Congrats Jud Smith & Paige Railey

I don't often post press releases but the stories behind these awards are well worth reading...click on the link in the first sentence to get the full picture...Page is 19 years-old by the way! Jud won the 2006 Audi Etchells World Championship in Australia.

JUD SMITH AND PAIGE RAILEY ARE US SAILING's
2006 ROLEX YACHTSMAN AND YACHTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (January 10, 2007) – Jud Smith (Marblehead, Mass.) and Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) today were named, respectively, US SAILING’s 2006 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. From a shortlist of nominees determined by the membership of US SAILING, a panel of noted sailing journalists selected the two sailors for the distinction.

Established in 1961 by US SAILING and sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. since 1980, the Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards recognize outstanding on-the-water achievement in the calendar year just concluded. The winners will be honored and presented with specially engraved Rolex timepieces during a luncheon on March 2, 2007, at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan.