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Tim’s answer to retrieving a skyed spinnaker halyard. Hoist the tool up the jib halyard, maybe leashed to the forestay, and the multi-prong grapple corrals… Read More »Ultimate Sky Hook

Note the 40% allocation for the Miami Worlds. 40% of 20 boats is 8 qualifiers.

NA Etchells fleet captains,

We hope your 2022 season is off to a great start. There are a few items that we would like to call your attention to and ask for your help with circulating to your fleets:

This launch approach takes a few hours, but is cheaper than the boatyard.

The Etchells Canadian 2022 Nationals are happening this summer in Charlottetown, PEI during July 14-16.  The NOR is available now on yacht scoring and the… Read More »Canadian 2022 Nationals

The class is proposing to update the class rules. Here is a link to the draft versions. The class is looking for comments.

November 16, 2021 The Nominating Committee submits the following slate of Officers for the 2022 season:Fleet Captain Jay CorsonSecretary … Read More »Report of the Fleet 27 Nominating Committee

Etchells #10 from the initial production run in 1968 is available **FREE** to someone who can pick it up before the snow flies. It has not been in the water for 20-odd years, so it needs some work. It has spars, possibly original, but serviceable. It has a trailer that apparently appears roadworthy. The boat is stored in N. Andover, Massachusetts. Bring it to Maine to race against the other classic, first-production run boats: #3, #5, #6, and #11.

The 2021 Season-Ending Banquet / Awards / Fall Meeting is set.

5:00 PM Tuesday, November 16, 2021 @ PYC

Hello Etchells skippers,

First, a welcome to Fleet 27’s newest member, Jeff Stall, owner of USA  #5, currently based in Vermont but moving to the Portland area and looking forward to sailing with us next season.  We look forward to having Jeff with us and hope he reaches out to any of us for help and offers of assistance as questions arise.

Points East magazine article from March/April 2021.

Racing an Etchells is all about good teamwork and proper boat handling fundamentals. Get those right, and you often will finish in the top half of the fleet.

There was no second.

2021 saw Schadenfreude 2 regain its series-dominating form, winning each of the 2021 trimester series, as well as winning the 2021 overall season series.

More Cowbell put all the pieces together for the second week in a row to win the race and take the daily championship glassware home.

HI Fleet 27- PYC has been receiving numerous complaints from members about parking by non-members. It has reached the point where the oft threatened towing… Read More »PYC (No) Parking Notice

You think of New Zealand, and you think of a country full of sailors. Boating is now banned in New Zealand due to Covid. Yacht… Read More »Boating Now Banned in New Zealand