Good Luck Aussies! The Worlds are starting!

07 May 2026

Congratulations to AUS 1526 Magpie - James Mayo, Paul Cayard, & Ben Lamb - World Champions 2026!

The Founders Trophy & Bill Bennett Crew Trophy — Overall Championship Winner & Crew
James Mayo, Paul Cayard, Ben Lamb — AUS 1526 Magpie
Corinthian Cup
Andrew Lawson, Graham Vials, and Billy Russell — GBR 1490 No Dramas
C. Stanley Ogilvy Masters Trophy, Robert W. Sides — Seniors Trophy, Grand Masters Trophy
James Mayo, Paul Cayard, Ben Lamb — AUS 1526 Magpie
Bill Munster Sportsmanship Trophy
Jon Rogers for his leadership with the SDYC Juniors team of 2026, Dave Lysinger (14), Elleson Wheeler (12), Parker Heim (12)
Best Female Helm Trophy
Ruby Sunderland — GBR 1468 Strait Dealer
Next Generation Trophy — Best Performance for the Crew whose entire team is Under 30.
Wiley Rogers IV, Ford McCann, Marshall McCann — USA 1465 Triple Threat
Bill Steele Trophy — Awarded to the crew with the lowest average age.
Corneille LePrince Felipe Garcia Jessye Opoku-Ware — GBR 1014 Palaver
Best Female Team Trophy (NEW) — Presented to the top-finishing all-female team.
Grace Yakutis, Marisa Bloodgood, Marianna Shand, Victoria Boatwright — USA 1092 Coyote

Race 1 — Etchells Fleet 6, Newport Beach, CA, USA: Austin Sperry, Noel Drennan, John Kostecki (USA 1527) RayGun
Race 2 — The Peter Tirion / Etchells Association of Canada Trophy, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto, Ontario, CAN: James Mayo, Paul Cayard, Ben Lamb (AUS 1526) Magpie
Race 3 — Brisbane Etchells Fleet, Australia: Jeanne-Claude Strong (AUS 1518) Flying Higher
Race 4 — Etchells Fleet 4 and Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA, USA: Jeanne-Claude Strong (AUS 1518) Flying Higher
Race 5 — Etchells Fleet 12 and St. Francis Yacht Club: D Craig Mense, Stephanie Roble, Manu Weiller, Ian Liberty (USA 1456) Freedom
Race 6 — American Yacht Club Centennial Trophy: Austin Sperry, Noel Drennan, John Kostecki (USA 1527) RayGun
Race 7 — Gulf Harbour Yacht Club, Gulf Harbour, New Zealand: Jud Smith, Steve Girling, and Marc Gauthier (USA 1111) Fast Mermaid
Race 8 — The Jim Annand Trophy from Etchells Australia: James Mchugh, Alister Richardson, David Vera San Luis (IRL 1501) Tquila
Race 9 — Cowes Fleet in honor of member Ante Razmilovic, winner of the first ninth race at the 2002 World Championship: James Mayo, Paul Cayard, Ben Lamb (AUS 1526) Magpie

USA Etchells Fleet 13 and San Diego Yacht Club host the 2026 Etchells World Championship.

Starting Thursday 7 May with registration and measurement, and racing commencing 11 May 2026. Here's the noticeboard, documents and results.

Time difference: 11:30am First Warning Signal in San Diego - is 4:30am the following day in Sydney or 2:30am Perth.

AUS 1226 - Barry
Peter Merrington, Simon Cunnington, Ian McKillop.
AUS 1466 - Tango
Chris Hampton, Sam Haines, Charlie Cumbley.
AUS 1514 - Kutti Beach
John Winning, Amy Hyder, Chris Morgan, Jonathan Goldsberry.
AUS 1518 - Flying Higher
Jeanne-Claude Strong, Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton.
AUS 1524 - Tiger
Nigel Abbott, Chris Manton, Jake Newman.
AUS 1526 - Magpie
Paul Cayard, James Mayo, Ben Lamb.

Julian Plante, Malcolm Page.
HKG 1496 - Racer Smithy. Mark Thornborrow, Mike Huang.
Noel Drennan.
USA 1527 - RayGun. Austin Sperry, John Kostecki.
Will Ryan.
USA 1529 - Encore. John Sommi, Beccy Anderson, Victor Diaz de Leon.