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May 2, 2007
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 Casey
and Williams Win U.S. Multihull Championship
Racing at the U.S. Multihull
Championship was exciting until the last
day, Saturday, when no wind showed up on the
waters off host club Melbourne Yacht Club in
Melbourne, FL. For John Casey (Longwood, FL)
and John Williams (Jacksonville, FL), that
was good news. The two Floridians
demonstrated a very consistent performance
throughout the regatta by winning every race
they competed in, earning the National
Championship title and US SAILING's Hobie
Alter Cup. It wasn't as easy for the winners
as it sounds, Casey/Williams were closely
followed by Olympic medalist and US Sailing
Team member John Lovell and his wife Katy
Pilley-Lovell (both from New Orleans, LA),
who finished second in every race. Third
place went to John and Tiffany Tomko (both
from Canyon Lake, TX).
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Bill Roman |
US SAILOR of The Week - Bill Roman
Throughout the cold
winter months in the Northeast, Bill
Roman has been getting ready for his
18th season as the manager of the
Edgartown Yacht Club in Edgartown,
MA, located on Martha's Vineyard.
With the official sailing season at
the club opening during Memorial Day
weekend, he's now spending most of
his time hiring staff (the number of
employees will increase from six to
about 100 between now and July). In
the last few months, Bill has also
found time to organize the
first-ever East Coast Yacht Club
Symposium, held in Newport, RI, last
week.
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 Junior
Olympic Sailing Festivals: 2007
Schedule Announced
US
SAILING has determined the 2007
schedule of its USA Junior Olympic
Sailing Festival (JO) program. The
series of 22 events are held at
sailing organizations in the
continental United States and
Hawaii. In sailboat racing, it’s
important to get a good start—not
just on the starting line, but as a
young sailor. With support from
sponsors West Marine, Gill, and
Active.com, US SAILING’s JO program
is designed to do just that: give
young sailors between the ages of 8
and 21 the opportunity to learn,
enjoy the fun and excitement of
competitive sailing, and develop
skills for a lifelong involvement in
the sport.
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USA's Barkow, Howe
and Capozzi Win Silver in France
The
USA Yngling team of Sally Barkow (Chenequa,
WI), Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, NY)
and Carrie Howe (Grosse Pointe, MI)
will bring home yet another medal
from the spring European circuit:
this time a silver medal from the
Semaine Olympique Française de Voile
(French Olympic Sailing Week), in
Hyères, France. Barkow and her team
won last Friday's final,
double-point medal race, after
another battle with Great Britain’s
team led by Sarah Ayton.
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 Don't
Forget Mother's Day!
Mother's Day (May
13) is right around the corner and
US SAILING has just the right gift:
US SAILING's large pink and white
tote bag, by POSH, is perfect for
the active mom who likes to look
good on and off the water. This high
quality bag, made of dacron
sailcloth, is built
to last a lifetime. And better yet,
it's machine washable. $65.00 for US
SAILING members, $75 for
non-members.
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Competitors Selected for U.S. Youth
Championship
After
weeks of careful review by 30
regional selectors, US SAILING has
announced the list of about 150
competitors selected to compete in
the U.S. Youth Championship, which
will be held June 22-28 at Southern
Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA.
Sponsored by Nautica and Vanguard
Sailboats, the Championship will be
raced in four fleets: Laser, Laser
Radial, Club 420 and 29er. The
winner of the boys and girls
divisions in the 29er will each
qualify to represent the USA at the
Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World
Championship to be held in Canada in
July.
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Female
College Sailor of the Year - Free
Entry Into RIWKC
The 2007 Quantum
Female College Sailor of the Year
will gain automatic, free entry into
US SAILING's Rolex International
Women's Keelboat Championship, race
organizers recently announced. The
Championship, one of the
highest-profile women’s keelboat
regattas in the world, will be held
November 12-17, 2007 at Houston
Yacht Club in Texas. The event is
part of the US SAILING Adult
National Championships program. The
Quantum Female College Sailor of the
Year will be announced following the
Inter-Collegiate Sailing
Association's Women's Dinghy
National Championship, held later
this month at Old Dominion
University in Norfolk, VA.
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Strictly Sail Pacific
Sees 15% Increase in Attendance
Strictly Sail
Pacific, the largest sailboat show
on the West Coast that concluded on
Sunday, April 22, drew over 15,500
people through its show gates. That
tally of showgoer turnout factors
into a 15% jump in attendance,
compared to last year's gate, for
this five-day sailboat show held
annually in Oakland. Last year's
show represented a 9% rise in
attendance over the 2005 turnout.
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Annapolis
Sperry-Topsider NOOD Results
Last weekend, the
Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore
One Design (NOOD) Regatta,
sanctioned by US SAILING, sailed
into Annapolis, MD. When the wind
finally showed up in earnest, it was
time to get down to business, and it
was business as usual for 270
entries. Paul Van Ravensway of
Annapolis on Millennium Falcon
was named the regatta's overall
winner.
>> More
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UPCOMING
US SAILING EVENTS:
June 22-28
U.S. Youth Championship
New Orleans, LA
US SAILING COURSES:
May 5
Safety at Sea Seminar
Milwaukee, WI
May 5
Mount Gay Rum Speaker Series
Rochester, NY
May 11-13
Powerboat Instructor Course
Throggs Neck, NY
May 11-14
Small Boat Instructor Level 1
Wrightsville Beach, NC
May 12
Basic Race Management Seminar
Tahoe City, CA
May 12-13
Small Boat Coach Level 2
Burlington, VT
May 18-20
Basic Keelboat Instructor
Oyster Bay, NY
CALENDAR
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ARCHIVED
NEWS
US SAILING selects team to compete at Pan
American Games
Last week's US SAILOR of the Week - Chip
Johns
Inaugural East Coast Yacht Club Symposium A
Success
Deadline approaching for U.S. Independence
Cup
Celebrate Sail the World Weekend - Sept. 1-2
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