Class Special General Meeting Summary

12/17/2019

The Special General Meeting of the International Etchells Class Association was held on December 7, 2019.

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Benjamin wins Louis Piana Cup Regatta

12/08/2019

The Etchells Biscayne Bay Series has been one of the major Etchells regatta series since 1994, attracting competitors has from all over the world. The 2019-20 edition got underway with 47 boats for the Louis Piana Cup Regatta on December 7-8 in Miami, FL. Steve Benjamin and Scott Kaufman led the only two teams to post all top ten scores in the four race series, with Benjamin taking the win by two points over Kaufman.

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Steely Bill – One man who will forever be upstanding

12/02/2019

It was at the 50th Birthday celebration for the Etchells last November that one Bill Steele was left standing alone in the room. He was not there on his own, for the Girdis Room at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron was a complete sell out. It was just a mark of admiration of the man for the Class, and of his fellow Etchellians for the great sailor, ‘Steely Bill’, as he is so affectionately known.

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Panacea - Sailing Etchells is always the cure

11/21/2019

The Etchells Queensland State Championship was held from November 8 to 10. Southport Yacht Club was the host from both its Main Beach and Hollywell (Runaway Bay) facilities, with the racing conducted offshore along the glorious Gold Coast.

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So do you want another?

11/11/2019

He’s just about to collect lucky number seven from the runaway success that is the Allanson/Murray Etchells programme. This will be his third Etchells of that famous name, and this time, the date appears as part of it. All of which begs the question, does that mean next year he’ll want another one?

He’s won two World Championships in the Etchells, amongst some other stuff along the way in a truly stellar career. As always, he had some wonderful insightful words of wisdom for all people, whether they are sailors or not. Of course he is our own living legend, John Bertrand AO.

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Changes to the Class Rules approved by World Sailing

11/07/2019

As adopted by the Etchells Class members in December, 2018, the following changes to the Etchells Class Rules have now been approved by World Sailing. The updated rules are effective 8 Novmber, 2019.

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