Irish Etchells Class Sailing News & Regatta Results
#Etchells – Malahide trio David, Richard and Samantha Burrows have had a mid–fleet start to their Etchells World Championships bid in New York yesterday. The sole Irish contenders placed 66 and 26 in the first two races in the 95–boat…
#etchells – Ireland has a single entry in a 95–boat fleet for the 2014 Etchells keelboat World Championship from June 21 to 28 in New York. The class's 46th world championship will be one of the biggest and most competitive in its…
#etchells – At the Etchells World Championship in Rosignano, Italy the top Irish boat was Richard Burrows and crew from Howth who finished 12th in the 41–boat fleet. (download results below as a pdf file). There was no wind and no…
#etchells – There's not much interest in recruiting women into the Etchell's class as it prepares for the world championships in Rosignano Solvay, Italy this week if the response to an Irish 'bio break' query is anything to go by.…
#Etchells – Former Olympic Soling sailor Dan O'Grady sailed Kootamundra to victory at Howth Yacht Club (HYC) in yesterday's final races of the 7-boat Etchells National Championships. O'Grady lifted the Gerard J. Henry Trophy with five wins in the six…
It was tight in points at the top end of the Etchells Nationals in Howth in the last weekend of August. After a protest was resolved Jay Bourke's Northside Dragon from the Royal St. George Yacht Club won on countback…
Photographer Ingrid Abery who covered last week's Etchell's World Championships in Howth has uploaded images to the Afloat gallery HERE. John Bertrand picks up the World Trophy in Howth. Photo: Ingrid Abery
Howth got a makeover for last week's Etchells World Championships and the video clips below show the fruit of all the hard work after a successful championship there.
Australian sailing legend John Bertrand and his crew Andrew Palfry and Tom Slingsby wrapped up the 2010 Etchells World Championship title in some style at Howth (Saturday 28th) with his fifth bullet in eight races and without even needing to…
Australia's John Bertrand retained his grip on the World Etchells Championship title at Howth but he needed the abandonment of the eighth race in the series due to lack of wind to maintain that position with a day to go.…
John Bertrand's dominance of the Etchells World Championships at Howth Yacht Club continued on day 4 of the regatta with a win in the afternoon race after scoring a disappointing 9th earlier in the day. His lead, however, has been…
Two bullets give Australian crew 11 point lead after four races John Bertrand of Royal Brighton YC in Melbourne gave a masterclass on the waters off Howth to win both races in today's Etchells World Championships, sponsored by Fingal County…
The 2010 Etchells Worlds Championships started at Howth today (Monday 23rd) with two scheduled races sailed in freshening winds, with Ante Razmilovic of the UK holding a one point lead over Australian sailing legend John Bertrand at the end of…
The Etchells World Championship starts at Howth Yacht Club on Monday (23rd August) with 43 boats from nine countries confirmed to contest the 9-race series. Some of the world's top sailors, including Olympic medallists and former World…
The Irish Etchells Championships at Howth - sponsored by Euro Car Parks - was limited to a single race of just two legs on the second day due to lack of wind, with the leader after the first three races,…
There is a distinctly international flavour to this year's Etchells National Championships sponsored by Euro Car Parks at Howth Yacht Club next weekend (August 14th & 15th), which is hardly surprising with the World Championships taking place at the same…