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PROVIDING LEADERSHIP FOR THE SPORT FOR 110 YEARS
US SAILING AWARDS NATIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP TROPHY TO 14-YEAR-OLD J.D. REDDAWAY US SAILING has presented its National Sportsmanship
award, the W. Van Alan Clark Jr. Trophy, to J.D. Reddaway (Suwanee, GA) for
his outstanding display of sportsmanship behavior at the Orange Bowl Junior
Olympic Sailing Festival last December. Reddaway, who at the age of 14 is
the youngest-ever recipient of the trophy, was presented with the trophy at
Florida Yacht Club in Jacksonville last Saturday where he was competing in
the Thistle Orange Peel Regatta as crew for his father.
Reddaway now joins a long list of highly respected sailors who have received
US SAILING’s W. Van Alan Clark Jr. Sportsmanship Trophy since the award was
first presented 20 years ago. The list includes such well-known sailors as
Olin J. Stephens, Dave Perry, Harry Carpenter, and Buddy Melges.
US SAILING SPRING MEETING BRINGS TOGETHER PASSIONATE SAILORS US SAILING's Spring meeting wrapped up on Sunday after three days of meetings, hallway discussions, idea sharing, and decision-making. The meeting kicked off with a presentation by US SAILING President Jim Capron who introduced the organization's new mission, "Providing leadership for the sport of sailing in the U.S.," and vision, "We will be the recognized leader in training and certification, in support for the racing sailor, and in facilitating access to sailing." Executive Director Charlie Leighton followed with an overview of 2006 highlights, which include a budget surplus and membership upturn, and 2007 goals. Throughout the weekend, numerous presentations were given and discussions held on leading and growing the sport of sailing. ONE-DESIGN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS PRESENTED
During US SAILING's Spring meeting, Jack Lynch (Annapolis, MD) was presented
with the National One-Design Service award and Dave Michos (Euclid, OH)
received the One-Design Leadership award. Jack Lynch has promoted one-design
sailing for 50 years and has served as a mentor to an entire generation of
sailors, race committees, judges, and even commodores. Dave Michos
exemplifies what it takes to be a leader in one-design sailing. In 2003, he
started a new Jet 14 fleet at Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland with just
three members. Since then, the fleet has grown to 16 boats in just three
years. LIVE ONLINE DEMONSTRATION OF US SAILING REGATTA NETWORK
2007 CALENDAR OF U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCED
US SAILING has determined its 2007 schedule for Adult and Youth National
Championships. The 18 events, which begin in March and continue through
November, will be hosted by sailing organizations across the country and
raced in a wide range of classes of boats. Most of the events also provide
advanced racing clinics for the competitors. The US SAILING Championships
are sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Vanguard Sailboats, Chubb Group of
Insurance Companies, Nautica, and Dry Creek Vineyard. MEMBERS OF 2007 US YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TEAM SELECTED
US SAILING has chosen six talented sailors to the US Elite Youth Development
Sailing Team, which was created this year. These young athletes - all under
21 years old - have been identified as future Olympian prospects in the
Laser and Laser Radial classes. This year, three Laser Full Rig sailors and
three Laser Radial sailors have been selected from a pool of over 60
candidates. The members of the 2007 US Elite Youth Development Sailing Team
are: Emily Billing, Anne Haeger, Sarah Lihan, Luke Lawrence, Kyle Rogachenko, and Fred Strammer. SPLASH-PROOF CARDS ARE A GREAT RESOURCE
UPCOMING WEBSITE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE US SAILING will soon upgrade its website by moving it to a new server. The website move will take place over the weekend of March 31-April 1. During the upgrade, the website will mostly be unavailable. SPERRY TOP-SIDER NOOD REGATTA OF SAN DIEGO WRAP-UP
It was slow going for many of the 14 classes last Sunday at the Sperry
Top-Sider NOOD Regatta in San Diego, sanctioned by US SAILING. In the end,
Scott Tempesta's Anarchy placed first in the Flying Tiger class and was
named Boat of the Regatta.
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SAILING is offering a live online demonstration of the new US SAILING
Regatta Network registration system on Wednesday, March 28th at 7 p.m.
Eastern. The US SAILING Regatta Network is designed to help sailing
organizations with online event registration, fleet management and scoring
of any type of sailing event. The tool provides “ease and speed” for both
regatta organizers and participants. Organizers can stop worrying about
credit card payments, race day registration headaches and posting final
results because the US SAILING Regatta Network does all that. 
