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.
Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup
- Shields offers high-field open-bore MRI machines that allow for greater patient comfort while maintaining clear images. Additional services include MR arthrogram and breast MRI, as well as Shields ProCare, imaging medical equipment maintenance and service company. All Shields locations are ACR accredited.
- Get free shipping on qualified Face Shields or Buy Online Pick Up in Store today in the Safety Equipment Department.
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Shields Fleet #10 and the Beverly Yacht Club (Organizing Authority) with support from Fleet #8
Rescheduled and Notice of Race posted for June 11-13, 2021
Registration is now open.
The Shields Ocean-Great Lakes Challenge Cup in 2021 will occur on June 11-13, 2021 on Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts with the Organizing Authority (OA) Shields Fleets 10 (Marion, MA) and the Beverly Yacht Club with support from Shields Fleet 8 (Edgartown, MA).
The 57th Shields National Championship Regatta
SEPTEMBER 22 - 25, 2021 - Tred Avon Yacht Club - Oxford, MD
The 2021 Nationals Planning Committee is already at work to make the 57th National Championship Regatta one to remember. We are aiming for record attendance and as a result of our early registration drive ending September 26, 2020 we already have 24 pre-registrations.
An “Oldie but Goodie” - How the Shields Class Stays Happy and Healthy
Article by Eric Anderson.
New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta
October 2 - 4, 2020 Newport, RI
Thank you to the New York Yacht Club for a great event. Congratulations to John Burnham and Reed Baer for winning both the Friday and weekend events.
| October 2, 2020 (Friday Event) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | # | Yacht | Skipper(s) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Total |
| 1 | 107 | Grace | John Burnham/ Reed Baer | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2 | 237 | Bit~O~Honey | Ken Deyett | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8.0 |
| 3 | 121 | Mahi | David Bush-Brown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 |
| 4 | 245 | Hawk | Peter Siegl | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17.0 |
| 5 | 160 | Diversion | Robin Monk | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18.0 |
| 6 | 238 | White Rabbit | Richard Robbins | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23.0 |
| 7 | 204 | Prudence | Kelsy Patnaude | 7 | 7 | 15/DNS | 15/DNS | 44.0 |
| October 3 -4, 2020 (Weekend Event) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | # | Yacht | Skipper(s) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | Total |
| 1 | 107 | Grace | John Burnham / Reed Baer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10.0 |
| 2 | 254 | Aeolus | P Thomas Hirsch | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 3 | 33 | Maverick | Ted Slee | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21.0 |
| 4 | 237 | Bit~O~Honey | Ken Deyett | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 5 | 258 | Tinky | Alex Hood | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29.0 |
| 6 | 26 | Tango | Karen Ronan | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37.0 |
| 7 | 181 | Helen | Dirk Johnson | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15/DNC | 41.0 |
| 8 | 121 | Mahi | David Bush-Brown | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10/TLE | 15/DNC | 42.0 |
| 9 | 238 | White Rabbit | Richard Robbins | 14 | 5 | 4 | 10/TLE | 10 | 43.0 |
| 10 | 160 | Diversion | Robin Monk | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10/TLE | 8 | 43.0 |
| 11 | 245 | Hawk | Peter Siegl | 11 | 7 | 15/DNF | 10/TLE | 4 | 47.0 |
| 12 | 205 | Nemesis | Jonathan Krumeich | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 51.0 |
| 13 | 151 | Meander | Scott Foberg | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10/TLE | 11 | 58.0 |
| 14 | 204 | Prudence | Kelsy Patnaude | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10/TLE | 12 | 59.0 |
The 55th Shields National Championship Regatta
SEPTEMBER 18 - 22, 2019 - CHICAGO YC - CHICAGO, IL
Congratulations to Tom Hirsh and Tim Dawson of Newport, RI for winning the regatta. Congratulations to Fleet #10, Marion, MA for winning the Fleet Trophy with places of 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Thank you to the Chicago Yacht Club and Fleet #3 for hosting the regatta.
Special thanks to Karen I. Hirsch Photography for her pictures and video.
Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup
Shields Class Sailing Association and the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club (Organizing Authority)
April 26 to April 28, 2019
Monterey, CA
Congratulations to Eric Anderson and his MPYC team sailing Shields 191 for winning the regatta. Pictured are (left to right): Rob Vann, Doug Deppe, Jon Dean, Randy Shore, and Eric Anderson. Lily Robnett (not shown).
Thank you to the hosts and participants for a great regatta.
The next Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup will be in Marion, MA on June 26 to 28, 2020. Please mark your calendar and plan for another great event.
The Shields Class Governing Board on May 13, 2020 has unanimously adopted a new rules for the Basic Rules Governing Measurements and Inspections and these will go into effect in 60 days if no fleet raises objections.
