Summer is the busiest time of year for most junior sailing programs across the country and this is certainly the case for the host clubs of the seven USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals taking place in August. More than 1,000 young sailors are expected to get on the water and have fun sailing while enjoying educational clinics and good racing during a Junior Olympic Sailing event. The only program of its kind in the country, the USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival program, organized by US SAILING and presented by West Marine, consists of a series of 24 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festivals that are taking place at sailing organizations nationwide throughout the year. The program is also sponsored by Gill.
The USA Junior Olympic events scheduled for August are:
Aug 6-7 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Northern California San Francisco Yacht Club, Belvedere, Calif. Classes: Laser, Laser Radial, Byte, 29er, CFJ, Club 420, Optimist Website: www.sfyc.org/Regattas2005/NOR/05jrolympicNOR.doc Contact: Richard Feeny, youth@sfyc.org
Aug 12-14 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Rochester Rochester Yacht Club, N.Y. Classes: Laser, Laser Radial, Byte, Club 420 (spin & non-spin), Optimist Website: www.rochesteryc.com Contact: RYC, staff@rochesteryc.com
Aug 12-14 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Lake Erie Edgewater Yacht Club, Cleveland, OH Classes: Laser, Laser Radial, CFJ, Club 420, Thistle, Optimist Website: www.lakeboats.com/JO2005 Contact: Mike Vining, mvining@att.net
Aug 13-14 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Long Island Sayville Yacht Club, N.Y. Classes: Laser, Radial, Sunfish, Club 420, Optimist Website: www.sayvilleyachtclub.org Contact: Doug Shaw, SayvilleYCJO@aol.com
Aug 15-17 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Mass Bay Sailing Youth Regatta Cottage Park Yacht Club, Winthrop, Mass. Classes: Laser, Laser Radial, Club 420, Optimist, N-10/Turnabout Website: www.cpyc.org/jrolympics Contact: David O’Brien, jrolympics@cpyc.org
Aug 16-18 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Narragansett Bay Jr. Race Week Sail Newport, Newport, R.I. Classes: Laser, Laser Radial, Optimist, Club 420 (spin. & non-spin) Website: www.nbya.org/junior_sailing/RaceWeek2005/index.htm Contact: Kim Cooper, Kimc@sailnewport.org
Aug 27-28 USA Junior Olympic Sailing Festival – Northwest Youth Sailing Championship Shilshole Bay/Seattle & Corinthian Yacht Clubs, Wash. Classes: Laser, Laser Radial, Optimist, Club 420 Website: www.seattleyachtclub.org Contact: Brain Ledbetter, brianl@seattleyachtclub.org
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