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CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING Portsmouth, R.I. (May 9, 2003) – The registration deadline for US SAILING’s 2003 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship for the Hoyt-Jolley Cup is around the corner. Youth teams (girls, boys and mixed) who are less than 19 years old in this calendar year have until June 30 to apply. The event will be held July 10-13 and hosted by the Fort Walton Yacht Club in Florida. The documents package and entry form for the U.S. Youth Multihull Championship are available on US SAILING’s website at http://www.ussailing.org/multihull/youth.htm. US SAILING membership is required of skipper and crew. The maximum number of teams who can participate is set at 20.Arrival and registration for participants are scheduled for Thursday, July 10, with a racing clinic and practice races on July 11 followed by racing on July 12-13. Housing, meals and a racing clinic will be provided, as well as ten new Hobie 16s with main, jib and two trapezes supplied by Hobie Cat Company. Races will be held on a round robin basis. The winning team will qualify for the ISAF Youth World Championship to be held in Poland in 2004. The multihull class will be raced in Hobie 16s. For further information about the U.S. Youth Multihull Championship, please contact Art Stevens via e-mail at aj.stevens@worldnet.att.net or by phone at 310-322-5700 (B) or 310-322-3200 (R). For more information about US SAILING’s championships, please contact Lindy Christofersen, Championships Manager, at 401-683-0800.
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