Luke Lawrence Wins the 2025 Etchells North American Championship

05/18/2025

The competitors for the Etchells North American Championship in San Diego left the dock Sunday morning for the final two races of the regatta with a lot of work  still in front of them to determine the winner. In Race 7, John Dane (Here We Go Again) was the race leader around every mark and through the finish, and jumped back into contention for the Championship. Meanwhile Peter Duncan (Oatmeal) climbed from 8th around the first mark to 3rd place by the end of the downwind leg, and would hold on to finish 3rd taking over the regatta lead, 2 points ahead of Luke Lawrence (Bayou Hustler).

Competition Tightens at Etchells North Americans in San Diego

05/17/2025

The 2025 Etchells North American Championship continued with 3 more races on Saturday. Conditions were more favorable for racing today with wind in the 8 - 12 kt range. Several dark clouds and rain cells moved across the course creating extra shifty conditions throughout the day. The regatta is utilizing Varakos RaceSense for electronic starts which has worked out very well for the competitors and race committee. The fleet appreciated the efficiency of automated OCS calls and the resulting extra sailing time rather than overly competitive starts ending in general recalls. Race 4 was a clean start, Race 5 had one OCS and Race 6 had three.

2025 Etchells North American Championship Set to Kick Off Friday May 16th in San Diego

05/15/2025

San Diego Yacht Club welcomes 39 teams competing in the 2025 Etchells North American Championships - a 3-day regatta May 16-18. Local sailor Ben Mitchell will be one of 3 crew sailing with Paul Dorsey on Adjudicator this weekend. "We have about 40 boats. It is a really deep fleet. All the top teams from the US are here, so all of us local sailors will have our hands full with the competition that's here this weekend. The weather looks nice. I think we're going to have decent breeze. And I'm looking forward a really competitive event."

2019 North American Championship

02/18/2019

The 2019 North American Championship welcomes all sailors as a lead up to the 2019 World Championship.

2017 North American Championship Concludes

08/22/2017

After taking the lead yesterday at the Etchells North American Championship, Scott Kaufman and his team of Jesse Kirkland, Lucas Calabrase, and Austen Anderson closed out the series today to win the 2017 title.

After several contenders found themselves in the teens after the first race of the day, the stage was set going into the eighth and final race of the event. Kaufman’s lead had narrowed, but the chasing pack faltered again, and with Kaufman coming in second in the race, all questions were erased.

2014 North American Championship

09/23/2014

Elizabeth, skippered by Tom Carruthers with crew Andrew Palfrey and Chris Busch was named Etchells North American Champion as the regatta wrapped up.

Solid winds, tight competition and good camaraderie characterized the three days of racing of the International Etchells Class North American Championship, which wrapped up with two races at the Chicago Yacht Club on Sunday.