U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Receives Donation From Southam Award Winner The
Moorings
Portsmouth, R.I. (June 16, 2008) - US SAILING, national governing body for the
sport, announced today that the yacht charter company The Moorings has donated
$5,000 to the U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team, which is the prize money The
Moorings had received after winning the 2007 John Southam Award for Excellence
in Media Communications. A donation check was presented to US SAILING's Olympic
Sailing Committee Chair Dean Brenner by The Moorings' David Rohr on Thursday,
June 12 at the GE Capital Solutions and Sail America Industry Conference in
Newport, R.I.
"We are very grateful for The Moorings' donation of the prize-money," said Dean
Brenner. "Not only because it will support our country's best disabled sailors,
but also because it's a nod towards a program that truly showcases the core
mission of US SAILING."
"Our business is all about promoting sailing and the pleasures the activity
brings to so many people," said David Rohr. "We are honored to have received the
John Southam Award, and it brings us pleasure to re-invest this $5,000 cash
prize back into sailing, to support some of our most talented sailors headed off
to China this summer."
The Southam Awards, named in honor of John Southam, former publisher of Cruising
World and Sailing World magazines, are administered by Sail America and have
been awarded annually for the past 15 years. "Little People, Big World",
(Learning Channel TV series episode #36), produced by Gay Rosenthal Productions
in conjunction with The Moorings was selected among the best in a broad mix of
228 submissions in several categories including print, broadcast, books and
online/internet media publications.
The program featured a family enjoying a sailing vacation in the Bahamas aboard
a Moorings catamaran. Sally Helme, Chief Judge for the Southam Awards for Sail
America, said, "The excitement and enjoyment at learning to sail is infectious
and provided a powerful visual testimony that people of all shapes and sizes, of
all ages and abilities, can enjoy the beauty of sailing and time on the water."
The Moorings is a premier yacht charter company, offering unmatched quality,
service and attention to detail for over 38 years. For more information, please
visit www.moorings.com.
Sail America is the trade association for the US sailing industry and plays a
vital role for all companies that provide sailing-related products and services.
Sail America's mission is to promote the health and growth of sailing by
providing it members with targeted sales opportunities, industry and market
information, ongoing business education, and cost-saving business programs. For
more information, please visit www.sailamerica.com.
The U.S. Paralympic Team is managed by the United States Sailing Association (US
SAILING), 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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