Kevin Burnham: Olympic Gold Medalist will speak at dinner tonight. USOC photo The waters of Long Island Sound off Westport will be crowded with young sailors beginning today as 160 of the nation’s top youth sailors compete in the U.S. Youth Sailing Championship 2005.
The event is organized by the U.S. Sailing Association (US SAILING) and is hosted by Cedar Point Yacht Club.
The young sailors, who are all under the age of 20, will race on Long Island Sound in Lasers, Laser Radials, and Club 420s to compete for the coveted National Champion title.
The list of competitors in the event reads like a ‘Who�s Who’ in American youth sailing and includes several current and past U.S. Youth World Team members, organizers said.
Before top-level racing begins on Monday, the championship features three days of advanced racing clinics, led by US Sailing’s Youth Development Coach Mike Kalin, who will be joined by a team of at least eight other well-known sailors and US Sailing Team athletes.
The event will kick off tonight with an opening dinner at the historic Sheffield Island Lighthouse, hosted by Nautica. The dinner’s guest speaker is Olympic gold medallist Kevin Burnham.
