Day one of the Etchells Australian National Championship kicked off on Thursday 10 June and it is tight at the top following some high scoring results, across the board.
Not unbefitting to a National Championship, the conditions were testing for competitors and the race committee. The breeze was shifting right through the north-north westerly quadrant, with 300 to 010 seen on the compass over…
Adventures Weekly: Ross and Kevin Wilson
6 June 2020
For Adventures Weekly on 5 June 2020 we welcomed Kevin and Ross Wilson to chat about where we would have been this weekend (the Mooloolaba Yacht Club Australasian Etchells Champs), and the great work that they, along with so many, put into our sport as Volunteers. Starting their lives as sailors, they have been Race Officer’s since just prior to the Sydney 2000 Olympics (Kev was a judge…
Day two ofThe Dock MooloolabaAustralasian Etchells Championship kicked off on Saturday 9 June, and the race committee and race management team did a great job to get three races in the bag with one left to sail on the final day today. The breeze was far steadier than day one, shifting from 190, through to 120 as the land heated up ranging from 7-9 knots.
Race four started in 8 knots at…
Day one of The Dock Mooloolaba Australasian Etchells Championship kicked off on Friday 8 June with three races in quintessential Mooloolaba lump, and a shifty breeze starting at 160 swinging to 100 degrees with 5 to 12 knots at times over the day.
Race one started right on time at 160 degrees and 1.8 nautical miles with the boat end looking favoured for angle and pressure. Matthew Chew and his Gen…
In just over one week, forty-two Etchells from Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong will battle off the famed Mooloolaba beachfront for The Dock Mooloolaba Australasian Etchells Championship. With five previous Etchells World Champion skippers, as well as multiple National and prior Australasian Champions, the regatta is certain to be one to watch.
Leading the way in the star-studded fleet is…
The Etchells Australasian Championship 2018 at the Mooloolaba Yacht Club is less than 50 days away, and with an amazing venue that always delivers great racing, as well as an Australian Worlds on the calendar later this year, there is no doubt that this event is one not to be missed.
John Bertrand, two-time Etchells World Champion has already verbally confirmed his attendance, along with a number…
