Etchells UK Fleet

 

 

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 the fleet left harbour heading towards...

European Championship 2023

   The weekend started off with a briefing from the PRO Peter Taylor (Royal London Yacht Club) before racing where it was decided that there would be 4 races as there was a good breeze across the course coming in at 15knts and the Monday wasn't looking too...

Southern Area 2023

   The southern area championship unfortunately, consisted of just 3 races on the Sunday due to light airs and 180 degree shifts on the race area on the Saturday! The Sunday however, was a bit of a waiting game early in the morning with doubts of sailing for...

Saida Cup 2023

   The 2023 Saida cup, hosted by The Royal Thames, got off to a slow start on the Saturday with competitors anxiously waiting for the wind to fill in from the south east. Thankfully after a short wait teams began filtering out towards Hill Head and were met...

Sir Kenneth Preston 2023

   The Sir Kenneth Preston regatta hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron was blessed with 3 days of sunshine and wind. Shorts and t-shirts were donned as 12 Etchells fought it out in the Solent with the PRO Philip Warwick and his race team faced with difficult...