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 Safety at Sea Seminars:
An Important Offshore Tool
Have you ever been racing or cruising with friends and suddenly the wind comes up? A lot of times a fun day on the water can turn into something entirely different if everyone onboard doesn't have the skills to handle the unexpected. This is one reason US SAILING offers the Safety at Sea Seminars (SASS), which are renowned as the best source of information on everything from safety equipment, heavy weather sailing, search and rescue techniques, weather forecasting and common medical conditions at sea. And the numbers prove it. Nine seminars have already happened this year with more than 1,700 offshore sailors attending. US SAILING expects 200 more sailors for the
three remaining seminars scheduled in May and June. In the last 10 years, more than 13,000 sailors have attended.
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US SAILOR of the Week - Ron Trossbach
"I come ashore because I have to," says retired U.S. Navy Captain Ron Trossbach, who didn't know how to sail when he attended the U.S. Naval Academy 55 years ago. A lot has changed since then. This summer, Ron will spend his 19th summer aboard his boat in Maine. His sailing companions are his wife Kathy and their dog Uncle Sam (born on July 4). He and his wife have sailed 80,000 miles under sail and, most recently, on their powerboat. "That will keep me on the water for 15 more years," he says. "But I'm ready to buy back my sailboat. I can't afford fuel for the powerboat"...
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Pitt/Shafer Win U.S. Multihull Championship
US SAILING kicked off its 2008 season of U.S. National Adult Championships - all of which are sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A - with the U.S. Multihull Championship, which wrapped up last Saturday. Nigel Pitt (Hartwell, GA) and Alex Shafer (Clermont, FL) won the event hosted by Gulfport Yacht Club in Gulfport, FL, after several days of intense racing on Capricorn F18s. The team was presented with the Hobie Alter Cup Saturday evening at the awards ceremony. The newly crowned champions jumped into the lead on day three of the regatta, but the lead was never comfortable enough until they secured the title on the final day of racing.
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UPCOMING US SAILING EVENTS:
May 14
Mt. Gay Rum Speaker Series
Greenwich, NY
June 6-9
U.S. Disabled Championship
Rye, NY
US SAILING COURSES:
May 3: Detroit, MI
Safety at Sea Seminar
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May 3-4: Bronx, NY
Safe Powerboat Handling
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May 8-11: Knoxville, TN
Small Boat Level 1 Instructor Course
View All Small Boat Courses
May 9-11: Charleston, SC
Cruising Instructor Evaluative Course
View All Basic Keelboat Instructor Courses
May 22-25: St. Petersburg, FL
Windsurfing Instructor Course
View All Windsurfing Courses
May 24-25: Arapahoe, NC
Sailing Counselor Course
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May 27-29: San Diego, CA
Basic Keelboat Instructor Course
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ARCHIVED NEWS
Competitors Selected for '08
U.S. Youth Championship
US SAILING Offers Championship Medals
One-Design Sailing Symposium Scheduled for November
Sail America Organizes Sailing Industry Conference
No Pressure Learning at Women's Sailing Conference
Last Week's Sailor of the Week - Jamie Livingston |
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Red Cross Online Training For Instructor Programs
To make it easier for prospective US SAILING-certified instructors to fulfill course requirements for CPR and First Aid certification, US SAILING has teamed up with the American Red Cross to provide an online training program. All of US SAILING instructor training programs - including all Small Boat Levels, Windsurfing, Powerboat, and Keelboat programs - require current CPR and First Aid certification. The online training program offered through the Red Cross provides convenient, effective, and affordable training for instructors at all levels.
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US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Update
Most Team members are in Europe competing in major regattas:
• After six days of racing at the French Olympic Sailing Week
in Hyères, France, US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics members clinched silver medals in three classes: Tim Wadlow and Chris Rast in the 49er; Anna Tunnicliffe in the Laser Radial; and Yngling Team Seven of Sally Barkow (Nashotah, WI), Carrie Howe, (Grosse Pointe, MI) and Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, NY). American representatives in almost every class finished in the top 15 of this competitive regatta.
• Nancy Rios will race in the
RS:X European Championship, scheduled for May 1-10 in Brest, France.
• Zach Railey is sailing in the
Finn European Championship scheduled May 2-10 in Tuscany, Italy.
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US SAILING Announces Race Official Certifications
US SAILING announces the appointment, re-appointment and upgrade of Certified Race Officers, Judges and Umpires for the period March through April, 2008. The Race Officials' certification programs identify the qualified individuals across the country who make racing more enjoyable for all.
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Championship Eliminations Restructure to Raise Entries
To make it easier for busy sailors to compete in elimination events at the local level for U.S. Adult Championships, US SAILING has changed the format for the eliminations. Most are now held during weekends and are open events. To compete at the national level, racers can submit a resume to apply but the best chance for success is by competing in an Area Elimination. Sailors can be as young as 16 to sail in these prestigious adult events. Young sailors should be encouraged by Betsy Alison, who was in her early 20s when she won the U.S. Women's Championship and Kyle Rogachenko, the reigning U.S. Singlehanded Champion, who is just 19 years old.
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 The Self Sufficient Sailor
Lin and Larry Pardey write how they have sailed in comfort and safety without large cash outlay - on a pay-as-you-earn basis. This book is full of ideas and wisdom from two experienced cruisers. A must-read for every sailor whether out for a day sail or sailing over the horizon. The text is a distillation of what the Pardeys have learned in 150,000 miles of sailing and racing. An invaluable guide that has seen nine reprints is now updated and revised and a valuable addition to any sailor's library. US SAILING members: $22.50; non-members: $29.95.
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Red Wins Top Honors at Annapolis NOOD
In yacht racing, as in life, nothing is over until the fat lady sings, and so it was in the most competitive fleet in the US SAILING-sanctioned 2008 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD, the Melges 32 class. Two boats had been duking it out the entire eight-race series, Michael Carrol and Marty Kullman's New Wave, and Joe Woods' Red. The final race was a boat-on-boat death match between the 2 boats...
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