurinskas with her daughter Kate - the "official junior mascot" at Lake Lanier Sailing Club

Martine Zurinskas does it all - she is an accomplished Laser sailor, mom, wife, and daughter, as well as the junior sailing director at Lake Lanier Sailing Club in Flowery Branch, GA. Full of energy, her enthusiasm for the sport of sailing is contagious. To Martine, who began sailing at a young age, sailing is a family sport. She has the fondest memories of racing against her dad and brother while mom was on the support boat ready to serve lunch. For the last five years or so, Martine has been running the junior program at her club, where she enjoys turning kids into sailors for life. "What makes sailing so much fun is that it doesn't matter what type of boat you like to sail or whether you race or cruise, sailing is something you can do forever." At 33, Martine is an active Laser sailor and says she can't wait to turn 35 so she can be a Laser Master, "I'm tired of sailing against college kids!" she says with a big smile on her face.

FIRST USA JUNIOR OLYMPIC SAILING FESTIVAL OF THE SEASON CONCLUDED

Lake Lanier Sailing Club, the home club of this week's US SAILOR of the Week, kicked off US SAILING's 2006 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival season last weekend. 55 sailors got out on the water and had a good time while learning more about sailing and racing.
> For complete results from the USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - South Atlantic, please visit http://www.llsc.com/RaceResults/DisplayDetails.asp?uYear=2006&Fleet=Junior.

US SAILING LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF ITS POPULAR ONLINE JOB BANK

Just in time for the summer sailing season, US SAILING has launched an updated version of its popular Job Bank. The new system is very user-friendly, making it easy for employers as well as job seekers to access information about jobs currently available in the sailing field, particularly sailing instructors. For employers looking for certified instructors, this website is a great resource since names of US SAILING certified instructors are highlighted.
> Visit the US SAILING Job Bank by going to http://www.ussailing.org/jobbank.

US SAILING TEAM-MEMBERS WIN GOLD AT HOLLAND REGATTA

Last Sunday, US Sailing Team-members Morgan Larson (Capitola, CA) and Pete Spaulding (Lafayette, IN) won the gold medal in the 49er fleet at the Holland Regatta, held on the IJsselmeer off Medemblik, The Netherlands. Larson and Spaulding defeated 29 teams to win the gold medal after an exciting finish in the harbor. The champions didn't have much time to celebrate, since they had to head to France for the 49er World Championship (June 4- 11). The sailors will be accompanied by US Sailing Team coach Luther Carpenter and 2 other USA 49er teams, skippered by Dalton Bergan and Tim Wadlow.
> Read the full story on Larson/Spaulding's gold medal by going to http://www.ussailing.org/pressreleases/2006/hollandregatta.htm. For the latest results from the 49er World Championship as they become available, visit the event website at http://www.aixlesbains.com/world49er.

REAL TIME RACING RULES QUIZ CD - AVAILABLE THROUGH US SAILING

The UK-Halsey Sailmakers' Real Time Racing Rules Quiz CD is one of the easiest way to learn the racing rules and is now available through US SAILING. The CD has animated common race course situations that sailors encounter almost every time they go racing. You can start and stop the animations and replay them as many times as you like. After you analyze the situation, you can read the Facts Found followed by the Conclusions and Rules That Apply. Also included are: the complete text of the 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing, the US SAILING Appeals, and more.
> The UK-Halsey Sailmakers' Real Time Racing Rules Quiz CD is available to US SAILING-members for $37.50 and to non-members for $45.00. Please go to http://store.ussailing.org to order.

INTERNATIONAL SAILING FEDERATION RELEASES LATEST WORLD RANKINGS

The latest world sailing rankings released by the International Sailing Federation see many USA sailors climb in the rankings. For example John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree have moved up from 8th to 5th in the Tornado rankings and Mikee Anderson-Mitterling and David Hughes have moved from 13th to 11th. Meanwhile, Paige Railey and Anna Tunnicliffe continue to occupy the top 2 spots in the Laser Radial rankings. But perhaps the most significant changes for USA sailors have occurred in the Star class, where George Szabo and Eric Monroe are the world's new Star ranking leaders and they're joined by five other USA teams in the top 20.
> Get the complete ISAF world sailing rankings by visiting
http://www.sailing.org/default.asp?ID=j6vFh`z/8&format=popup.

YOUTH TEAM RACE REGATTA AT U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY

The U.S. Naval Academy will host a National Youth Team Race Championship August 26-27. The regatta solicits youth sailors who are younger than 19 years old on 31 December, 2007. Up to 24 teams will be accepted by resume. Racing will be in fleets of 420s and Flying Juniors (FJs). The regatta format and number of races will be determined by the Regatta Chairman and will be based on number of teams registered and weather conditions. Possible formats include round robin, split fleet round robins, elimination ladder, Swiss League or modified Swiss League and others, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.
> Any interested youth team racers should visit the event website at http://www.usna.edu/SailingTeam/ic/ic.html and send team resume to ohare@usna.edu by August 4.

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