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Colgate 26 chosen for world-class Knickberbocker Cup Match Racing
FORT MYERS, FL (June 14, 2006) – Billowing Colgate 26 sails will fill Manhasset Bay in Port Washington, NY this summer as twelve of the finest match racing sailing teams from around the world compete in the Knickerbocker Cup on August 30th to Sept 3, 2006. Hosted and presented by the Knickerbocker Yacht Club, racing fanatics can catch the action from spectator boats as the teams vie for international ranking, trophies and cash prizes. The Knickerbocker Cup has had a long association with America's Cup greats. It has been won by such notable crewmen as Dave Dellenbaugh, tactician for America 3 in its successful 1992 bid for the America's Cup, and Russell Coutts, who skippered the reigning Cup champion, Team Alinghi of Switzerland. Other K-Cup winners include Peter Gilmour and Ed Baird. This year the Knickerbocker Cup Foundation has selected the Colgate 26 for the International Match Race Regatta. “We feel that the Colgate 26 will be very exciting for the quick responses needed for the four man crews in match racing and will provide spectators the opportunity to view some great competitive races,” said Paula Davis, Knickerbocker Club Committee Chair. All competitors are top ranked ISAF sanctioned match racing skippers. To date, seven teams have signed on: Scott Dickson-USA, Brian Angel- USA, Martin Angsell-Sweden, Pierre-Antoine Morvan-France, Gavin Brady-Hong Kong, Tovar Mirsky-Australia and Johnny Isdahl-Sweden. Racing commences from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day of the regatta. Social events are scheduled afterwards, including high-level seminars and a barbecue, open to members and their guests. Saturday evening is the Knickerbocker Cup dinner/dance and auction to benefit Abilities!, a non-profit agency dedicated to empowering those with disabilities to be active, independent, and self sufficient participants in our society. Colgate 26 owners who provide their boats for the regatta are also invited. Each event provides members and guests an opportunity to mix and mingle with world-class sailors from around the world. Steve Colgate, who founded Offshore Sailing School in 1964 and created the Colgate 26, has a racing career that spans six decades and includes virtually every significant and celebrated race in the world. His expertise, however, extends well beyond sailboat racing and instruction. To put a nautical spin on a familiar saying, behind every good sailor is a good boat. With noted architect Jim Taylor, Colgate created the design concept for the Colgate 26, which was awarded Cruising World magazine’s “Boat of the Year” Award, Pocket Cruiser Division in 1997. Considered the definitive training boat, entire fleets of Colgate 26 sailboats were purchased by the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Maine Maritime Academy, United Kingdom Sailing Academy and Eckerd College. Today, Offshore Sailing School has more than 40 boats, 10 branches and a staff of highly qualified instructors. Offshore is the only sailing instructional program with courses approved for continuing education by the American Council on Education. The Colgate 26 Class association web site can be viewed at www.colgate26.com. Contact Carmen Watson at 866-842-4355 or Carmen@colgate26.com for event reservations. For more information on Knickerbocker Cup Match Racing, visit http://www.kyc.net.
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