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Q1 2025 Etchells Newsletter
03/31/2025
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Magpie match races to win Etchells World Championship 2025
01/14/2025
Magpie AUS1486 skippered by Graeme Taylor with James Mayo have defended their title in the 2024 Etchells World Championship with crew member Ben Lamb with a classic match race to finish off the series.
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Etchells World Championship 2025 - Magpie Holds On To Lead
01/13/2025
Magpie AUS1486 skippered by Graeme Taylor, with James Mayo and Ben Lamb have maintained their lead in the Etchells World Championship 2025 with a 7, 1, 2 with a total of 17 (now with one drop). The next closest, DanEgerous USA1473 closed the gap once the drop came into play, on 19 points, then Flying Higher AUS1518 on 26 points.
“One more day,” said Graeme Taylor of today’s sailing, not wanting to elaborate until the job is done.
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Etchells World Championship 2025 - Lightning and Lack of Wind
01/12/2025
A storm front with gale force wind and lightning, which then resulted in a lack of wind resulted in no racing on the third day of the Etchells World Championship 2025 from the Royal Brighton Yacht Club.
Full ArticleEtchells World Championship 2025 - A Family AffairÂ
01/11/2025
The Etchells World Championship 2025 is looking like a family affair on day two of racing, with Nigel Abbott’s Tiger AUS1524 and Lisa Rose AUS1484, skippered by Jack Abbott AUS1484 both featuring in the results.
Nigel Abbott, who celebrated a birthday yesterday was the winner in Race 3, and now sits in third place overall, and Jack Abbott, who first led in Race 3, but went on to take second in Race 4 (which his Dad also led at one stage), sits in fifth overall and is first Youth and Corinthian.
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Etchells World Championship 2025 - Day 1
01/10/2025
Defending World Champions Magpie AUS1486 skippered by Graeme “GT” Taylor with James Mayo and Ben Lamb lead the Etchells World Championship 2025 after day one at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club, following a pair of second places in the first two races.
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