1999 ISAF Youth Worlds July 1-10, 1999, Finland  www.uib.es/universiada99

1999 World University Games July 1-14, 1999, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  
1999 Pan Am Games July 18-31, 1999, Gimli, Canada  http://www.panamgames.org/

1999 World Team Racing Championship July 26-31, 1999, Dublin, Ireland
http://sailing.org/99teamworlds/

1.  A team leader and at least one coach will be chosen to lead the US Team to the 1999 ISAF Youth Worlds.  Classes are 420, Laser, Radial, and IMCO. Selection will be made by the US SAILING Youth Committee, chaired by James Appel, jappel@edgenet.net.  Expenses are typically covered.  

2.  Sailing is included in the World University Summer Games for the first time in 1999, and the US will enter a team.  Skip Whyte will be named Team Leader, and at least one additional coach will probably be named, depending on the size of the US Team.  Classes are Laser, Europe, 470 M&W, IMCO M&W. Selection of coach by the USOSC.  Expenses only may be covered.

3.  Pan Am Games, Hal Haenel (hal@hollywoodcenter.com) will be Team Leader, Gary Bodie (garybodie@aol.com) will be Head Coach, Carl Eichenlaub will be the boatwright, and one additional coach may be named.  Classes are Lightning, Laser, Europe, IMCO, Snipe, Finn, Sunfish, and Hobie16.  Selection of coach by USOSC.  Expenses only may be covered.

4.  A Team Leader may be chosen to lead the US Teams at the ISAF Team Race Worlds.  Team Leader to be selected by the US SAILING Team Racing Committee, Brad Dellenbaugh, Chair (dellenbaugh@compuserve.com)  Expenses only may be covered.  

To apply for any of these positions, please submit coaching resume and cover letter via e-mail to Gary Bodie (garybodie@aol.com).  Copies will be forwarded to the respective selection committees.  Alternatively, fax to 757-851-6544, or as last resort, mail to Gary Bodie, Hampton, VA  23669-2313. Deadline is March 15, 1999.