Worlds Equipment Inspection Reminders

published 04/27/2026

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Equipment inspection for the 2026 Etchells is underway. Competitors' attention is drawn to the following items, these commonly fail to meet the class rules and you are requested to ensure your boat complies:

• Be sure that any holes in decks and bulkheads with rigging passing through do not have more than 0.5mm clearance around the rigging (CR C.7.1).
• Ensure the band on the outer end of the boom is visible and in the correct location (see 25G page 2).
• Ensure suitability of PFD (see CR C.3.1).  N.B. a whistle is required.
• Two buckets with 1.5 m lanyards, in compliance with CR C.5.1(a)(3).
• A tow rope (that is not running rigging) that is at least 25m and no more than 30m of at least 12mm diameter (see CR C.5.2(a)(1)).  
• Halyards sizes specified in CR F.7.4. 
• Hiking CR C.2.3 extract as follows: “The use of only the headsail, spinnaker and/or mainsail sheets and/or a single safety line attached to the top of the console, held solely in the hands, may be used to assist hiking. The safety line shall be of constant thickness with a maximum diameter of 10 mm. It shall have no knots, loops or splices other than to attach it to the console. When extended outboard perpendicular to the sheerline, it shall extend no more than 300 mm from the sheerline.” 

An clarification has been requested and the following determined:  “It is not permitted to install a rope attached to the console in the middle of the rope such that each end is used on each side of the boat.”

Any questions about these items can be directed to the class office.

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