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Sunday, September 13. 2020

Shields

I had the good fortune to see a Shields race yesterday. They are sleek, low keelboats good for day-sailing or racing.


To my surprise, these boats are still bring made by Cape Cod Shipbuilding. 


This is their photo, not mine:




Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 05:23 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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The War College yacht club in Newport had ahandful of these. Also a handful to rig (not a 1 person boat) but wonderful to sail once underway.
#1 Bull on 2020-09-13 07:28 (Reply)
:-) Which is where I sailed them in the summer of 1978, at OCS. And Narragansett Bay was the perfect environment for them.
#1.1 Kenneth Mitchell on 2020-09-13 10:34 (Reply)
When i first saw the picture, i thought you were showing this :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iz1de7Lwyw

hilarious
#2 bk on 2020-09-13 08:06 (Reply)
A wonderful design and terrific sail. I campaign a Soling, a similar one-design racer, on Lake Michigan. Its a little lighter with a larger sail plane and a lighter "blade" keel so it sails differently. We've seen and sailed with Shields at Vineyard Haven. Very nice.

Of all the sports I've participated in, none beats the challenges of competitive sailing! Courage when reaching with a storm chute or freeing a masthead sheave underway, cunning and discipline when rounding the mark in close quarters, strategy when when engaged in an up-wind drag race with another boat. Truly one of the most exhausting and exhilarating things a person can do!
#3 louis miller on 2020-09-13 10:47 (Reply)
Awesome boats. Sailed them years ago. More recently sailed Dragons, similar style of boat.
#4 stimpy on 2020-09-13 22:47 (Reply)

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