US SAILING NAMES 2005 US YOUTH WORLD TEAM

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 14, 2005) – US SAILING, national governing body for the sport, has announced the members of the US Youth World Team which will represent the U.S.A. at the 2005 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The championship will be sailed July 14-23 in Busan, Korea, and is open to athletes who do not reach their 19th birthday this year. Racing will take place on Suyong Bay (where the 1988 Olympic Regatta was held) and the U.S. will compete in the following classes: Hobie 16 (open multihull); Laser (boys singlehanded) and Laser Radial (girls singlehanded); and International 420
(boys and girls doublehanded).

The US Youth World Team members qualified for the team after winning a select regatta previously determined to be a qualifying event. The members of the 2005 US Youth World Team are:

Girls Singlehanded: Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.)
Boys Singlehanded: Royce Weber (Surf City, N.J.)
Girls Doublehanded: Megan Magill and Briana Provancha (both San Diego, Calif.)
Boys Doublehanded: Adam Roberts and Nick Martin (both San Diego, Calif.)
Open Multihull: TJ and Jerry Tullo (both Staten Island, N.Y.)

The seven athletes of the 2005 US Youth World Team will be accompanied by US SAILING’s Youth Development Coach Mike Kalin (Cambridge, Mass.).

With the dedicated support of sponsors Rolex Watch U.S.A., Nautica, Vanguard Sailboats, Zodiac of North America, Sperry Top-Sider, New England Ropes, Team McLube and Vineyard Vines, team-members will travel to Korea in mid-July.

Information on the 2005 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships can be found at www.worldyouthsailingbusan.com.

The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing body for sailing and sailboat racing. Headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the organization’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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