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The Edgartown Yacht Club 100th Annual Regatta

Friday, July 14th, through Sunday, July 16, 2022

The Edgartown Yacht Club 100th Annual Regatta (the "Regatta") for One-Design Classes will be held at Edgartown, Massachusetts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 14 - 16, 2023. This is the New England Championships. The Edgartown Yacht Club ("EYC") is the organizing authority.

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The 59th Shields National Championship Regatta

September 27 to 30, 2023 - Beverly Yacht Club - Marion, MA

Shields Fleet 10 and the Beverly Yacht Club are excited to host the Shields National Regatta September 27-30, 2023 in Marion, MA. Thank you to our sponsor Burr Brothers Boats, Inc. and the planning committee for organizing what can only be a terrific event.

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The 58th Shields National Championship Regatta

September 6 - 10, 2022 - Ida Lewis Yacht Club - Newport, RI

Apollo 11 Shoots the Moon at 34-Boat Shields Nationals

Newport, R.I. (Sept. 11, 2022) - Apollo 11, the oldest boat in a 34-boat fleet of Shields racing outside of Newport’s Brenton Reef, won a six-race series yesterday to capture the Class’s 58th National Championship by one point. Skipper Andy Green, of Newport, sailed with fellow owners Joe Bardenheier and Dale Harper, as well as Jon Howland and Geordie Shaver.

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#	Sail	Yacht Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	TO	Total
1	11	Apollo	3	1	4	11	1	7	[11]	16
2	107	Grace	2	12	3	4	2	6	[12]	17
3	156	Bomba Charger	7	5	1	1	14	10	[14]	24
4	224	Virginia	1	9	8	9	4	3	[9]	25
5	74	Karaselet	5	6	2	2	21	15	[21]	30
6	258	Tinky	8	2	11	17	12	5	[17]	38
7	239	Syrinx	11	3	26	6	5	13	[26]	38
8	181	Helen	6	13	7	24	3	11	[24]	40
9	254	Aeolus	14	4	12	13	20	2	[20]	45
10	160	Diversion	4	17	22	8	17	4	[22]	50
11	201	Hope	35/DSQ	7	5	12	19	9	[35]	52
12	169	Sirene	10	10	10	3	23	21	[23]	54
13	237	Bit~O~Honey	9	11	16	26/TLE	8	12	[26]	56
14	26	Tango	25	8	6	19	11	14	[25]	58
15	166	Tantrum	23	18	17	18	7	1	[23]	61
16	121	Mahi	17	29	15	7	6	16	[29]	61
17	33	Maverick	30	16	20	14	9	8	[30]	67
18	180	Martin	21	27	14	5	10	33	[33]	77
19	151	Meander	13	21	13	26/TLE	15	26	[26]	88
20	149	Merlin	12	24	23	15	34/DSQ	19	[34]	93
21	248	The Grinch	22	30	19	26/TLE	13	20	[30]	100
22	59	Jade	16	22	27	26/TLE	18	18	[27]	100
23	207	Circe	29	32	9	21	26	17	[32]	102
24	158	Glory	28	23	21	10	25	23	[28]	102
25	101	ISLA	19	19	24	16	31	24	[31]	102
26	106	Lady	24	14	31	34/DSQ	22	27	[34]	118
27	245	Hawk	15	20	30	26/TLE	29	32	[32]	120
28	96	October	18	34	35/DNF	26/TLE	16	28	[35]	122
29	221	Cornelia	20	15	29	26/TLE	35/DNC	35/DNC	[35]	125
30	223	Aileen	26	28	25	20	27	31	[31]	126
31	139	Delaplaine	33	25	33	26/TLE	24	22	[33]	130
32	219	DeJa Vu	27	31	18	35/DNC	32	25	[35]	133
33	238	White Rabbit	32	26	28	22	28	29	[32]	133
34	205	Nemesis	31	33	32	23	30	30	[33]	146

Place	Sail #	Skipper	1	2	3	4	Total
1	181	Ed Adams	1	1	1	1	4
2	237	Ken Deyett	3	3	2	2	10
3	166	Jonathan Hough	2	2	3	3	10
4	158	Ron Oard	4	4	6	4	18
5	205	Jonathan Krumeich	6	6	4	5	21
6	221	Stephen L. Glascock	7	7	5	6	25
7	258	Clayton Deutsch	5	5	8	8	26
-	249	Jon McClean/Skip Dieball	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	-

New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta

Congratulation to John Burnham and Reed Baer for winning the 168th annual regatta. Thank you to the Organizing Authority (the New York Yacht Club Regatta Association, Inc) and the host New York Yacht Club for a great event.

#	Sail	Yacht	Skipper	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	107	Grace	John Burnham / Reed Baer	2	6	1	1	1	1	12.0
2	181	Helen	Ed Adams	1	1	2	2	4	4	14.0
3	258	Tinky	Clayton Deutsch	3	4	4	6	3	3	23.0
4	11	Apollo 11	Joe Bardenheier	4	5	8	3	6	12	38.0
5	166	Tantrum	Jonathan Hough	12	3	7	8	2	9	41.0
6	158	Glory	Ron Oard	7	2	10	7	5	10	41.0
7	121	Mahi	David Bush-Brown	6	7	3	10	10	6	42.0
8	151	Meander	Scott Foberg	5	11	6	4	9	7	42.0
9	237	Bit~O~Honey	Ken Deyett	9	10	11	5	7	2	44.0
10	238	White Rabbit	Richard Robbins / Ethan Robbins	8	8	5	9	8	11	49.0
11	245	Hawk	Peter K Siegl	10	9	9	11	11	8	58.0
12	223	Aileen	Clare Evans	11	12	12	12	12	5	64.0

Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup

Shields Fleet #1 and the Larchmont Yacht Club (Organizing Authority)

May 28 - 29, 2022

Congratulations to Ron Oard from the New York Yacht Club (Fleet 9), on winning this year’s event.

#	Sail	Skipper	Yacht Club	Fleet	Total	1	2	3	4
1	158	Ron Oard	New York	9	7	2	1	3	1
2	237	Kenneth Deyett	Beverly	10	9	1	4	2	2
3	26	Dan Ronan	Larchmont	1	10	3	3	1	3
4	207	Tom McManus	Indian Harbor	2	14	4	2	4	4

Photo credit Daniel Vanderwoude

Shields Class has a New Fleet!

Fleet #22 has been created for Daniel Island Yacht Club in Charleston, SC. The Daniel Island Yacht Club aims to create a welcoming environment for boaters, fostering a culture rooted in a deep respect for the water that honors and connects the membership.

Shields Class Racing Rules Webinar Series with Dave Perry

Sponsored by the Shields Class and Shields Fleet 9

Recorded sessions can be seen at https://shieldsclass.com/video/index.php

The Shields Class Foundation website is now open and interested in donations of cash and Shields (boat, sails, equipment and trailers). The mission of the Foundation is To preserve authentic one-design yacht racing competition and culture through the introduction and education of new adult and youth sailors to Shields Class sailing everywhere.

An “Oldie but Goodie” - How the Shields Class Stays Happy and Healthy

Article by Eric Anderson.

The Shields Technical Committee and National Measurer have authorized experimentation of a full length top batten on the mainsail. See discussion. See some of the pictures of a mainsail in Monterey, CA and let us know your opinion. https://shieldsclass.com/batten/.

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