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A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of active blocks, as well as to provide passive protection by closing one or more lines of engagement during combat.
Gallery[edit]
Image from Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt showing Egyptians soldiers with shields (wood/animal skin). 15th century BC. Temple of Hathor Deir el-Bahari
A hoplite by painter Alkimachos, on an Atticred-figure vase, c. 460 BC. Shield has a curtain which serves as a protection from arrows.
Sword and buckler(small shield) combat, plate from the Tacuinum Sanitatis illustrated in Lombardy, ca. 1390.
Drawing from the Codex Manesse showing joustingknights on horseback carrying shields.
Ceremonial shield with mosaic decoration. Aztec or Mixtec, AD 1400-1521 (British Museum).
Australian Aboriginal shield, Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
Nias ceremonial shield.
Hippopotamus Hide Shield from Sudan. Currently housed at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
Aboriginal bark shield collected in Botany Bay, New South Wales, during Captain Cook's first voyage in 1770 (British Museum)
Wall painting depicting a Mycenaean Greek 'figure eight' shield with a suspension strap at the middle, 15th century BC, National Archaeological Museum, Athens -The faces of figure eight shields were quite convex. The cited 'strap' may be the ridge on the front (so denoted by the visible pattern of the ox hide) of the shield.
Greek soldiers of Greco-Persian Wars. Left: Greek slinger. Right: hoplites. Middle: hoplite's shield has a curtain which serves as a protection from arrows.
Elaborate and sophisticated shields from the Philippines.
Ballistic shield, NIJ Level IIIA
U.S. NavySpecial Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) fire a shield-equipped Minigun
Two wooden round shields survived at Thorsberg moor
See also[edit]
- Escutcheon (heraldic shield)
References[edit]
- ^Wood, J. G. (1870). The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world. Рипол Классик. p. 115. ISBN9785878634595.
Bibliography[edit]
- Drummond, James (1890). 'Notes on Ancient Shields and Highland Targets'. Archaeologia Scotica. 5.
- Schulze, André(Hrsg.): Mittelalterliche Kampfesweisen. Band 2: Kriegshammer, Schild und Kolben. – Mainz am Rhein. : Zabern, 2007. – ISBN3-8053-3736-1
- Snodgrass, A.M. 'Arms and Armour of the Greeks.' Cornell University Press, 1967
- 'The Hoplite.' The Classical Review, 61. 2011.
- Hellwag, Ursula. 'Shield(s).' Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Siegbert Uhllig (ed.), vol. 4, 650-651. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
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The Shields Class Foundation website is now open and interested in donations of cash and Shields (boat, sails, equipment and trailers). The mission of the Foundation is To preserve authentic one-design yacht racing competition and culture through the introduction and education of new adult and youth sailors to Shields Class sailing everywhere.
Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup
Shields Fleet #10 and the Beverly Yacht Club (Organizing Authority) with support from Fleet #8
Rescheduled and Notice of Race posted for June 11-13, 2021
Registration is now open.
The Shields Ocean-Great Lakes Challenge Cup in 2021 will occur on June 11-13, 2021 on Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts with the Organizing Authority (OA) Shields Fleets 10 (Marion, MA) and the Beverly Yacht Club with support from Shields Fleet 8 (Edgartown, MA).
The 57th Shields National Championship Regatta
SEPTEMBER 22 - 25, 2021 - Tred Avon Yacht Club - Oxford, MD
The 2021 Nationals Planning Committee is already at work to make the 57th National Championship Regatta one to remember. We are aiming for record attendance and as a result of our early registration drive ending September 26, 2020 we already have 24 pre-registrations.
An “Oldie but Goodie” - How the Shields Class Stays Happy and Healthy
Article by Eric Anderson.
