US SAILING TO HOST VOLVO OCEAN RACE PANEL
AT ANNUAL MEETING IN NEWPORT, RI

Portsmouth, R.I. (October 12, 2006) – US SAILING has announced that it is organizing an exciting, educational panel on the Volvo Ocean Race on Friday, November 17, from 5 to 6:15 p.m. in Newport, R.I. The panel discussion, held during US SAILING’s Annual Meeting, will take place at the Newport Hyatt Hotel on Goat Island. The panel will consist of Stan Honey, navigator on the winning team of ABN AMRO One; Ken Read, helmsman and tactician for Ericsson Racing Team; Jerry Kirby, bowman for Pirates of the Caribbean; and Jennifer Lilly, the official weather forecaster for the Volvo Ocean Race. The panel will be moderated by Gary Jobson.

All sailors and non-sailors are welcome to the Volvo Ocean Race panel. For those attending the panel, US SAILING will gratefully accept any donation at the door. Sailors who have registered to attend US SAILING’s Annual Meeting (held November 15-19) can attend for free.

For more information about the Volvo Ocean Race panel and US SAILING’s Annual Meeting, please visit www.ussailing.org/events/meet06fall/fall_2006.htm.

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 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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