US SAILING Announces 2006 USA Junior
Olympic Sailing Festival Schedule

Portsmouth, R.I. (May 4, 2006) – US SAILING has determined the 2006 schedule of its USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival program (JO) schedule. The schedule boasts 25 events being held at sailing organizations across the country starting in May and wrapping up the season in December with the largest event, the “Orange Bowl” in Miami, Fla., which in 2005 saw more than 680 competitors. In sailboat racing, it’s important to get a good start—not just on the starting line, but as a young sailor. US SAILING’s JO program is designed to do just that: help young sailors between the ages of 8 and 21 get more experience on the water while having fun participating in clinics and regattas. The program is sponsored by West Marine and Gill.

In 2006, nearly 5,000 young sailors from across the country are expected get on the water by participating in JO events. The program, celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, has had a tremendous impact on the growth of youth sailing, proven by the growing popularity of the program. In the program’s first year, there were six JO events, drawing 1,400 sailors. Over the years, some 30,000 young sailors have participated in JO events. Every host club selects the boats sailed at their event. In the 24-event 2005 season, 18 different classes of boats were used—ranging from the widely used Optimist to the more high performance 29er.

For more information about USA Junior Olympic Sailing, please visit www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo or contact Lee Parks, US SAILING Inshore Director, at 401-683-0800 or via e-mail at juniorolympics@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 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 the US Sailing Teams and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Team. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.

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2006 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Schedule

May 27-28
South Atlantic
Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Atlanta, Ga.
Susan Reddaway reddsail@aol.com  
www.llsc.com  

June 16-18
Great Lakes
Sandusky Sailing Club, OH
Mike Austin sailfast30@yahoo.com  
www.sanduskysailingclub.org  

June 17-18
Midwest
Island Bay Yacht Club, Springfield, lll.
Nancy Perkins nkperkins@msn.com  
www.ibyconline.com  

June 24
USA Junior Olympic Windsurfing Festival
Calema Windsurfing School, Merritt Island, Fla.
Susie Dornellas susie@calema.com  
www.calema.com  

June 24-25
Upper Midwest
Lake Forest Sailing, Ill.
Joey Harris joeysail@yahoo.com  
www.lakeforestsailing.com  

June 24-25
Colorado
Union Sailing Club, Longmont, Colo.
Ivan Andrade ivemoe@aol.com  
www.unionsailingclub.org  

July 1-3
Gulf Coast
Pensacola Yacht Club, Fla.
John Matthews johnmatthews@cox.net  
www.pensacolayachtclub.com  

July 7-9
New England Junior Windsurfing Championship
Sail Martha's Vineyard, Vineyard Haven, Mass.
Doug Heil dougheil22@gmail.com  
www.sailmv.com  

July 10-14
Hawaii
Hawaii & Waikiki Yacht Clubs, Honolulu, HI
Guy Fleming guynsyd@lava.net  
www.hawaiiyachtclub.org  

July 11
Long Island Sound
Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Niantic, Conn.
Jim Perkins james.perkins.01@snet.net  
www.nbyc.org  

July 13-16
Southern California
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, Calif.
Mike Segerblom abyc@abyc.org  
www.abyc.org  

July 15-21
Texas Youth Race Week
Texas Corinthian, Lakewood & Houston Yacht Clubs, TX
Margie Crawford mhc2@sbcglobal.net  
www.tcyc.org  

July 18-19
Chesapeake Bay
Gibson Island Yacht Squadron, Md.
Walter Mitchell mitgroup@bellatlantic.net  
www.gibsonisland.com  

July 18-19
Northeast Youth Championship
Northeast Harbor, ME
Greg Wilkinson gcwilk@gmail.com  
www.nehss.org  

July 24-25
Mid-Atlantic
Island Heights Yacht Club, N.J.
Buzz Reynolds jreynolds@cr-cat.com  
www.ihyc.com  

July 29-30
Northern California
Richmond Yacht Club, Calif.
Antonia Vanoni Antonia@richmondyc.org  
www.richmondyc.org  

Aug 11-13
Rochester
Rochester Yacht Club, N.Y.
staff@rochesteryc.com  
www.rochesteryc.com  

Aug 12-13
Long Island
Sayville Yacht Club, Blue Point, N.Y.
Doug Shaw SayvilleYCJO@aol.com  
www.sayvilleyachtclub.com  

Aug 13-16
Narragansett Bay Jr. Race Week
Fort Getty, Jamestown, R.I.
Narragansett Bay Yachting Association
NBYAAdmin@nbya.org  
www.nbya.org  

Aug 14-16
Mass Bay Sailing Youth Regatta
Eastern Point Yacht Club, Gloucester, Mass.
Benjamin Richardson benjamin.richardson@post.harvard.edu  
www.epyc.net  

Aug 25-26
Northwest Youth Sailing Championship
Seattle Yacht Club, Wash.
brianl@seattleyachtclub.org  
www.seattleyachtclub.org  

Oct 7-8
Michigan
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, Holland, Mich.
Steve Sisson steves@karonadoor.com  
www.mbja.org  

Oct 14-15
River Romp Regatta
Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers, Fla.
Stephanie Webb stephwebb46@aol.com  
www.edisonsailingcenter.org  

Dec 9-10
USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
US Sailing Center Martin County, Jensen Beach, Fla.
Peter Strong peter@usscmc.org  
www.usscma.org  

Dec 27-30
Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta
US Sailing Center & Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami, Fla.
orangebowlregatta@coralreefyachtclub.org  
www.coralreefyachtclub.org

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