New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta
October 2 - 4, 2020 Newport, RI
Thank you to the New York Yacht Club for a great event. Congratulations to John Burnham and Reed Baer for winning both the Friday and weekend events.
| October 2, 2020 (Friday Event) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | # | Yacht | Skipper(s) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Total |
| 1 | 107 | Grace | John Burnham/ Reed Baer | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2 | 237 | Bit~O~Honey | Ken Deyett | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8.0 |
| 3 | 121 | Mahi | David Bush-Brown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 |
| 4 | 245 | Hawk | Peter Siegl | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17.0 |
| 5 | 160 | Diversion | Robin Monk | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18.0 |
| 6 | 238 | White Rabbit | Richard Robbins | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23.0 |
| 7 | 204 | Prudence | Kelsy Patnaude | 7 | 7 | 15/DNS | 15/DNS | 44.0 |
| October 3 -4, 2020 (Weekend Event) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | # | Yacht | Skipper(s) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | Total |
| 1 | 107 | Grace | John Burnham / Reed Baer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10.0 |
| 2 | 254 | Aeolus | P Thomas Hirsch | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14.0 |
| 3 | 33 | Maverick | Ted Slee | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21.0 |
| 4 | 237 | Bit~O~Honey | Ken Deyett | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 5 | 258 | Tinky | Alex Hood | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29.0 |
| 6 | 26 | Tango | Karen Ronan | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37.0 |
| 7 | 181 | Helen | Dirk Johnson | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15/DNC | 41.0 |
| 8 | 121 | Mahi | David Bush-Brown | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10/TLE | 15/DNC | 42.0 |
| 9 | 238 | White Rabbit | Richard Robbins | 14 | 5 | 4 | 10/TLE | 10 | 43.0 |
| 10 | 160 | Diversion | Robin Monk | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10/TLE | 8 | 43.0 |
| 11 | 245 | Hawk | Peter Siegl | 11 | 7 | 15/DNF | 10/TLE | 4 | 47.0 |
| 12 | 205 | Nemesis | Jonathan Krumeich | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 51.0 |
| 13 | 151 | Meander | Scott Foberg | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10/TLE | 11 | 58.0 |
| 14 | 204 | Prudence | Kelsy Patnaude | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10/TLE | 12 | 59.0 |
The 55th Shields National Championship Regatta
SEPTEMBER 18 - 22, 2019 - CHICAGO YC - CHICAGO, IL
Congratulations to Tom Hirsh and Tim Dawson of Newport, RI for winning the regatta. Congratulations to Fleet #10, Marion, MA for winning the Fleet Trophy with places of 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Thank you to the Chicago Yacht Club and Fleet #3 for hosting the regatta.
Special thanks to Karen I. Hirsch Photography for her pictures and video.
Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup
Shields Class Sailing Association and the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club (Organizing Authority)
Shieldsup
April 26 to April 28, 2019
Monterey, CA
Congratulations to Eric Anderson and his MPYC team sailing Shields 191 for winning the regatta. Pictured are (left to right): Rob Vann, Doug Deppe, Jon Dean, Randy Shore, and Eric Anderson. Lily Robnett (not shown).
Thank you to the hosts and participants for a great regatta.
Shields
The next Shields Ocean - Great Lakes Challenge Cup will be in Marion, MA on June 26 to 28, 2020. Please mark your calendar and plan for another great event.
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The Shields Class Governing Board on May 13, 2020 has unanimously adopted a new rules for the Basic Rules Governing Measurements and Inspections and these will go into effect in 60 days if no fleet raises objections.
The new rule requires each Fleet Measurer to inspect and measure Registered Yachts sufficiently to certify, that all Registered Yachts so measured and inspected conform to the Specifications and the mast step location should be measured every two years.
The new rule is now incorporated into the Rules. For comparison see the old section.
The Shields Class Governing Board on April 14, 2020 has unanimously adopted new rules for the National Regatta and these will go into effect in 60 days if no fleet raises objections.
The new rules are now incorporated into the Rules. For comparison see the old section. The new rules have the following highlights:
- Two races minimum required for a National Championship,
- Course lengths can be 3 to 6 miles and if shortened must be 3 legs (two windward) and at least 3 miles,
- Time limit for first leg is 45 minutes, 120 minutes for first finisher with 20 minute finishing window. After finishing window yachts scored two plus number of finishers.
- More guidance is given to the race officer as to maximum winds,
- Prioritize more races up to maximum of eight over 6 mile required courses.