Oct 3-5h 2025 – Beachwood, NJ
Hello Skippers,
We are excited to welcome you to Beachwood, NJ for the 2025 US VMYG National Championship Regatta, hosted by the Barnegat Bay Model Yacht Club. We have a couple updates and reminders we would like to share.
For those arriving Thursday evening. We are planning a possible ride on a traditional Barnegat Bay A Cat. If you are interested, please let me know immediately so we can plan accordingly.
Friday evening will have a low-key picnic at the regatta site starting at 5 pm. Saturday night dinner will be at Water Street Bar and Grill with a buffet and cash bar. We will be collecting money for dinner at $40/ head. Please see George Schuld or Richard McOrmond for payment or questions.
In regards to launching and safety around the docks, we are planning on having a 10’ x 60’ floating dock for launching and retrieving your models. There is also a natural beach to the east of the racecourse. Please note we will be sailing from a dock and bulkhead. We do not want to see any injury or damage to boats. Please take your time and keep an eye on where you are walking as you traverse the racecourse. If this becomes an issue, we may section off an area for those racing. Additionally, we will be racing in brackish water. A freshwater washdown station will be available for use. Feel free to bring any additional product like Salt Off.
We have brought in professional Photo and videographer Peter Slack who is graciously volunteering his time to support this regatta. Peter will be not only on the water photographing the boats but filming on and off the water. If you are approached, we encourage you to open up and talk about your boat or how the racing is going. Please feel free to follow Peter on social media or on his YouTube channel. Photos and videos from the regatta will be posted.
https://www.peterslackphotography.com
https://www.youtube.com/@peterslackfilms
If you are still looking for housing, please reach out to Richard McOrmond (Mcormondrc@gmail.com)
We are pleased to announce we have one of the biggest fleets of Vintage Marbleheads. 30 boats are registered – 19 are Traditional, 5 High Flyer, and 7 Classics. Due to the number of boats on the water please expect a modified race schedule that will be presented during the 9:30 am skipper’s meeting. Weather provided we will get as many races in as possible.
For a view of the race course: https://youtu.be/rw8ZJJ4Bua4?si=wa_wscSG_yuUV5Eo
Below is a list of entrants by fleet.
Vintage Marblehead: Traditional
Richard McOrmond
Stanley Switlik
Jeffrey Beck
Domenick Bonanno
Jim Kandler
John Fisher
Rick Laird
Colin Parker
Chuck Lage
Kyle Russell
Jeff Gros
Peter West
John Henderson
Stanton Smith
Dave Crump
Tim Good
Peter Wright
Bill Sysyn
John Stoudt
Vintage Marblehead: High Flyer
Joseph Cieri
Joseph Cieri
Richard Gates
Clark Fremgen
Cliff Martin
Vintage Marblehead: Classic
Ken Young
Alain Jousse
Mark Fleckenstein
William Wienke
Bart Drummond
Billy deRouville
Vintage 36
Jeffrey Beck
Domenick Bonanno
Jim Kandler
John Fisher
Joseph Cieri
Rick Laird
Colin Parker
Richard Gates
Alain Jousse
Chuck Lage
Kyle Russell
Jeff Gros
Clark Fremgen
Cliff Martin
Bill Sysyn
John Stoudt
Skipjacks
Ken Young
Domenick Bonanno
Colin Parker
Kyle Russell
Bill Sysyn
John Stoudt
Schooners – Over 50 in LOD
Ken Young
Stanley Switlik
Domenick Bonanno
Colin Parker
Kyle Russell
Schooners – Under 50 in LOD
Richard McOrmond
Jeffrey Beck
Joseph Cieri
Colin Parker
Alain Jousse
Clark Fremgen
Cliff Martin
Peter West
John Henderson
Stanton Smith
John Stoudt
Vintage 10-Rater
Jeffrey Beck
John Henderson
Stanton Smith
