Busan, Korea (July 22, 2005) - US SAILING's US Youth World Team is celebrating today after winning a gold and a silver medal at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Busan, Korea. Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) won the Laser Radial fleet and Californians Megan Magill and Briana Provancha (San Diego) finished second in the 420 Girls. With strong finishes for the entire US Youth World Team, the Team placed fourth out of 46 countries for the Volvo Trophy, a competition which recognizes the best cumulative results across a country’s top four events.

The 18 year-old Paige Railey will enter the record books with this year's win, becoming the first sailor in history to win two Singlehanded Girls Youth World Championship titles (she also won the event in 2003, and won bronze in 2002). Railey is very excited with her win. “Going into today I had a five point lead and a bit of the nerves. They cancelled racing today due to foggy conditions and I was completely excited,” said en ecstatic Railey. “The other Americans and I were cheering with joy as I was thrown into the water.”

Railey credits her win to staying focused and training hard. “I have been really concentrating on just staying focused this week and trying as hard as I can, and getting back on it if things were not so good and I have managed that so I am delighted,” she said. And her commitment is clearly visible: while her fellow athletes were getting ready to attend this evening’s closing ceremonies, Railey went to the gym for a workout before heading over to the evening’s party.

For USA’s 420 Girls Megan Magill and Briana Provancha, consistency and dedicated training also paid off. Taking second place on the first day of the competition, Magill and Provancha (17 and 16 years old respectively) held on to that spot throughout the week, even though the fog was so thick one day that the fleet headed into the wrong direction for a mark rounding. Magill and Provancha were able to recover quickly though. “I was doubting myself at times but then we just told ourselves to think positive and just concentrate on going fast and it paid off,” grinned helm Magill. “But generally we have loved it here. It is really challenging sailing.” The two Point Loma High School students have been sailing together for six years and are now traveling to Brest, France, for the International 420 World Championships which start next week.      FULL STORY

2005 US Youth World Team in Busan, KOR

• Final results:
  Laser Radial: Paige Railey - 1st overall GOLD
  1-2-1-1-2-1-(13)-1-(32/OCS)-7-1: 17 pts, 31 boats
  420 Girls: Megan Magill/Briana Provancha - 2nd overall SILVER
  2-(10)-(8)-4-4-2-3-3-3-8: 30 pts, 21 boats
  420 Boys: Adam Roberts/Nick Martin - 4th overall
  5-5-(21)-4-7-5-(33/OCS)-9-6-11: 52 pts, 32 boats
  Laser: Royce Weber - 5th overall
  (15)-2-8-2-3-13-8-10-9-(16): 55 pts, 42 boats
  Hobie 16: TJ Tullo/Jerry Tullo - 7th overall
  8-5-1-(9)-2-5-(9)-7-7-8: 43 pts, 11 boats
• Daily reports from US SAILING coaches Mike Kalin and Rob Hallawell
• Event Website
• Latest report from International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
• July 18, 2005 - US Youth World Team Halfway Report
• July 6, 2005 - US Youth World Team Preview
• March 14, 2005 - US Youth World Team Named

Each member of the US Youth World Team qualified for the team after winning a select regatta previously determined to be a qualifying event.

The US Youth World Team is sponsored by Extrasport, Gill, Harken, Nautica, New England Ropes, Rolex Watch U.S.A., Sperry Top-Sider, Team McLube, Vanguard Sailboats, Vineyard Vines, West Marine, and Zodiac of North America.

From July 14-23, eight of the country’s best youth sailors will be in Busan, Korea to represent the U.S.A. at the 2005 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, organized by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). More than 200 competitors from 48 nations will be racing for the finish line on Suyong Bay, site of the 1988 Olympic Regatta. The members of US SAILING’s US Youth World Team will be competing in five events: Girls Singlehanded (Laser Radial), Boys Singlehanded (Laser), Girls and Boys Doublehanded (International 420), and Open Multihull (Hobie 16). The Team is coached by Mike Kalin and Rob Hallawell.

Meet the members of the 2005 US Youth World Team:

NAME :	Nick Martin
CLASS:	420 Boys
POSITION:	Crew
US Youth World Team:	2005
MEMBER OF:	San Diego Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL:	Point Loma High School, class of 2005
AGE:	17
BIRTHPLACE:	San Diego, Calif.
HOMETOWN:	San Diego, Calif.
SAILING SINCE AGE:	7
SAILING RESUME:	1st 2005 420 Midwinter Championship 1st 2004 Orange Bowl Regatta 15th 2004 I420 European Championship

NAME :	Megan Magill
CLASS:	420 Girls
POSITION:	Skipper
US Youth World Team:	2005
MEMBER OF:	San Diego Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL:	Point Loma High School class of 2006
AGE:	17
BIRTHPLACE:	San Diego, Calif.
HOMETOWN:	San Diego, Calif.
SAILING SINCE AGE:	10
SAILING RESUME:	2nd 2005 420 Midwinter Championship 20th 2004 Orange Bowl Regatta 16th 2004 US Sailing Youth Championship 3rd 2004 High School National Championship

NAME :	T.J. Tullo
CLASS:	Hobie 16
POSITION:	Skipper
US Youth World Team:	2005
MEMBER OF:	Toms River Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL:	Saint Anns School
AGE:	17
BIRTHPLACE:	Staten Island, N.Y.
HOMETOWN:	Staten Island, N.Y.
SAILING SINCE AGE:	7
SAILING RESUME:	1st 2004 U.S. Youth Multihull   Championship 1st 2004 420 North American Champs. 1st 2004 Laser Radial National Champs.

NAME :	Jerry Tullo
CLASS:	Hobie 16
POSITION:	Crew
US Youth World Team:	2005
MEMBER OF:	Toms River Yacht Club
HIGH SCHOOL:	Saint Anns School
AGE:	15
BIRTHPLACE:	Staten Island, NY
HOMETOWN:	Staten Island, NY
SAILING SINCE AGE:	7
SAILING RESUME:	1st 2004 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship 2nd 2004 Laser Radial Canadian Nationals 9th 2003 420 North American Champs.