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Hospice Regattas National Championship 2010 Returning Skipper Wins FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2010 CONTACT: National Hospice Regatta Alliance - email NHRA@HospiceRegattas.org, or phone Rochester NY - Skipper Kirsten Werner and her crew surpassed a competitive fleet of thirteen other teams, to win the 11th annual Hospice Regattas National Championship, held at the Rochester Yacht Club. All fourteen teams completed one round of racing before severe weather on Sunday cut short the series. Most teams Saturday performed consistently during a second round of races that was not completed. Rules determined the final standings at the end of the last full round. Werner complimented the Rochester Yacht Club, the race organizers, and the race committee, for “a spectacular job orchestrating the championship. Our team was honored to win this event supporting such an amazing cause.” This was Ms. Werner’s second time qualifying for the national championship, in which teams represent the 20-plus local hospice races held throughout the year to raise money and awareness for hospice care in their communities. Werner’s team has years of experience together on J24s and now a Beneteau 40.7. With her husband Kris on sail trim, Bobby Bryant on tactics, and Phil Hasl on the bow, the team finished first in five of the six races that determined the final results. Placing a close second was Gary Tisdale and his team representing the regatta for Niagara County, held in Youngstown NY. Third was Bob McElwain and his crew from Naples, Florida. Local regattas have netted over $14 million in the 30 years since the first regatta. Most importantly, they have reached thousands of new people with information about hospice care. Hospice offer comfort-focused health care for patients with terminal conditions, along with compassionate support and services for families facing end-of-life challenges. Hospice is available to anyone, regardless of the ability to pay, thanks in part to donations and charity events. This was the second of three years host Rochester Yacht Club, with an outstanding committee co-chaired by Hank Stuart, Mary Stuart, John Doyle, and Lauren Doyle, and their own crew of fellow sailors, local citizens, and Lifetime Care Hospice. The race-ready fleet of Sonar sailboats was thanks to Shumway Marine, with Haarstick sails built with donations from individuals and companies who care. For more information about hospice regattas and the Hospice Regattas National Championship, visit www.HospiceRegattas.org. # # # Photographs of the championship are available for publication. Browse and choose from http://www.hospiceregattas.org/2010_pics then email NHRA@hospiceregattas.org for assistance or higher resolution files. About the National Hospice Regatta Alliance - NHRA is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) association of hospice regattas that independently raise money and awareness for hospices in their communities. An all-volunteer organization, NHRA helps hospice regattas grow and learn from each other, and it promotes Hospice care nationally. NHRA members organize an expanding nationwide network of more than two dozen charity regattas, from the East Coast to the West Coast, from the Great Lakes to Florida. Since the first hospice regatta in 1982, more than 20,000 sailors, sponsors and volunteers have raised over $14 million to help hospices serve terminally ill patients and their families regardless of their insurance coverage or ability to pay. About the Hospice Regattas National Championship - This event was the first sailing championship for charity in the U.S. To help promote local hospice regattas, the championship offers three days of hotly-competitive sailboat racing for one winning team representing each local regatta. Held annually since 2000, most early championships were held in Annapolis, MD, where the first hospice regatta originated. In 2009, NHRA selected the highly respected Rochester Yacht Club to host and conduct the event through 2011. In 2012-2014, the event will move to St. Petersburg Yacht Club, another prestigious sailing club. The purpose of moving the championship around the country is to build awareness of hospice care and the national network of local regattas. About the Rochester Yacht Club - Incorporated in 1877, the Rochester Yacht Club is still going strong. The club’s first regatta was held in 1877 with eight sailboats. In 2008, RYC hosted 104 boats at the J/22 World Championship. RYC is on the south shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River, seven miles by car from the heart of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. The club hosts the local Hospice Regatta in odd-number years. In even-number years such as 2010, the event is hosted by Genesee Yacht Club, August 20-22.
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