Class News
2024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series Regatta Kicks Off With Strong Competition for Piana Cup
Miami, FL — Amidst balmy temperatures and partly sunny skies, the 2024/2025 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series got underway last weekend with this year’s Louis Piana Cup Regatta. Biscayne Bay once again was dotted with Etchells Class vessels on December 7 and 8 as a fleet...
Dramatic Finish at Etchells North Americans: 2 Points Separate the Podium
Marblehead, MA - The 2024 Etchells North Americans wrapped up this past weekend in Marblehead, Massachusetts, with intense competition and tricky conditions testing both race officials and sailors. After three days of racing, the event culminated in a thrilling final...
Lifted Wins 2024 US Nationals
The 2024 Etchells Nationals in Newport concluded with Jim Cunningham (USA 1504) and his seasoned crew—Steve Hunt, Erik Shampain, and Serena Vilage—securing the top spot on the podium aboard Lifted. In a fiercely competitive event, they edged out John Dan III (USA...
Rhino Triumphs in Bill Bennett Cup: A Celebratory Start to the 2024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series
San Diego, CA – March 18, 2024 – The San Diego Yacht Club proudly announces the conclusion of the Bill Bennett Cup, setting an exhilarating pace for the 2024 Etchells West Coast Spring Series. This prestigious event, a focal point of the series, celebrates the legacy...
Three-peat win for Lifted in the Biscayne Bay Winter Series after last weekend’s USA Eastcoast Midwinters
The Etchells Biscayne Bay Series concluded with an impressive display of skill and consistency, after four regattas that tested the competitive spirit of the Floridan fleet. Participation was strong with 40+ boats on the line over four events: the Louis Piana Cup...
Etchells Miami: Florida State Championship
By: Jeff Nehms The International Etchells 2024 Biscayne Bay Regatta Series continued in Miami on February 3-4. The 30th year anniversary of the Florida State Championship, the third event of the four-regatta series, attracted 34 boats. Winning the 2024 Florida State...
Thirty-six Boats for the Sid Doren Memorial
The International Etchells 2024 Biscayne Bay Series continued in Miami on January 13-14. The Sid Doren Memorial, the second event of the four-regatta series, attracted 36 boats. Winter weather across the Midwest caused several DNCs due to flight delays and...
Lifted Wins 2023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series
By Casey Coffin, SDYC Communications Coordinator May 21, 2023The final of four events in the 2023 Etchells West Coast Spring Series was the US Nationals/Orca Bowl, held this weekend, May 19-21, at the San Diego Yacht Club. Twenty-two boats, including several teams...
Louise Clinches the Bill Bennett Cup With a Bullet in the Last Race
In the SDYC’s Bill Bennett Cup, the third regatta in the Etchells West Coast Spring Series, Team Louise (Tom Carruthers, Bill Hardesty, Jeff Reynolds) finished first, winning a 10-point tie with The Martian (Marvin Beckmann, Ezra Culver, Eddie Adams).
Midwinters West Opens West Coast Spring Series in San Diego
Etchells San Diego - Fleet 13 and San Diego Yacht Club hosted Etchells Midwinters West this last weekend. Congratulations to Jim Cunningham, Steve Hunt, Erik Shampain, and Serena Vilage for their first place overall and to top Corinthian team Steve Wright, Joe Markee,...
North Americans/Coral Reef Cup Wraps Up Pre-Worlds Events in Miami
In preparation for the 2023 Etchells World Championship in April, a sizable fleet of Etchells descended on Miami for the winter. The pre-Worlds events concluded with the North American Championship/Coral Reef Cup. Congratulations to Jim Cunningham, Steve Hunt, Erik...
Lifted Lifts the Winter Series Trophy
February 26, 2023 (Miami, FL) - In keeping with the theme of the 2022/2023 Biscayne Bay Etchells Winter Series, Mid-Winters Championships was a weekend of challenging weather among stiff competition with yet another skipper stepping onto the top of the podium. Yet it...
Double-header weekend for Etchells Sailors in Miami
February 6, 2023 (Miami, FL) - With Gale Warnings up and down the Floridian coastline on Saturday, it was an easy decision for the Race Committee to call off the first day of racing for Florida States, the third regatta in the Biscayne Bay Regatta Series and another...
Etchells Class Rules Update
The new Etchells class rules are in effect. Visit https://etchells.org/news/article/new-rules-in-effect for more information.
Stella Blue wins 2021 US Nationals
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...
Updated Etchells Class Rules
The changes approved by the Class members to the Etchells Class Rules have also been approved by World Sailing. New updated version of the Class Rules effective March 1, 2021 can be viewed using this link.
2020 Long Island Sound Championship
Etchells Fleet 15 and the Shelter Island Yacht Club were very excited to host the 2020 Long Island Sound Championship on for September 25-27, 2020. Due to continuing Covid-19 restrictions, the previously scheduled Etchells North American Championship was not held in...
ACCs at Marblehead cancelled
Unfortunately, the regatta originally scheduled for July 24-26 has been cancelled. Organizers of the Helly Hansen National Offshore One-Design Regatta series, in conjunction with Marblehead Racing Association, have canceled the 2020 edition of the NOOD at Marblehead...