Class News

San Diego’s Last One Design Weekend

San Diego’s Last One Design Weekend

October 13-14, 2012 The Etchells fall schedule is in full swing with the last One Design Weekend, sailed on October 13 and 14th. The regatta saw fierce competition between Lola, Down Under, and Rhino, sailed by Geoff Davis, AndrewWhittome, and Bruce Nelson,...

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Long Island Sound Championships

Long Island Sound Championships

June 2-3, 2012 Shelter Island, NY The Shelter Island Yacht Club, Shelter Island, NY, hosted the second of four events in the Etchells Atlantic Championship Series over the weekend of June 2-3. Twenty boats competed in the event and the race committee was able to...

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Team Hardesty Wins ORCA Bowl

Team Hardesty Wins ORCA Bowl

Etchells Fleet 13 2012 ORCA Bowl sponsored by Sailing Supply The San Diego Yacht Club hosted twenty competitive Etchells teams in the 2012 ORCA Bowl sponsored by Sailing Supply and sailed on the Coronado Roads in light to medium winds over the weekend of May 19-20....

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Worlds 2012: Main Game Wide Open

Worlds 2012: Main Game Wide Open

It's the main game for the Etchells class in 2012; the Etchells World Championship, to be held offshore of Sydney from the 16th to 25th February. At the close of entries 73 skippers have registered to participate in the championship hosted by Royal Sydney Yacht...

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Sid Doren: Second Jaguar Regatta

Sid Doren: Second Jaguar Regatta

2012 Sid Doren Recap The first major regattta of 2012 hosted 51 teams from CAN, USA, GBR, BER, BAH, GRE, and SUI. Last weekend's Sid Doren regatta took place Miami and was hosted by Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. An unreliable wind field led to a dock AP on Saturday morning...

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Rethinking PFDs

Rethinking PFDs

When I started sailing Etchells actively three years ago, I expected to see merely a few teams that didn't wear some form of lifejackets or inflatable flotation device most of the time. Once we started sailing in big events, I was surprised to see how few sailors wore...

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