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ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SAILING
July 12, 2006

U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Champions
Amanda Johnson and Ellie O'Brien

SOLID WIN FOR JOHNSON/O'BRIEN AT U.S. JUNIOR WOMEN'S DOUBLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP

Milwaukee, WI – After an impressive and consistent showing, Amanda Johnson (Berwyn, PA) and Ellie O'Brien (Westfield, NJ) won US SAILING’s U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship on Monday. The two young sailors, who sail out of New Jersey, showed up at the National Championship well-prepared, optimistic, and eager. Their experience and positive attitude paid off well: they took the lead on the first day of racing and never gave it up. Sailed in Club 420s, the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship is sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats and was hosted by Milwaukee Yacht Club, who stepped up to the plate earlier this year after Lake Pontchartrain Yacht Club in New Orleans needed more time to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
> Visit the event website at http://www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/usjrw/double for compete results, photos, and daily reports.

US SAILOR Of The Week
Sue Hogan

Sue Hogan

As hundreds of boats show up on the starting line of next week's Chicago's Race to Mackinac (the "Mac"), be on the lookout for Sue Hogan on her Beneteau 36.7 As You Wish. This long-time sailor, who finished third at the Chicago NOOD last month, knows what she's doing, even though she hasn't owned her Beneteau for very long. Sue, who lives in Chicago, started sailing in high school in Ohio when she worked at a marina. But like so many sailors, she didn't have much time for sailing in college and a few years after that. Then, a friend bought a J/24 and she learned to make time. And just two years ago, while visiting Strictly Sail Chicago, Sue became a boat owner once again. This will be Sue's second "Mac" and she hopes there’ll be many more. Once the sailing bug bites, you might take vacations from the sport, but it never leaves you. Sail fast, Sue!

GETTING TO KNOW US SAILING TEAM-MEMBER ZACH RAILEY

US Sailing Team-member Zach Railey (Clearwater, FL) is currently racing in the Finn Gold Cup in Split, Croatia, where he is the first athlete to launch a new US SAILING multimedia feature: exclusive audio reports from regattas around the world. We checked in with Zach, 22, as he races his way across Europe and China this summer. His ultimate goal? Winning a medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China.
Interview Excerpt: Do you have any mentors or role models?
"I look up to my sister, Paige, quite a lot. [Paige, 19, is ranked the number one Laser Radial sailor in the world by the International Sailing Federation.] What she has accomplished is really amazing, and I am positive that she will continue to amaze us in the future. Many times, it's just the two of us out sailing alone or at the gym on a Friday night. She is one of the very few people in the world who really understands what I go through because she does the same thing. We have a great relationship, and we help each other to get better every day."
> Get to know Zach by reading our entire interview with him at http://www.ussailing.com/olympics/AudioReports/Top10.aspx.
> Listen to Zach's audio reports from the Finn Gold Cup in Croatia at http://www.ussailing.com/olympics/AudioReports/default.aspx.

CENTENNIAL NEWPORT TO BERMUDA RACE A SUCCESS

We often get positive feedback from sailors and we thought we'd share this one with our readers: "I'm writing to express a sincere thank you to US SAILING and in particular your Offshore office. As you know, we just completed our Centennial Newport to Bermuda Race which was an overwhelming success. With over 260 competitors we exceeded our previous participation by over 70 boats. The success of our event was in no small way due to the hard work of your Offshore office who had to provide rating certificates for every boat and in most cases two certificates for our dual scoring under ORR and IRC. ... On behalf of the Cruising Club of America, thank you for helping to make our Centennial Race a huge success." Signed by Edward S. Rowland, Commodore, Cruising Club of America.

WATERSPORTS FESTIVAL WEEKEND FOR DISABLED MILITARY

Last weekend, 31 recently disabled military service men and women along with family and friends participated in a Wounded Warriors Water Sports Festival organized by Disabled Sports USA in New York City. The soldiers and Marines were introduced to several adaptive sports (including sailing, scuba, fishing, waterskiing) by a number of volunteer guest coaches. US Disabled Sailing Team Coach Betsy Alison was on hand to lead the sailing portion of the weekend, supported by Rockaway Point Yacht Club members and the Park Services programs.
> Read the full story and view photos at http://www.ussailing.org/News/2006/woundedwarriors.htm.

