US SAILING Announces 2006 Schedule
of U.S. National Championships

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 28, 2006) – US SAILING, national governing body of the sport, has determined its 2006 schedule for Adult and Youth National Championships. The 17 events, which begin in March and continue through November, will be hosted by different sailing organizations across the country and raced in a wide range of classes of boats. Continuing the event series’ tradition, many of US SAILING’s National Championships are being raced in different classes of boats each year. Most of the events also provide advanced racing clinics for the competitors.

While some participants are selected by their sailing resume, the course to the majority of Championships is either open or based on a ladder structure that begins at the local club level and progresses to regional finals before reaching the National Championship.

Since the first US SAILING Championship Trophy was first awarded in 1930, more than tens of thousands of sailors have competed in a U.S. Championship, either at the national level or at the local qualifying level. Many of the Championships’ winners have gone on to compete at the highest levels: winning Olympic medals and world championship titles, being named US SAILING Rolex Yachtsmen and Yachtswomen of the Year, and much more.

For more information about US SAILING’s U.S. National Championships, please visit www.ussailing.org/championships or contact Liz Walker, US SAILING’s Championships Manager, at 401-683-0800 or via e-mail at championships@ussailing.org.

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.

ADULT CHAMPIONSHIPS CALENDAR
U.S. MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP (Hobie Alter Cup); Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, Pensacola Beach, Fla.; Nacra F20; March 19-24 - Sponsored by Rolex

U.S. INDEPENDENCE CUP/NORTH AMERICAN CHALLENGE CUP (Independence Cup and Judd Goldman Trophies); Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Ill.; Sonar (Triplehanded); Freedom 20 (Doublehanded), 2.4mR (Singlehanded), August 4-7 - Sponsored by Rolex and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP (O’Day Trophy); Milwaukee Yacht Club, Milwaukee, Wis.; Laser; August 16-20 - Sponsored by Rolex and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP (Hinman Trophy); San Diego Yacht Club, San Diego, Calif.; Vanguard 15; September 6-10 - Sponsored by Rolex, Nautica, Vanguard Sailboats, and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. WOMEN’S SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP (Adams Cup); Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, OH; J/24; September 13-17 - Sponsored by Rolex and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. MEN’S SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP (Mallory Cup); Boston Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass.; Sonar; September 19-23 - Sponsored by Rolex and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIP (Prince Of Wales Bowl); Fort Worth Boat Club, Fort Worth, TX; J/22; October 4-7 - Sponsored by Rolex

U.S. OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP (Lloyd Phoenix Trophy); Long Beach Yacht Club, Long Beach, Calif.; Catalina 37; October 5-8 - Sponsored by Rolex and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP OF CHAMPIONS (Jack Brown Trophy); Grande Maumelle Sailing Club, Little Rock, Ark.; Y Flyer; October 25-28 - Sponsored by Rolex

U.S. WOMEN’S MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIP (Allegra Mertz Trophy); Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Newport Harbor, Calif.; Governor’s Cup 21; November 7-11 - Sponsored by Rolex and Dry Creek Vineyard

YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS CALENDAR
U.S. YOUTH SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP; Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Grosse Pointe, Mich,; Laser, Club 420, Radial, International 29er; June 22-29 – sponsored by Nautica and Vanguard Sailboats

U.S. YOUTH MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP (Arthur J Stevens Trophy); Miami Yacht Club, Miami FL; Hobie 16; July 13 – 16

U.S. JUNIOR WOMEN’S DOUBLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP (Ida Lewis Trophy); Milwaukee Yacht Club, Milwaukee, Wis.; Club 420; July 5-11 – Sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats

U.S. JUNIOR WOMEN’S SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP ( Leiter Trophy); Houston Yacht Club, LaPorte, TX; Laser Radial; July 22-28 – Sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats

US SAILING’S CHUBB U.S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
U.S. JUNIOR TRIPLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP (Sears Cup and Judges Trophy); Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, Mich.; Ultimate 20; August 5-9 - Sponsored by Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

U.S. JUNIOR DOUBLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP (Bemis Trophy); Texas Corinthian Yacht Club, Kemah, TX; Club 420; August 8-13 – Sponsored by Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and Vanguard Sailboats

U.S. JUNIOR SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP (Smythe Trophy); Texas Corinthian Yacht Club, Kemah, TX; Laser; August 8-13 – Sponsored by Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and Vanguard Sailboats

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