Red Funnel Regatta 2024

Jun 25, 2024 | Events

Red Funnel Regatta 2024     " Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June saw 16 Etchells take to the Solent for the Red Funnel Regatta. The fifth event of the series hosted by the Royal London Yacht Club produced some extremely close racing throughout the...

Saida Cup Regatta 2024

Jun 15, 2024 | Events

Saida Cup Regatta 2024     " Saturday was looking like champagne sailing conditions until the hints of a sea breeze swung the wind left and led to postponement while the race committee battled the shifts and relaid the course. All of Saturday was raced...

Sem Nome

Jun 4, 2024 | For Sale

Sem Nome For Sale NED 1197 I bought the boat from a Dutch guy in 2015. I sailed with Pedro Andrade and Simon Frey one regatta in cowes. Pedro sailed another race with the boat in cowes. After that the boat was in the storage by Tim Tavinor in Burnham until the brexit....

Sir Kenneth Preston Regatta 2024

Jun 2, 2024 | Events

Sir Kenneth Preston Regatta 2024     " The bank holiday weekend of the 25th to 27th May saw the Cowes Etchells fleet take to the Solent for the Sir Kenneth Preston Trophy. With this year’s series already well underway and teams beginning to gel...

Spring Regatta 2024

Apr 30, 2024 | Events

Spring Regatta 2024     " Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April saw the return of the Cowes Etchells Series. It was an exciting mix of senior boats, many of whom had been racing hard in Miami and Australia, mixed in with the Youth Boats who had been...

Peter Rogers

Apr 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Peter Rogers     " Peter Rogers, who has died aged 72, was a popular and competitive racing sailor. A surveyor by profession, having qualified with Hillier Parker in London, he became interested in sailing when he  moved to Lanzarote in 1975, joining...

Youth Selection Weekend 2024

Apr 19, 2024 | Events

Youth Selection Weekend 2024     " On Saturday 13th April 8 Etchells Academy youth boats competed in the Youth Academy trials following 5 weekends of intense training on and off the water, led by David Bedford and Duncan Truswell  and the Race Committee...

Ice Bucket 2023

Oct 10, 2023 | Events

Ice Bucket 2023     " The closing regatta of the Cowes Etchells fleet, the Ice Bucket, was raced over the weekend of 7/8 Oct. Being the final regatta, with a somewhat wintry name, the fleet was reduced to 6 starters. Racing on Saturday however was truly...

National Championships 2023

Sep 29, 2023 | Events

National Championships 2023     " 3 days of glamour racing with 17 boats for the UK National Championship organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron with Rupert Erskin-Crum as PRO.  Day 1 began at Cowes Yacht Haven with registration and weigh ins, where one...

South Coast Championship 2023

Sep 15, 2023 | Events

South Coast Championship 2023     " After a week of high pressure dominating the Southern England weather system, the forecast was not looking good for the championships. And with little or no wind on the Saturday morning it was early afternoon before...