International Etchells Class Association
NEWS

RESULTS: Proposed Rule Change: Spreader Adjusters

03/11/2024

Update: The proposed change has passed.

Adjustable spreaders have been tacitly allowed by the class, but this is not codified into the Class Rules, leaving doubt and debate.  Without adjusters, some owners take several sets of spreaders to regattas and choose which spreader angle to use based on the weather forecast.  This request for a change to the rules is to codify what is and has been in use for many years and to permit adjustable spreaders and eliminate the need for multiple sets of spreaders.

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Extension of M11 Trial Period

02/07/2024

IGC extends remediated M11 trial period through the 2025 World Championships

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Q4 2023 Etchells Newsletter

12/20/2023

Read the fourth newsletter of 2023.

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2023 AGM announcement: UPDATED with Registration Information

10/12/2023

The 2023 IECA Annual General meeting will be held December 7, 2023 at 2200 UTC via Zoom.

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Q3 2023 Etchells Newsletter

10/02/2023

The third newsletter has been released.

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IECA Code of Conduct

07/19/2023

The IGC has unanimously approved a Code of Conduct.

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Q2 2023 Etchells Newsletter

07/18/2023

The second newsletter has been released. In it, the IGC Chair announces the new Code of Conduct.

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Statement regarding “Dear Men of the Sailing World”

04/25/2023

On April 24, 2023, the letter “Dear Men of the Sailing World” was published by Scuttlebutt.  The International Governing Committee of the International Etchells Class Association condemns the reported behavior, stands in support of the author, and issues the following statement.

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Team Veracity 2023 Etchells World Champions!

04/21/2023

After eight races in Miami, John Sommi (USA 1477) and his team of Victor Dias de Leon, Will Ryan, and Beccy Anderson are crowned the 2023 Etchells World Champions!

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Q1 2023 Etchells Newsletter

04/10/2023

The Q1 newsletter has been sent! It contains information about fleets from all over the world.

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2023 Worlds Common Measurement Problems

03/16/2023

Measurement for the 2023 Etchells World Championship is well underway. Competitors' attention is drawn to several common issue areas.

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Q4 2022 Etchells Newsletter

12/25/2022

As we head into the New Year, please enjoy the fourth quarter newsletter, which includes:

  • A profile on the Griegg City Academy
  • A letter from the IGC Chair, Andy Cumming
  • The results of the IGC election
  • Updates about upcoming World Championships 
  • News from fleets around the world
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IGC Chairman’s Letter to the Membership

12/25/2022

IGC Chair Andy Cumming recaps the accomplishments of the class during his two years as IGC Chair.

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