Press Release

10/4/2005 - US Sailing Announces Location For U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Portsmouth, R.I. (October 4, 2005) – US SAILING, national governing body for the sport, announced today that the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Trials for the 2008 Olympic and  will be held in October 2007 in two parts of the country: Southern California and Rhode Island.

The decision on the location was made after several months of carefully evaluating all the aspects that needed to be taken into consideration. "We wanted to make sure we could offer all of the athletes an opportunity to compete in great sailing conditions and there are several of those around the country," said Dean Brenner, Chairman of US SAILING's Olympic Sailing Committee. "In the end, we needed to go with what we felt was best for the sailors. We are confident that this decision will help us produce the strongest U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. These organizations will be great partners and we are looking forward to a great event."

470 Men - Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and US Sailing Center of Long Beach, CA

Over the next few months, US SAILING's Olympic Sailing Committee will work with the host organizations to finalize all aspects of the events, including exact dates and race formats.

For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.