US Sailing Announces Pre â?? Trials Dates

The Olympic Sailing Committee of US SAILING, United States governing body for the sport, has announced the dates of its Olympic Sailing Pre-Trials.

They are, for the nine Olympic classes (eleven events) which have been selected for the 2004 Olympic Regatta – Europe (women), Finn (men), 470 (men and women), Laser (open), Mistral (men and women), 49er, Star and Tornado (all open), and Yngling (women) – to be held as follows:

October 31-November 3, 2002 – for Mistrals at the US Sailing Center-Martin County (Stuart, Florida.)

November 14-17, 2002 – for 470 and Lasers at Houston Yacht Club (Houston, Texas)

February 7-9, 2003 – for Yngling and 49ers at Key Biscayne Yacht Club (Key Biscayne, Florida.)

February 7-9, 2003 – for Tornados at Miami Yacht Club (Miami, Florida.)

February 7-9, 2003 – for Europe and Finns at Lauderdale Yacht Club (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.)

March 21-23, 2003 – for Stars at Coral Reef Yacht Club and the U.S. Sailing Center (Miami, Florida.)

The winners of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Pre-Trials will receive an entry to the Pre Olympic Regatta to be held in Athens, Greece, in August, 2003.

In addition, the Pre-Trials Regattas will be ranking events counting toward the 2003 U.S. Sailing Team Ranking System, except in the Mistral class where the Pre-Trials will be the sole ranking event. The U.S. Olympic Sailing Pre-Trials are open to foreign and U.S. competitors, except in the Laser and Mistral classes, which are doubling as the Pan Am Games Trials