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2021 Sandpiper Nationals

The 2021 National Championship of the Sandpiper Class will be held July 29-31.
Regatta headquarters will be the Mantoloking Yacht Club, Mantoloking, New Jersey
with racing on upper Barnegat Bay. The Organizing Authorities (OA) are the host clubs Bay Head Yacht Club, Mantoloking Yacht Club, Metedeconk River Yacht Club, and Normandy Beach Yacht Club.

Official NOR available now, and Registration opens May 1st, 2021.

Regatta Website – https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eid=14566

2019 Nationals ~ Save the Date

2019 Sandpiper Nationals August 2 – 4, 2019

This year the Sandpiper Nationals will be held in conjunction with the 47th annual Buzzards Bay Regatta at the New Bedford Yacht Club in South Dartmouth, MA. The event will be held Friday August 2nd to Sunday August 4th and will host several other classes of boats spanning from PHRF race boats to foiling Kiteboards. The Sandpipers will have their own circle right outside the harbor where we have raced in the past and we are working on getting housing for out of town sailors. The New Bedford Yacht Club is a great venue to hold an event, and being part of a larger event will add that much more fun to the Nationals! Mark it on your calendars and stay tuned for more information.

Useppa Rendezvous 2018 (Sandpiper “Worlds”)

Jim Doherty

The Sandpiper Worlds were held February 21-24 at the Useppa Yacht Club, Useppa Island, FL. Perfect weather for the regatta. Winds easterly turning southeast at 8-10 knots with tempts near 80 under sunny skies each day. (Editors Note: Ever wonder why the birds head south in the winter…don’t ask!) Nineteen Sandpipers with sailors from MA and NJ adding to the local fleet. The format was two races in the morning and one in the afternoon after lunch on the beach each race day. Six races were completed with one thrown out. Total of 80 people joined the festivities with an awards dinner on Saturday night at the historic Collier Inn on Useppa Island. There was even a special recognition for local sailor Paul Swigert for “discovering” a new knot – the Houdini Bowline. The knot that unties itself and releases your mooring float!!

The racing was close and competitive throughout and not settled until the last day when Kitty Kat, sailed by Gary Fretz and Nik Pro of the Useppa Yacht Club, sailed a perfect day with 3 bullets to capture the title by 4 points over first day leader George Francis, Metedeconk River Yacht Club NJ, sailing Black Pearl with his daughter Gillian, Third place was captured by Ed King, Useppa Yacht Club and Bay Head Yacht Club, NJ and Jim Cadranell, BHYC NJ, sailing Coot . Ed edged out defending “Worlds” champion Jim Gelenitis and Susan Rauf, Metedeconk River Yacht Club, by one point.

Race Results
Place Boat Skipper
1 Kitty Kat Gary Fretz & Nik Pro
2 Black Pearl George & Gillian Francis
3 Coot Ed King & Jim Cadranell

Cumulative Results