FORMER SEEKONK RESIDENT AND 2006 DIGHTON-REHOBOTH GRADUATE, CARA VAVOLOTIS, AND TEAMMATE LARA DALLMAN-WEISS HEAD TO PERTH WORLDS ON THEIR QUEST FOR OLYMPIC GOLD!

Team Cara/Lara has just found out that they will be one of the teams representing the United States in the 470 women's sailing event in Perth, Australia. Perth Worlds was designed to be the main qualifying event for the 2012 Olympics. World Champions will be decided in Perth, and seventy five per cent of nations competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games will earn their places at Perth 2011. Teams participating must be first approved by their individual country in order to race, and only a few boats from each country are allowed to enter. This event takes place December 3 thru December 18, 2011.

Cara and Lara just finished up three days of Snipe racing at the Florida State Championships hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in preparation for 470 Worlds, which is just around the corner. They finished in an impressive 5th place in this Western Hemisphere Qualifier!

Since Cara and Lara only recently received word that they had the okay to compete at Perth Worlds, they are scrambling to accumulate the funds they need to go. Please visit www.teamcaralara.com and find out how you can be part of their team. They are asking for donations to help them sail on the other side of the world! They will be updating the blog on their website during the event, so please join their team and follow along!