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SCUTTLEBUTT 2953 - Monday, October 19, 2009 (www.sailingscuttlebutt.com)

* From Jane Pegel:
I followed with interest as the Rolex Women's International Keelboat regatta
was sailed off Rochester. When the photos became available, I scrolled through
them and was very pleased to find one of Helen Ingerson of Rochester YC
receiving recognition. This concept of this event was entirely Helen's when
she chaired the then USYRU Women's Sailing Committee. As a member of that
committee, I was focusing on dinghy racing for women, and I must confess that
I did not support Helen's vision of a keelboat championship. Well, that shows
what I knew. Helen had it right. The keelboat event has flourished.

A little bio on Helen. With her husband, Joe, Helen successfully raced a big
boat on Lake Ontario. Helen was at the helm. She also campaigned a Soling. She
tried Lasers at the Women's Singles/Doubles at Association Island but didn't
have the required physique. Nevertheless, she worked tirelessly to promote the
Singles/Doubles, convinced Rochester YC to chair the Worlds in 1979, and
chaired the protest committee several times. She earned her stripes as an
International Judge and was well respected in those circles. After the close
of the 1983 Women's Single/Doubles Worlds in Auckland, where Helen served on
the Jury and I managed the US team, we joined several of the team members in a
brief tour of the North Island. A lot of good fun.

This lady was one tough competitor and has contributed more than her share to
the sport of sailing.

=> Curmudgeon's Comment: In this video from T2P, Barbara Farquhar and Helen
Ingerson discuss the founding of the regatta, almost 25 years ago, recalling a
time when there were no regattas specifically for women. At 94, Helen was
honored during Saturday's prizegiving for her role in paving the way for
young(er) women sailors. In a very touching moment, winner Anna Tunnicliffe
and team stopped to hug and thank her on their way to the stage to collect the
trophy. The Helen piece starts at 02:27 (through 04:32). Grab a tissue or two
and enjoy: http://www.t2p.tv/guide/freeviewers/riwkc093b.php

US SAILING’S 2009 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship

Anna Tunnicliffe Captures First Title – Day 4 Report, Final

Rochester, N.Y., USA (October 10, 2009) – Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.) and her team of Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer (Redwood City, Calif.), Liz Bower (Rochester, N.Y.) and Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) have won US SAILING’s 2009 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship.  Racing took place at the Rochester Yacht Club October 7-10, 2009. At the gala Rolex Awards ceremony held this evening at the RYC, Tunnicliffe and her team were awarded US SAILING’s perpetual Bengt Julin Trophy and a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Stainless Steel & Gold Datejust presented by Jaimie Carlsen of Rolex Watch U.S.A.

 

“We’re very excited,” said Tunnicliffe, Olympic Gold Medalist and a member of the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, moments after returning the dock. “We wanted to win this event for a while and finally we’ve done it. We’re super psyched!” Both Vandemoer and Capozzi also are members of US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics.

After yesterday’s disappointing day off from racing, due to lack of suitable wind conditions, the fleet was anxious to get out onto the Lake Ontario race course. With only one day of racing and three races completed, Tunnicliffe lead the 35-boat fleet with a narrow two-point margin over Jennifer Provan (Toronto, Ontario, CAN). The final standings would come down to today, the final day schedule for racing. The RYC Race Committee, lead by Principal Race Officer Hank Stuart, took advantage of today’s spectacular conditions – 15-18 knots of wind – and held three races.

“We were really happy about our first day,” continued Tunnicliffe, 2008 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. “None of us have fleet raced for at least two months, and we are all a bit rusty in our fleet race tactics. Once we got a chance to get our heads around the tactics, we got locked in and dialed in, and we did really, really well.”

Her team’s five-race score line was 3-6-1-1-1 and with an unbeatable margin they decided not to participate in the final race. “It’s one of those big decisions, do you race or do you not?  We felt we wanted to stay out of everyone’s way. We knew it was close for second (place), so thought we would stay out of the way and not influence anything.”

The final race, with 10-12 knots of wind, was won by Nicole Breault (Old Lyme, Conn.) with Amanda Taselaar (Scarsdale, N.Y.) in second and Carol Cronin (Jamestown, R.I.) in third.

“It was so nice to have good breeze,” said Breault. “The wave action made the shifty-ness really about boat speed, and we finally started to click as a team. It felt really good and the day was great. We wish there were a couple more days of racing, but that’s the way it goes.”

