FIRST ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA JO
SAILING FESTIVAL SOON UNDERWAY
2 August 2002 (San Francisco, CA/Portsmouth,
RI)- Great times in the Golden State are just around the corner!
San Francisco Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA will soon host
the first annual Northern California Junior Olympic Sailing
Festival. The event, the first in the area, is expected to
draw young sailors who have not yet reached 19 years old to
compete for Junior Olympic medals and have loads of fun. Laser,
Splash, Byte, El Toro and Optimist classes, with crew of one
including helmsman, will be used. Club 420, Club Flying Junior
and 29er classes with crew of two including helmsman, will
be used. A class will only be recognized with 6 or more entries.
West Marine and Gill North America are the event sponsors.
The event is schedule to begin with
registration on Saturday, August 10 at 8:30 a.m. followed
by an opening ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Racing will begin on
Saturday at 12:00 pm with dinner that night at 6:00 p.m. Sunday,
August 11 will see racing begin at 11:00 a.m. followed by
a clinic at 4:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:00 p.m. August 12, the
last day of racing, will begin with a 9:30 a.m. coaches review
in each fleet, racing at 11:00 a.m. and awards/closing ceremony
at 4:00 p.m. Sailing Instructions are available at www.sfyc.org
<http://www.sfyc.org>.
Membership in US SAILING is required
for each competitor (helmsman and crew for doublehanded classes).
Competitors may sign up at registration, although pre-registration
is encouraged. If you already have a membership, make sure
to bring your card with you. Participants needing membership
may obtain it online at www.ussailing.org <http://www.ussailing.org>.
The cost for a youth membership is $15.00 per year and a family
membership is $75.00 per year. Family members should request
individual membership cards by calling the US SAILING membership
office at 1-800-US SAIL-1.
Registration for this event is available
online at www.sfyc.org <http://www.sfyc.org> or by contacting
sfycyouth@aol.com <mailto:sfycyouth@aol.com>. You can
also call the San Francisco Yacht Club at 1-415-435-9525.
All entries should be mailed to Jill Mantz-JO Registration,
88 Sycamore Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941. The deadline for
registration is August 1. A late fee of $25.00 will be applied
to any entry not postmarked by August 1. The entry fee for
all classes is $100.00 per competitor. The entry fee includes
a lunch and dinner each day, various snacks, and trophies.
USA Junior Olympic medals will be awarded
to competitors placing first through third in all divisions.
All coaches and other on the water support
personnel must check-in during the regular scheduled registration
periods. Coaches who bring proof of US SAILING certification
will be given appropriate access and recognition, and a free
hat.
For further information, contact Camille
Dibble at msdibbs@hotmail.com <mailto:msdibbs@hotmail.com>.
The Notice of Race is available at <http://www.sfyc.org/Youth/JuniorOlympics.htm>.
For information on USA Junior Olympic
Sailing, contact Lee Parks at US SAILING, juniorolympics@ussailing.org
or 401/683-0800, visit the web site at http://www.ussailing.org/youth/racing/jo.
USA Junior Olympic Sailing is a grass-roots
youth development program that defines a path for youngsters
to become involved in sailing and develop their skills though
events nationwide, with a goal of making sailing a life-long
sport. The United States Olympic Committee Junior Olympic
Program involves more than 3,500,000 participants in over
20 sports annually. The USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival
program is sponsored by West Marine, the nation’s largest
specialty retailer of recreational boating supplies and apparel.
It offers its broad assortment to boaters worldwide through
its 232 retail stores, an international catalog mail order
division, a wholesale division and an Internet site, www.westmarine.com.
West Marine is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the US
SAILING Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals, as part of a continuing
commitment to encourage youth to enjoy boating as a positive
recreational activity. The United States Sailing Association
is the national governing body for the sport of sailing, the
mission of which is to encourage participation and excellence
in sailing and racing in the United States. The organization
achieves its goals through member organizations and volunteers,
located throughout the United States, who are supported by
an administrative staff located at the organization’s
headquarters in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. For more information
about US SAILING, visit the website at www.ussailing.org.
