2021 US NATIONALS

January 23 - 30, 2021

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.

 

Results

 

 

OFFICIAL INFORMATION

2021 U.S. Nationals Photo CD


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

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

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

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

 

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

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


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
Fleet SailNo HelmName Start Pos.
S US 1576 BRIAN JONES 1
S US 5498 RICHARD GORDON 2
S US 5608 NICK HOVLAND 3
S US 5630 KAREN BINDER 4
S US 4789 CHRIS CLARK 5
S US 445 BOB CAVE 6
S US 3433 ROBERT CUMMINS 7
S US 5127 HUGH STEVENS 8
S US 216 RICHARD POTCOVA 9
S US 530 BOBBY CUTTING 10
S US 2500 ERIC SMITH 11
S US 5397 ERIN BURY 12
S US 4137 KEN  SMITH 13
S US 4974 STAN JONES 14
S US 4532 BILL EKLUND 15
S US 5647 MATT MEYER 16
S US 4783 RHEA NICHOLAS 17
S US 5435 JODY KJOLLER 18
S US 5824 ROLF VAN HOUTEN 19
S US 294 LOU LOENNEKE 20
S US 1277 HAL BOWMAN 21
S US 5470 THOMAS DAWSON 22
S US 5760 NOAH JONES 23
S US 4203 PAT FITZGERALD 24
S US 5358 DAVID FROST 25
S US 5486 DAVE ELSMO 26
S US 5652 SAMUEL BARTEL 27
S US 5451 ANDREW ALLEN 28
S US 5053 GEORGE REIS 29
S KA 2 PETER NORTON 30
S US 4192 RANDY ROGOSKI 31
S US 5654 GAIL TURLUCK 32
S US 5219 KENT BAKER 33
S US 1313 BOB RAST 34
S US 2237 MIKE STEWART 35
S US 4155 RICK LEMBERG 36
S US 5430 BILL CUTTING 37
S US 637 JOSEPH MEADE 38

 

GOLD FLEET
Fleet SailNo HelmName Start Pos.
G US 3283 JOHN WILLIAMS 1
G Q 11 2
G US 4926 STEVE ORLEBEKE 3
G US 3 JIM GROGAN 4
G US 4 GRIFFIN SHERRY 5
G US 60 JOHN HARPER 6
G Q 8 7
G US 4638 GUY LOVEJOY 8
G US 5166 CHRIS BERGER 9
G US 807 ROBERT FRANCIS 10
G US 5352 DANIEL HEARN 11
G Q 12 12
G US 4882 RICHARD WOLLAM 13
G Q 9 14
G US 321 MIKE BLOOM 15
G US 3705 ROBERT HOLMAN 16
G US 5224 JAMES THIELER 17
G Q 3 18
G US 44 RON SHERRY 19
G Q 10 20
G US 5633 PETER JOHANSON 21
G Q 5 22
G Q 2 23
G Q 7 24
G Q 4 25
G Q 6 26
G Q 1 27

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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