Cowes Week 2021

Aug 12, 2021 | Uncategorized

The annual sailing festival finally got underway having had to miss to the 2020 edition. With most of fleets seeing smaller entries than normal, the Etchells fleet saw a similar reduction, but that did not stop the enthusiasm of the competitors or their individual...

Etchells Worlds – Cowes 2022

Aug 3, 2021 | Events

Etchells Worlds – Cowes 2022 The Etchells Worlds has now been confirmed for Cowes in September 2022. Click below for more information Download the Full Brochure...

International Etchells Class Saida Cup

Jul 13, 2021 | Events

International Etchells Class Saida Cup The 2021 Etchells Saida Cup run by the Royal Thames Yacht Club was held on the 10th-11th of July in Cowes. 15 boats entered meant that everyone was looking forward to a weekend of racing but unfortunately the wind did not want to...

Royal London Etchells Youth Academy Prize Giving

Jul 9, 2021 | Events

Royal London Etchells Youth Academy Prize Giving The Royal London  Etchells Youth Academy prizegiving and drinks reception were hosted by the Royal London Yacht Club this weekend during the Etchells South Coast Championships.   At the reception Commodore Martin Thomas...

International Etchells South Coast Championship

Jun 28, 2021 | Events

International Etchells South Coast Championship Saturday morning dawned sunny and windless as competitors from 17 boats made their way down to the docks. Thankfully, a message from the race committee confirmed the breeze was filling in and the forecasted 8-12kts...

International Etchells Cowes Fleet Southern Area Championship

Jun 7, 2021 | Events

International Etchells Cowes Fleet Southern Area Championship With an entry of 21 teams, the Southern Area Championships saw the highest Cowes Etchells fleet turnout since the beginning of the pandemic.  With the racetrack tucked behind the Bramble Bank, wall-to-wall...

Red Funnel Etchells Regatta

May 31, 2021 | Events

Red Funnel Etchells Regatta The 2021 Etchells Red Funnel Regatta was run by the Royal London Yacht Club in the Solent on the weekend of the 29th -30th May. 11 boats were entered, and the forecast was for light winds and sun. As competitors arrived on Saturday morning,...

International Etchells Cowes Fleet CCCA Keelboat Champs

May 17, 2021 | Events

International Etchells Cowes Fleet CCCA Keelboat Champs This year’s first Keelboat Champs event run by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, with an excellent race team headed by Jenny Woods, fierce competition and treacherous winds as the five Etchells Youth Academy teams...

Sir Kenneth Preston

May 5, 2021 | Events

Sir Kenneth Preston The 2021 Sir Kenneth Preston Trophy for the Etchells class was run by the Royal Yacht Squadron by Peter Saxton and his team over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend 1st-3rd May. By all accounts there was some fantastic racing in very challenging...

Skp Day 2

May 2, 2021 | Events

After no breeze on day one, there was some excellent racing on day two, check out the gallery below for a snap shot of the days racing Provisional Results Here Pictures Courtesy of Andrew...