US SAILING ANNOUNCES QUALIFYING EVENTS FOR
2006 US YOUTH WORLD TEAM

Portsmouth, R.I. (May 23, 2005) – US SAILING, national governing body for the sport, has announced the qualifying events for the 2006 US Youth World Team, which will represent the U.S. at the 2006 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF (International Sailing Federation) World Championships. Open to sailors who will not have turned 19 in 2006, the Youth World Championships feature competition in seven events: Hobie 16 (open Multihull), Laser (boys singlehanded), Laser Radial (girls singlehanded), International 420 (boys and girls doublehanded), and a boardsailing event with selected equipment to be announced by ISAF at a later date. The 2006 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships will be held July 12-21, 2006, in Weymouth, England.

The qualifying events for the 2006 US Youth World Team are:
• Open Multihull (Hobie 16): 2005 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship, to be held August 25-28 at St. Andrew Bay Yacht Club, Panama City, Fla.
• Boys Singlehanded (Laser): 2006 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship, June 23-30, hosted by Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Grosse Pointe, Mich.
• Girls Singlehanded (Laser Radial): 2005 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship, to be held July 30-August 5 at California Yacht Club, Marina Del Rey, Calif.
• Boys Doublehanded (International 420): 2006 420 Midwinters, to be held February 18-20 at the US Sailing Center of Martin County, Jensen Beach, Fla.
• Girls Doublehanded (International 420): 2006 420 Midwinters, to be held February 18-20 at the US Sailing Center of Martin County, Jensen Beach, Fla.
• Boys and Girls Boardsailing (Neil Pryde RS:X): 2006 Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Olympic Classes Regatta, to be held April 1-2 at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, Calif.

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.

The US Sailing Team is managed by US SAILING, national governing body of the sport. Headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US SAILING’s mission is to encourage participation and promote excellence in sailing in the U.S. US SAILING offers training and education programs, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including the US Sailing Teams and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.

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