| PORTSMOUTH, R.I.-(11-7-2003) Leigh Kempton (Island Heights, NJ) and
Kaity Storck (Huntington, NY) won the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded
Championship. The new champions were presented with US SAILING’s Ida Lewis
Trophy at a ceremony last night. By winning this championship, Kempton and
Storck have qualified for the 2004 Youth Sailing ISAF (International Sailing
Federation) World Championships, which will be held in Gdynia, Poland. The
event was hosted by Windycrest Sailing Club at Lake Keystone near Tulsa,
Oklahoma, and sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats.
Kempton and Storck showed their dominance throughout the racing week,
winning six out of eight races and finishing with eight points. Adrienne
Patterson (Corona Del Mar, CA) and Melanie Roberts (San Diego, CA) finished
in second place with a total score of 18 points. In close third place were
Carolina Young and Shannon Heausler (both from Tampa, Florida) with 21
points.
Meredith Muller (Fort Pierce, FL) was awarded the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr.
Memorial Sportsmanship Trophy. Muller was selected for the trophy by fellow
racers at the event because she demonstrated honest rivalry and graceful
acceptance of results. The award is designed not as a friendship or
popularity award, but to promote and improve the quality of racing and in
particular, the on-the-water integrity of the racing sailor.
Complete information about the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded
Championship, including final results and pictures, can be found at
www.ussailing.org/Idalewis/.
The event brought together the top sixty junior women sailors from across
the country. Before racing, competitors participated in a two-day advanced
racing clinic, led by US SAILING Olympic Development Coach Brian Doyle
(Hanover, NH). Other coaches on-hand were Casey Hogan, Richard Feeney, and
Jamie Smith.
The purpose of the U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship is to
encourage women’s sailing in the U.S. by providing an opportunity for junior
women sailors to compete at the national level. It is an open (no
pre-qualification required) doublehanded fleet racing competition for ages
13 to 18. The event was first raced in 1995 and became sanctioned by US
SAILING in 1996 as the doublehanded event for junior women sailors. Clinics
are held across the country in the months leading up to the event.
For more information about US SAILING’s National Championship series, visit
www.ussailing.org/championships or contact US SAILING’s championships
manager Lindy Christofersen at 401-683-0800.
The U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship is sponsored by Vanguard
Sailboats. Vanguard Sailboats is the leading world manufacturer, and largest
US supplier, of recreational and high performance small sailboats.
Vanguard's sponsorship of numerous championships, regattas, and events is a
testament to their commitment to support the growth and development of
sailing and one-design racing from the grassroots to the highest level of
world competition. Vanguard products include the Sunfish and Laser, two of
the most recognized brands in the sailing world. Visit their website at
www.teamvanguard.com.
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national governing
body for sailing and sailboat racing. Headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode
Island, the organization's mission is to encourage participation and promote
excellence in sailing and racing in the U.S. US SAILING offers training and
education programs, develops and supports a wide range of sailing
organizations, associations and communities, and provides administration and
oversight of competitive sailing across the country. For more information,
visit www.ussailing.org.
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