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ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SAILING
September 20, 2006

Vicki Sodaro blew away the competition
by winning eight out of 11 races

SODARO DOMINATES U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

It was a Californian sweep at the end of the U.S. Women's Championship, hosted by Edgewater Yacht Club and sailed in J/24s, as the team of Vicki Sodaro (Tiburon, CA), Stephanie Wondolleck (San Rafael, CA), Karina Vogen Shelton (Watsonville, CA), and Emily French (Santa Cruz, CA) representing Northern California won the title to take home US SAILING's Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy. This was the second time for Sodaro to win the Adams Cup (she also won it in 2002), one of the oldest women's sports trophies in the U.S.
> For complete results and pictures from the event, visit the event website at http://www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/women/uswsc.

US SAILOR Of The Week
Tim Hogan

Tim Hogan

It has been a busy summer season for young sailors enjoying time off from school. But with fall around the corner, many of these young sailors are trading their sailing bags with wet towels and a leaking bottle of sunscreen for a heavy bookbag. Except of course for those high schools sailors who are lucky enough to enjoy time on the water while representing their school in local and national competitions. It's these young sailors that are keeping Tim Hogan very busy these days. As president of the Interscholastic Sailing Association and a father of four kids who sailed in high school, Tim knows a thing or two about the scene. During his own high school days, sailing hadn't really taken off yet as a high school sport, but that didn't stop Tim: he loved to sail and still remembers competing in the U.S. Junior Triplehanded Championship (the "Sears") back in 1966. "I'll never forget that event," he says. "We finished second!" Tim later went on to become College Sailor of the Year and is still an avid sailor today. He recently bought a Santa Cruz 70 with his brother and plans to sail the next TransPac. Keep it up, Tim!

PRINTED BALLOTS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS NOW AVAILABLE

For the first time in the history of US SAILING, members can now elect the members of US SAILING's Board of Directors. The election process officially kicked off this week with printed ballots now being accepted via fax and regular mail at US SAILING. The deadline to get your printed ballot to US SAILING is November 8. Starting October 19, US SAILING members will also be able to vote online instead of via printed ballot.
> For more information on US SAILING's Board of Directors elections, learn more about the candidates and download a ballot for print, visit http://www.ussailing.org/BOD/election.

NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED FOR TIMMY LARR TROPHY FOR SAILING EDUCATION

With US SAILING's Annual Meeting quickly approaching (Nov. 15-19), sailors have just a few more weeks to make a nomination for US SAILING's Timmy Larr Trophy, which recognizes a person whose vision and guidance have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of sailor education in the U.S. The trophy, which will be awarded at the Annual Meeting's Awards dinner on Saturday November 18, is the highest honor for sailor education. Nominees for the award should be members of US SAILING and embody the highest principles of honor, integrity and a selfless dedication to the sport.
> Any US SAILING member can make a nomination for the Timmy Larr award by going to http://www.ussailing.org/training/awards/index.htm by October 3.

US SAILING TEAM ATHLETES COMPETING IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS THIS WEEK

> The Laser World Championship finished in Korea on Wednesday. US Sailing Team members Andrew Campbell and Brad Funk competed in the event and finished in 44th and 55th place respectively in the 128-boat fleet. For complete results, visit http://www.laserworld2006.com.
> The Neil Pryde RS:X World Championship started today in Torbole, Italy and runs through Sept. 30. Visit the event website at http://www.circolosurftorbole.com/ita/default.asp to find out who's racing and get the latest results.
> Zach Railey is in Palamos, Spain to compete in the Finn European Championship, which takes place September 22-30. Visit the event website at http://www.cvpalamos.org/finneuropean for more information.

RACING STARTS TODAY AT U.S. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Nine out of eleven teams made it out to the practice line in Marblehead, MA, on Tuesday to fine-tune themselves and the boats for Wednesday’s start of the U.S. Men’s Championship, hosted by Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. The other teams worked among themselves practicing in the Sonars that have been overhauled and outfitted with all new sails for the week’s racing. “We had the ideal Marblehead conditions we always talk about, but don’t always get,” said Geoff Smith, Boston Yacht Club’s Race Committee Chairman and Event Chair. The 10-knot breeze was steady and it got the sailors excited to go head to head today through Friday, as race organizers plan to complete 15 races in three days.
> Get the latest results by going to http://www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/usmsc.

ENHANCE YOUR RACING SKILLS WITH THIS CD NOW AVAILABLE AT US SAILING

The Sailboat Racing for Laser, Sunfish and Other Dinghies video on CD is a result of the teachings of over 50 world-class sailing champions who have been guest experts at Rick White's Boot Camps (Rick White's Sailing Seminars) for racing and sailing. This video will get you to totally control your boat and not let it control you! It will get you into the winner's circle by teaching you how to have awesome starts and finishes, make great mark roundings, tack and jibe quickly and efficiently, get better boat speed up wind and downwind, use weight distribution for speed/steering, and much more.
> Get the Sailboat Racing for Laser, Sunfish and Other Dinghies CD through the US SAILING store at http://store.ussailing.org. $26.50 for US SAILING members, $29.95 for non-members.

U.S. WOMEN'S MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER FOR '07 MAYOR'S CUP

The upcoming U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship will take place November 7-11 at Newport Harbor Yacht Club in California. US SAILING's Match Racing Committee recently announced that the event will also be a qualifier for the 2007 Mayor's Cup, an ISAF Grade 2 event sailed in Catalina 37s at Long Beach Yacht Club July 18-21, 2007. The winner of the U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship will be invited to compete in the Mayor's Cup.
> Find out more about the U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship by going to http://www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/women/uswmrc.

PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM TRIALS FOR SUNFISH THIS WEEKEND

Sayville Yacht Club in Blue Point, NY, is opening its doors this week for Sunfish sailors hoping to qualify for the 2007 Pan American Games Team in the Sunfish. The qualifying event runs from September 21 to 24. The 2007 Pan American Games will be held July 13-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
> For more information for the Sunfish qualifier for the Pan American Games, visit Sayville Yacht Club's site at http://www.sayvilleyachtclub.org.

DO YOU KNOW A US SAILOR OF THE WEEK?

Who is the most passionate sailor you know? 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? How about a junior sailor whom you have to command to "please step away from the dinghy." 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 100 words of background info. Check out past featured US SAILORS of the Week at http://www.ussailing.org/News/Sailor_of_the_Week/index.asp.

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