FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Marlieke de Lange Eaton
401-683-0800
Over 2,000
Young Sailors Expected to Participate in July
Junior Olympic Sailing Festival Events
Portsmouth, R.I. (July 3, 2008) – Throughout
the country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to
the Gulf Coast, over 2,000 young sailors are preparing to participate in US
SAILING’s Junior Olympic Sailing Festival (JO) events scheduled for the
month of July. Ten events in nine states including Michigan, Florida,
Hawaii, Connecticut, California, Texas, Virginia, Massachusetts and New
Jersey are slated for the coming month. The JO Festival program, sponsored
by West Marine, Gill and Active.com, is a nationwide series of regattas
designed to promote the enjoyment of sailing and development of skills to
young sailors as well as to provide a pathway for aspiring Olympic
competitors.
During the course of the 2008 JO Festival season, which continues through
December, approximately 4,000 junior sailors will race in a wide range of
one-design classes in 21 events held in 14 states. Since the inception of
the festival in 1997, approximately 35,000 sailors between the ages of 8-21
have participated in over 200 events offering various levels of competition,
skill building and fun activities designed to encourage a life-long
involvement in the sport of sailing. Additionally, US SAILING’s JO Festival
has provided a training-ground for scores of aspiring Olympic sailors.
July 2008 US SAILING Junior Olympic Festival events:
July 4-6 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Bayview Riverfest
Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, Mich.
Marc Hollerbach -
mhollerbach@southoakland.com
http://byc.com/bycjr/riverfest
July 4-6 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Gulf Coast
Pensacola Yacht Club, Fla.
Claire Rees - cfrees@cox.net
www.pensacolayachtclub.org
July 7-11 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Hawaii
Hawaii & Waikiki Yacht Clubs, Honolulu, HI
Guy Fleming - guynsyd@hawaii.rr.com
www.waikikiyachtclub.com/sail-jrolymp08flyer.pdf
July 8 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Larry White Youth Regatta
Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Niantic, Conn.
Wick Haylon - RWCLAX13@aol.com
www.nbyc.org/JuniorOlympicsNoticeofRace.pdf
July 10-13 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Southern California
California Yacht Club, Marina del Rey, Calif.
Rick Turner -
rturner148@earthlink.net
www.calyachtclub.com/default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=255127&ssid=114665&vnf=1
July 10-16 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Texas Youth Race Week
Texas Corinthian, Lakewood & Houston Yacht Clubs, TX
Margie Crawford -
marjoriecrawford@comcast.net
www.texasyouthraceweek.com
July 12-13 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Chesapeake Bay
Hampton Yacht Club, Va.
Dave Herring - dherring954@cox.net
www.hamptonyc.com/jobo/junior_olympics.htm
July 17-18 USA Junior Olympic Windsurfing Festival – East Coast Junior
Windsurfing Championship
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, Mass.
Nevin Sayre - Nsayre@aol.com
www.vhyc.org/Windsurfing%20Championship%20Page.html
July 26-27 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Northern California
Sequoia Yacht Club, Redwood City, Calif.
Eric Anderson - hiker4u@aol.com
www.pysf.us
July 28-29 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Mid-Atlantic
Island Heights Yacht Club, N.J.
Buzz Reynolds -
jreynolds345@comcast.net
www.ihyc.com/JrOlympicsFramePage.htm
For more information about US SAILING’s JO program, including a complete
list of upcoming JO events, please visit
www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo or contact
US SAILING Inshore Director, Lee Parks at 401-683-0800 or via e-mail at
juniorolympics@ussailing.org.
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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