International Etchells Class Association
Etchells 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.
Full ArticleNews from Class Chairman Kitto
08/21/2018
The Chief Measurer and the ODTC Chairman have advised that apertures (commonly referred to as slots) cut through the deck in lieu of jib tracks are in contravention of Class Rules, including (but not limited to) C.7.1(d) and D.2.3(b). This interpretation is supported by the IGC.
Full ArticleEight Bells: John McConnell
07/26/2018
International Etchells Class life member John McConnell passed away on July 16, 2018.
Full Article2019 Worlds venue showcased at World Sailing Youth World Champs
07/23/2018
Corpus Christi, Texas recently hosted the 2018 World Sailing Youth Worlds. Some great video footage captures a look at a fantastic sailing venue.
Full Article2018 Etchells Gertrude Cup
07/18/2018
The Etchells Gertrude Cup was 4 days of intense racing with 12 races scheduled and, despite the predominantly high pressure sitting over the UK, was successfully completed. By the final day, 4 boats were in contention for overall victory.
Full Article2018 Worlds Early Bird Discount
07/16/2018
Check in with the 2018 Worlds organizers for the latest information. Early bird discount before July 20.
Full ArticleBritish Etchells National Championship 2018
06/12/2018
Any time a boat gets to discard a second place in its winning scoreline, it suggests a walkover, but in the case of the 2018 British Etchells National Championship Lawrie Smith and his crew of Richard Parslow / Will Heritage and Gonçalo Ribeiro only took the championship on the last beat of the last race.
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Etchells Atlantic Coast—¡Ay, Caramba!
05/21/2018
A total of 22 teams turned up for racing this past weekend, and congratulations Jose Fuentes and Caramba crew (Luke Lawrence and Ian Coleman) for winning the Etchells Atlantic Coast Championship hosted by American Yacht Club and Etchells Fleet 1. Senet Bichoff, sailing with brother Clay Bischoff and Stu Saffer, claimed the top Corinthian prize and fifth overall! Standing on the podium for Overall prizes were Goombay Smash team of William "Doug" Douglass, Chris Larson and Allan Terhune in second, and the America Jane 11 team of Scott Kaufman, Lucas Calabrese, Austen Anderson, and Jesse Kirkland. For the Corinthians, it was the two Youth teams on the podium, with Team Blue of Sean Cornell, Christopher Manson-Hing, Rachel Ann Daye, and Scott Ewing taking second prize and Team Red of Connor Needham, Jimmy Kennedy, Franny Schulte, and Brooks Daley claimed third.
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