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Annapolis J/22 Fleet to host `Road to Rolex` clinic to prepare women sailors for September competition
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| J/22 `Road to Rolex` clinic - Annapolis J/22 Fleet to host `Road to Rolex` clinic to prepare women sailors for September competition |
| ANNAPOLIS, MD. USA-(21-4-2003) On June 8 and August 9 the Annapolis J/22
Fleet 19 will host a two-part “Road to Rolex” women’s sailing clinic, in
preparation for the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship (IWKC)
to be held September 28 to October 3, 2003 in Annapolis. Well-known
competitive sailor and U.S. Naval Academy coach Nancy Haberland (Annapolis)
will conduct the clinic which includes a skill assessment and review of
basic tactics for fleet racing. Haberland won the 1997 Rolex IWKC as crew
and finished fourth at the regatta in 2001 as a skipper.
Registration for the two-part clinic is $120 per boat. For one day,
registration is $80 per boat. Additional coaches will be added to the roster
under Haberland’s leadership.
Each participant will receive a copy of the “Road to Rolex” clinic manual
written by Betsy Alison, a five-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and 2004
Olympic aspirant. Alison has won the biennial Rolex IWKC five times and is
an internationally recognized sailing educator and coach.
“The clinics are designed to be adaptable to a group’s knowledge of the
equipment and skills, so all levels of sailing ability are welcome,” said
“Road to Rolex” coordinator Sue Mikulski, owner/skipper of the J/22 Hard
Headed Woman.
For more information about the Annapolis “Road to Rolex” clinic, email
Mikulski at SuMikulski@aol.com or write in care of Annapolis Yacht Club, 2
Compromise Street, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Rolex IWKC is part of US SAILING's national championship series. Organizers
are using the Internet to promote the regatta and provide information:
www.race.annapolisyc.com/rolexkeelboats is focusing on Annapolis details;
www.ussailing.org/riwkc has the official Notice of Race and Entry Form in
PDF format, event history and news releases. There is a web server list to
get direct information by email. To subscribe, visit
www.ussailing.org/riwkc.
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Source: Dana Paxton, Media Pro Int’l for Rolex |
