International Etchells Class Association
2018 Worlds top 12 equipment used and comments
12/07/2018
Wondering what equipment was used by the top finishers at the last World Championship? Want some insight about the areas that affected performance? Link through for the details and comment from the top 12.
Full ArticleChairman’s message October 2018
11/09/2018
Chairman Grantham Kitto's full report as delivered at the 2018 World Championship meetings.
Full Article2018 Etchells Worlds Wrap Up Video
11/07/2018
The 2018 Etchells World Championship based out of Brisbane's Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron got a full compliment of nine races in for the 94-boat armada that sailed on Moreton Bay.
Full ArticleEtchells Worlds Day 6 – Perfect Day’s Sailing
10/27/2018
Seen a lot of water. Been to a lot of places. Today, Brisbane pretty much offered the classic mix of sun, and just enough wind for the last two races of the 2018 Etchells World Championship.
Full ArticleEtchells Worlds Day 5 – When two is just one.
10/26/2018
It is always nice to be on station, on time, and with the prospect of racing getting underway near enough to the schedule. Tick. Tick.
Full ArticleEtchells Worlds Day 4 – The three not the 300!
10/25/2018
Looking at it, and knowing this is about sailing, you might expect that headline to be some reference to huge wind shifts. It is not.
Full ArticleEtchells Worlds Day 3 – The marathon finally begins
10/24/2018
There was more breeze this morning than there was this afternoon on Moreton Bay in Brisbane. This was great news, for it meant that after just a short stay ashore, the 2018 Etchells World Championship Race Committee sent the 94 boat fleet out for racing, and it looked like there was more than a great chance of getting two races in. Opting for the shorter Course Two, which is two complete windward returns, also set it up beautifully.
Full ArticleEtchells Worlds Day 2 – Oooops!
10/23/2018
The 2018 Etchells World Championship Race Committee has been pretty clear about it. They have lost the last two mornings to ultra-light and variable winds, and they want to run the best series they can until Saturday 1500hrs, when they can set no more races away. Nine in total would be ideal, seven makes for good times, and six is acceptable. You could call it a mission.
Full ArticleEtchells Worlds Day 1 – What a tease!
10/22/2018
On shore this morning you felt that it was going to be a grand day. The time had come. Race one, and even race two were upon us. A champion crew was soon going to be determined for the 2018 Etchells World Championship being held on Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia.
Full Article2018 Etchells Worlds is on
10/22/2018
Full coverage on the 2018 Worlds Website. RESULTS
Full ArticleThe Etchells turns 50 years old
10/21/2018
It is 50 years since Skip Etchells created the very vessel now so revered around the globe, and the one that attracts all manner of sailing superstars to her ranks. Yes, it was a birthday party fit for a milestone of this nature.
Full Article2018 World Championship about to begin
10/18/2018
The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is a busy place with competitors finishing up the registration and measurement process. Follow along as the racing gets started on Monday, October 22 on the 2018 Etchells Worlds website.
Full Article2018 Annual General Meeting announcement
08/29/2018
The 2018 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 1700 at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Brisbane, Queensland, AUS.
Full Article2018 Canadian National Championship
08/29/2018
The 2018 Etchells Canadian Nationals was combined with the inaugural Hans Fogh Memorial Regatta. It was sailed out of the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, Hamilton, Ontario, which was the home club for Hans Fogh.
Full ArticleLawrie Smith 2018 Etchells European Champion
08/28/2018
The 2018 Open Etchells European Champion is Lawrie Smith racing Colin (Glandore Harbour YC ) with Gonçalo Ribeiro, Ella Bennett and Pedro Andrade. The 2018 Corinthian European Etchells Champion is a team from the Royal London YC Etchells Youth Academy, skippered by Will Bedford, racing Shamal with Fraser Woodley, Nik Froud, and Henry Collison.
Full Article2018 Worlds Measurement Information Update
08/21/2018
Prior to the 2018 Brisbane World Championship the International Governors Committee would like to draw your attention to the Class Rules and Appendices.
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