Second overall was Cory Sertl, who counts this regatta as her 11th (including two wins in 1985 and 2001). She clearly relished having the regatta on her home waters at her home club. “It was really fun sailing and great to be out there,” said Sertl, a two-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year. Her ‘Team Lucy’ included Annemarie Cook, Jane Mastrandrea and Amy Moran. Sertl’s and Moran’s daughters, Katja and Merritt, sailed together. They finished 13th overall. “They did just fine,” continued a beaming Sertl. “They were really fast today off the starting line and held it for a really long time. Their speed was awesome today.”

For Cronin, who won the regatta in 1991 as crew, her overall third place finish is satisfying. According to Cronin, who marks this regatta as her ninth, her results were starting to look like a terrible trend. “I won this event in 1999,” she said. “I was second in 2001, third in ‘03, fourth in ’05, and that was my goal, to break the curse

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“We had a great day today,” continued Cronin of her ‘Team Spidey,’ Kim Couranz, Margaret Podich and Kate Fears. “We worked really well together, and I thought it was a challenging day of sailing because the waves were ahead of the breeze.” Three teams finished the regatta tied on points – Cronin, Dominique Provoyeur (Cape Town, South Africa) and Jennifer Provan. A count back system, detailed in the sailing instructions, was used to break the tie, putting Provoyeur into fourth and Provan in fifth.

“We can’t really be too disappointed,” said Provoyeur, who has competed in this regatta four times. “The fourth is our best result yet, but obviously when you are so close you think what could have gone better. I woke up this morning a little anxious for the final day of racing and knowing there was a bit on. There was breeze and we were in a position close to first. We tried to take the attitude that we want to go sailboat racing, but the wind was up and the swell was bigger than what we had had. We tried to start well and see what would happen, really one race at a time.” Provoyeur sailed with Louise Meek, Tiffany Baring-Gould and Saskia Butcher.

Rounding out the top 10 teams: Jennifer Provan (CAN) in fifth, Marieke Poulie (Maarssen, NED) in sixth, Amanda Taselaar (Scarsdale, N.Y.) in seventh, Breault in eighth, JoAnn Fisher (Annapolis, Md.) in ninth and Kaitlin Storck (Huntington, N.Y.).

Until this regatta, Tunnicliffe had held the record as the youngest competitor, having set the mark as a 14-year-old skipper in 1997. At that time, she confided that one day she would win the regatta. “I always thought it would be cool to do really well one day,” she said. “This is my fifth time sailing the regatta, my fourth time skippering it. We were getting to the point that we need to get up there sometime soon. I’m happy we sailed really well together and did so well. I have a
fabulous crew. Debbie, Molly and Liz sailed together a few times before, and the chemistry has worked perfectly. It makes my life so easy on the race course and they make me look really good.”

The 2011 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship will be held at the Rochester Yacht Club.

Rolex Watch U.S.A. is the title sponsor with national sponsorship from Atlantis, Dry Creek Vineyard, Kattack and PredictWind. Other sponsors to date include:  Shumway Marine, Home Care of Rochester, Trilliant Jewelers, Monroe County Sports Commission, Lake Beverage, West Marine, North Sails, Coca-Cola of Rochester, Jacob Stein Foods, Palmer Foods and Sam’s Club.  The Rolex IWKC is a US SAILING Championship and hosted by the Rochester Yacht Club.

Full results are online at http://championships.ussailing.org/Adult/RIWKC.htm

For more information, including, visit the event website www.riwkc.com where fans around the Mworld can go to view photos from official event photographer Dan Nerney, read the daily reports, link to Twitter (twitter/ussailing) and follow racing live with real-time GPS tracking by Kattack. Compliments of Rolex, daily highlights videos produced by T2P.tv will be uploaded each evening (after 9pm eastern) to both http://www.t2p.tv/guide/riwkc09.php and http://www.ussailing.org/video/fliqz/index.html.

About the Rolex IWKC: Inaugurated in 1985 at the instigation of the US SAILING’s Women’s Championship Committee, the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship quickly became the premier women’s sailing event in the U.S. and worldwide.  Held biennially, the event provides women keelboat and offshore sailors high-quality racing and an opportunity to compete with top national and international sailors. Rolex Watch U.S.A. has sponsored the regatta since its inception. The event is part of US SAILING’s Championships calendar.

