US SAILING AND VANGUARD SAILBOATS SEND TEAM TO
LASER RADIAL YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN LOS ANGELES

Portsmouth, R.I. (July 13, 2006) — US SAILING, the national governing body of the sport, together with Vanguard Sailboats, an official sponsor of the US Sailing Team, are sending a team of top youth sailors to represent the United States at the 2006 Laser Radial World Championship in Los Angeles, California, which will be held July 23-August 12 .

Hosted by the California Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey, just outside Los Angeles, the Laser Radial World Championship consists of three world championships: Men, Women and Youth. The Youth Championship begins August 5. The five sailors who make up the US Laser Radial Youth World Team are: Cam Cullman (Rye, N.Y.), Randy Hartranft (Bayville, N.J.), Tedd Himler (Manhasset, N.Y.), Kyle Rogachenko (Collegeville, Pa.) and Jerry Tullo (Staten Island, N.Y.).

As part of a nationwide program to support youth development for sailing, the US Radial Youth World Team was created by Vanguard and US SAILING to encourage young sailors to get more experience on the international race course. The five sailors will receive a grant to help off-set the expenses incurred while attending the World Championship. The sailors, who must be between the ages of 15 and 18, were selected based on their individual rankings on the Laser Radial Grand Prix in 2005.

The program also provides funding for a coach to accompany the team. Brett Davis (Naples, Fla.), who is currently coaching the US Youth World Team at the 2006 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Weymouth, Great Britain, will accompany the sailors to California.

For information on the Laser Radial Youth World Championship, please visit the California Yacht Club’s event website at www.calyachtclub.com or the International Laser Class Association website at www.laserinternational.org.  

About Vanguard
Demonstrating its continued commitment to the development of youth sailing, Vanguard Sailboats is providing sponsorship support for the US Laser Radial Youth World Team for a fifth consecutive year. Vanguard is the leading world manufacturer, and largest US supplier, of recreational and high performance small sailboats. Vanguard products include the Sunfish and Laser, two of the most recognized brands in the sailing world. Vanguard was started in 1967 and is located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. For more information please visit www.teamvanguard.com.  

About US SAILING
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 Teams. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.  

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