District 11 News
Chesapeake Bay Junior Sailors Selected for US Youth Champs
May 4th, 2009
The U.S. Youth Sailing Championship was started in 1973. The event has several goals: (a) to provide a challenge to young sailors to grow beyond the skill levels used to win at the local and regional level (b) to serve as a bridge between Junior Sailing and College Sailing (c) to better produce US sailors capable of winning the World Youth Championships in big-fleet races; (d) to develop and identify talent for the US Olympic Sailing Team, and (e) to motivate a lifetime commitment to sailing. Invitations to the event are made by US SAILING's Youth Championship Selection Committee, based on review of applicant's entry forms. Other than the Laser, boats have changed over the years. Beginning in 2006, this prestigious championship has included Club 420's, Lasers, Laser Radials and 29ers.
The Chesapeake Bay has several sailors who found out last week that they were accepted. Those sailors are:
Laser Full Rig: Bo McClatchy
Laser Radial: Kyle Swenson
Reprinted from the CBYRA Junior Sailing News
Posted May 4th, 2009 by Jon Deutsch