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Another impressive turnout rate is expected for this year’s USA Junior Olympic (JO) Sailing season finale in Miami, Fla. The 40th annual Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, hosted collaboratively by the US Sailing Center (Miami, Fla.), Coral Reef Yacht Club, Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, and Lauderdale Yacht Club, takes place on December 27-30. Nearly 700 junior sailors from 20 countries, as well as 28 U.S. states and territories will convene for the Orange Bowl Regatta, the largest youth sailing regatta in the country.
Bermuda will be represented in the 420’s Class by James Anfossi, Blake Burgess and Jordan Saints, Mackenzie Cooper will compete in the Laser 4.7 Class, Jason Saints, Ryan Saraiva and Chris Sposato will compete in the Laser Radial, Ferdinand Arnold, Ceci Wollmann, Ellie Wollmann, Mickey Wollmann and Sam Stan will compete in the Optimist Class.
Several former U.S. Olympic medalists will be on-hand to present awards, including James Barton, Kevin Burnham, Magnus Liljedahl and current US Sailing Team AlphaGraphic members, Zach Railey and Anna Tunnicliffe. Trophies will be awarded to the top five or ten sailors in each fleet, depending upon fleet size. Each Optimist Green Fleet sailor will receive a USA Junior Olympic medal. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Magnus Liljedahl, will present the Orange Bowl Regatta Sportsmanship Trophy to a sailor who exemplifies sportsmanship at the event.
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