FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Marlieke de Lange Eaton
401-683-0800
US SAILING
Partners With North U
To Launch 2009 Racing Rules Seminars
Portsmouth, R.I. (July 1, 2008) - US SAILING, national governing body for
the sport, and North U, a provider of educational sailing programs geared
towards improving the sailing skills of racing sailors, have teamed up to
offer Racing Rules Seminars in 2009 to sailing organizations nationwide. The
partnership comes at an opportune time as the new Racing Rules of Sailing
for 2009-2012 will take effect January 1, 2009.
The Racing Rules Seminar is an intensive full-day program taught by top
experts in the field: Betsy Alison, Brad Dellenbaugh, David Dellenbaugh,
Bill Gladstone, Peter Isler, Dave Perry, and others. The seminar illustrates
the underlying principles of the Racing Rules of Sailing through a variety
of interactive exercises, quizzes and situational games. Students learn to
recognize positions, conflicts and opportunities on each leg of the course.
US SAILING members receive a $40.00 discount to attend a Racing Rules
Seminar.
"North U is a leader in providing sailors with outstanding go-fast training
to improve their racing skills," said US SAILING Marketing Director Dan
Cooney. "US SAILING helps provide a level playing field by administering the
rules and training race officials. Together, these two organizations can
reach more sailors and help them better understand the rules. It’s good for
sailors, good for the race course and good for the sport."
Sailing organizations interested in hosting a Racing Rules Seminar are asked
to contact Francine Wainer at
fran@northu.northsails.com or 1-800-347-2457.
A schedule of 2009 seminar dates and locations will be announced later this
year. For more about the Racing Rules Seminars organized by US SAILING and
North U, please visit
www.ussailing.org/sponsorship/rule_seminars.asp
or www.northu.com.
For more information about the Racing Rules of Sailing, please visit
www.ussailing.org/rules.
About North U
North U provides training, seminars and educational materials to help
sailors get more out of their sailing. North U is the education division of
sailmaker North Sails. For more information, please visit
www.northu.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
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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