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Florida's
Casey and Williams Win
U.S. Multihull Championship
Melbourne, Fla. (April 29, 2007)
- Racing at the U.S. Multihull Championship was exciting until the last day,
Saturday, when no wind showed up on the waters off host club Melbourne Yacht
Club in Melbourne, Fla. For John Casey (Longwood, Fla.) and John Williams
(Jacksonville, Fla.), that was good news. The two Floridians demonstrated a
very consistent performance throughout the regatta by winning every race
they competed in, earning the National Championship title and US SAILING's
Hobie Alter Cup.
It wasn't as easy for the winners as it sounds, Casey/Williams were closely
followed by Olympic medalist and US Sailing Team member John Lovell and his
wife Katy Pilley-Lovell (both from New Orleans, La.), who finished second in
every race. Third place went to John and Tiffany Tomko (both from Canyon
Lake, TX). The Hoyt Jolley Sportsmanship Trophy was awarded to Matt McDonald
(Merritt Island, Fla.).
First held in 1987, the U.S. Multihull Championship is sailed annually, each
year in a different multihull class at a different venue. The U.S. Multihull
Championship is sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., which sponsors all of US
SAILING’s National Adult Championships. This year’s Championship was sailed
on Blade F16s, supplied by Vectorworks. For complete results, photos, and
daily reports from the event, please visit the event website at
www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/usmhc.
For more information about US SAILING’s National Championships, visit
www.ussailing.org/championships or contact US
SAILING’s Championships Director Liz Walker at
championships@ussailing.org.
The perpetual trophy was presented and named the Alter Cup in 1986 in honor
of Hobie Alter, Sr. and his extraordinary promotion of one-design multihull
sailing and racing programs. Over the years, the event has become one of the
nation's major sailing championships, having featured world champions from
numerous classes, Olympic medalists and several national champions from the
multihull ranks.
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
U.S. 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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