Logsdon says the kids find the program a "breath of life" because they go
from being unsure about what to study, and suddenly they're immersed in a
program that has them doing what they love., With the Winter Olympics now
underway in Torino, Italy, a large majority (65%) of U.
-- Men are also more likely than women to say they plan to watch
bobsledding (17%, vs.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls.

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Earn a Degree in a Winter Olympic Sport

Two-Thirds Plan to Watch Coverage of the Winter Olympic Games Shows Harris Poll of U.S. Adults Before the Games Opening

Seventy-one percent of adults with at
least some college, 77 percent of college graduates, and 74 percent of
those with a postgraduate degree say they plan to tune in; conversely,
approximately half (49%) of adults without a high school diploma and
three-fifths (60%) of high school graduates say they intend to watch
the Winter Olympics on television.

-- Women are approximately twice as likely as men to say they are most
interested in watching skating events (62% vs.

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Chubb's sponsorship in providing these clinics will enable more junior sailors
to have access to top level coaches.com /europe) and Asia offices, its wholly-owned
subsidiary Novatris in Paris, France (http://www.

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Its global network
includes branches and affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Latin
America , Asia and Australia.

TABLE 1
WATCH WINTER OLYMPICS
"Do you plan to watch any of the television coverage of the Winter Olympics? "

Base: All Adults
%
Yes 65
No 34
Don't know/Refused 1

TABLE 2
WATCH WINTER OLYMPICS - BY KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
"Do you plan to watch any of the television coverage of the Winter Olympics?"

Base: All Adults

Watch Winter Olympics
% Yes No
GENDER
Men % 61 39
Women % 69 29
AGE
18-34 % 55 42
35-54 % 67 33
55+ % 71 29
EDUCATION
Some HS % 49 48
HS grad % 60 39
Some college % 71 29
College grad % 77 23
Post grad % 74 25

Note: Excludes Don't know/Refused.

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"A huge segment of the student population loves the outdoors, especially
winter sports, and simply doesn't have a clue they could earn a real college
degree in a subject they love," says "Mountain Man" Mike Logsdon, director of
Adventure Sports at McHenry, Md. "Parents are overjoyed, too," says
Logsdon.S.
"Youth sailors are the future of our sport and we're thrilled to be able
to team up with Chubb to ensure that our young sailors, many of whom aspire to
become national champions, can get a great jumpstart on their sailing career,"
said US SAILING 's Executive Director Charlie Leighton.S. adults
surveyed by telephone between February 3 and 7, 2006 by Harris Interactive(R),
prior to the start of the Winter Olympics.

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The Harris Poll(R) #15, February 13, 2006
By Bill Dalbec, vice president, Public Affairs Research Group, Harris
Interactive(R)

About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc.

Press Contact:
Jennifer Cummings
Harris Interactive
585-214-7720

Harris Interactive Inc.

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New York, is the 13th largest and the fastest-growing market research firm in
the world, most widely known for The Harris Poll(R) and for its pioneering
leadership in the online market research industry.

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Millions of kids and their parents are thinking about college right now as
deadlines for federal financial aid packages rapidly approach.
While students learn the twists, turns and safety issues of Alpine Skiing
and Snow Boarding, they also must take other courses that make them
well-rounded in Adventure Sports and ready to enter the leisure recreational
field."
The program inspires kids because "we give them the outdoors as a
classroom," says Logsdon. Junior Sailing Championships

PORTSMOUTH, R.
"We are proud of our strong association and sponsorship with US SAILING, the
preeminent organization for the sport. A complete list of US SAILING's insurance programs
can be found at http: //www.ussailing.org/membership/insurance.ussailing. Specifically, figure skating
(14%), alpine/downhill skiing (13%), ice hockey (12%), and bobsledding (10%)
are the events most likely to draw viewers to their televisions.S.
-- College-educated adults are among those most likely to watch at least
some of the Winter Olympics.

TABLE 3
EVENTS INTERESTED IN WATCHING
"Which events are you most interested in watching?"

Base: Plan to watch Winter Olympics

Event Total Men Women
% % %
Skating (net) 51 37 62
Skating (general mentions ) 35 24 45
Figure skating 14 9 18
Speed skating 5 5 4

Skiing (net) 49 58 42
Skiing (general mentions) 36 39 34
Alpine/downhill skiing 13 19 9
Ski jumping 2 3 2
Biathlon 1 1 2
Cross country skiing 1 2 1
Freestyle skiing 1 1 *
Nordic combined * * *

Sledding (net) 13 19 7
Bobsledding 10 17 5
Luge 5 6 4
Skeleton 1 1 *

Ceremonies (net) 2 1 2
Opening ceremony 2 1 2
Closing ceremony 1 * 1

Ice hockey 12 20 5
Snowboarding 4 5 3
Curling 1 1 2

Non-Winter Olympic sports 12 12 11
All of them/everything 5 4 6
Most of it/little bit of each 1 1 1
Other 1 * 2
None/no preference 1 1 *
Don't know/refused 6 4 8

Note: Unprompted responses.
Harris Interactive serves clients worldwide through its United States,
Europe (http://www.

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"Since our founding nearly 125 years ago, Chubb has played a major role in
helping to protect everything maritime, from commercial and luxury personal
vessels to cargo to yacht clubs and marinas, and even sailors," said Jayne
Hill, New Haven, CT , branch manager and senior vice president of Chubb + Son.

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About US SAILING
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) is the national
governing body for sailing and sailboat racing . For more information, please visit
http://www.

-- Women (69%) are more likely than men (61%) to say they intend to watch
the Winter Olympics. 42%), specifically alpine/downhill
skiing (19% vs.

Methodology
The Harris Poll(R) was conducted by telephone within the United States
between February 3 and 7, 2006 among a nationwide cross section of 1,002
adults (aged 18 and over).

