Etchells Class measurement inquiry protocol

11/14/2017

Ever wonder how to go about getting an answer to a question about measurement of a boat, its equipment or sail? Here is the full description of the way to do it.

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Eight Races, Eight Winners, Championship Still up for Grabs

09/29/2017

Remarkably, at the end of the fourth day of racing in the Etchells World Championship, each of the eight races have been won by eight different teams. Thirty of the 51 competitors have had at least one top ten finish, demonstrating the amazing depth of the talent in this regatta.

Racers were greeted by typical San Francisco conditions for races seven and eight. As the race committee, headed by PRO Jeff Zarwell, set the line, wind readings were in the 17 – 19 kt range in a waning ebb with big chop.

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Breeze on for Day Three of the Etchells World Championship

09/28/2017

Racers were overly eager as racing kicked off on the third day of racing in the 2017 Etchells World Championship. Unlike the previous two days, a consistent 8 – 10 kt westerly had filled in by noon and racing started on schedule – except for a general recall in race five, the first of the regatta. Racers were still pushing hard at the restart, with ten boats hailed OCS, and only seven returning to restart.

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Consistency Pays Off for the Top of the Leader Board

09/27/2017

Day two racing began much as day one, with a two-hour postponement, although today the call was made to hold the racers on shore. When racing began at 2:20 pm the wind had filled in at 16-17 kts from a typical San Francisco Bay westerly direction of 225 degrees.

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A Long First Day for Etchells Worlds Competitors

09/26/2017

The first day of racing for the 51 International Etchells teams got off to a slow start with a 2.5 hour postponement on glassy water. When race one finally began at about 2:30pm, the wind had built to a consistent 8 – 10 kts.  By the second race, the breeze freshened slightly to 14 - 15 kts. “The race committee, led by PRO Jeff Zarwell, did a great job completing two races in a short time window, getting everyone back to the dock before sunset,” said race co-chair Steve Fentress, and seconded by many racers.

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2017 World Championship Final

09/26/2017

Congratulations to Steve Benjamin, Dave Hughes, Ian Liberty, and Michael Menninger, winners of the 2017 Etchells World Championship!

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