2021 US NATIONALS

January 23 - 30, 2021
RESULTS

2021 US Nationals

The US Nationals is a non-ranking regatta scheduled in place of the 2021 Gold Cup World Championship, cancelled because of the pandemic.
Sailors and Race Committee must observe social distancing and COVID-19 guidelines.

OFFICIAL INFORMATION

2021 U.S. Nationals Photo CD

by | Mar 20, 2021 | , ,


Photographer Gretchen Dorian has put together a CD with over 850 images from the 2021 U.S. Nationals sailed on Black Lake in Michigan.

They are all keyworded with Sail number and name. They are lo-res jpgs, perfect for viewing on a Big Screen TV, making small thumbnails for your website or emails. They are in “chron” order, by file name. There is a very small “ggd” watermark in lower right corner. They are the same images on my website. $35.00 includes s/h. If interested please send me a note at ggdorian@gmail.com, so I know how many to burn and ship!
www.gretchendorian.com

2021 U.S. Nationals Video

by | Feb 5, 2021 | , , ,

Professional video of the U.S. Nationals from Peter Norton KA2, who not only competed, after each of his races, he flew a drone or filmed with a long lens camera. Peter then generously handed it over to one of our newest members, Sam Bartel US1011 (who placed 4th in the Silver fleet in his first regatta), and Sam edited the footage.

 

2021 U.S. Nationals: Congratulations Ron Sherry US44 Gold & Andy Allen US5451 Silver

by | Jan 29, 2021 | , ,

Andy Allen
Andy Allen US5451 Silver Fleet Champion Photo Gretchen Dorian
Ron Sherry 3
Ron Sherry US44 Gold Fleet Champion & Griffin Sherry US4 Photo: Gretchen Dorian

2021 Nationals Results
Thank you to all competitors, Vice Commodore Jody Kjoller, PRO Dan Heaney, with assistance from George Gerhardt, Dave Ray, and Brian, for making an effort to race and help run an exciting regatta in some of the coldest conditions we’ve seen in a while. Stay tuned for some photo galleries from Gretchen Dorian, who is not only an ace photographer; she also makes sure the weather marks don’t fly away when the wind knocks them down.

U.S. Nationals: Day 2 PM Report, Results, & Day 3 Schedule

by | Jan 27, 2021 | , ,

Day 1 Gold Fleet Race. Photo: Gretchen Dorian
Preliminary Results

Patience paid off this morning as the Race Committee postponed racing on the half-hour because of lack of wind. Finally, at 11:30, Dan Heaney and George Gerhardt, who had been standing in the middle of Black Lake watching the wind readings, reported that the breeze had filled in and there was enough to race. The wind was about 10 – 15 mph, and between the intermittent snow squalls, each fleet went around the track for a total of 3 races. Both of my weather apps failed to predict the wind today, showing that getting to the lake is the only way to know if the wind is there. Temperatures were frigid again, but it seemed like everyone has adapted to the conditions.

U.S. Nationals
SCHEDULE FOR DAY 3
Thursday, January 28
10 AM First Race
Gold Fleet
Three races are planned for each fleet.
Be prepared for possible postponement onshore with the light wind forecast.

U.S. Nationals: Day 1 PM Report, Results, & Day 2 Schedule

by | Jan 26, 2021 | ,

 

Preliminary Results

It was a long cold day on the ice with a good breeze, excellent racing action. Manageable snowdrifts on the course made for challenging sailing, especially if sailors have never had to deal with the art of dodging drifts and keeping a DN up speed. I wish I had photos to post, but the cold meant economizing movements, focusing on writing numbers, and taking pictures of the score sheets for our tabulators, Ann and Bob Foeller. I know I speak for everyone when I say how tired I am tonight.
SCHEDULE FOR DAY 2
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26
10 AM First Race
Silver Fleet

2021 U.S. Nationals Day 1 AM Report

by | Jan 26, 2021 | , ,

Photo: Gretchen Dorian

Preliminary Results

Time for a quick update from Cheboygan, MI before heading to Black Lake, site of the U.S. Nationals, a non-ranking DN regatta. The breeze finally came up yesterday afternoon which allowed for some training races. Winds look better today but it’s going to be cold out there. Follow along with as-they-happen results from our off shore race committee tabulators, Ann and Bob Foeller, who are in Toledo, OH.

