Monday, November 16, 2015

J/22 Class Announces Youth Scholarship Boat Program

J/22 Youth Sailing (Newport, RI)- The J/22 Class Association is excited to introduce its Youth Scholarship Boat Program!  The program, which is modeled after the Lightning Class Boat Grant Program, will award a fully outfitted J/22 (complete with trailer) to a promising youth team for the entire sailing season.

The award recipients will be expected to race the J/22 Scholarship Boat in several high profile, world-class J/22 regattas (including the 2016 J/22 Worlds in Kingston, Ontario); and participate in various Scholarship Program promotional events.

The Program is intended to encourage talented youth sailors (skippers aged 19-29) to experience the J/22 and the Class’s tremendous community of one-design sailors- at virtually no cost. It is our hope that recipients’ experience in the Program will escalate their level of competitiveness and inspire them to accomplish great things in the sailing world.

Join our team and help promote youth sailing!  We are actively seeking sponsorship partners for the 2016 grant.  Our partners can expect multiple advertising and PR opportunities.  Contact Mark “Stu” Stuhlmiller at Stuhlmiller@yahoo.com or (716) 725-4664 for sponsorship level details.  More information on our Program is available on our website