Olson 30 Racing Boat 30th Anniversary National Championship Regatta
LEGENDARY OLSON 30 RACING SAILBOAT MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA Pioneer of Modern Ultra Light Displacement Boats Still Respected after Three Decades


    /Boating News Articles/ - OXNARD, CA, March 28, 2008 - The Olson 30 Class Association announces the fleet's 30th Anniversary National Championship for 2008. The four-day regatta and commemorative events, scheduled for July 17 through 20, 2008, will be hosted by the Channel Islands Yacht Club in Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, Calif. The Association welcomes race competitors from the entire Olson fleet, which extends across the United States from the Pacific states to the Great Lakes, Canada, the Chesapeake, the Northeast, Texas, and the Southeast, extending to Florida.
The boat was designed by George Olson at Pacific Boats in Santa Cruz, Calif., 30 years ago with then-revolutionary ultra light displacement boat (ULDB) fiberglass construction. Fast and maneuverable, the Olson 30 sailboat is known nationally and internationally for winning in tough ocean races against boats 10 and 20 feet longer. View videos of the Olson 30 in action on the water at www.olsonuldb.com/media/index.
The Championship race will be run outside Channel Islands Harbor. The Association will issue photographs and more information about the races, celebrations and the boat over the coming weeks prior to the regatta. To access the race entry form, go to www.ciyc.com/racing.htm and click on the entry form link.
Advance regatta entry information is available at www.olson30.org or by calling Richard Sharpe, 2007-2008 president of the Olson 30 Class Association, at (805) 642-3034 or Mobile: (805) 444-5657. The Channel Islands Yacht Club site is at www.ciyc.com.

Channel Islands Yacht Club (CIYC)
Named in honor of the nearby offshore Channel Islands nature preserves, the Channel Islands Yacht Club (CIYC) has championed water-associated activities and related recreation since 1960. It was the first yacht club in the Ventura County Small Craft Harbor. The club serves members from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties and attracts guests from Seattle to Mexico . Programs span sailboat and power racing, cruising, fishing, power boating, and an active social calendar.


Richard Sharpe, 2007-2008 President
Olson 30 Class Association
5528 Everglades Street, Suite B
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 642-3034
Mobile: (805) 444-5657



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Barbara Zelasko
(973) 267-1988
bzelasko@yahoo.com

Paula J. Z. Sharpe
(805) 642-3043
paula@intelligentwt.com

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