2017 North American Championship

05/04/2017

Regatta website full of details and news for the event at San Diego Yacht Club. August 16-19.

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Inside the Classes: Etchells

03/20/2017

Still tweaked, after all these years, but the Etchells class continues to deliver highly competitive and cerebral racing. Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta San Diego overall winner Argyle Campbell explains the nuances of this enduring one-design.

While modern one-design classes come and go, the Etchells endures, aging well as the ultimate tinkerer’s keelboat. Whether you sail it simple or sail it complex, the outcome is always the same: You’re only as fast as your last adjustment.

This long, slender classic came to the stage in the late 1960s, and while its lines remain true to its namesake designer Skip Etchells, its intricacies and the experience required to sail it to its potential are ever changing and ever elusive. Great sailors have gone to great lengths to master it, only to relinquish. Even greater sailors continue to unlock its mysteries today.

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2017 Victorian States Championship

03/16/2017

2017 Brighton Land Rover Etchells Victorian Championship held at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Congratulations to Jeanne-Claude Strong and her crew of Marcus Burke, Seve Jarvin and Tiana Witty for their win.

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Election of governors and proposed rule change voting result

12/20/2016

The election of ten governors for 2017-2018 is complete. Two proposed rule changes were also voted on. See the full article for the details.

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Election of governors and proposed rule changes

11/02/2016

The voting is now open for the election of governors and also for two proposed changes to the class rules. Owner/Active class members are requested to complete the ballot no later than December 10, 2016.

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2016 World Championship update

09/06/2016

Congratulations to John Bertrand, Ben Lamb and Paul Blowers on winning the 2016 Etchells World Championship. Link through the headline for more details.

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