US SAILING ORGANIZES SPECIAL PREVIEW OF 'MORNING LIGHT' MOVIE WITH ROY DISNEY
Portsmouth, R.I. (January 22, 2008) - US SAILING, national governing body for the sport, along with Roy E. Disney and Pacific High Productions, have organized a special preview of the yet-to-be-released movie "Morning
Light" on March 14 at 6 p.m. at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, R.I. The preview is held in conjunction with US SAILING's Spring Meeting, held March 13-16 in Newport, R.I.
"Morning Light" - scheduled to be released later this year - chronicles one of the youngest crew ever to compete in the Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii. Roy E. Disney combined his love for sailing and film to come up
with the idea for the movie, which highlights the recruitment and training of the young crew, culminating in showing the team race in the famous Transpac Race.
In addition to Roy E. Disney, the film's co-producer Leslie DeMeuse and several young members of the crew will be in attendance at the special preview in Newport.
The preview event is open to US SAILING members for $25 per person (discounted tickets for Spring Meeting attendees), with the proceeds going to US SAILING's Annual Appeal for youth sailing. Seating is limited in the Jane Pickens
Theater, so attendees are limited to purchasing two tickets per person. For details and to purchase tickets, please visit www.ussailing.org/donations/morninglight.asp.
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.