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2025 National Championship Regatta

Edgartown Yacht Club
Edgartown, MA
September 3 to 6, 2025

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# Sail Number Yacht Name Skipper/Crew Yacht Club 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 X Total
1 107 Grace Reed Baer / John Burnham / Rachel Balaban / Matt Buechner / Pete Schott Ida Lewis 1 2 4 2 1 3 3 23/DNS [23] 16.0
2 254 Aeolus Matt Hirsch / Tim Dawson / Mark Van Note / Scotty Innes-Jones / Nate Frizell Conanicut 3 1 10 3 2 5 2 23/DNS [23] 26.0
3 25 Checkmate Young / Young / O’Connor / Rohman / Cesare Larchmont 10 6 1 8 3 11 1 1 [11] 30.0
4 237 Bit~O~Honey Ken Deyett / Carolyn Petie / Josh Johnson / Luke Celu / Katie Collins Beverly 15 10/TLE 2 4 6 2 5 2 [15] 31.0
5 54 54 Rob Dailey / Com Crocker / Ryan Zupon / Pat Slattery / Anna Tikhononova Larchmont 9 10/TLE 6 5 4 1 4 6 [10] 35.0
6 106 Lady John Mawe, Doug Millar, Kate Millar, Wes Bemus, Bill Wiggins Larchmont 6 4 8 1 9 6 19 5 [19] 39.0
7 26 Tango Karen Ronan / Dan Ronan / Kevin Hynes / Katrina Ronan / Steve Ronan / Marion Maniker Larchmont 4 8 7 7 5 7 9 4 [9] 42.0
8 23 Rascal Kurt Weisenfluh / Matt Tym / Maura Weisenfluh / Chris Foley / Owen Weisenfluh Larchmont 2 10/TLE 5 10 11 4 10 11 [11] 52.0
9 138 Envy Adam Walsh / John Gochberg / Scott Reichhelm / Mike Devlin / Lauren Walsh New York 13 10/TLE 3 16 12 8 15 8 [16] 69.0
10 238 White Rabbit Richard Robbins / Ethan Robbins / Alan Silk / Peter Cassidy / James Lamb Beverly 18 3 20 14 17 9 7 3 [20] 71.0
11 221 Cornelia Stephen Glascock / Hayden Bennett / Curtis Adam / Garrett Carlson / Taylor Fitzpatrick New York 7 10/TLE 13 9 13 14 6 23/ UFD [23] 72.0
12 180 Martin Michael Rajacich Jr / Michael Rajachich / Matt Rajachich / Eric Wagner / Nate Dunker Tred Avon 5 7 12 12 14 16 21 14 [21] 80.0
13 176 Katherine Gregg Takata / Doug Campbell / Andrew Wertheim / Margaret Takata / Fred Treffeisen Larchmont 12 10/TLE 9 19 10 22 13 7 [22] 80.0
14 158 Glory Ron Oard / John Nothacker / Cullen Martin / Carolyn Garth / Rob Schutt New York 21 5 15 13 7 10 11 23/ UFD [23] 82.0
15 96 October James Wirtz / Dino Pick / Larry Gamble / Justin Lacy / Heath Packard Monterey Peninsula 8 10/TLE 14 18 16 15 16 9 [18] 88.0
16 182 Lure Skip McGuire / Tim Walsh / Greg Kaldor / Kate Manion / Will Gallagher Larchmont 20 10/TLE 11 17 15 13 12 10 [20] 88.0
17 205 Nemesis Jonathan Krumeich / Adam Zakka / Zach Warner / Ted Helme Indian Harbor 16 10/TLE 19 6 19 20 14 12 [20] 96.0
18 41 Havoc Matthew Hays / Ken Bond / Chris Schoen / Tim Drucker / Tim Sawyer Larchmont 14 10/TLE 18 21 21 12 8 13 [21] 96.0
19 5 Swamp Fox James Lawless / Marta Brown / Bill Bond / Mike Mollerus / Dana Emery Larchmont 19 10/TLE 17 11 8 18 18 17 [19] 99.0
20 220 Phoenix Dan VanderWoude / Polly VanderWoude / Erik Bengtsson / Chris Lonegro / Michael O’Connell Larchmont 11 10/TLE 16 15 18 17 20 15 [20] 102.0
21 219 DeJa Vu Steve Mettler / Stuart Randall / Mike Bankero / John Hess / Cindy Alten-Delotto Edgartown 17 10/TLE 21 20 20 21 17 16 [21] 121.0
22 139 Delaplaine James Pala / Hunter Van Stetsen / Ashtin Signh / Ryan Moore / Max Curioz Naval Postgraduate School 22 10/TLE 22 22 22 19 22 18 [22] 135.0

Thank you to Indian Harbor Yacht Club and Shields Fleet #2 for a great event! Congratulations to Ken Deyett #237 for winning the overall event and Kurt Weisenfluh #23 for winning the Saturday buoy racing.

