After a long, tough winter in the East and Mid-West, it’s a joy to welcome warmer weather and the beginning of a full regatta season. The following regattas are coming up, and we encourage you to support the events and the organizers:
- The Nationals – San Diego Yacht Club, 4/9-4/12
- Annapolis One Design Regatta – Annapolis Yacht Club, 4/25
- Annapolis NOOD – Annapolis Yacht Club, 5/1-5/3
- Orca Bowl – San Diego Yacht Club, May 16-May 17
- Lippincott Regatta – Annapolis Yacht Club, May 16-May 17
- Pacific Coast Championship – San Francisco Yacht Club, May 30-31
- The Founder Trophy Regatta – Royal Canadian Yacht Club, June 6-June 7
- 161st Annual Regatta presented by Rolex – June 12-June 14
- Canadian Etchells Championship – Hudson Yacht Club, June 20-June 21
- Quebec Etchells Championship – Pointe Claire Yacht Club, July 4-July 5
- Newport Regatta – Newport Sailing Center, July 11-July 12 (registration now open)
- AYC Summer One Design Regatta – Annapolis Yacht Club, July 25
- Rocky Mountain Championship – Dillon Yacht Club, July 29-July 31
All events are listed on our website in both month by month and list views as are full details of each regatta.
Looking ahead, please note that Larchmont YC will host the Long Island Sound Championship regatta over Labor Day weekend. This two day regatta (Sun-Mon) should attract many of the top Etchells sailors and will offer them a chance to sail competitively in western Long Island Sound just prior to the North Americans. Boasts can launch out of American YC for those three days, then boats can be kept there with rig up through the NAs.
The Hong Kong Worlds organizing committee is hoping that many US sailors make the trip in November. It may be tight, but the hosts feel it’s most do-able to sail at the NAs, pack up and ship the boat to Hong Kong in time to sail the Worlds November 1-7. Click here to view an information package to help with any venue and logistics questions you may have. This pdf is also posted on the Worlds Regatta page on our web site.
To those folks traveling this season, Senet Bischoff has shared a checklist he compiled for packing up the boat after an event and rigging it just prior to an event. Click here to view the document.
Congratulations go out to Tom Carruthers, Chris Busch and Andrew Palfey for their first place finish at the Etchells Midwinters West!