The Rolex IWKC joins other prestigious Rolex-sponsored events including the Rolex Miami OCR, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race, Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex, the Rolex Big Boat Series and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. For more information visit www.regattanews.com, the online press portal for Rolex yachting events.


About the Rochester Yacht Club: Incorporated in 1877, the Rochester Yacht Club celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2002 and is still going strong. The first regatta was held in 1877 with eight sail boats competing and most recently it hosted 102 boats at the J/22 World Championship.  Its purpose is to provide and encourage interests and instruction in areas of yachts and yachting, seamanship, racing and traditions of yachting. By car, RYC is seven miles from the heart of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, and it is located on the south shore of Lake Ontario and accessible from the Genesee River.  


About US SAILING: The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing body for sailing. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 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.

Boats.com correspondent Carol Cronin sent us a different kind of race report after the first day of a unique regatta being held in Rochester, New York, this week. No racing was held in Wednesday’s nasty blow; but Carol says the forecast is good for Thursday and promises to send us a wrap-up after the racing concludes on the weekend:

Lake Ontario wind and waves conspire to blow out the first scheduled day of racing at the 2009 Rolex Womens International Keelboat Regatta

Lake Ontario wind and waves conspire to blow out the first scheduled day of racing at the 2009 Rolex Womens International Keelboat Regatta, hosted by Rochester Yacht Club. Rolex/Dan Nerney photo.

At my very first Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship in 1991, I made so many new friends I lost count. Fast-forward 18 years to this year’s event, and I find myself reunited with many of those women. The difference? This time around, their daughters are here, too.

Mother/daughter outings don’t usually include an international regatta, but several teams here are combining the two ideas. Annapolitan Cathy Parks has her daughter on her team – and her newborn granddaughter greets them when they come ashore. Canadian Katie Coleman Nicoll is sailing with her daughter, college student Clarity Nicoll. The list goes on.

Multi-generational team: Bridget Lawless, Martha Parker, Merrit Moran, K Sertl. Rolex/Dan Nerney photo

Multi-generational team: Bridget Lawless, Martha Parker, Merritt Moran (skipper), Katja Sertl. Rolex/Dan Nerney photo

And then there’s local favorite Cory Sertl, a two-time winner of the event. She’s doing the mother/daughter outing a bit differently; teenaged Katja is crewing on a separate boat, for Merritt Moran – seventeen year old daughter of Cory’s longtime teammate Amy Moran. The two daughters have a ten year old in their crew.

And just to prove that sailing is a lifetime sport, 80 year old local Teresa Smith is crewing for 57-year-old Janice Ziobrowski.

Those of us in the middle of the age spectrum are here to enjoy a week of sailing with and against friends new and old. For over 20 years, this regatta has brought together a wide range of skill levels and goals as well as ages, creating a stew that includes every aspect of competitive women’s sailing.

Back in what seems now like the early days of the Rolex (as it’s referred to by followers, after the perennial title sponsor), teams of six women - or in some lightweight cases, seven - battled the wind and waves off Newport in J/24’s. I’m sure we had some light air sailing, but those aren’t the stories we still tell.

This year, teams of four or five women are racing J/22’s in Rochester, and the first day has been abandoned due to high winds and seas. Will the next generation reminisce about today’s weather at the Rolex in 2027?

Kim Couranz, Carol Cronin (skipper), Margaret Podlich, and Kate Drew Fears, a.k.a. 'Team Spidey'

Kim Couranz, Carol Newman Cronin (skipper), Margaret Bonds Podlich, and Kate Drew Fears, a.k.a. "Team Spidey"

Click here to see local coverage of the regatta

US SAILING’S 2009 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship2009 Rolex Next Step Program Graduates 25 Junior Sailors

 

Next Step ParticipantsRochester, N.Y., USA (October 4, 2009) – This past weekend, 25 young women sailors traveled to the Rochester Yacht Club in Rochester, N.Y., to take place in the Next Step to Rolex Program. The young women, ranging in age from 14-17 and representing junior programs from across the U.S. and as far away as Hawaii, were selected to participate in the once-of-a-lifetime keelboat clinic, the core outreach program of US SAILING’s Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship, scheduled for October 7-10 at RYC. Organized by 1988 U.S. Olympian and two-time winner of the Rolex IWKC Cory Sertl (Rochester), the weekend featured all-day clinics with the focus on making the transition from dinghies to keelboats.

