After 36 years Etchells racing returns to Cork Week ✨ Entries are open for this legendary regatta, taking place at the Royal Cork Yacht Club. They're ready to welcome us back in Crosshaven! More info can be found at the link: royalcork.com/etchells-retur…

Chris Busch is back and holding on to his top spot. Winning the Bill Bennett Cup this past weekend, he sets himself on course for a competitive West Coast Spring Series leading into the Worlds event out on his home waters this May. buff.ly/fMouhtz

Some beautiful Etchells lines from photographer Mark Albertazzi after the West Coast Spring Series ⚓ Bill Bennett Cup. 📷 ⛵ Nimbus and ⛵ SDYC Juniors D2X

⛵ For years, the Cowes fleet has been funneling the amateurs of our sport into keelboat training and racing using their Etchells Youth Academy. 📩 It is unusual for them to invite individual applications, but please contact [email protected] if you are interested.

👋 Peter “Billy” Merrington, Ian McKillop and Tom Fountain won the recently held Australasian Summer Championship on ⛵ FIRST TRACKS. 📷 Nic Douglass Sailor Girl HQ - Nic Douglass

⛵ Florida State Championships are headed out in the Biscayne Bay Series today! Scratch Sheet 🔗 yachtscoring.com/current_event_… That's 4️⃣1️⃣ boats vying for the 🏆. Two races down in the series and two more to go this is a critical race for those coveted series standings.

Little boats, big city ⛵ 🏙️ The Etchells fleet in Hong Kong lines out in the shadow of their cityscape. Victoria Harbor is set to host most of the season. With Paddington Green and Appalachian 1 & 2 already behind them 3 sails out Feb 7th. ⛵ CIRRUS 4 & FARQUHAR 4

Eyes on Australia as the NSW States hit the start line today 👀 Heading out of Gosford Sailing Club it's a healthy start list of 2️⃣6️⃣ boats vying for the title in the beautiful Brisbane waters this weekend. Any guesses who will walk with the 👑? 📷 Nic Douglass

You know? Sometimes it's the little things. Our Brisbane fleet proudly presented its new sunshade. As sailors- we know how exciting this is ☀️ Queensland States postponed to later in the year. Next up is their 🏆 Corinthian Cup out of📍RQYS 📆 April 17-19

🇭🇰 Hong Kong wears the 👑 RACER CC crew Mark Thornburrow, Julian Plante, Malcolm Page, & Mike Huang walked from the NSW Championship as the Champions of the weekend. MAGPIE and FLYING HIGH kept the pressure on Thornburrow all weekend buff.ly/l03KXk8

Jack Abbott of IRELAND GIRL is thrilled with his trophy 🥃 on Day 2 of the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship and the Etchells 2026 East Gippsland Championship. They went on to win the series. 🥈 KELPIE 🥉 LEADING EDGE 📷 Jeanette Severs

Good luck to our Class Secretary, we are so proud! SDYC Commodore Alli Bell is a finalist for the 2025 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, along with Laura Grondin (2025 J/70 World Champion) and Pearl Lattanzi (Waszp Female World Champion). 🔗 buff.ly/jFGJJUl

UK Fleet Captain, Shaun Frohlich, catches us up to speed with all the 🇬🇧 happenings ahead of a busy season! 🗣️ The UK Cowes Etchells Fleet enters 2026 in strong shape, with growing participation, an energized committee, and clear priorities. buff.ly/aX8IcjJ

The ⚓ Pacific Coast Championship sails out of📍San Diego Yacht Club today with three international entries taking advantage of a World's course preview. 🇧🇲 ALARM - John Hele, Jim Gibson, Dirk Kneulman 🇳🇴 OTTO - Kyle Gundersen 🇦🇺 MAGPIE - Peter Merrington, James Mayo, Ben Lamb

The 🌎️ ⛵ 2026 World Championship event is inching closer! The start list sits at 4️⃣5️⃣ with time still to register. We're excited to announce that logoed crew apparel 👕 is now available for direct order through our partnership website with local provider Graphix Group, Inc.!

Australia had its ducks in a row for the Western Australian State Championship. 🥇 YO - Peter Ahern-David Chapman / Grant Lovelady 🥈 RATPACK - Grantham Kitto-Etham Prieto-Low / Adam Brenz-Verca 🥉 THE CROC - Michael Manford-Dean McAullay / Nick Gray

Throwback to all the up close drama of the 2023 Etchells National Championship in Cowes! James Tomlinson Photography with the snaps 📷

A little Monday Motivation from the Corinthian registrations for '26 Worlds ⛵ Blue Fin ⛵ Bungee Smuggler ⛵ Chomp!! ⛵ Encore ⛵ Free Bird ⛵ No Dramas ⛵ Passenger Princess ⛵ Second Wind ⛵ TBC ⛵ Team Shred ⛵ Zero Gravity 2 Join them! buff.ly/3lWkSLH

Curious about racing Etchells in @UKEtchellsFleet ? Come test your skills and see why Cowes Etchells racing is both friendly and fiercely competitive. etchellsukfleet.co.uk/sail-with-us/c…

5️⃣2️⃣ joining us so far in San Diego for the 2026 Worlds Event. 4️⃣0️⃣ flying the Stars and Stripes, taking full advantage of an American host year. Going back a decade here are the previous 🥇 winners of our Etchells Fleet World Championships. Who is ready to take the 👑 ?