Day One 2016 Etchells World Championship

The 2016 Etchells World Championship started in earnest yesterday, with two intensely competitive races in the Central Solent. It took four attempts to get the fleet away for Race One and the U-Flag start produced several casualties, including reigning Etchells World Champions, Skip Dieball, Jon McClean and Jeff Eiber North Cape YC  (USA). “Yes, we […]

Day Two 2016 Etchells World Championship

There was some more Aussie cheer, on Day Two of the Etchells World Championship. Noel ‘Nitro’ Drennan, has raced Etchells with Dennis Connor and John Bertrand, and his experience showed today, nailing the pin end of the start to win Race Three by a hansom margin. Drennan’s bullet lifts his team above John Bertrand, but […]