US SAILING Announces New Program Providing Financial Aid to Junior Sailors

Portsmouth, R.I. (March 15, 2008) - US SAILING, national governing body for the 
sport, has created a new financial aid program - named Sailorships - aimed at 
providing financial assistance to junior sailors between the ages of 13 and 19 
who are interested in competing in US SAILING Championships and/or clinics. The 
goal of the program is to assist young sailors with the development of their 
sailing careers regardless of their financial resources. The program, made 
possible by a generous donation from two US SAILING members, offers travel funds 
to youth sailors traveling to US SAILING Championships and/or clinics. Depending 
on the amounts granted, US SAILING could help up to 100 youth sailors before the 
program's conclusion at the end of 2009. 

The amounts awarded through the Sailorships program will vary from $100-$500 per 
person per year based on need. Awards may be requested prior to or after a 2008 
or 2009 event, but only one award per year may be granted per sailor. Interested 
sailors and parents can complete on online application and are asked to submit a 
letter of recommendation from an officer of their sailing organization. Sailing 
organizations are encouraged to nominate deserving junior sailors. All parties 
must be US SAILING members to be eligible. 

An additional service of the Sailorship program will be travel grants to the 
U.S. sailors competing at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 
scheduled for July in Denmark. A total of $10,000 will be awarded to help with 
travel expenses. 

For more information about the US SAILING Sailorship program, please visit 
www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/sailorships.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 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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