US SAILING Announces 2007 Schedule Of U.S. National Championships

US SAILING, national governing body of the sport, has conducted a full schedule of adult and youth national championships. The events, which continue through November, are hosted by sailing organizations across the country and raced in a wide range of classes of boats.

Most of the events also provide advanced racing clinics for the competitors. The US SAILING championships are sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Vanguard Sailboats, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Nautica, and Dry Creek Vineyard.

While some participants are selected by 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 national 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.

For more information about US SAILING's U.S. National Championships, please visit www.ussailing.org/championships or contact Liz Walker, US SAILING's championships director, at (401) 683-0800 or via e-mail at championships@ussailing.org. 

The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing body for sailing. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, R.I., the organization provides leadership for the sport of sailing in the United States.

US SAILING offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including national championships and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sailing teams. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org. 

Adult Championships Calendar (Remaining Events)

• U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship (Allegra Mertz Trophy); Sept. 4-9; Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, Mich.; Ultimate 20 - Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard
• U.S. Men's Sailing Championship (Mallory Cup); Sept. 11-15; Southwestern Yacht Club, San Diego, Calif.; Etchells - Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard
• U.S. Women's Sailing Championship (Adams Cup); Sept. 11-15; Southwestern Yacht Club, San Diego, Calif.; Etchells - Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard
• U.S. Match Racing Championship (Prince of Wales Bowl); Sept.19-23; New York Yacht Club, Newport, R.I.; Sonar - Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard
• U.S. Championship of Champions (Jack Brown Trophy); Oct. 17-20; Mission Bay Club, San Diego, Calif.; Snipe - Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard
• U.S. Team Race Championship (Hinman Trophy); Oct. 19-21; Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, N.Y.; Vanguard 15 - Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Vanguard Sailboats, Nautica, and Dry Creek Vineyard
• U.S. Offshore Championship (Lloyd Phoenix Trophy); Oct. 26-28; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; Navy 44 - Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A.
• Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship (Bengt Julin Trophy); Nov. 12-17; Houston Yacht Club, LaPorte, TX; J/22 - sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A.