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US SAILING MEMBERSHIP RE-ELECTS MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Jim Capron Re-Elected by Board of Directors

Phoenix, Ariz. (October 28, 2007) - During a voting process that took nearly six weeks, US SAILING members voted to fill three positions on the organization's Board of Directors. For all three Board of Directors positions, the incumbents received the largest number of votes. The voting process was completed earlier today during the organization's Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz.

The re-elected members of the Board of Directors - all of whom will serve for a three-year term - are:
• Dick Allsopp (Orange Park, Fla.)
• Jim Tichenor (Houston, TX)
• Susan Epstein (Sharon, Mass.)

During today's Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors re-elected Jim Capron (Annapolis, Md.) as President for a second consecutive one-year term. According to the organization's Bylaws, the president can serve for a maximum of three consecutive terms of one year each.

This is the second year that US SAILING held elections to determine members of its Board of Directors. In October 2005, US SAILING amended its Bylaws to restructure the organization and dramatically downsize the Board of Directors, from 49 to 15 members, making it more nimble and efficient. The organization's first elections were held last year.

The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing body for sailing. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the organization provides leadership for the sport of sailing in the United States. US SAILING offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.

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