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ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE
IN SAILING
DEB CAPOZZI LEADS TEAM TO U.S. WOMEN'S MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE By the time the teams for the finals of the U.S.
Women's Match Racing Championship got to the starting line last
Saturday, spectators were in for a treat, and the finalists didn't
disappoint. The finals put the team led by Deb Capozzi up against another
very strong team led by Katie Pilley-Lovell. After a hard-fought battle,
Capozzi and her crew of Lindsay Bartel (Bayport, NY), Kelly Hand (Vancouver,
Canada) and Chantal Legler (Montreal, Canada) took home the National
Championship title. The U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship, sponsored by
Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. and Dry Creek Vineyard, was hosted by Newport
Harbor Yacht Club in Newport Beach, CA, and raced on Governor Cup 21s.
US SAILING AND VANGUARD EXPAND PARTNERSHIP US SAILING and Vanguard Sailboats have announced a partnership expansion. The
expansion consists of sponsorship of the 2007 U.S. Junior Triplehanded
Championship and, under the new agreement, Vanguard will supply new Nomad
sailboats for the event as well as provide additional support. The new
agreement comes a year after US SAILING and Vanguard announced an extension
and expansion of its previous partnership. The 2007 U.S. Junior Triplehanded
Championship will be held August 11-16 at Lavallette Yacht Club in
Lavallette, NJ. US SAILING ROLEX MIAMI OCR: ONLINE REGISTRATION AND NOR NOW AVAILABLE
From January 21 to 27, 2007, the world’s top Olympic and Paralympic class
sailors will be sailing on the waters of Biscayne Bay at US SAILING’s Rolex
Miami OCR. For Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, the 18th annual event is one
of the world’s top competitions that will help the sailors prepare for the
competition in China in 2008. The event is ranked by the International
Sailing Federation (ISAF) as a Grade 1 event and features competition in all
14 Olympic and Paralympic classes. In 2006, more than 610 sailors
representing 40 countries competed. The 2007 US SAILING Rolex Miami OCR
marks five days of fleet racing and one day of medal racing, which is one
extra day compared to previous years. PAUL CAYARD TO SPEAK AT US SAILING SYMPOSIUMS IN NEW ORLEANS
Paul Cayard has signed on to be a keynote speaker for both US SAILING's
National Sailing Programs Symposium and the One-Design Sailing Symposium, to
be held concurrently in New Orleans, January 17-21, 2007. Paul Cayard was
the first American skipper to win the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1998
on EF Language. In 2005-06, Paul skippered the Disney entry, Pirates of
the Caribbean in the Volvo Ocean Race, winning the final leg into
Gothenburg (Sweden) and placing a commanding second overall. Paul is a
seven-time sailing world champion, a five-time America's Cup veteran and a
two-time Olympian (in 1984 - as an alternate - and in 2004). Cayard's
accolades include election to the Sailing World Hall of Fame in 2002 and US
SAILING's Rolex Yachtsman of the Year in 1998. SAILOR ATHLETE COUNCIL ELECTS NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS
From Olympians to US Sailing Team members and national champions, the new
members of the Sailor Athlete Council have been elected by sailor athletes
from across the country. The new Council members elected for a 4-year term
are: Dave Perry (Southport, CT), Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, FL), Brian
Ledbetter (Seattle, WA), Sally Barkow (Nashotah, WI), Jesse Falsone
(Edgewater, MD), Ned Jones (Newport, RI), and Dobbs Davis (Annapolis, MD).
In addition, 2 Council members were re-elected: Dean Brenner and Cory Sertl. LEARN THE INTRICACIES OF SAIL PERFORMANCE
US SAILING TEAM MEMBERS COMPETE IN STAR NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Many US Sailing Team members are competing in the Star North American
Championship, which kicks off today, the first day of racing, at Coral Reef
Yacht Club in Miami and runs through this Saturday. More than 80 boats are
registered for the event. RESCUE MEDAL AWARDED TO DAVID PENSKY AND RICHARD HOLDEN On behalf of US SAILING, Gary Jobson has presented
US SAILING's Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to David Pensky and Richard
Holden after they rescued the owner of a fishing boat whose boat had
capsized and sunk. The two discovered the victim about 8 miles off the coast
of Boca Raton, FL, and responded promptly to pull the fisherman to safety.
The effective lookout and quick actions of Pensky and Holden, combined with
the skillfully executed man overboard recovery effort, resulted in the
successful lifesaving rescue of a person in need while upholding the best
traditions of seamanship. DO YOU KNOW A US SAILOR OF THE WEEK? Who is the most passionate sailor you know? Who is
always on the water, taking every rules quiz or searching for that perfect
cruising lunch spot? Or do you know someone who is newly converted to the
sport and soaking up information like a sponge? How about a junior sailor
whom you have to command to "please step away from the dinghy." Do you know
someone who gives as much time and energy to building a fleet or running
races as they do to working at the office? We want to know about them!
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