Earle Copeland "Stubby" Stubbs raced as a member of Newport's Fleet 9 for 42 years Fleet 9 Members: On the evening of Wednesday, June 15th, we have planned a tribute to Earle “Stubby” Stubbs, owner and skipper of Lisa #59 since 1980. First, at 4:45pm, we’d like all Shields in the Brenton Cove area [...]
As the sun sets on one season, we look forward to the next! FLEET 9 ANNUAL MEETING RECAP On December 15th, we held our Fleet 9 Annual Meeting on Zoom, with 16 of 30 registered boats in attendance. Fleet Captain John Burnham took us through a complete agenda reviewing the 2021 season and plans [...]
Join us for two great days of racing in Newport, R.I., August 14 and 15, hosted by the Ida Lewis Yacht Club, home base of Shields Fleet 9. This regatta is recommended for both newer and more seasoned crews in the Shields class as a chance to test your skills and develop your boatspeed over several [...]
Greetings to all Shields sailors of Fleet 9: We had a solid season in 2020, recapped it at our annual meeting in December and now most of us have been more or less locked down. Wherever you have fetched up this winter season, we hope you’re all staying healthy as we set our sails into the new year. In [...]
Shields Fleet 9 sailors and supporters: In case you missed it, I am reproducing the gist of my report delivered last week at our recent Annual Meeting. We’ve also published the 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes - 12-2-20 here, which include election of officers. Most of our 2020 group is staying on, joined by one new recruit, [...]
Fleet 9 Shields sailing got a slow and late start this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but beginning on June 3, we began holding informal evening races with crews limited to three sailors per boat wearing masks and PFDs, maintaining physical distance when possible. After three weeks with the fleet building slowly from 8 to [...]
After 2 boats had keel bolts fail when launching recently, resulting in the boats dropping and being total write offs, Fleet 9 and Sail Newport met to review the launch process and find a safe, long-term solution. Besides 2 boats being total losses, luckily no one has been injured. But Sail Newport’s ability to allow the [...]
You spoke, we listened… As most of you know, Shields Fleet 9 has seen a significant participation decline over the past decade or so and your fleet officers set out to find out why… and how we can revitalize enthusiasm in this great fleet. To do this, we set out to listen to both past and [...]
Dear Sail Newport Sailors, Hoist and Storage Customers, We are so excited for you all to see the progress with the North Dry-Sail Storage area, the relocation of the Gin Pole, revised access to the Admirals Pier and hoists, and of course the new building! Some timing and access issues for the period Tuesday, April 25th [...]
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