 

2021 U.S. Nationals Starting Line Up for Day 1

by | Jan 25, 2021 | ,


The starting line-up for the mini-qualifier and the first Gold fleet race is posted below.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Day 1
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
9 AM: Skippers’ Meeting out on the race course, (NOTE: Skippers’ meeting will not be in the pits because there are different launches.)
10 AM First race, mini-qualifier

Silver Fleet/
Gold Qualifier
FleetSailNoHelmNameStart Pos.
SUS 1576BRIAN JONES1
SUS 5498RICHARD GORDON2
SUS 5608NICK HOVLAND3
SUS 5630KAREN BINDER4
SUS 4789CHRIS CLARK5
SUS 445BOB CAVE6
SUS 3433ROBERT CUMMINS7
SUS 5127HUGH STEVENS8
SUS 216RICHARD POTCOVA9
SUS 530BOBBY CUTTING10
SUS 2500ERIC SMITH11
SUS 5397ERIN BURY12
SUS 4137KEN  SMITH13
SUS 4974STAN JONES14
SUS 4532BILL EKLUND15
SUS 5647MATT MEYER16
SUS 4783RHEA NICHOLAS17
SUS 5435JODY KJOLLER18
SUS 5824ROLF VAN HOUTEN19
SUS 294LOU LOENNEKE20
SUS 1277HAL BOWMAN21
SUS 5470THOMAS DAWSON22
SUS 5760NOAH JONES23
SUS 4203PAT FITZGERALD24
SUS 5358DAVID FROST25
SUS 5486DAVE ELSMO26
SUS 5652SAMUEL BARTEL27
SUS 5451ANDREW ALLEN28
SUS 5053GEORGE REIS29
SKA 2PETER NORTON30
SUS 4192RANDY ROGOSKI31
SUS 5654GAIL TURLUCK32
SUS 5219KENT BAKER33
SUS 1313BOB RAST34
SUS 2237MIKE STEWART35
SUS 4155RICK LEMBERG36
SUS 5430BILL CUTTING37
SUS 637JOSEPH MEADE38

 

GOLD FLEET
FleetSailNoHelmNameStart Pos.
GUS 3283JOHN WILLIAMS1
GQ 112
GUS 4926STEVE ORLEBEKE3
GUS 3JIM GROGAN4
GUS 4GRIFFIN SHERRY5
GUS 60JOHN HARPER6
GQ 87
GUS 4638GUY LOVEJOY8
GUS 5166CHRIS BERGER9
GUS 807ROBERT FRANCIS10
GUS 5352DANIEL HEARN11
GQ 1212
GUS 4882RICHARD WOLLAM13
GQ 914
GUS 321MIKE BLOOM15
GUS 3705ROBERT HOLMAN16
GUS 5224JAMES THIELER17
GQ 318
GUS 44RON SHERRY19
GQ 1020
GUS 5633PETER JOHANSON21
GQ 522
GQ 223
GQ 724
GQ 425
GQ 626
GQ 127

2021 U.S. NATIONALS REGATTA

MEDIA INQUIRIES

For all media inquiries, please contact
Deb Whitehorse
secretary.idniyra@gmail.com
+1 608 347 3513

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

January 23-30, 2021
Hosted by IDNIYRA Vice Commodore Jody Kjoller
Important Dates:

  • Next update January 23 by 8 PM ET
  • January 25: Registration closes 7 PM local time
  • January 26: Skippers Meeting 9 AM
    First mini-qualifier 10 AM
  • Following needed days: Races start at 9 AM
  • Awards follow immediately after the final race is completed and results are tabulated

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