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The Etchells race results from week #3 are now posted. Click on the link to jump to the RACE RESULTS page. One more race needed… Read More »Week 3 Race Results are Posted

In case you have been wondering, this is what the new sail royalty button/tag looks like. No more sail cards. No more sail limits. Just these tags.

One would think that for $200 per year, that IECA would inform the membership what the sail button looks like. Maybe North Sails just made this button up out of whole cloth because IECA is still dithering on the button design. But, there has been no news from the head shed to let is know.

Ezra Culver is bringing to the Marblehead-hosted National Championship Regatta a selection of lightly used Etchells sails to be sold as-is. These sails are suitable… Read More »**Lightly** Used Sails 4 Sale

North Sails is changing over their line of Etchells sails to use sail shapes of the recent Aussie-developed championship sails. So, their remaining stock of… Read More »**New** North Sails at 1/2 Price

>>> Preliminary results <<< from Tuesday’s (May 18) racing are posted (click the blue link). These preliminary results are awaiting confirmation from R/C. Owners/skippers: please… Read More »Tuesday’s Race Results are Posted

PYC Covid-19 safety protocols have disappeared again.

Hear ye, hear ye. 

We are pleased to announce the semi-annual, in person — we hope — (with a Zoom backup) Etchells Fleet 27 membership meeting at the PYC on Tuesday, May 11. The meeting will start at 17:00. ALL COVID PROTOCOLS WILL BE FOLLOWED — masks and distance. There may be limits on the size of the meeting.

Boat Owners: If you are looking for racing crew, log in to the Fleet 27 website and check the Crew Board (listed under the Members* menu item). The people listed at the top of the list were added most recently.

(Free) Rules webinar hosted by the New England PHRF organization.

Click tiny link near the the bottom to attend.

Hello Fleet 27 Etchells Owners,

I hope you are all starting to focus on getting ready for racing in 2021! For those of you who are planning to race with the Fleet this season be advised you must have a Bow Number.

The Fleet Captain has sent out an e-mail to boat owners requesting their input to a survey of intentions for Etchells sailing in 2021. Boat… Read More »2021 Race Plans Survey & Results

See link: 2021 Class Rules. Some rule changes are counter to Association Rules, and the process was done in a manner outside that defined by… Read More »One-design Class Rules Updated

International Etchells Class Association
Andrew Cumming, Chairman [email protected]
10 March, 2021

I am writing to inform you of a major development in the Etchells Class in the matter of Mould 11 (M11).  As you know, for some time the International Governing Committee (IGC) have been reviewing the background to M11 and as I have previously advised we have been engaged with World Sailing (WS) to seek clarifications. One of the specific findings from our work is that WS do not recognize M11 as a Registered Mould for the construction of Etchells.

Fleet 27 is teaming up with the PYC and J/24 Fleet 43 for a live webinar lead by Dave Perry, who will describe the changes in the newly revised Racing Rules of Sailing for 2021-2024.

Hi All-

I am sending out Social Director Jeff LePage’s thoughts on a social meeting.  I will set up a Zoom meeting for 18:00 hours on 2/9.  Hope to see you then.  Please feel free to invite your crews and other interested parties.  Hope all are healthy and safe.