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Providing leadership for the sport of sailing for
110 years
May 30, 2007
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 School
Is Out, Summer Is In
USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
Season
Kicks Off With Three Events in June
Across the country,
young sailors are getting ready to put away their school
backpacks and pull out their sailing clothes and life
jackets to enjoy another summer sailing season on the water.
The 11th season of US SAILING's USA Junior Olympic Sailing
Festival (JO) program kicks off in June with three events.
Typical of the JO program, the June events are hosted by
sailing organizations throughout the country: Florida,
Colorado, and Michigan. With support from sponsors West
Marine, Gill, and Active.com, US SAILING’s JO program is
designed to 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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Toby Baker |
US SAILOR of
The Week - Toby Baker
When Tabor
Academy won the Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association's Team
Racing Championship this past weekend, Toby Baker was
thrilled. Not only was he once that school's sailing team
coach for over 20 years (he retired in 2000), the event's
Trophy is named after him. Toby knows a thing or two about
coaching: his career as high school sailing coach spans over
three decades. In fact, he could very well be one of the
country's most successful high school sailing coaches, teams
he coached have won countless regattas (including the High
School Doublehanded Championship - Mallory Trophy - four
times in six years while he was coaching Tabor Academy's
sailing team). But winning is not what it's all about for
Toby.
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 Racing
Rules At Your Fingertips
An essential pictorial guide to the 2005-2008 Racing Rules,
this colorful, clearly illustrated guide covers a summary of
the key rules. The Racing Rules Companion is
designed to withstand the rigors of on-board use:
splash-proof, ring-bound, and printed on durable laminated
cards. For a beginner it provides the perfect introduction
to the rules. $10.50 for US SAILING members, $12.95 for
non-members.
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School Is Out
For Summer
For US SAILING’s US Elite Youth Development Sailing Team (EYDT),
college final exams are finished, and the summer sailing
season is heating up! The athletes chosen for the new EYDT
are all under 21 years old and have been identified as
future Olympic prospects in the Laser and Laser Radial
classes. Luke Lawrence (Palm City, FL), Kyle Rogachenko
(Collegeville, PA) and Fred Strammer (Nokomis, FL) are on
their way to Hyères, France for the Laser Youth European
Championship, which will be raced from June 2-9. Strammer,
who just graduated from Pine View High School in Osprey, FL,
details his racing goals and how he plans to reach a high
performance level in the Laser this summer.
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Applications
Accepted For Several U.S. Championships
Are you dreaming about becoming a U.S.
National Sailing Champion? Here is your opportunity: US
SAILING is now accepting applications for six U.S.
Championships: the Championship of Champions, the U.S.
Offshore Championship, the U.S. Women's Match Racing
Championship, the U.S. Independence Cup, and the U.S. Men’s
and Women’s Sailing Championships.
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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.
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Sperry
Top-Sider NOOD Regatta Sails into Detroit
This weekend, the Sperry
Top-Sider National Offshore One Design Regatta, sanctioned
by US SAILING, sets sail to Bayview Yacht Club (BYC) in
Detroit, MI. From June 1-3, competition in 14 one-design and
two handicapped classes will take place on the Lake St.
Clair. Now in its 15th year as the region's largest sailing
regatta, there are 192 boats entered to date, with the
majority from the Great Lakes area representing Michigan,
Ohio and Ontario, Canada.
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UPCOMING
US SAILING EVENTS:
June 22-28
U.S. Youth Championship
New Orleans, LA
July 5-11
U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship
Mandeville, LA
US SAILING COURSES:
June 4-5
Small Boat Coach Level
2
Chicago, IL
June 7-10
Windsurfing Instructor Course
Baltimore, MD
June 8-10
Basic Keelboat Instructor
Boston, MA
June 9
Basic Race Officer Training and Certification
Cortez, FL
June 10-13
Small Boat Instructor Level 1
Stockton, CA
June 12-14
Powerboat Instructor
Course
New Bedford, MA
July 7
Safety at Sea Seminar
Long Beach, CA
CALENDAR
View all upcoming events and
submit your own
ARCHIVED NEWS
Meet the Newest Member of the US Disabled Sailing Team
Last week's US SAILOR of the Week - Joey Harris
Riverside Yacht Club Donates to Olympic Sailing Program
Notice of Race Available for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team Trials
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