# Sail Number Yacht Name Owner/Skipper Race
1
Race
2
Race
3
Race
4
Total
1 237 Bit-O-Honey Ken Deyett 4 1 3 1 9.0
2 176 Katherine D Campbell / Takata / Wertheim 1 2 10 2 15.0
3 23 Rascal Kurt Weisenfluh 2 3 1 13/OCS 19.0
4 106 Lady Mawe Millar Bemus 5 6 7 3 21.0
5 54 54 Rob Dailey / Com Crocker 7 7 4 4 22.0
6 182 Lure Skip McGuire 8 4 5 6 23.0
7 167 Skimmer Ann Schwagerl 6 5 6 13/DNS 30.0
8 205 Nemesis Jonathan Krumeich 3 12 8 8 31.0
9 26 Tango Ronan/ Hynes 9 8 2 13/RET 32.0
10 238 White Rabbit Richard Robbins 11 9 11 5 36.0
11 5 Swamp Fox James Lawless 12 10 12 7 41.0
12 228 Teaser Ethan Johnson 10 11 9 13/DNS 43.0

New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta Around-the-Island

June 14, 2024

Congratulation to Darden/Shore for winning the Around-the-Island race. 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.

#SailYacht NameOwner/Skipper1Total
1 74KaraseletDarden/Shore11.0
2238White RabbitRichard Robbins22.0
3109Helm of AweMalcolm Gefter33.0

New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta

June 15 -16, 2024

Congratulation to Ken Deyett for winning the 170th 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.

#SailYacht NameOwner/Skipper12345Total
1237Bit~O~HoneyKen Deyett1524113.0
2217John DoryJamie Hilton2681219.0
3 74KaraseletDarden/Shore5111[RET]3424.0
4 17WeetamoePeter Fernberger3852826.0
5258TinkyClayton Deutsch9495330.0
6238White RabbitRichard Robbins6947531.0
7158GloryRon Oard7369732.0
8109Helm of AweMalcolm Gefter4271011[DNC]34.0
9245HawkPeter K S Siegl10738634.0
10221CorneliaStephen Glascock8101611[DNC]36.0

Trophy 2024 OGLC

Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup

Shields Fleet #7 and #12 and the Monterey Yacht Club (Organizing Authority)
Monterey, CA

April 12 to 14, 2024

Congratulations to the team from Newport, RI for winning the 2024 OGLC.

#SailorsSail NumberHomeport/FleetNetTotalR1R2R3R4R5
1Heather Shaver
George Shaver
Caila MacDonald
Heidi Ziskind
Jon Ziskind
181Newport, RI
Fleet 9
6101[4]113
2Garth Hobson
Ashley Book
Austin Book
Logan Maloney
Max McCormick
103Monterey, CA
MPYC
914223[5]2
3Kurt Weisenfluh
Wes Bemus
Maura Weisenfluh
Owen Weisenfluh
John Mawe
23Larchmont, NY
Fleet 1
1218434[6]1
4James Wirtz
Larry Gamble
Justin Lacy
Heath Packard
96Monterey, CA
MPYC/NPS
1318[5]5224
5Gerald J. (Jerry) Stratton161Monterey, CA
MPYC
1622[6]1636
6Dante Fiala191Monterey, CA
MPYC
21293657[8]
7Maya Hoffman257Monterey, CA
MPYC
2532[7]7747
8Steve Mettler
Cindy Alten-Delotto
Ian Smith
John Hess
Mike Banker
219Edgartown, MA
Fleet #8
2937[8]8885

2023 Regatta Logo

The 59th Shields National Championship Regatta

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

Congratulations to Graham Quinn and Karl Anderson in #235 Harrier for winning the National Championship Regatta. Thank you to all the volunteers, race officers and judges for their support and thank you to our sponsors Burr Brothers Boats; Sperry Sails; Harding Sails; Buzzards Bay Brewing; Forno Bakery; Southcoat Health. A special thank you to the planning committee for organizing and executing a terrific event.

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Harrier #235

Daniel Island YC

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.


Dave Perry Rules

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.

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US Sailing
Batten
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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