I’m sure many of you are following the 2018-19 Etchells Biscayne Bay Series in Miami so I will be brief.
Half way through the Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta, the second regatta of the series, Fleet 27 is represented by two boats, Todd and crew aboard Marge and Rich Ketchum, Scott Thomas and Roger Junet sailing Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter.
Hello Etchells Enthusiast,
I want to thank everyone who contributed to the awards banquet. It was a fun night.
If anyone would like to order a calendar, we are placing another order.
I came across some sad news that Don Cohan passed away on October 20.Read More »Don Cohan: 1930-2018
In case you did not know it, Slots are illegal… What are they? You would think the class “organization” could post an explanation for the… Read More »What the devil are “slots”?
Casco Bay served up light winds for the evening of July 31, which allowed two races to be completed in 6-10 kts from SSE. Sixteen boats competed, tied for the largest number of boats to date in 2018. The fleet sailed a course W1 for the first race, and a W2 for the second race. The race committee was provided by Wiki Wiki. Read More »Race Results for August 21
The MS Regatta will be run on August 18. Sign up at regattaman.com (link below). See the details at the links below. MS Regatta… Read More »MS Regatta
Race 12 of the 2018 season, which kicked-off Fleet 27’s Fall series, was held under the threat of thunder storms, with flashes of lightning off… Read More »Race Results for August 7
Several away boats have asked about housing for the Lobster Bowl. Please let Chris Morin know if you are able to house a crew or… Read More »Seeking housing for out-of-towners during Lobster Bowl
Did you know that the Portland Yacht Club and J/24 Fleet 43 are hosting this year’s J/24 Nationals September 6th through the 9th in Falmouth, Maine?Read More »Volunteers sought for J-24 Nationals
So, tonight, the J-24 fleet gets a taste of lousy racing weather. Wind a nice 10-12 kts all afternoon. Come 5:15PM – light mist, but… Read More »Etchells showing some schadenfreude?
Casco Bay served up light winds for the evening of July 31, which allowed one race to be completed in 5-7 kts from SE. Sixteen boats showed up for the start, the largest number of boats to date in 2018. With 5 weeks of no racing since the last start, the aggressive fleet forced a General Recall at the first start. Read More »Results of July 31 Racing
That makes 4 of 5 Summer Series race days lost to weather. Next Tuesday is our final race day of the Summer Series. Let’s hope… Read More »4 Lost Race Days… In a Row!
Registration for the 2018 Lobster Bowl regatta is now OPEN! Click the link to go to the Regatta Management Solutions website to register your boat.Read More »Lobster Bowl Registration is OPEN
We have added a “Chalk Talk” section to the website, similar to a coach’s lecture at the end of a practice or a match in any sport. In our case, one or all of the crew that “won the day” write about what they did that resulted in their win. We hope to develop a consistent, simple format leading with the prevailing conditions to help the fleet compare the results from week to week.Read More »Fleet 27 Chalk Talk
June 26 served up some more great race conditions on Casco Bay. White Hawk set the gold standard as race committee and, with the support of extended daylight this time of year, ran 3 fantastic races in 12-20 kts of wind from the south. Read More »3 Races on June 26 Trigger 2nd Throw-out from Season Scores
