U.S. MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF U.S. NATIONAL SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS
SERIES

Portsmouth, R.I. (April 5, 2005) - Next week's U.S. Multihull Championship
kicks off the 2005 season US SAILING's National Championships Series of 18
events. Hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, Calif., from
April 13 to 17, the U.S. Multihull Championship is one of seven National
Championships scheduled to be held on the West Coast this year.

Twenty teams from across the country have qualified to compete in the
event, which will be raced in Hobie Tigers supplied by Hobie Cat Company.
The list of competitors includes defending champion Mike Montague (Santa
Rosa, Calif.) sailing with Mike Luebkemann (Seal Beach, Calif.); Hobie 16
North American Champions Armando Noriega and Javier Cabildo (MEX); Nacra
20 North American Champions Nigel Pitt (Hartwell, Ga.) and Mike Krantz
(Flowery Branch, Ga.); and 2004 U.S. Youth Multihull Champions TJ and
Jerry Tullo (Staten Island, N.Y.). This will be a good practice event for
the young Tullo brothers who will represent the U.S. at the Volvo Youth
Sailing ISAF World Championship in Korea this summer.

The winner of the event will receive US SAILING's Hobie Alter Cup, a
perpetual trophy named after Hobie Alter, Sr. for his extraordinary
promotion of one-design multihull sailing and racing programs.

For a complete list of competitors and more historical information on the
U.S. Multihull Championship, please visit the event website at
www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/usmhc.

The U.S. Multihull Championship is sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A., which
sponsors all of US SAILING's National Adult Championships. For more
information about US SAILING's National Championships, visit
www.ussailing.org/championships or contact US SAILING's Championships
Manager Liz Walker at [email][email protected].[/email]

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, supports a wide range of
sailing organizations and communities, and provides administration and
oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including the US
Sailing Teams and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. For more
information, please visit www.ussailing.org .

If I were a betting man, my pick to win it all this year is Pete Melvin/Jay Glaser, with Hobie employees Greg Thomas/Jacque Bernier in 2nd.

What do YOU think?

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