US SAILING Schedule of U.S. National Championships

by Marlieke de Lange Eaton on 13 Mar 2008 US SAILING, the national governing body for the sport, has determined its 2008 schedule for Adult and Youth National Championships. The 17 events, which began in January and continue through September, will be hosted by sailing organizations across the country and raced in a wide range of classes of boats. From fleet, match and team racing to one design, offshore and disabled sailing, the Championships offer fierce competition for sailors of all ages.

Most of the events also provide advanced racing clinics for the competitors. The US SAILING Championships are sponsored nationally by Rolex Watch U.S.A., LaserPerformance, 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 awarded in 1921, tens of thousands of sailors have competed in a National Championship, either at the national 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.

Adult Championships Calendar
U.S. Multihull Championship (Hobie Alter Cup); April 22-26;
Capricorn F18
Gulfport Yacht Club, Gulfport, Fla.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A.

U.S. Disabled Sailing Championship (Chandler Hovey and Judd Goldman Trophies); June 6-9;
Ideal 18, Sonar, SKUD 18, 2.4mR
American Yacht Club, Rye, N.Y.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Dry Creek Vineyard and UBS

U.S. Singlehanded Championship (O'Day Trophy); August 6-10;
Sunfish
Sayville Yacht Club, Sayville, N.Y.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and LaserPerformance

U.S. Team Racing Championship (Hinman Trophy); August 15-17;
Vanguard 15
Erie Yacht Club, Erie, Penn.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., Nautica, LaserPerformance, and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship (Allegra Mertz Trophy); September 10-14;
Sonar
Rochester Yacht Club, Rochester, N.Y.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. Men's Sailing Championship (Mallory Cup); September 16-20;
J/24
San Francisco Yacht Club, San Francisco, Calif.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. Women's Sailing Championship (Adams Cup); September 18-21;
J/22
Oklahoma
City Boat Club, Oklahoma City, Okla.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A.

U.S. Match Racing Championship (Prince of Wales Bowl); September 24-28;
Sonar
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, N.Y.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard

U.S. Championship of Champions (Jack Brown Trophy); September 24-27;
Sunfish
Sayville Yacht Club, Sayville, N.Y.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and LaserPerformance

U.S. Offshore Championship (Lloyd Phoenix Trophy); September 26-28;
Tartan Ten
Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago, Ill.;
Sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Dry Creek Vineyard

Youth Championships Calendar U.S.
Youth Multihull Championship (Arthur J. Stevens Trophy); January 18-21;
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach, Calif.; SL16

U.S. Youth Sailing Championship; June 26 - July 1;
Laser, Club 420, Laser Radial
San Francisco Yacht Club, San Francisco, Calif.;
Sponsored by Nautica and LaserPerformance

U.S. Junior Women's Doublehanded Championship (Ida Lewis Trophy); July 7 - 15;
Club 420
Sausalito Yacht Club, Sausalito, Calif.
Sponsored by LaserPerformance

Chubb U.S. Junior Championships
U.S. Junior Triplehanded Championship (Sears Cup and Judges Trophy); July 28 - August 1;
Lightning
Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Ill.
Sponsored by Chubb Group

U.S. Junior Doublehanded Championship (Bemis Trophy); July 28 - August 1;
Club 420
Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Ill.;
Sponsored by Chubb Group and LaserPerformance

U.S. Junior Singlehanded Championship (Smythe Trophy); July 28 - August 1;
Laser
Chicago Yacht Club, Chicago, Ill
Sponsored by Chubb Group and LaserPerformance

U.S. Junior Women's Singlehanded Championship (Leiter Trophy); August 3-8;
Laser Radial
Macatawa Yacht Club, Holland, Mich.;
Sponsored by LaserPerformance

For more information about US SAILING's U.S. National Championships, please visit www.ussailing.org/championships