Shields

The Shields is a tactical keelboat with large fleets at some of North America’s more prestigious yacht clubs. This three decade old design has attracted some of the world’s best sailors to test their match racing and tactical skills. It has also attracted North Sails and, thanks to our technology and attention to detail, our designs have won every National Championship since 1988. We understand that because class sail limitation rules allowing each hull to acquire only one sail per year, durability is as important as performance.

Nationals

Ted Slee

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2016

Nationals

1*, 2

2016

YRALIS Championhsip

Neil Meyer

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Shields News

Januar 30, 2018

Starting Strategies: Low Risk, High Reward

The first two minutes of a race is arguably the most important. Those first two minutes will define where you start on the line, and how much space is around… Read More

August 8, 2017

Buzzards Bay Regatta & J/70 Corinthian Nationals

The 2017 Buzzards Bay Regatta and J/70 Corinthian National Championships saw a great turn out for its 45th year with 141 crews competing on a variety of sail-powered boats and… Read More

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Shields

Nationals

Nationals

YRALIS Championhsip

Shields News

Starting Strategies: Low Risk, High Reward

Buzzards Bay Regatta & J/70 Corinthian Nationals

Shields Class Experts

Brian Hayes

Ched Proctor

Tim Dawson

Will Welles

Tim Healy