US SAILING ANNOUNCES QUALIFYING EVENTS FOR
2007 US YOUTH WORLD TEAM

Portsmouth, R.I. (September 25, 2006) – US SAILING, national governing body for the sport, has announced the qualifying events for the 2007 US Youth World Team, which will represent the U.S. at the 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF (International Sailing Federation) World Championships. Open to sailors who will not turn 19 in 2007, the Youth World Championships feature competition in five events: Hobie 16 (open multihull), Laser (boys singlehanded), Laser Radial (girls singlehanded), Neil Pryde RS:X (boys and girls boardsailing), and 29er (boys and girls doublehanded). The 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships will be held July 12-21 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

The qualifying events for the 2007 US Youth World Team are:
• Open Multihull (Hobie 16): 2006 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship (already held)
• Boys Singlehanded (Laser): 2007 Laser Midwinters East, to be held February 22-25 at Clearwater Yacht Club, Clearwater, Fla.
• Girls Singlehanded (Laser Radial): 2006 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship (already held)
• Boys and Girls Boardsailing (Neil Pryde RS:X): 2007 RS:X North American Championship, January 12-15, Miami, Fla.
• Boys and Girls Doublehanded (29er): 2007 U.S. Youth Championship, dates to be determined, Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, La.

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 and racing 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 National Championships, 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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