May 8, 2019 | Events, Uncategorized
The Saturday of the Red Funnel Regatta was cancelled due to some windy weather in the Solent. Particular note should be taken to thank the Royal London Yacht Club Race Committee and those driving ribs, who ventured into The Solent for the whole morning to try their...
Apr 19, 2019 | Events, Uncategorized
On the weekend of the 13th and 14th April, the Cowes Etchells fleet competed in the Royal Thames Yacht Club’s Southern Area Championships, an excellently run and closely fought over regatta. The race committee perfectly took advantage of the conditions, with an...
Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Following 4 open training camps run during February and March 2019, the Royal London Yacht Club ran the trials regatta on the weekend of March 30/31 Saturday’s conditions were difficult allowing only 2 races. However, Sunday was near to perfect with 15 to 17 knots of...
Aug 29, 2018 | Events, Uncategorized
The 2018 Open Etchells European Champion is Lawrie Smith racing Colin (Glandore Harbour YC ) with Gonçalo Ribeiro, Ella Bennett and Pedro Andrade. The 2018 Corinthian European Etchells Champion is a team from the Royal London YC Etchells Youth Academy, skippered by...
Aug 23, 2018 | Events, Uncategorized
Organised by the Royal London Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Cowes Etchells Fleet. Nineteen teams representing nine yacht clubs from around the world will compete at the 2018 Etchells European Championship, hosted by the Royal London Yacht Club in conjunction...
Jul 18, 2018 | Events, Uncategorized
The Etchells Gertrude Cup was 4 days of intense racing with 12 races scheduled and, despite the predominantly high pressure sitting over the UK, was successfully completed. By the final day, 4 boats were in contention for overall victory. Initially the regatta was...
Jun 14, 2018 | Events, Uncategorized
Ainslie / Simmer and Scott racing Etchells in the Solent. One of the great things about sailing is the old adage that you get to play on the same course as Tiger Woods. It’s an idea which most of us are aware of, the dream of getting on the course with the best. But...
Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Any time a boat gets to discard a second place in its winning scoreline, it suggests a walkover, but in the case of the 2018 British Etchells National Championship Lawrie Smith and his crew of Richard Parslow / Will Heritage and Gonçalo Ribeiro only took the...
May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Etchells British Open & National Championship, hosted by the Royal London YC. There is always a lot of great boat racing going on around the Solent, with battles taking place in a wide variety of classes, from big boats to small boats, and club racers to world...
Jul 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Organised by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Cowes Etchells Fleet. James Badenach’s team representing the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, has won the fourth edition of the Gertrude Cup, after holding off a strong challenge from the USA...
