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May 7, 2008

Leading the sport of sailing for 111 years

Disabled Sailors to Compete
in Qingdao International Regatta
Ten members of the US Disabled Sailing Team AlphaGraphics have landed in Qingdao, China, and are preparing for five days of racing at the International Association For Disabled Sailing (IFDS) Qingdao International Regatta. The U.S. has sent five of its top-ranked teams to this May 11-15 event: in the Sonar, the Paralympic team of Rick Doerr (Clifton, NJ), Tim Angle (Marblehead, MA), and Bill Donohue (Brick, NJ) will race, as well as the second-ranked team led by Paul Callahan (Providence, RI) with Mike Hersey (Hyannis, MA) and Roger Cleworth (Lithia, FL) as crew. In the SKUD 18, Scott Whitman (Brick, NJ) and Julia Dorsett (Westchester, PA) will represent the United States, as the Paralympic team of Nick Scandone (Newport Beach, CA) and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (Marblehead, MA) will not attend due to scheduling conflicts. Competing in the 2.4mR are John Ruf (Pewaukee, WI) and Mark LeBlanc (New Orleans, LA), ranked first and second respectively. US Disabled Sailing Team AlphaGraphics members who sit first in the rankings have qualified to compete in the Paralympic Games in September, also in Qingdao, China.

Although it is not an official test event, the IFDS Qingdao International Regatta will serve as the most realistic training the teams and the organizers will see before the Paralympic Games in the fall. Head Coach Betsy Alison (Newport, RI) says in an email from China, "There is no substitute for practicing at the venue in preparation for the big show."
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Franny Charles

US SAILOR of The Week - Franny Charles
Franny Charles is sailing through life. Sailing ever since he can remember, he naturally joined the sailing team after he was accepted to Tufts University in Medford, MA. Since then, his main boats of choice have been 110s, 210s and Stars. Seventeen years ago, he found the perfect vessel to share his passion for sailing as Sailing Master of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nautical Association (MITNA). His favorite part of the job is "working with very smart people who never stop asking questions. Students always want to learn more." His passion is clearly contagious...
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US SAILING Provides More Tools Online The book of US SAILING Appeals and ISAF Cases is now available online free to members in US SAILING's ongoing effort to provide more publications online. The Appeals are decisions of the US SAILING Appeals Committee, and the Cases are decisions of national authorities from around the world published by the International Sailing Federation. The Index is sorted by rule number so if you're in a protest involving rule 17.1 (proper course), you can quickly scan through each appeal pertaining to rule 17.1 to see if one applies to your situation. Most Appeals and Cases are very brief with a clear explanation of the Facts and often a diagram, followed by a clear interpretation and application of the rules to those Facts. Read More	UPCOMING US SAILING EVENTS: May 15 Mt. Gay Rum Speaker Series Port Washington, NY June 6-9 U.S. Disabled Championship Rye, NY June 26-July 1 U.S. Youth Championship Belvedere, CA US SAILING COURSES: May 19-21: San Diego, CA Powerboat Instructor Course View All Powerboat Instructor Courses May 22-25: St. Petersburg, FL Windsurfing Instructor Course View All Windsurfing Courses May 24-25: Arapahoe, NC Sailing Counselor Course View All Sailing Counselor Courses May 27-29: San Diego, CA Basic Keelboat Instructor Course View All Keelboat Courses May 29-June 1: Denver, CO Sailing Instructor Level 1 Course View All Small Boat Courses May 31: Island Heights, NJ Basic Race Management Seminar View All Race Management Seminars CALENDAR View all upcoming events and submit your own ARCHIVED NEWS Safety at Sea Seminars: An Important Offshore Tool Pitt/Shafer Win U.S. Multihull Championship Red Cross Online Training For Instructor Programs US SAILING Announces Race Official Certifications Championship Eliminations Restructure to Raise Entries Last Week's Sailor of the Week - Ron Trossbach
US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Update • Nancy Rios is racing at the RS:X European Championship through May 10 in Brest, France. • Zach Railey is sailing in the Finn European Championship through May 10 in Tuscany, Italy. After finishing 63th Monday, Railey has moved up to 5th overall after racing well the last two days. In addition, Sunday Railey became the new International Finn Association Vice-President Development at the class AGM. Railey is particularly passionate about introducing younger sailors to the Finn. He says, "The objective is to get one new sailor into the class each year."
Buck Up And Join You probably already got your May issue of Sailing World magazine. Check out the Editor's Letter by Dave Reed about the possibility of adding US SAILING's membership Prescription. Read More
Match Racing Goes Global This year's winners of the U.S. Match Race Championship and the U.S. Women's Match Race Championship will represent the United States in the ISAF Nations Cup North American Regional Championship to be hosted by Carolina Yacht Club in Charleston, SC, in the fall. The ISAF Nations Cup is a global competition to uncover the world's top match racing nations in both open and women's events and to develop a worldwide match racing infrastructure. The top teams from the eight Regional Championships around the world will qualify for the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final in Porto Alegre, Brazil, March 23-28, 2009. Read More
Winner's Guide to Optimist Sailing Gary Jobson and Jay Kehoe wrote this book for young sailors to spur them on to more confident sailing and competition. Hailed as the most comprehensive sailing guide ever written for the International Optimist Dinghy Class (in paperback). Illustrated by Brad Dellenbaugh. US SAILING members: $13.45; non-members: $15.95. Read More
Team Racing Events on Calendar A number of team racing events have recently been added to US SAILING's online event calendar. If you're looking to join the fun at a team racing event, there's quite a few to choose from. Read More
Powerboat Course Coming to San Diego Become a certified US SAILING Powerboat Instructor with this intensive three-day course at Seaforth Boat Rentals May 19-21. This course is open to US SAILING-certified sailing instructors and other highly qualified candidates who are interested in on-the-water teaching of safety and powerboat skills. The cost of the course is $275 and applicants must be current US SAILING members. Read More
Sperry Top-Sider Offers Cabo Getaway Sweepstakes Long-time US SAILING partner Sperry Top-Sider has announced an exciting vacation sweepstakes. The grand-prize winner will receive a six-day, five-night trip for two from October 19-24, 2008 to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The prize package consists of round-trip coach airfare (from a major airport in the continental US), five nights accommodation (one standard room), Sperry Top-Sider shoes and $1,500 in spending money. Additional prizes include Sperry Top-Sider branded Emotion Kayaks and Costa Del Mar Sunglasses. No purchase is necessary to enter. Read More
Strictly Sail Pacific Exceeds Expectations At the close of Strictly Sail Pacific, the largest sailboat show on the West Coast that ran April 16-20 at Oakland's Jack London Square, boats and equipment were not the only items exhibitors packed up to take home: many were leaving with orders and sales leads that exceeded their expectations for this springtime show on San Francisco Bay. Read More

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