Photos: Tim Wilkes/Rolex

“The girls really came with a lot of experience in different kinds of boats,” said Dockside talkSertl, noting that the caliber of sailors participating was more advanced than when she first coached the program, in 2001. “They picked things up quickly and we got more accomplished than we ever thought we would.”
In addition to Sertl, a two-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, coaches included Sertl’s Rolex IWKC crew Amy Moran, along with 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and US SAILING’s 2008 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.), Justin DaMore, RYC’s sailing director Jon Faudree and RYC’s junior sailing director Liz Bower.
The program utilized International J/22s, the same keelboat used in the Rolex IWKC, with four sailors on each accompanied by a coach. The weekend centered around teamwork, communication and the skills essential to racing keelboats. Easily identified by their bright buoy-yellow caps, with the Rolex IWKC logo and ‘2009 Next Step to Rolex’ embroidered on the back, the young women concluded their learning experience with a video debrief by coach Faudree, who followed the J/22s throughout the two days. For comparison, he showed the same maneuvers executed by Tunnicliffe and team on a J/22. The enthusiastic group noted the significant difference in style and boat handling.

“We talked about doing a mini regatta at the conclusion,” said Sertl, “but we didn’t want to risk having the boats damaged before regatta. For most of the girls, their time-on-distance wasn’t as good because   they’re new to these boats. They were all together, learning to sail in a non-competitive atmosphere. They’re always in a competitive environment when they’re racing, so they were comforted by the fact they didn’t have to race.

Three of RYC Next Step to Rolex Program participants will get to take what they’ve learned straight to the race course this week when they make their debut as a team in the Rolex IWKC. Merritt Moran, Katja Sertl and Julie Wiesner will team up with veteran bow person Martha Parker (Newport, R.I.) for racing this Wednesday through Saturday.


At the conclusion of the weekend, Sertl presented the coaches and junior sailors with a commemorative group photo commissioned by Rolex.
2009 Next Step to Rolex Program participants:

  1. Lindsey Andrade, Kaneohe Yacht Club
  2. Jennifer Borshoff, Rochester Yacht Club
  3. Claire Brodie, Rochester Yacht Club
  4. Rachel Bryer, Conanicut Yacht Club
  5. Jaimie Chicoine, Hoover Sailing Club
  6. Kelsey Corbishley, Rochester YC
  7. Katia DaSilva, East Greenwich Yacht Club/FAST
  8. Arielle deLisser, Coral Reef Yacht Club / Barnegat Light Yacht Club
  9. Kayla Ellis, Brant Beach Yacht Club
  10. Olivia Graham, Rochester Yacht Club
  11. Abby Hartmann, Port Madison YC
  12. Emma Huntress, Rochester Yacht Club
  13. Emily Johnson, Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
  14. Christine Moloney, Buffalo  Canoe Club
  15. Merritt Moran, Rochester Yacht Club
  16. Kayla Oak, Buffalo Canoe Club
  17. Sarah Redmond, Bainbridge High School Sailing Team
  18. Abby Rohman, Beach Point Club/Lisot
  19. Kendall Sanson, Port Madison Yacht Club
  20. Taylor Scheuermann, Coral Reef Yacht Club
  21. Katja Sertl, Rochester YC
  22. Sarah Stubbs, American Yacht Club
  23. Linnhe Thomson, Rochester Yacht Club
  24. Julia Wiesner, Rochester Yacht Club
  25. Lindsay Wright, Buffalo Canoe Club

The Next Step to Rolex Program was established in 1997 to expose and mentor juniors interested in taking the “next step” toward advanced women’s sailing.  Since its creation as a complementary component of the Rolex IWKC, the Next Step to Rolex Program has served as an inspiration for hundreds of young women from across the U.S. and abroad.

For more information about the 2009 Next Step to Rolex Program, contact Cory Sertl at corysertl@gmail.com or the Rochester Yacht Club at 585-342-5511. To follow the 2009 Rolex IWKC, visit www.riwkc.com or follow www.twitter.com/ussailing.

About the Rolex IWKC: Inaugurated in 1985 at the instigation of US SAILING's Women’s Championship Committee, the Rolex IWKC quickly became the premier women’s sailing event in the U.S. and worldwide. Held biennially, the event provides women keelboat and offshore sailors high quality racing and an opportunity to compete with top national and international women sailors. The winning team will receive US SAILING’s Bengt Julin Trophy.

