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READY, SET, RACE!
2008 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival Season Starts This Month
Portsmouth, R.I. (June 9, 2008) - Throughout the United States, young sailors
are eagerly anticipating the last school bells and the first racing signals of
the season. US SAILING's 12th annual Junior Olympic (JO) Sailing Festival season
is set to begin with three events in June, kicking off with events in Illinois,
Missouri and Florida. The JO Festival, 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 season, which runs from June through December,
approximately 4,000 young sailors will race Optimists, Lasers, Bytes, Sunfish,
El Toros, Club 420s, CFJs, 29ers and windsurfers in 21 events held in 14 states.
Since the inception of the program 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 program has
inspired of hundreds of young sailors to reach for their Olympic dreams.
US SAILING Junior Olympic Festival events slated for June 2008:
June 20-22 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Upper Midwest
Lake Forest, Ill.
Joey Harris - harrisj@cityoflakeforest.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
For a complete schedule of US SAILING's 2008 Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
events visit:
www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo/calendar.asp?KEYWORD=Junior+Olympic.
For more information about US SAILING's 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.
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