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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...
2020 West Coast Spring Series/US Nationals
Message from the San Diego Fleet 13 fleet captain regarding the status of the WCSS and US Nationals: Sailors and friends, while this was foreseeable, all hoped that this communication wouldn't have to be sent. It would have been a beautiful day of racing the Bill...
Etchells Class initiates a plan to scan hulls and review laminate schedules
In follow up to several inquiries about hull shapes and lamination schedules in use by Etchells builders, the International Etchells Class Association Governors, in conjunction with the Class One Design Technical Committee, have approved plans and expenses for the...
Benjamin – Stella Blue crew win 2020 Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta
The Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta, the second event of the 2019-20 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series, attracted 41 teams on January 11-12 in Miami, FL. After stumbling with an 18th in the opening race, Steve Benjamin’s team of Michael Menninger, Ian Liberty, and Joseph...
International Class meeting summary
The Special General Meeting of the International Etchells Class Association was held on December 7, 2019. The required quorum was established to open the meeting. Two changes to the Class Rules were proposed and discussed by those present. The changes include the...