Selden Mast US Youth Sailing Championship Recap

Raising The Bar
Every sailor wants to see growth in youth sailing, but one company has taken the lead in setting an example for event sponsorship.  Seldén Mast Inc. located in Charleston, SC partnered with US SAILING for the US Youth Championship, and Chubb Jr. Championship events to create a new kind of incentive and reward for the top youth sailors who compete in the two regattas.

Sailors are used to keychains and lip balm in their competitor packets, but this year at the US SAILING Championships each international and Club 420 team took home a brand new spinnaker pole from Seldén to commemorate the regatta! “Competing in these regattas is an achievement so we wanted to do something special to make it the best experience possible for each of the teams” said Scott Alexander, National Sales Manager at Seldén.  Alexander was on site for the entire second event serving as a mark boat.  “US SAILING has done a great job organizing some truly high class youth regattas and we’re hopeful that this will be another unique thing that makes everyone want to come back, and inspire younger sailors to sail these regattas”.
In all, Seldén gave out over 60 spinnaker poles which all carried a unique event sticker to commemorate the Championship regattas.  “We’re hopeful other companies will follow our lead in adding to the prestige of these bigger events. Youth sailing is the future and we’re really excited about the direction US SAILING is leading the sport.
Top finishers in the 420 class in each event are as follows:
US YOUTH SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP- July 6-10 – Roger Williams University: International 420

1. Will Logue/Bram Brakman, Riverside YC, Coral Reef YC, LISOT
2. Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin, Texas Corinthian YC, Riverside, LISOT
3. Ivan Shestopalov/ Pierce Ornstein, Coral Reef YC, Riverside YC, LISOT
4. Christine Klingler/Victoria Thompson, Larchmont Yacht Club/ Newport Harbor Yacht Club, LISOT
5. Matthew Logue/Cameron Giblin, Coral Reef YC, Riverside YC, LISOT

CHUBB YOUTH CHAMPIONSHP- August 2-6- Wianno Yacht Club: Club 420

1. Jack McGraw/Dot Obel, Southwestern Yacht Club, 1-6-1-2-6-2-1-2-4-[11]- ; 25
2. Will Martens/Noble Reynoso, SFYC, [21/DSQ]-2-4-3-14-1-2-1-2-9- ; 38
3. Mark Davies/Graceann Nicolosi, Chicago Yacht Club, 6-1-5-[12]-4-11-6-3-1-7- ; 44
4. Timothy Greenhouse/Jack DeNatale, Wadawanuck Club, 7-12-6-1-1-15-9-6-[19]-1- ; 58
5. Andrew Sheerin/Taylor Kirkpatrick, Sail Newport, 4-4-7-8-9-[19]-10-8-9-5- ; 64

See more at: http://www.ussailing.org/juniorchamps15_final/#sthash.VLUngVsl.dpuf
CHUBB U.S. Youth Championship Winners Jack McGraw & Dot Obel
US SAILING U.S. Youth Championship winners Will Logue & Bram Brakman
About Seldén Mast Inc.
Seldén has been building masts since 1960 when founder Per Seldén first built an aluminum dinghy mast to replace his wooden one.  Today Seldén now leads the way in producing top quality aluminum and carbon fiber rigs around the world for boats ranging in size and performance from the Optimist to large luxury yachts.  In addition to masts, Seldén also has a complete range of deck hardware which makes them the only single company able to outfit an entire boat from the deck-up.  The United States headquarters for Seldén is located in Charleston, SC
For Seldén Mast Dinghy information on spars, rigging & deck hardware call Seldén Mast Inc. at 843-760-6278 or email TF@seldenus.com.
About the US SAILING Championship regattas
The top 150 sailors from around the country, aged 19 or under (ISAF World Youth Championship age limit), were sent invitations on US Olympic Yachting Committee letterhead to attend the event in Lasers and 470s in mid-June.  The U.S. Youth Championship is now the pinnacle of youth racing for the summer season. Other than the Laser, boats have changed over the years. In 2006, this prestigious championship included Club 420’s, Lasers, Laser Radials and 29ers. In 2013, another championship, the U.S. Youth Multihull Championship was incorporated into the Youth Championship. The International 420s were included and Boardsailing was also reintroduced. – See more at: http://www.ussailing.org/racing/championships/youth/youthchamps/#sthash.OVVOF29t.dpuf