The July issue of the Olympic Sailing Committee's monthly online magazine "Sailing Medallist" is now available at www.ussailing.org/Olympics/SailingMedallist. In the July issue our Olympic hopefuls comment on the use of illegal kinetics. Also included are reports from the Yngling Season Opener, SPA (Finns and Europes), the Finn North Americans, and a update on the progress of U.S. Laser sailors by Head Coach Gary Bodie.

Notable upcoming events for the U.S. national teams:

June 29-July 11 - ISAF World Sailing Games in Marseille, France US Team info: www.ussailing.org/pressreleases/2002/worldsailinggamesteam.htm
Event website: http://www.sailing-games.com/

July 12-27 - Laser Radial World Championships in Canada
US Team info: www.ussailing.org/pressreleases/2002/vanguardteam.htm
Event website: www.laserchampionships.org/laser_radial/index.htm

July 18-27 - ISAF Volvo Youth Sailing World Championships in Nova Scotia US Team info: http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/YouthWorld/
Event website: www.worldyouthsailingcanada.com/

July 19-26 - Yngling World Championship in Switzerland www.yngling.ch/wm2002.htm

July 20-28 - Finn Gold Cup in Athens www.eio.gr/finn2002