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ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SAILING
February 14, 2007

The 2007 Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regattas, sanctioned by US SAILING, will sail into nine cities in 2007

SPERRY TOP-SIDER NOOD REGATTA KICKS OFF 2007 SEASON IN ST. PETE

While most of the country is preparing for a winter storm this week, over 1,500 sailors are headed to Florida for the Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta, in St. Petersburg, FL, sanctioned by US SAILING. Scheduled for February 16-18 at host St. Petersburg Yacht Club, the regatta’s organizers are preparing for 200 teams spread across 19 one-design classes. Daily racing will take place on Tampa Bay under the guidance of Principal Race Officer (PRO) Peter “Luigi” Reggio, who also is known as the PRO for the America’s Cup. The 2006 defending overall champion, John Storck (Huntington, NY), will return to J/80 class competition with his Rumor. The largest class is the Melges 24 with 40 boats set to compete. The J/109 class will be an interesting fleet to keep track of with five of the seven boats coming straight from Key West Race Week.
> For more information, please visit the event website at http://www.sailingworld.com./nood_regatta.jsp.

US SAILOR Of The Week
John Dane

John Dane

If we wanted to sum up John Dane's accomplishments in the world of sailing, the list would be endless. He first entered the national sailing scene in 1967 after winning the U.S. Junior Triplehanded Championship and with it the Sears Cup, US SAILING's oldest trophy. With that win, this sailor who grew up on the waters off Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, got his first real taste for sailing competition at the highest levels. Since then, he has competed in four U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Trials, each time narrowly missing the top spot. Don't expect the 56-year-old athlete to retire from the sport any time soon: he has just qualified for the number 1 spot on the 2007 US Sailing Team in the Star class with his son-in-law Austin Sperry as his crew. That's right: John is making another run for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. With 93 days of Star sailing on his schedule this year, he'll be busy competing in regattas worldwide. It's a good thing that Trinity Yachts, of which John is President and CEO, is currently busy catching up on a lot of new orders for the large motor yachts his company is famous for, giving John the time to compete while the boats are being built. Recently, John became a donor to the US SAILING Olympic medalist program supporting the entire US Sailing Team. Thank you John!

2006 US SAILING DONORS

Throughout 2006, numerous sailors have made generous donations US SAILING and the sport of sailing. US SAILING is very grateful for the support.
> A list of all 2006 donors is now available on the US SAILING website by going to http://www.ussailing.org/directory/donations.asp.

US SAILING SPRING MEETING SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

The latest schedule for US SAILING's Spring Meeting, to be held March 15-18 in Newport, RI, is now available online. The Spring Meeting offers sailors a great opportunity to meet our sport's leadership and attend and participate in numerous committee meetings.
> Visit the Spring Meeting website by going to http://www.ussailing.org/events/meet07sp/springl_2007.htm for the latest schedule and online registration.

NEED MORE VISIBILITY FOR YOUR EVENT? USE US SAILING'S ONLINE CALENDAR

From local President's Day regattas to instructor training courses and Safety-at-Sea Seminars, US SAILING's online event calendar is filled with sailing events taking place nationwide. If you'd like more visibility for your event, US SAILING's calendar provides you with the resource to reach out to thousands of sailors nationwide.
> Go to http://www.ussailing.org/calendar and follow the simple directions for adding your own event.

ONE MORE MONTH TO APPLY FOR U.S. YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

Youth sailors who are interested in getting a spot on the starting line of the 2007 U.S. Youth Championship, to be held June 22-28 at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, have one more month to apply. The event will be raced in Lasers, Laser Radials, Club 420s, and 29ers. Participants in the Youth Champs are selected by resume with no pre-determined fleet size. The highest eligible finishing team in the 29er fleet from each category (boys and girls) will represent the U.S. at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, which will be held in Canada in mid-July. Applications for the U.S. Youth Champs are now being accepted until midnight Eastern on March 15th.
> For more information, go to http://www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/youthchamp.

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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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