International Etchells Class Association
2021 European Championship
08/31/2021
In short, a brilliant weekends racing with some very tight and enjoyable competition throughout the fleet.
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Invitation to the 2022 World Championship
08/09/2021
The Cowes Etchells fleet are pleased to invite sailors from around the world to the 2022 World Championships being held in Cowes, UK, in September 2022.
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2021 UK Saida Cup
07/14/2021
The 2021 Etchells Saida Cup run by the Royal Thames Yacht Club was held on the 10th-11th of July in Cowes. 15 boats entered meant that everyone was looking forward to a weekend of racing but unfortunately the wind did not want to play ball on the Saturday.
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2021 Royal London Youth Academy Teams Named
07/10/2021
A program of training plus success in the Etchells Academy trials entitles teams access to racing in the active and welcoming Cowes fleet.
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International Etchells South Coast Championship
06/29/2021
Saturday morning dawned sunny and windless as competitors from 17 boats made their way down to the docks. Thankfully, a message from the race committee confirmed the breeze was filling in and the forecasted 8-12kts arrived just in time for Race 1.
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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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