About Rolex Watch U.S.A. Since Rolex Watch U.S.A. first presented timepieces to America’s Cup defenders in 1958, the company has consistently recognized and encouraged excellence in every important arena of competitive sailing, including supporting elite athlete preparation, US SAILING championships, disabled sailing, and offshore, one-design and women’s events.

The Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship is part of the Rolex Yachting Portfolio that includes over 20 world-class sailing events taking place around the world such as the Rolex Miami OCR, New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race, Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, Rolex Big Boat Series, Rolex US-IRC National Championship, Rolex Osprey Cup and Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.


About the Rochester Yacht Club: Incorporated in 1877, the Rochester Yacht Club celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2002 and is still going strong. The first regatta was held in 1877 with eight sail boats competing and most recently it hosted 102 boats at the J/22 World Championship.  Its purpose is to provide and encourage interests and instruction in areas of yachts and yachting, seamanship, racing and traditions of yachting. By car, RYC is seven miles from the heart of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, and it is located on the south shore of Lake Ontario and accessible from the Genesee River.  


About US SAILING
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the national governing body for sailing, provides leadership for the sport in the United States. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US SAILING is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. 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 US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dana Paxton, Media Pro Int’l for Rolex Watch U.S.A., Tel: 401-849-0220
Jake Fish, US SAILING, Tel: 401-683-0800, jakefish@ussailing.org

Rochester contact for Oct 2-4: Cory Sertl at corysertl@gmail.com; mobile 585-202-6064

US SAILING’S 2009 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship

 

Junior Sailors Head to 2009 Rolex Next Step Program

Rochester, N.Y., USA (October 2, 2009) – This coming weekend, October 2-4, the Rochester Yacht Club (Rochester, N.Y.) will host the 2009 Next Step to Rolex Program. As a key initiative of US SAILING’s Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship – scheduled for October 7-10 at RYC – the three-day camp introduces youth sailors to keelboat sailing in a mentoring atmosphere with the goal of one day seeing the graduates on the starting line of the international regatta. Among the coaches and guest speakers are 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and US SAILING’s 2008 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.), 2008 U.S. Olympian and US SAILING Team AlphaGraphics member Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.), 2000 U.S. Olympian Carol Cronin (Jamestown, R.I.) 1988 U.S. Olympian and two-time winner of the Rolex IWKC Cory Sertl (Rochester), and RYC’s Junior Sailing Director Liz Bower.

“The goal of the Next Step to Rolex Program is to give junior sailors a chance to improve their skills in a different type of boat they would normally sail, to reach beyond what they know and to set their sights a little higher.” said Next Step to Rolex Program Chair Cory Sertl (Rochester), a two-time winner of the Rolex IWKC. “Sailors will be grouped with a coach on J/22s, and will focus on teamwork, communication and skills essential to racing keelboats.”

The junior women sailors, age 13 to 17 years old, applied to the program over the summer and submitted written essays about their desire to participate in the Next Step to Rolex Program, along with a letter of recommendation from a sailing coach or instructor. 

This year's Next Step to Rolex program begins on Friday, October 2 with a welcome party where participants will get acquainted with each other and their hosts.  That evening, they will take part in a clinic using the J/22 keelboat, the same boat utilized at the Rolex IWKC. Saturday, October 3 features all-day learning, focusing on making the transition from dinghy to keelboat sailing. The evening’s dinner features a guest speaker panel. On Sunday morning, October 4, there will be a breakfast for the Next Step to Rolex juniors with special guest speakers, followed by an on-the-water clinic and lunch. At the conclusion, participants will be presented with certificates of achievement.

