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2008 SAIL AMERICA SAILING INDUSTRY REGATTA

West Marine


Sail America Industry Regatta Fact Sheet
   
Name: 2008 Sail America Industry Regatta
   
Date: Friday, June 13
   
Time: Approximately 8:30AM - 3:00PM
   
Venue: Sail Newport / Newport, RI
   
Racing Area: Just West of Goat Island
   
Organizing Authority: Sail America/US SAILING
   
Boats: Sail Newport J22's (12 total) with Spinnaker.
   
Support Boats: Laser Performance 15 foot RIB per Ned Jones. Disabled sailing team 18 Foot RIB per Betsy Alison.
   
Spectator Boat: TBD
   
Format: Fleet Racing, Short course racing, W/L's.
   
Awards: US SAILING medals for First, Second and Third
   
Competitors: This is a regatta for teams representing their companies in the sailing industry. All four members of the crew need to be employees of their team's sponsor or will come from a pool of volunteers rather than recruited ringer. While we hope to make this fun and somewhat informal, it will certainly be competitively contested!
   
PRO: TBD
   
Chair: Dan Cooney
   
Committee: Lee Parks (Signal Boat, J22 Branding and Awards), Bobbi Warren (Signal Boat and Scoring), Mike Warren (Mark Boat and Equipment), Pat Sheehan (Photographer and Jury and helping PRO with NOR and SI’s), Eric Braitmayer, Kimberly Tuchon and Scott Hawkins (BBQ and party), Raychel Brown (Support Boats, Box Lunches)




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Supporting Sponsors:

US Sailing                  North Sails                  GE                  Gill