Portsmouth, R.I. (March 28, 2006) - US SAILING, national governing body of the sport, has determined its 2006 schedule for Adult and Youth National Championships. The 17 events, which begin in March and continue through November, will be hosted by different sailing organizations across the country and raced in a wide range of classes of boats. Continuing the event series’ tradition, many of US SAILING’s National Championships are being raced in different classes of boats each year. Most of the events also provide advanced racing clinics for the competitors.

While some participants are selected by their sailing resume, the course to the majority of Championships is either open or based on a ladder structure that begins at the local club level and progresses to regional finals before reaching the National Championship.

Since the first US SAILING Championship Trophy was first awarded in 1930, more than tens of thousands of sailors have competed in a U.S. Championship, either at the national level or at the local qualifying level. Many of the Championships’ winners have gone on to compete at the highest levels: winning Olympic medals and world championship titles, being named US SAILING Rolex Yachtsmen and Yachtswomen of the Year, and much more.

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