2009 Next Step to Rolex Program participants:

  1. Lindsey Andrade, Kaneohe Yacht Club
  2. Jennifer Borshoff, Rochester Yacht Club
  3. Claire Brodie, Rochester Yacht Club
  4. Rachel Bryer, Conanicut Yacht Club
  5. Jaimie Chicoine, Hoover Sailing Club
  6. Kelsey Corbishley, Rochester YC
  7. Katia DaSilva, East Greenwich Yacht Club/FAST
  8. Arielle deLisser, Coral Reef Yacht Club / Barnegat Light Yacht Club
  9. Kayla Ellis, Brant Beach Yacht Club
  10. Olivia Graham, Rochester Yacht Club
  11. Abby Hartmann, Port Madison YC
  12. Emma Huntress, Rochester Yacht Club
  13. Emily Johnson, Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
  14. Christine Moloney, Buffalo  Canoe Club
  15. Merritt Moran, Rochester Yacht Club
  16. Kayla Oak, Buffalo Canoe Club
  17. Sarah Redmond, Bainbridge High School Sailing Team
  18. Abby Rohman, Beach Point Club/Lisot
  19. Kendall Sanson, Port Madison Yacht Club
  20. Taylor Scheuermann, Coral Reef Yacht Club
  21. Katja Sertl, Rochester YC
  22. Sarah Stubbs, American Yacht Club
  23. Linnhe Thomson, Rochester Yacht Club
  24. Julia Wiesner, Rochester Yacht Club
  25. Lindsay Wright, Buffalo Canoe Club

The Next Step to Rolex Program was established in 1997 to expose and mentor juniors interested in taking the “next step” toward advanced women’s sailing.  Since its creation as a complementary component of the Rolex IWKC, the Next Step to Rolex Program has served as an inspiration for hundreds of young women from across the U.S. and abroad.

For more information about the 2009 Next Step to Rolex Program, contact Cory Sertl at corysertl@gmail.com or the Rochester Yacht Club at 585-342-5511.

About the Rolex IWKC: Inaugurated in 1985 at the instigation of US SAILING's Women’s Championship Committee, the Rolex IWKC quickly became the premier women’s sailing event in the U.S. and worldwide. Held biennially, the event provides women keelboat and offshore sailors high quality racing and an opportunity to compete with top national and international women sailors. The winning team will receive US SAILING’s Bengt Julin Trophy.

About Rolex Watch U.S.A. Since Rolex Watch U.S.A. first presented timepieces to America’s Cup defenders in 1958, the company has consistently recognized and encouraged excellence in every important arena of competitive sailing, including supporting elite athlete preparation, US SAILING championships, disabled sailing, and offshore, one-design and women’s events.

The Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship is part of the Rolex Yachting Portfolio that includes over 20 world-class sailing events taking place around the world such as the Rolex Miami OCR, New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race, Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, Rolex Big Boat Series, Rolex US-IRC National Championship, Rolex Osprey Cup and Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.


About the Rochester Yacht Club: Incorporated in 1877, the Rochester Yacht Club celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2002 and is still going strong. The first regatta was held in 1877 with eight sail boats competing and most recently it hosted 102 boats at the J/22 World Championship.  Its purpose is to provide and encourage interests and instruction in areas of yachts and yachting, seamanship, racing and traditions of yachting. By car, RYC is seven miles from the heart of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, and it is located on the south shore of Lake Ontario and accessible from the Genesee River.  


About US SAILING
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the national governing body for sailing, provides leadership for the sport in the United States. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US SAILING is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. 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 US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.

September 21st, 2009

The winner of this week’s U.S. Women’s Championship will receive a Sperry Top-Sider grant toward the entry fee in US SAILING’s Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship. Click here for more information

August 4th, 2009

SCUTTLEBUTT 2901 - Wednesday, August 5, 2009 (www.sailingscuttlebutt.com)

THE NORTH COAST
In the state of New York, Rochester has earned the nickname "The North Coast"
for good reason - just ask a sailor. "Believe it or not, Rochester is considered a mecca in the sailing world," says Keith Burhans, vice commodore of the Rochester Yacht Club. "Other places in the world have overdeveloped waterfronts and no room to host large events. We have ample space to bring in hundreds of boats and trailers and accommodate everyone for storage. People from around the world are really impressed with what we have to offer."

The Rochester Yacht Club has hosted many major sailing events over the years.
This year's marquis competition will be the Rolex Women's International Keelboat Championship, in October, a J/22 event. Rochester happens to be home to that event's 2001 winner, Cory Sertl, an alternate on the 1988 women's Olympic sailing team and the 1995 and 2001 Rolex Yachstwoman of the Year.
Sertl will be competing with three other women this October. -- Read on:

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907110301

 

July 28, 2009

There have been a couple of  questions about where to put the discount code when searching at United Airlines.

You must book online at www.united.com and enter the reference code 564EG where it says Electronic certificate or promotion code.  This can be found by clicking "More Search Options" at the bottom of the book travel section.

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