After the 2020 event had to be cancelled because of the Covid pandemic, the 2021 Nationals went off well at Oyster Bay, NY, in the capable hands of Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club which combined to run the event. Steve Benjamin and his crew of Joe Morris, Dave Hughes and Alex Sachs on Cassidy won the event with an impressive score of 1,2,1,2,1, discarding a second place. Second was Scott Reichhelm sailing Shucks, and third Lindsay Doyle, sailing with her father Jim on Ghost.

The virus still kept a lot of people away and a small fleet of only 13 boats competed - the smallest Nationals fleet since 2006, and before 1940 when racing was restricted to one yacht per fleet . But racing was good (except for the windless second day) and the venue was very popular among participants, so much so that SCYC and CSHBC were asked if they would like to repeat the arrangement in five years time. That's when the rotation between clubs will bring it back to Cold Spring Harbor, and it seems like a good possibility.

Full results are here.

 

PHOTOS taken the first day by Brent Bomcamo can be viewed here.