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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2017 Etchells World Championship Preview

09/25/2017

The 2017 Etchells World Championship, hosted by The San Francisco Yacht Club, kicks off on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 with the first of five days of racing on San Francisco Bay (9 races are scheduled). Fifty-one teams representing ten countries will be competing in the area known as the Berkeley Circle. This is the fourth time that the Etchells World Championships are being held in San Francisco Bay.

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2017 North American Championship Concludes

08/22/2017

After taking the lead yesterday at the Etchells North American Championship, Scott Kaufman and his team of Jesse Kirkland, Lucas Calabrase, and Austen Anderson closed out the series today to win the 2017 title.

After several contenders found themselves in the teens after the first race of the day, the stage was set going into the eighth and final race of the event. Kaufman’s lead had narrowed, but the chasing pack faltered again, and with Kaufman coming in second in the race, all questions were erased.

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Shroud Stabilizer Loop

08/15/2017

Is it permissible to use rope or elastic to tighten or stabilize the shrouds by deflecting them toward each other?

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2017 Annual General Meeting announcement

07/28/2017

INTERNATIONAL ETCHELLS CLASS ASSOCIATION Notice: 2017 Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, September 25, 2017 1730 at the San Francisco Yacht Club, Belvedere, California, USA

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