International Etchells Class Association
Etchells Class News
Chairman’s Letter to the Membership
06/25/2021
As we celebrate the mid-year solstice it behooves me to take stock of what your current IGC has achieved in the first six months of its two-year tenure. Unlike any before it, this IGC has been meeting monthly on zoom with a full agenda and some lively debate about all the issues which face our august sailboat class, and there have been many.
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Steve Benjamin Wins Etchells US Nationals
06/24/2021
Steve Benjamin topped 30 teams to win the 2021 Etchells U.S. National Championship held June 18-20 in Marblehead, MA. With crew Michael Menninger, Ian Liberty, and Dave Hughes, Benjamin posted a 10-2-17 before making their move to the top, closing with two bullets to win by 12 points over Tomas Hornos in second with Donald Mense a point further back in third.
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First Tracks storm home to secure Etchells Nationals
06/14/2021
Peter Merrington and his team of Ian McKillop and Steve “Mothy” Jarvin on First Tracks AUS1485 took the wins in the Etchells Australian Nationals and the Australasian Championships on Sunday 13 June winning the final race of the regatta over Martin Hill’s Lisa Rose AUS1484, and Mark Bradford’s Pie AUS947 which were also the overall regatta placings.
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UK Southern Area Championship
06/09/2021
With an entry of 21 teams, the Southern Area Championships saw the highest Cowes Etchells fleet turnout since the beginning of the pandemic.
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CCCA Keelboat Champs 1 15/16th May
06/01/2021
This year’s first Keelboat Champs event run by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, with an excellent race team headed by Jenny Woods, fierce competition and treacherous winds as the five Etchells Youth Academy teams battled it out on the water for the two coveted funded campaigns. The youth teams got a humbling taste of the class as they were joined by 10 other boats on the water. With incredibly challenging conditions all weekend, every team gave a fantastic show on the water
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UK Red Funnel Regatta
06/01/2021
The 2021 Etchells Red Funnel Regatta was run by the Royal London Yacht Club in the Solent on the weekend of the 29th-30th May. 11 boats were entered, and the forecast was for light winds and sun.
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