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April 16, 2008

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U.S. Multihull Championship
Kicks Off Next Week
Next week the U.S. Multihull Championship for the Hobie Alter Cup will kick off at Gulfport Yacht Club in Florida (April 22-26), sailed in brand-new Capricorn F18s - supplied by Fun in the Sun. Take a quick glance at the list of registered sailors and you'll see a few names you might have seen before. Last year's winners John Casey and John Williams are anxious to defend their title; 17-year-old Evan Miller (runner-up at the Youth Worlds qualifier earlier this year and this week's US SAILOR of the Week) will be looking to make a splash; and many other familiar faces from previous U.S. Multihull Championships will be on the starting line, including Leandro Spina, John Tomko, Olli & Kelly Jason, Bill Gillespie & Colin Page, and more.

US SAILING is currently accepting bids from sailing organizations interested in hosting this event in 2009 or 2010.
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Evan Miller

US SAILOR of the Week - Evan Miller
Evan Miller is on the fast track to a promising racing career, literally. As a multihull sailor since 2001, Evan has achieved some impressive results. In the last few years he has competed in the U.S. Youth Multihull Championship, he has consistently filled the top one or two positions. His second-place finish in the event earlier this year produced an invite to the U.S. Multihull Championship scheduled for next week in Gulfport, FL. The 17-year-old Panama City, FL, high school junior is excited, "The best catamaran sailors in the U.S. will be there and it will be a great experience." The nationwide competition shouldn't phase him...
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Cruising and Seamanship Comes to Life on CD Bill Gladstone and John Rousmaniere put cruising technique in full motion in this North U Cruising Seminar CD. The combination of animated graphics, photos and hours of video bring cruising and seamanship topics to life. The CD covers the full range of sail trim, heavy weather and safety topics covered in our classroom seminars. You will see how changes in sail trim change sailing performance and understand why anchor scope is critical to holding. The CD will put you onboard at night and show how to decipher lights in your path. You'll be caught in a storm and see how to sail through it. The Cruising Seminar on CD is narrated by Bill Gladstone. US SAILING members: $35; non-members: $40. Read More	UPCOMING US SAILING EVENTS: April 22 - 26 U.S. Multihull Championship Gulfport, FL April 25 Mt. Gay Rum Speaker Series Austin, TX US SAILING COURSES: April 25: Charleston, SC Basic Keelboat Instructor Evaluative Course View All Basic Keelboat Instructor Courses April 26: Milford, CT Basic Race Management Seminar View All Basic Race Management Seminars April 26-27: Sheboygan, WI Judges Workshop and Exam View All Judges Workshops April 26-27: San Pedro, CA Small Boat Level 2 Coach Course View All Small Boat Courses April 26-May 5: Grapevine, TX Small Boat Level 1 Instructor Course View All Small Boat Courses CALENDAR View all upcoming events and submit your own ARCHIVED NEWS Members Get New Benefit: Two-for-One Discount at Sail America Shows Team Seven Sails to Second Place at Yngling European Championship Internship Opportunity Taking Applications for Women's Match Racing Championship Registration for Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship Last Week's Sailor of the Week - John Vandemoer
Does Your Yacht Club Insurance Measure Up? The Burgee Program is the leading insurance solution for yacht clubs throughout the United States. Did you know...more than 75% of claims occur on land, 20% on docks, piers and moorings and only 5% while racing? Be sure all your organization's activities are properly insured. Ask for the Burgee by name! Read More
US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Update • John Dane and Austin Sperry are racing in the Star World Championship in Miami. Yesterday the 102 boats raced their fourth of six races on Biscayne Bay. • A number of US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics members are racing in the French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyères, France, April 19-25. The regatta hosts the best sailors of the world, welcoming around 1,000 competitors from more than 50 countries. It will be the opportunity for the national teams to compete in the same regatta format as the Olympic Games.
Deadline Approaches for Disabled Championship April 30 is the deadline to register for the U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship scheduled for June 6-9. Among the top sailors who will compete for the Independence Cup are former singlehanded champions Mark LeBlanc and Roger Cleworth competing in the 2.4 mR. Paralympic Team member Rick Doerr will compete in the Sonar fleet. The Sonar, Skud 18 and 2.4mR classes are open to all competitors. The highest U.S. finishers at the event in each fleet will be named U.S. National Champions. Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., UBS, the Carlyle Group, Heineken, and Dry Creek Vineyard, this US SAILING National Championship event will be hosted by American and Larchmont Yacht Clubs. Read More
NOOD Regatta Coming to Annapolis The NOOD series regatta has already blown through St. Petersburg, FL, and San Diego, CA, and is soon to take on Annapolis, MD, April 25-27. The deadline to enter was Monday and almost 260 boats are expected to storm the Severn. Each event in the series features three days of sailboat racing for one-design models from 20 to 70 feet in length. Sailing's top stars - including America's Cup and Olympic champions - will be there. All Sperry Topsider NOOD regattas are US SAILING-sanctioned. Read More
New Lobster Run: New Challenge The Corinthians Stonington to Boothbay Harbor race, affectionately called "the Lobster Run," is the first major ocean race to be inaugurated in almost 30 years. Starting on July 27 off Stonington, CT, the course goes around the Nantucket Shoals buoys and finishes at Boothbay Harbor, ME. Full of navigational challenges, the 332-nautical-mile race is a US SAILING-sanctioned ORC Category 2 event. Registration is open until May 1. Read More
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? Perhaps 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. Please note that the sailor has to be a current US SAILING member.

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