NEWS

Newsletter June 2010

14 winners in 14 years at Mooloolaba

28 June 2010 Rob Kothe

The 2010 Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship - It is the 14th year in a row this landmark event has been sailed at Mooloolaba ... read more
CLASS NEWS
President's Report

28 June 2010 Noel Paterson

Over the past few months, the Australian Association has been working towards the replacement of the tooling that produces Etchells in Australia. Specifically, this includes the construction of new moulds for both the hull and deck ... read more
Publicity: Why bother?

28 June 2010 John Curnow

Hello and thank you for reading this. Etchells sailing is a true delight and often very hard work ... read more
SAILING HEALTH AND FITNESS
New Section: How fit are you for sailing?

28 June 2010 Andrew Verdon

It is wonderful to have a new section in this newsletter. Andrew Verdon is the Australian Sailing Team (AIS Squad) fitness coordinator and he is going to provide us with some information each newsletter, so as to look after ourselves better. ... read more
EVENT NEWS
Race Six of the Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship

28 June 2010 Rob Kothe

At the finish of Race Five the breeze had been gusting at 28 knots, but it gradually began easing away. The course for Race Six was set at 170 ... read more
Newcastle's new Easter time regatta

28 June 2010 David Ritchard

Easter 2010 saw the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club host their inaugural Etchells Easter Regatta. There is not an Etchells Fleet based at this venue, but the event was run with the active support of the Lake Macquarie Fleet ... read more
FLEET NEWS
Mooloolaba: Another great regatta delivered

28 June 2010 Trevor Martin

Once again, Mooloolaba and its locals can stand proud of delivering one of the best, one design sailing regatta's in the world ... read more
Cronulla: Big boat owners eye off Etchells

28 June 2010 Steve O'Rourke

Several, local big boat owners are now looking hard at our Cronulla Etchells scene, no doubt realising the value of close racing, limited crew sizes, along with reasonable purchase and operating costs ... read more
Adelaide: Inaugural Gymea Cup race series

28 June 2010 Wayne Knill

It was fantastic to see some of our most popular fleet sailors score series wins this season. In late February, some of our crews took three boats over to Port Lincoln to contest the Lincoln Week regatta ... read more
Gosford: Great season had by all

28 June 2010 Luke Birch

The Gosford Etchells Fleet had a great 2009/2010 sailing season. We had fair conditions all season long, with a variety of breezes and mixed results ... read more