Fleet 27 News

A lone Etchells still afloat in the harbor on Oct 20. I wonder whose boat that is?

The 2022 Lobster Bowl Regatta is complete, wrapping up the Etchells Fleet 27 racing season for 2022. This Lobster Bowl marks the 10th running of… Read More »Lobster Bowl Regatta (2022)

A big congratulations to Gunsmoke, under the command of guest skipper Kendra, for convincingly winning the evening series on Aug 23. She and her crew really showed the Fleet how it should be done with consistent finishes. Halfway through the Fall Series, Brass Monkey continues to lead. Race results are in the usual place. PYC Commodore Tony provided a few pix from the vantage point of his powerboat. Tim Caven adds one from the R/C.

The J/24 Downeast Regatta is September 9-10-11 and is looking for a few good markboat crews. So, if you are able to help out on… Read More »Downeast Regatta Needs Markboat Crews

Hello all,

Since our Fleet’s decision on extending the Test Rule 18 for the rest of the summer and fall series races, I have fielded several questions on the Test Rule.  First, I can find no videos of the Test Rule.  I am, however, forwarding the info provided by Dave Perry and highly recommend you print up the Test Rule Quiz as well as the Test Rule Summary of game Changes, 9 and 5 pages.  Take the quiz this weekend, I will provide the answers Monday.  Please take the time to do this to improve our mark roundings and reduce protestable situations.  

Registered website users… when looking for crew; please check the crew board. People looking to crew have been added to the list recently. Log in to view.

New addition to crew board. Log in to view.

Note: All Tuesday Evening Series race documents for 2022 are found HERE.

Racing abandoned on July 12 due to impending thunderstorm

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

Dear Fleet 27 Owner Members,

Fleet Treasurer Rich Hubbell reports that the Fleet has voted to adopt Development Rule DR22-01 for Tuesday night racing between May 15 and July 15. The Notice of Race, including this special rule at Rules 1.3, and the text of the Rule in Addendum A, is attached. DR22-01 modifies the definition of Mark Room, the preamble to section C, and Rule 18 Mark Room. Please make yourself familiar with these changes. 

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.

Hi all- Linked is the 2022 registration form.  We will discuss it tonight.  Rich Hubbell suggests that you pay the IECA dues directly.  See you… Read More »2022 Spring Meeting Update