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ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SAILING
February 2, 2007

The U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship traditionally features fierce competition

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR U.S. JUNIOR WOMEN'S DOUBLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP

Since the U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship was first held in 1995, the list of past winners of the event is filled with names of junior women's sailors now known throughout the sailing community. Registration for the 2007 U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship for the Ida Lewis Trophy is now open. The event will be held at Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, LA, and will be preceded by a clinic. Sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats and raced in Club 420s, this Championship is an open event for women sailors between 13 and 18 years old and no pre-qualification is required. Charters will be awarded based on date of application and distance to those who register by May 1st.
> For more information and to register online, please visit the event website at http://www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/usjrw/double.

US SAILOR Of The Week
Sarah Herbelin

Sarah Herbelin

Having spent quite a few years sailing the waters of the Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific, Sarah Herbelin has a pretty good amount of sailing experience. These days, Sarah shares her knowledge of sailing with numerous sailors as an instructor at the City of Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation's Lake Merritt Boating Center. One of her favorite things to teach is Celestial Navigation. "It's an ancient art that's still very relevant," says Sarah. "Global Positioning Systems have certainly made it easier for sailors but we should never rely on just one tool." What Sarah enjoys the most about sailing is that it connects sailors to the environment and to Sarah, nothing feels better than to take her students out on the water through the "Sailing Into Science" program she runs at Lake Merritt, and have the kids return the next day with their parents because they're so excited about what they learned. The successful program takes kids from local public schools to the boating center for 4 or 5 days where they learn about science and ecology in the mornings and go boating in the afternoons. "It's a lot of fun!" says Sarah.

UPCOMING SAFETY-AT-SEA SEMINARS

Before you head offshore, make plans to attend any of the upcoming US SAILING Safety-at-Sea Seminars for the most authoritative daylong seminar on safe seamanship, heavy-weather tactics, and boat preparation. See safety-equipment demos and crew-overboard-recovery techniques. Pose questions to our panel of expert bluewater sailors. Tuition fees vary, and seating is limited, so call now for reservations. This could be the most important day of your sailing life.
> Upcoming Safety-at-Sea Seminars will be held in Annapolis, MD; Charleston, South Carolina; Chicago, IL. Find out more about these events by going to http://www.ussailing.org/safety/Seminars/index.asp.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED FOR US SAILING WEBSITE SERVER FEBRUARY 10

US SAILING will be conducting maintenance to its website server this coming Saturday, February 10, which means that the US SAILING website will be unavailable that day from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Eastern.

LATEST RESULTS FROM OLYMPIC CLASS EVENTS IN FLORIDA

Five Olympic classes had major regattas over the weekend in Florida. View the event websites for complete results:
- Final results from Tornado North Americans: http://www.tornado.org/html/event_details.asp?EventID=144.
- Paige Railey won the Laser Radial Women's North Americans, Anna Tunnicliffe finished third. Final results: http://www.lyc.org.
- Final results from Finn Midwinters: http://www.lyc.org (Zach Railey finished third).
- Final results from Yngling Women's North Americans: http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/rolexmiamiocr/wintercircuit/yngling (Sally Barkow, Carrie Howe, and Debbie Capozzi finished second).
- Morgan Larson and Pete Spaulding won the 49er North Americans: http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/rolexmiamiocr/wintercircuit/49er (Tim Wadlow and Chris Rast finished second, Dalton Bergan and Zack Maxam finished fifth).

LATEST STANDINGS FOR 2007 US SAILING TEAM

With several qualifying regattas for the 2007 US Sailing Team completed last weekend, the rankings for the 2007 US Sailing Team are nearly complete (the Laser rankings will be completed after the Laser Midwinters East later this month). The US Sailing Team recognizes the top three teams in each Olympic class.
> Get the latest US Sailing Team standings by going to http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/2007/rankingsystems.asp.

ROLEX MIAMI OCR PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT FROM INSURANCE PROGRAM

Out of the 578 boats that competed in US SAILING's Rolex Miami OCR Regatta last month, more than 20% were insured by US SAILING's One-Design Insurance Program administered by Gowrie, Barden & Brett. You don't have to be a world-class athlete to benefit from this boat insurance program, which is available to over 100 classes.
> To get a free quote online, please go to http://www.ussailing.org/Membership/Insurance/ind_ins.htm.

EAST COAST YACHT CLUB SYMPOSIUM - APRIL 22-25

The New England Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America and US SAILING have teamed up to host the first-ever 2007 East Coast Yacht Club Symposium for yacht club managers at New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI, from April 22-25. Learn more about dock & waterfront regulatory matters as well as emergency and hurricane preparedness, and listen to keynote speaker Gary Jobson. This is a tremendous opportunity for yacht club managers to participate in educational sessions conducted by noted leaders in our industry.
> Please see the New England Club Managers Association website at http://www.necma.org for more information (click on the link in the blue box on the right). Registration is limited.

STORM TACTICS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH US SAILING STORE

The 84-minute DVD Storm Tactics by experienced sailors Lin and Larry Parday shares the couple's experiences from the against-the-wind rounding of the Great Southern Capes on board their engineless 29-foot Taleisin weathering nine days of storm-force winds. Dramatic images include aerial and off-the-boat views of small boats sailing in 70-know winds in the Bass Straits, north of Tasmania. Besides actual storm tactics, the program includes information on securing gear, checking rigging, and gaining confidence before setting sail.
> Visit http://store.ussailing.org now to order your copy of Storm Tactics. $26.50 for US SAILING members, $29.95 for non-members.

ABOUT THE US SAILOR OF THE WEEK FEATURE

Do you know a passionate sailor 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? 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!
> E-mail e-USSAILING's editors at eussailing@ussailing.org with a photo of that sailor and 150 words of background info. To view all past featured US SAILORS of the Week, please visit http://www.ussailing.org/News/sailoroftheweek.

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