Over 2,000 Young Sailors Expected to Participate in July Junior Olympic Sailing
Festival Events
Portsmouth, R.I. (July 2, 2008) - Throughout the country, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, over 2,000 young sailors
are preparing to participate in US SAILING's Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
(JO) events scheduled for the month of July. Ten events in nine states including
Michigan, Florida, Hawaii, Connecticut, California, Texas, Virginia,
Massachusetts and New Jersey are slated for the coming month. The JO Festival
program, 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 Festival season, which continues through
December, approximately 4,000 junior sailors will race in a wide range of
one-design classes in 21 events held in 14 states. Since the inception of the
festival 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 Festival has provided a
training-ground for scores of aspiring Olympic sailors.
July 2008 US SAILING Junior Olympic Festival events:
July 4-6 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Bayview Riverfest
Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, Mich.
Marc Hollerbach - mhollerbach@southoakland.com
http://byc.com/bycjr/riverfest/
July 4-6 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Gulf Coast
Pensacola Yacht Club, Fla.
Claire Rees - cfrees@cox.net
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.waikikiyachtclub.com/sail-jrolymp08flyer.pdf
July 8 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Larry White Youth Regatta
Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Niantic, Conn.
Wick Haylon - RWCLAX13@aol.com
www.nbyc.org/JuniorOlympicsNoticeofRace.pdf
July 10-13 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Southern California
California Yacht Club, Marina del Rey, Calif.
Rick Turner - rturner148@earthlink.net
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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
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/Windsurfing%20Championship%20Page.html
July 26-27 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Northern California
Sequoia Yacht Club, Redwood City, Calif.
Eric Anderson - hiker4u@aol.com
www.pysf.us
July 28-29 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival - Mid-Atlantic
Island Heights Yacht Club, N.J.
Buzz Reynolds - jreynolds345@comcast.net
www.ihyc.com/JrOlympicsFramePage.htm
For more information about US SAILING's JO program, including a complete list of
upcoming JO events, 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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