SCOTT YOUNG MAKES HISTORY WINNING FIFTH
U.S. MEN’S SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

Marblehead, Mass. (September 22, 2006) – Scott Young (Austin, TX) knows a thing or two about competing in and winning a US SAILING National Championship, he has done it many times before. Today, Young won his fifth U.S. Men’s Championship title, a feat no other sailor has accomplished before in the event’s 54-year history. This is the third time Young won the event as a skipper (which has been done before) and he also won it twice as crew.

“I’m so excited,” said Young after getting off the water at the end of today’s racing. “I’m not sure yet where I’m going to put the trophy this time,” he commented about the Mallory Cup, which is presented to the winner of the U.S. Men’s Championship.

With several past winners of the Championship in the fleet, this wasn’t an easy regatta win for Young and his crew John Morran and Douglas Kern (all from Austin, TX). What made it even more difficult for Young and his crew was that the team had never sailed in Sonars before, the boats used in the event. Going into today, this team sailing out of Austin Yacht Club was just three points ahead of the Louisiana team of David Bolyard Jr., Kurt Adler, and David Bolyard Sr. (a previous Mallory Cup winner), all from Mandeville, La. Just another four points behind was another past champion, Charles Quigley of host club Boston Yacht Club.

“It was exciting even going into the final race today,” said Young. “We had a good start and managed to stay ahead. We tried to stay clean, out of trouble and sail consistently this regatta and that’s what we did.”

With 3-2 finishes in today’s racing, Young managed to stay ahead of Bolyard , an 18-year-old sailor whose crew included his father, by six points overall. Behind Bolyard, Charles Quigley finished in third place overall with 44 points.

In addition to winning the U.S. Men’s Championship five times, Young has won two other US SAILING National Championship titles in his sailing career: as a youth sailor, he won the U.S. Junior Doublehanded Championship (Bemis Trophy) in 1975 and the U.S. Junior Singlehanded Championship (Smythe Trophy) in 1976.

For complete results, daily reports, and photos from the U.S. Men’s Championship, please visit the event website at www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/usmsc.

The U.S. Men’s Sailing Championship is part of US SAILING’s National Adult Championships, all of which are sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc. For more information on the event, which was also sponsored by Dry Creek Vineyard, please visit www.ussailing.org/championships or contact US SAILING’s Championships Manager Liz Walker 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 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.  

Final results:
1. Scott Young/John Morran/Douglas Kern (all from Austin, TX); 1-4-1-1-1-2-5-7-5-3-2, 32 points
2. David Bolyard Jr./Kurt Adler/David Bolyard Sr. (all from Mandeville, La.); 3-1-11-2-5-3-1-2-2-2-6, 38 points
3. Charles Quigley/Charlie Garrard/Steve Cheney (Winthrop, Mass./Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead, Mass.); 4-3-2-3-2-1-6-3-10-7-3, 44 points

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