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 National Safe Boating Week Starts This Weekend - May 17-23
As we are about to get into the height of the summer sailing season, boating organizations nationwide are celebrating National Safe Boating Week from May 17-23. Why not celebrate by making sure you wear your life jacket at all times while sailing, and asking your friends and family to do the same?
According to statistics from the U.S. Coast Guard, most boating fatalities are caused by drownings - and 90 percent of those who drown while boating are not wearing a life jacket. While statistics prove that the number of adult sailors who wear life jackets has more than doubled in the last 10 years, it is still important for all sailors to ensure that everyone onboard wears their life jacket.
"If you think about it, a modern life jacket is a lot less restrictive than the automobile lap and shoulder belt most of us wear without a second thought," says Virgil Chambers, Executive Director of the National Safe Boating Council, an umbrella group representing boating safety advocates throughout North America. "After a few minutes you forget you're wearing one," adds Chambers. "But if you happen to be involved in a boating accident, you'll be very glad it's on."
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Rachel Lounsbury
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US SAILOR of The Week - Rachel Lounsbury
Fifteen-year-old Rachel Lounsbury of Stuart, Florida recently qualified for the National Opti Team after finishing 28th overall at the team's qualifying event, the seventh girl of 195 competitors. What is most remarkable about this achievement is the significant challenge she overcame to get to the starting line. Rachel was born with a heart defect which required open heart surgery at the age of nine and had not been successful at other sports prior to the surgery. Her best finish (ninth) in the last race of the regatta is typical of the determination and drive that her parents credit to her involvement with the sport of sailing...
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2008 Olympic Games Countdown
August 8 - 28
86 Days Until Opening Ceremonies |
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U.S. Olympic Team Profile
49er -- Tim Wadlow and Chris Rast
49er skipper Tim Wadlow returns in 2008 for his second Olympic regatta. Onboard his 49er will be new crew Chris Rast, a veteran who has skippered two Olympic regattas and coached one. While the recipe of personalities will be different onboard, Wadlow still considers the 2004 Games the foundation of a longer experiment.
"Every campaign is different," says Wadlow, "but I think your first Olympics is an eye-opening experience ... Coming back the second time, there are a lot of things I'll do differently for a better finish. We were proud of our fifth place last time, so the motivation for this campaign is to better that finish."
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Tim Wadlow (above right) and
Chris Rast (above left)
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Dave Perry's
Understanding the Racing Rules
This indispensable guide for sailors and racing officials includes the complete text of the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing, 2005-2008 and US SAILING Prescriptions. Dave Perry clearly answers all the most commonly asked questions on the racing rules, and even some not-so-common ones. His comprehensive, easy-to-understand explanations, with extensive references to US SAILING Appeals and ISAF Cases, make this book a complete and authoritative resource on the rules. Paperback, illustrated by Brad Dellenbaugh. On sale to US SAILING members: $16.00; non-members: $32.50.
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UPCOMING US SAILING EVENTS:
May 17
Mount Gay Rum Speaker Series
Flowery Branch, GA
June 6-9
U.S. Disabled Championship
Rye, NY
June 26-July 1
U.S. Youth Championship
Belvedere, CA
US SAILING COURSES:
May 22-25: St. Petersburg, FL
Windsurfing Instructor Course
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May 24-25: Arapahoe, NC
Sailing Counselor Course
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May 27-29: San Diego, CA
Basic Keelboat Instructor Course
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May 29-June 1: Denver, CO
Small Boat Level 1 Instructor Course
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May 31: Island Heights, NJ
Basic Race Management Seminar
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ARCHIVED NEWS
US SAILING Appeals Book Now Available Online
Buck Up And Join - Editorial from Sailing World Editor Dave Reed
U.S. Match Racing & U.S. Women's Match Racing Championships Qualifiers for Nations Cup
Team Racing Events on Calendar
Powerboat Course Coming to San Diego
Last Week's Sailor of the Week - Franny Charles
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Hosting a Regatta This Summer?
Regatta liability insurance is limited to 'on-the-water' liability only. It does not cover any 'on-land' activities such as social activities, property, directors and officers or race management errors and omissions. Be sure your organization and members volunteering on the organization's behalf are protected. The Burgee Program is the leading insurance solution for clubs in the U.S. Ask for the Burgee by name!
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NYYC Silver Panda Successfully Defends Crown
Last weekend, the New York Yacht Club team Silver Panda defended their title at the British Open Team Racing Championship for the Road Range Wilson Trophy at West Kirby Sailing Club in England, becoming the first-ever American team to repeat as winners. NYYC Silver Pandas
Clay Bischoff and Martha Carleton, Colin Merrick and Amanda Callahan, Pete Levesque and Mandi Markee, defeated a talent-laden Larchmont Yacht Club team 3-0 in an exciting final series. |
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US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Update
• Members of the US Disabled Sailing Team AlphaGraphics - along with coach Betsy Alison - are in Qingdao, China, and wrapping up five days of racing tomorrow at the International Association for Disabled Sailing
Qingdao International Regatta. The U.S. sent five top-ranked teams to this May 11-15 event.
• Zach Railey finished 9th overall in the
Finn European Championship, which wrapped up May 10 in Tuscany, Italy. |
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NOOD Regatta Coming to Seattle
The Seattle NOOD will be co-hosted by the Seattle Yacht Club and the Corinthian Yacht Club and is set to take place on Puget Sound, May 16-18, 2008, with registration scheduled for tomorrow. More than 200 boats are expected. The NOOD regattas feature three days of sailboat racing for one-design models from 20 to 70 feet in length. Sailing's top stars - including America's Cup and Olympic champions - will be there. All Sperry Topsider NOOD regattas are US SAILING-sanctioned.
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