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US SAILING Announces 2008 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival Schedule
Portsmouth, R.I. (March 31, 2008) - US SAILING, national governing body for the
sport of sailing, has announced its schedule for the 2008 USA Junior Olympic
Sailing (JO) Festival program, a nationwide series of regattas designed to
promote the enjoyment of sailing and development of skills to young sailors as
well as to provide an Olympic pathway for talented junior sailors. Approximately
4,000 young sailors are expected to participate in 21 JO events held in 15
states between June and December. The list of one-design classes used in the
program includes Optimists, Lasers, Bytes, Sunfish, El Toros, Club 420s, CFJs,
and 29ers, as well as several windsurfing classes.
Encouraging young sailors onto the starting line for a lifelong involvement in
the sport of sailing is the objective of the JO program. Since the inception of
the program in 1997, more than 35,000 emerging sailors between the ages of 8-21
have benefited from participation in over 200 events hosted by numerous clubs
and organizations throughout the continental United States and Hawaii. Each
event is unique in that it offers various levels of competition, skill building
and fun activities, however, all share the common goals of drawing young sailors
to the sport and promoting the development of skills. Over the past twelve
years, hundreds of aspiring sailors have been motivated to pursue their Olympic
dreams as a result of competing in US SAILING's Junior Olympic Sailing Festival.
The "Orange Bowl," a mainstay on the JO schedule and held annually in Miami, is
historically the largest JO event and typically hosts over 600 junior sailors
from across the U.S. and internationally in its competition in the midst of the
December holiday season.
Demonstrating their support for the development of youth sailing, the 2008 JO
program is sponsored by West Marine, Gill, and Active.com.
See below for the 2008 JO schedule or visit:
www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo/calendar.asp?KEYWORD=Junior+Olympic.
For more information about JO program, 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.
2008 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Schedule
June 20-22 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Upper Midwest
Lake Forest, Ill.
Joey Harris - joeysail@yahoo.com
www.cityoflakeforest.com/cs/rec/cs_rec2d16.htm
June 20-22 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Midwest
Lake St Louis SC, St. Louis, Mo.
Pearson Buell - pearsonbuell@centurytel.net
www.lakestlouissailing.com
June 21-22 USA Junior Olympic Windsurfing Festival
Calema Windsurfing School, Merritt Island, Fla.
Susie Dornellas - susie@calema.com
www.calema.com
July 4-6 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Bayview Riverfest
Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, Mich.
Marc Hollerbach - mhollerbach@southoakland.com
www.bayviewriverfest.com
July 4-6 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Gulf Coast
Pensacola Yacht Club, Fla.
Linda Thompson - linda.thompson@mchsi.com
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.hawaiiyachtclub.org
July 8 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Larry White Youth Regatta
Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Niantic, Conn.
Jim Gardner - gardnjg@snet.net
www.nbyc.org
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
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
http://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
July 26-27 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Northern California
Sequoia Yacht Club, Redwood City, Calif.
Eric Anderson - hiker4u@aol.com
www.bayarea-youthsailing.com
July 28-29 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Mid-Atlantic
Island Heights Yacht Club, N.J.
Buzz Reynolds - jreynolds345@comcast.net
http://www.ihyc.com/JrOlympicsFramePage.htm
Aug 1-3 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Rochester
Rochester Yacht Club, N.Y.
Natalie Steo - jsesys@frontiernet.net
www.rochesteryc.com
Aug 11-13 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Mass Bay Sailing Youth
Regatta
Sandy Bay Yacht Club, Rockport, Mass.
Charlie Clark - chclark@shore.net
www.sandybay.org
Aug 11-14 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Narragansett Bay Jr. Race
Week
Bristol Town Beach & Colt State Park, Bristol, R.I.
Roger Carney - roger.carney@nbya.org
www.nbya.org
Aug 22-24 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Northwest Youth Sailing
Championship
Matthews Beach Park, Lake Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Brian Ledbetter - brianl@seattleyachtclub.org
www.seattleyachtclub.org
Oct 11-12 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Michigan
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, Holland, Mich.
Steve Sisson - steves@karonadoor.com
www.mbja.org
Oct 18-19 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - River Romp Regatta
Edison Sailing Center, Fort Myers, Fla.
Stephanie Webb - stephanietwebb@comcast.net
www.edisonsailingcenter.org
Dec 6-7 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
US Sailing Center of Martin County, Jensen Beach, Fla.
Peter Strong - peter@usscmc.org
www.usscmc.org
Dec 27-30 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Orange Bowl International
Youth Regatta
US Sailing Center & Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami, Fla.
Bill Scheuermann - obregatta@gmail.com
www.coralreefyachtclub.org/index.cfm?menu=7560
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