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Yet most viewers have no idea
they can actually earn an accredited degree in Adventure Sports including
Olympic events such as Alpine Skiing and Snow Boarding.S.
In theory, with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the overall results have a sampling error of plus or
minus 3 percentage points of what they would be if the entire U. 2/06

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-based Garrett College.com or calling
Logsdon at (301) 387-3333 ., US SAILING, national
governing body for the sport, and the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies , the
Official Insurance Carrier of US SAILING, announced today that they have
extended and expanded their partnership. "Chubb has an excellent
track record of providing tailored insurance programs for the marine industry
and this is a great opportunity for them to have direct influence on the
future of our sport. More information on Chubb can be obtained at
http://www. Headquartered in Portsmouth,
Rhode Island, the organization's mission is to encourage participation and
promote excellence in sailing and racing in the U.harrispollonline.

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More important, they learn about confidence in themselves.

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About Gowrie, Barden + Brett
For more than 30 years the affiliated companies of Gowrie, Barden + Brett
have protected the assets and traditions of individuals, families and
businesses around the U.org.Y. adults surveyed
prior to their start said they are poised to watch a least some of the
television coverage.
These are results from the latest Harris Poll of 1,002 U.

Watching television coverage
While many U. (http://www.com), and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies.

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Kids or their parents can receive a free video and information about
adventure sports by sending an e-mail to adventurecollege@yahoo . Under the new partnership, Chubb
becomes the title sponsor of US SAILING's three U.S. In addition ,
Chubb will provide educational racing clinics for the young sailors
participating at up to 22 regional qualifying events for the Championships. When asked what they are most interested in watching ,
skating (51%) and skiing (49%) events, in general, tend to be the most popular
among those planning to watch the winter games. adult
population had been polled with complete accuracy. Sampling error for the
various sub-sample results is higher and varies.

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Just two percent of adults
who say they plan to watch the Winter Olympics were most interested in
watching the opening ceremony, and only one percent say they are most
interested in watching the closing ceremony. Figures for age, sex, race, education, and region
were weighted where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in
the population.S. Unfortunately, there are
several other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that are
probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error.harrisinteractive .com.

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, Millions of college-bound kids and
their parents sit transfixed in front of their televisions sets as America's
winter sports heroes battle for Olympic medals."
US SAILING first teamed up with Chubb more than a decade ago to provide
property and casualty insurance for its members through a program managed by
Gowrie, Barden + Brett (GBB). The survey results also show that
men and women differ on the events they are most interested in watching. Long recognized by its
clients for delivering insights that enable confident business decisions, the
Company blends the science of innovative research with the art of strategic
consulting to deliver knowledge that leads to measurable and enduring value .

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The company provides personal and commercial
property and casualty insurance as well as life, health and employee benefit
insurance services.chubb. 9%). They
include refusals to be interviewed (nonresponse ), question wording and
question order, interviewer bias, weighting by demographic control data and
screening (e. EOE M/F/D/V
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"Even more surprising
is that our kids actually get jobs in this field when they graduate," says
Logsdon, a former physics professor and designer of the first Adventure Sports
curriculum in the United States.S. Chubb is a leader in providing standard and specialty insurance
coverages to businesses, as well as insuring fine homes, automobiles , yachts,
antiques and other collectibles, and personal liability.

-- Middle-aged (those aged 35 to 54) (67%) and older (those aged 55 and
over) (71%) adults are more likely than younger adults (those aged 18
to 34) (55%) to say they intend to watch the Winter Olympics .harrisinteractive.

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Events most interested in watching
It is clear that most of those who say they plan to watch at least some of
the Winter Olympics are most interested in watching the events themselves
rather than the ceremonial aspects of the games. 9%). 5%) and ice hockey (20% vs .

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"They learn at a very impressionable age, firsthand
lessons about leadership, using good judgment , risk management and
self-discipline. adults indicated they intend to watch some of the Winter
Olympics , there are certainly some groups who are more likely than others to
tune in.

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Kids Combine Snowboarding, Alpine Skiing + College Degree

Winter Olympics Provide Backdrop for an Unusual Degree: Adventure Sports

MCHENRY, Md. "Instead of an undecided, reluctant or sullen teenager , you've got a
kid who's literally running with enthusiasm to attend classes. Since this partnership was created, the marine
insurance programs endorsed by US SAILING have continued to expand, with
several programs available for US SAILING members, such as tailored programs
for individual offshore boat owners, as well as for sailing organizations such
as yacht clubs and schools. US SAILING offers
training and education programs, supports a wide range of sailing
organizations and communities , and provides administration and oversight of
competitive sailing across the country, including the US Sailing Teams and the
U. 37%), most notably
figure skating (18% vs.

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About Chubb
Member insurers of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies form a multi-
billion dollar organization providing property and casualty insurance for
personal and commercial customers through 8,000 independent agents and brokers
worldwide.S.
-- Men are more likely than women to say they are most interested in
watching skiing events (58% vs.g.

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And that goes a long way in helping them become successful adults.

US SAILING and Chubb Expand Partnership

Junior Sailing
Championships (the U. Skating and Skiing Events Draw the Most Interest for Television Viewing

ROCHESTER, N.novatris.

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Junior Single-, Double- and Triplehanded
Championships) and the Championships ' regional qualifying events. With exclusive programs for boats and yachts, luxury
yachts and one -design race boats, GBB specializes in marine insurance for
clients worldwide. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams.S. Differences in viewing intentions are noted by gender, age, and
education level . 5%).

It is interesting to note that 12 percent of adults who say they intend to
watch the Winter Olympics say they are most interested in watching summer
events like boxing, gymnastics , and swimming, among other mentions. It is impossible to quantify the errors
that may result from these factors.