Portsmouth, R.I. (September 20, 2005) - Last year’s U.S. Match Racing Champions - skipper Karl Ziegler (Norwalk, Conn.) and crew Dean Brenner (Wallingford, Conn.) and Michael Welch (Burlington, Vt.) - are returning this year to defend their title at the US SAILING Championship. Crew Dean Brenner has already won the Championship a record four times and is looking to make this Championship his fifth. The teams have arrived at host club Newport Harbor Yacht Club in Newport Beach, Calif. today and, after a clinic on Wednesday, racing will begin this Thursday and run through this Saturday. The U.S. Match Racing Championship is sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard.

Competitors qualified for the U.S. Match Racing Championships by winning a series of qualifying events at a local and regional level. The winning boat will be presented with US SAILING’s Prince of Wales Bowl, a trophy that was originally created in 1931. The U.S. Match Racing Championship is sailed in Governors Cup 21s.

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