The new rule requires each Fleet Measurer to inspect and measure Registered Yachts sufficiently to certify, that all Registered Yachts so measured and inspected conform to the Specifications and the mast step location should be measured every two years.
The new rule is now incorporated into the Rules. For comparison see the old section.
The Shields Class Governing Board on April 14, 2020 has unanimously adopted new rules for the National Regatta and these will go into effect in 60 days if no fleet raises objections.
The new rules are now incorporated into the Rules. For comparison see the old section. The new rules have the following highlights:
- Two races minimum required for a National Championship,
- Course lengths can be 3 to 6 miles and if shortened must be 3 legs (two windward) and at least 3 miles,
- Time limit for first leg is 45 minutes, 120 minutes for first finisher with 20 minute finishing window. After finishing window yachts scored two plus number of finishers.
- More guidance is given to the race officer as to maximum winds,
- Prioritize more races up to maximum of eight over 6 mile required courses.
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1962 |
| No. built | 220 |
| Builder(s) | Cape Cod Shipbuilding Hinckley Yachts Chris-Craft Industries |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 4,600 lb (2,087 kg) |
| Draft | 4.75 ft (1.45 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 30.21 ft (9.21 m) |
| LWL | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Beam | 6.42 ft (1.96 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | modified long keel |
| Ballast | 3,080 lb (1,397 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I (foretriangle height) | 29.88 ft (9.11 m) |
| J (foretriangle base) | 9.33 ft (2.84 m) |
| P (mainsail luff) | 33.38 ft (10.17 m) |
| E (mainsail foot) | 13.38 ft (4.08 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | |
| Mainsail area | 223.31 sq ft (20.746 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 139.39 sq ft (12.950 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 360 sq ft (33 m2) |
| Total sail area | 362.70 sq ft (33.696 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 83.8 (suspect) |
The Shields, also called the Shields 30 and the Shields One-Design, is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens as a one designracer and first built in 1962.[1][2][3][4][5]
Production[edit]
The design was commissioned by American sailor Cornelius Shields, as a fiberglass replacement for the 1930s vintage International One Design and is Sparkman & Stephens design #1720. Shields had the first 20 boats constructed at Cape Cod Shipbuilding and he donated them to several American universities on the US east coast. The boat class was named after him in honor of his donations. In the end he donated over 100 of the boats to various colleges and universities, including 15 donated to universities in southern California.[1][4]
The design was initially built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding, then by Chris-Craft Industries and by Hinckley Yachts in the United States. Today it is once again built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding and remains in production. A total of 220 boats have been produced.[1][3][5]
Design[edit]
The Shields is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim, including teak coamings, toe-rails, handrails, the cockpit floor grating and the cockpit seats. It has a fractionalsloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a spooned, raked stem; a sharply raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel. There is no cabin. It displaces 4,600 lb (2,087 kg) and carries 3,080 lb (1,397 kg) of lead ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.75 ft (1.45 m) with the standard keel.[1]
For sailing the design is equipped with a halyardwinch console, with vertical cleats to secure the halyards. The design rules limit the adjustable backstay, the boom vang and the mainsheet to a maximum of an 8:1 mechanical advantage. A jib is used, but a genoa is not permitted under class rules. Buoyancy is provided by under-seat flotation compartments and fore and aft watertight bulkheads.[3] A spinnaker of 360 sq ft (33 m2) may be used.[6]
The current Cape Cod production boat has, as standard equipment, a 4:1 boom vang, 8:1 backstay and a 4:1 mainsheet traveler. Optional equipment includes a bilge pump, spinnaker and launch basket, Cunningham, a digital compass and a boat trailer for ground transportation.[5]
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick DP-N racing average handicap of 83.8 (listed as 'suspect').[3]
Operational history[edit]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Shields Class Sailing Association. There are racing fleets in the Northeastern United States and in California.[5][7]
The Orange Coast College School of Sailing & Seamanship, a public community college in Costa Mesa, California operates a fleet of Shields for their training program, mostly consisting of boats donated by Shields.[4]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, 'this beautiful boat is used for day sailing and, particularly, for racing. Class rules are rigid. For example, only one set of sails is allowed per year.'[3]
See also[edit]
Similar sailboats
References[edit]
Shields And Yarnell
- ^ abcdeMcArthur, Bruce (2020). 'Shields sailboat'. sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^McArthur, Bruce (2020). 'Sparkman & Stephens'. sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ abcdefSherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 132-133. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN0-395-65239-1
- ^ abcOrange Coast College School of Sailing & Seamanship. 'Shields 30'. occsailing.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ abcdCape Cod Shipbuilding Co. (2020). 'Shields One-Design'. capecodshipbuilding.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^'One-Design Showcase - Shields'. Sailing World. 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^McArthur, Bruce (2020). 'Shields Class Sailing Association'. sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
Shields Health Solutions
External links[edit]
Pennsylvania Blue Cross Blue Shield
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