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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INTERNATIONAL LIGHTNING CLASS ASSOCIATION October 21, 2009 International Lightning Class Association Accepting Applicants for the 2010 Boat Grant Program ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The International Lightning Class Association (ILCA) is accepting applications for the fourth year of its incredibly successful Boat Grant Program, which puts race-ready Lightnings into the hands of young sailors who might otherwise not have the opportunity. The deadline for the 2010 program is December 31, 2009. Applications can be found at http://www.lightningclass.org/racing/boatGrant/index.asp [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102778436904&s=1881&e=001ckr7aXoH_GUeZTUP-a_UAxHyhoq1Fn1F6kwPIed9-H-l1TwXfm8t-A2qc3bUsfbLMWoCh6UwP8nxDdP5irYgFb6-lVI3QFF38XmVHv_vkWfCa1_w3ffKnkKtz3kfoozxsfBZI1BW4yBYIIIGJ8KcdqLUx5pHBWLX] The ILCA class website also has reports and video from past years' grantees as well as additional information about the Lightning Class. The ILCA Boat Grant Program provides each recipient a top quality racing Lightning with trailer, practice and racing sales, insurance, help with regatta expenses, and support from an established Lightning sailing mentor. The program provides young sailors, students, or those just beginning their working careers, who can't afford to buy and campaign a competitive 3-person dinghy like the Lightning, with all they need to sail against some of the best racers in the world. The Boat-Grant program started in 2007, when Lightning Class volunteers Allan Terhune and Bill Fastiggi proposed a bold strategy for attracting and retaining young sailors to the class. Why not, they asked, give a young team of sailors a boat for a season, and let them experience what the Lightning has to offer? Fastiggi and Terhune were awarded U.S. Sailing's One-Design Leadership Award in 2007 for developing and implementing the ILCA's Boat Grant Program. The program started modestly, with a single boat, but quickly grew to four boats in the first year. By the second year, the Lightning Class funded five racing boats and a "developmental" boat designated for local racing. Lightning Builders, Nickels Boat Works and Allen Boat Company have provided the use of new boats for the Grant Program. Sail makers North Sails, Vermont Sailing Partners, Dieball Sails, and Quantum Sails have provided new sails as well as practice sails for the teams. Members of the Class have generously donated sails, boats, all kinds of gear, as well as cash donations. "The Lightning community has enthusiastically embraced and supported the Boat Grant Program beyond our wildest dreams" says ILCA Treasurer John Faus. For 2010 the ILCA Boat Grant Program will be headed up by volunteers Bill Fastiggi and Debbie Probst, both long time Lightning racers. Debbie says, "This year will be especially competitive as we are going to grant only 3 boats. We look forward to having more time to dedicate to introducing the teams to the Lightning community and helping them plan their summer of racing with the Lightning Class." Interested applicants should start on their applications now. This is a competitive application process, for a once in a life time opportunity. As written by 2009 recipient Graham Leonard, summing up the program: "Throughout the summer my girlfriend Eliza, brothers Ben and Andy, and I have been continually excited by the competition, welcomed by the community, inspired by the spirit, and humbled by the generosity of the Lightning class. It felt like home from the very beginning. Everyone we encountered was willing to do almost anything to not only get us out on the water, but also help us to go faster once we got there. The passion that Lightning sailors have for their boat and their desire to have even more people sail them is contagious. I know that we've caught it, and cannot wait to help bring in the new generation next year. Our heartfelt gratitude goes to everyone in the class. This has truly been an amazing experience." Many top sailors spent a lot of time racing Lightnings when they were young: Andy Horton, Jay and Jody Lutz, Greg and Matt Fisher, Tim Healy, Brad Read, Ken Read, Dave Dellenbaugh to name a few. Additional information on the program can be found on the Lightning Class website: http://www.lightningclass.org/racing/boatGrant/index.asp [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102778436904&s=1881&e=001ckr7aXoH_GUeZTUP-a_UAxHyhoq1Fn1F6kwPIed9-H-l1TwXfm8t-A2qc3bUsfbLMWoCh6UwP8nxDdP5irYgFb6-lVI3QFF38XmVHv_vkWfCa1_w3ffKnkKtz3kfoozxsfBZI1BW4yBYIIIGJ8KcdqLUx5pHBWLX] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Class Office: phone 303-325-5886 or email [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Bill Fastiggi: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Debbie Probst: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102397697077&[email protected]&a=1102778436904 This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected]. 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