ANNAPOLIS, MD - Dr. Bill Bank and Team Brain Drain sailed to victory in the 2nd Annual BIG Team Regatta in Annapolis on Friday, September 24th. The team of neurosurgeons leveraged the skills of 2004 Farr 40 World Champion and America's Cup tactician, Terry Hutchinson, to fight off hard-charging sailors from Security Storage and Team Esprit de Corps.

The 14 boat fleet completed 4 races in generally light conditions on the waters of the Severn River in the vicinity of the US Naval Academy.

At the post regatta party, Dr Bank congratulated his fellow competitors and lauded their efforts in raising $43,547 for Kids Set Sail. "Next year, we should double the number of entries, and do even more for Kids Set Sail."

Group Experiential Learning (GEL) and J World Annapolis, hosted the 2004 B.I.G. Team Regatta to raise funds for the National Maritime Heritage Foundation's Kids Set Sail program, designed to engage and teach sailing to youth in the Washington, D.C. area and focus them on higher education.

The National Maritime Heritage Foundation (NMHF), based in Washington, D.C., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to stimulating economic and cultural community development along the waterfront of our nation's capital while bringing a fresh approach to maritime education. NMHF's programs include the Community Sailing Center, which features the Kids Set Sail sailing school.

J World, an Annapolis sailing school, and GEL, a nation-wide provider of sail-boat based team building experiences, are the organizing sponsors of this charity regatta. In addition to running America's premier sailing school, J World has been delivering team building events in Annapolis since 1996. J World partnered with GEL, the leaders in experiential organizational development, to enhance and expand its sailboat-based offerings. The focus of GEL Experiences is not simply learning to sail, but developing and enhancing the communication and situational leadership skills required to succeed in today's complex business environment.

For complete race results and photos, please go to WWW.GELCORP.com. Live action video footage can be viewed at www.t2p.tv. To get involved or learn more about the 2005 B.I.G. Regatta, contact Jay Palace at 1-800-966-2038 or Kevin Traver, National Maritime Heritage Foundation, 202-547-1250.

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