Aug 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
DAY ONE – Etchells Open European Championship For the first day of the 2016 Etchells Open European Championship, Principal Race Officer, Phil Lawrence, prophesied that it might be a long day and he was spot on. The wind behaved worse than a wayward child,...
Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Royal Thames Yacht Club’s Etchells Invitational Gertrude Cup was completed on Wednesday August 3rd after a nine-race program which saw incredibly close racing amongst the 14 teams competing, teams from 13 different yacht clubs around the world. Like the New...
Aug 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Melbourne and Royal Thames Academy youths share the lead. On a slightly damp and overcast Monday in Cowes the Etchells Invitational Regatta for the Gertrude Cup continued with four races held in 6 to 16 knots of breeze which started out at 320 degrees going left to...
Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Organised by the Royal Thames Yacht Club Day 1: It was a classic day on the Solent on Sunday, July 31 as the Cowes Etchells fleet invitational event for the Royal Thames Yacht Club’s Gertrude cup got underway. This event which provides equally matched actuals to...
Jul 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
As many of you know, a fire on the Isle of Wight on January 25, has had a major impact on the Cowes Etchells Fleet. News reports indicate that no lives were lost but many boats in storage were destroyed in the fire. Fleet spokesman and 2016 Etchells World Championship...