US SAILING SENDS TEAM TO ISAF YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

US SAILING has sent 10 members of the US Youth World Team to represent the United States at the 2006 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Weymouth and Portland, Great Britain. Home of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition, the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy will host the regatta from July 12-21, 2006. The members of the 2006 US Youth World Team are: Stephanie Roble; Royce Weber; Emily Dellenbaugh and Briana Provancha; Michael Menninger and Nick Martin; Evan Miller and Kyler Hast; James Sobeck; and Nancy Rios. The team is accompanied by Team Leader David Dellenbaugh and coaches Brett Davis and Mikee Anderson-Mitterling.
> Read the full story at http://www.ussailing.org/pressreleases/2006/ywt.htm. For latest results from the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, visit the event website at http://www.youthworlds.org.

BARKOW, HOWE, CAPOZZI WIN BRONZE AT WOMEN'S YNGLING WORLDS

US SAILING's 2005 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and skipper Sally Barkow (Nashotah, WI) and her crew, Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, NY) and Carrie Howe (Grosse Pointe, MI) won the bronze medal at the Yngling Women’s World Championship, held June 30 – July 8 in La Rochelle, France. Two other US Sailing Team-members, skippered by Hannah Swett (New York, NY) and Carol Cronin (Jamestown, RI) secured solid top team positions, finishing fifth and seventh place respectively.
> Read the full story at http://www.ussailing.org/pressreleases/2006/ynglingworlds.htm.

LASER EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRAPS UP IN POLAND

US Sailing Team-members Andrew Campbell and Brad Funk just finished the Laser European Championship today in Gdynia, Poland. Over 130 competitors raced in the regatta where Paul Goodison (GBR) reclaimed his title. Brad Funk finished in 31st while Andrew Campbell won the Silver fleet.
> For complete results from the Laser European Championship, visit the event website at http://www.eurolaser2006.pl.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S BEST TO COMPETE IN JUNIOR OLYMPIC FESTIVAL

With their eyes on future dreams, more than 150 of the best boy and girl sailors in Southern California will compete in their section of US SAILING's Junior Olympics at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, CA, July 14-16 - the most important regional youth sailing event of the year. The event is open to all sailors who will not turn age 19 before the end of the year. The event is also the Southern California regional qualifying regatta for the Chubb U.S. Junior Singlehanded and Doublehanded championship - US SAILING's competition for the F. Gregg Bemis and D. Verner Smythe trophies, respectively, at Texas Corinthian Yacht Club in Kemah, TX, Aug. 8-13.
> Visit the event website at http://www.ussclb.org/myweb for more information.

U.S. YOUTH MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP HAPPENS THIS WEEKEND

A total of 14 teams are registered to compete in this weekend's U.S. Youth Multihull Championship hosted by Miami Yacht Club in Florida. Last year's winning crew Sam Ingham will return to defend the title, this time with Graham Gardner. Last year's sportsmanship award winner Sarah Newberry is also returning. The highest eligible finisher in the event will be named to the 2007 US Youth World Team and represent the U.S. at the 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, to be held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
> Get the latest available results, photos, and pictures as the event is happening on the event website at http://www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/multihull.

CALLING ALL REIGNING NATIONAL, NORTH AMERICAN OR WORLD CHAMPIONS

Have you won a National, North American or World Championship since August, 2005? If so, you are eligible to apply for the 2006 Championship of Champions. US SAILING selects twenty competitors from nominees by their class associations who are current national or North American champions of their respective classes. All current National, North American and World One-Design Champions are eligible to apply if they are the current title holder, sail in the U.S., are members of US SAILING as well as members of a club, class or association affiliated with US SAILING. The 2006 U.S. Championship of Champions will be held October 25-28 at Grande Maumelle Sailing Club, Little Rock, AR in Y Flyers.
> Apply for the U.S. Championship of Champions by going to http://www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/CofC.

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