FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Marlieke de Lange Eaton
401-683-0800
US SAILING
Members Get New Benefit: Two-for-One Discount
at Sail America Sailboat Shows
Portsmouth, R.I. (April 9, 2008) - US SAILING, national governing body
for the sport, has teamed up with Sail America, the trade association for
the U.S. sailing industry, to provide US SAILING members with an exclusive
discount to visit Sail America and National Marine Manufacturers
Association’s (NMMA) popular Strictly Sail sailboat shows and SailFests.
Under the new agreement, US SAILING members will enjoy a discount of two
tickets for the price of one for all of the upcoming Strictly Sail and
SailFest events in the next year.
The new partnership enables US SAILING members to enjoy the best discount
offered in the sailing industry: purchase one ticket and get a second ticket
free, which applies to all ticket types (including weekday, weekend, two-day
and five-day passes) to all upcoming Strictly Sail and SailFest events in
the next year:
• Strictly Sail Pacific, Oakland, Calif.: April 16-20, 2008
• Virginia In-Water Boat Expo and SailFest: Sept 14-16, 2008
• Strictly Sail St. Petersburg, Fla.: Nov 2008 (exact dates to be confirmed)
• Baltimore Boat Show, Md. (featuring SailFest): Jan 21-25, 2009
• Strictly Sail Chicago, Ill.: Jan 29-Feb 1, 2009
• Strictly Sail Miami, Fla.: Feb 12-16, 2009
The partnership kicks off with the upcoming Strictly Sail Pacific show, the
largest sailboat show on the West Coast, to be held April 16-20 at Jack
London Square in Oakland, Calif.
Based on the very successful Morning Light Preview organized by US SAILING
last month in Newport, R.I., Sail America will host a similar preview of
select scenes from the film at Strictly Sail Pacific on Thursday, April 17.
Executive Producers Roy E. Disney and Leslie DeMeuse-Disney, along with
Morning Light crew Piet van Os and Graham Brant-Zawadski, will present
select clips from the movie and answer questions. The event is open to
exhibitors and boat show ticket holders for that day.
To enjoy your US SAILING member discount for Strictly Sail Pacific, please
visit
www.ussailing.org/promotions/strictlysail.aspx.
To join US SAILING or for an overview of all US
SAILING member benefits, please visit
www.ussailing.org/membership.
About Sail America
Sail America is the trade association for the US sailing industry and plays
a vital role for all companies that provide sailing-related products and
services. Established in 1990 by members of the U.S. sailing industry, Sail
America’s mission is to promote the health and growth of sailing. In
2008/2009, Sail America will produce four of the country’s best sailboat
shows—Strictly Sail Chicago, Strictly Sail Miami, Strictly Sail Pacific, and
Strictly Sail St. Pete—as well as SailFest events at NMMA’s Baltimore Boat
Show and Virginia In-Water Boat Expo. In addition to running Strictly Sail
Boat Shows and SailFests, Sail America promotes the sailing lifestyle,
introduces thousands of new people to sailing, distributes industry and
market information, provides valuable business tools and education, and
supports industry-wide initiatives such as Discover Sailing and Grow
Boating. Sail America members have access to cost-saving affinity programs
and receive discounted space rates at all Sail America-owned shows.
www.sailamerica.com
About US SAILING
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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