Etchells World Championship Explained

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The Etchells World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for Etchells keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the Etchells Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The Class gained World Sailing status on 1 August 1974.

Events

Ed.	Year	Host			Participant				Ref
		Host club	Location	Nat.	Boats	Sailors	Nations	Cont.
1					26	78	4	3	^[1]
2					32	96	2	2	^[2]
3					42	126	3	3	^[3]
4					39	117	4	2	^[4]
5					45	135	4	3	^[5]
6					35	207	2	2	^[6]
7					69	105	6	4	^[7]
	8					41	123	5	4	^[8]
9					60	180	5	3	^[9]
10					63	189	5	3	^[10]
11					55	165	4	2	^[11]
12
13
14					59	177	4	3
15					56	168	4	3	^[12]
16					55	165	7	4
17					38	114	6	4
18					66	198	7	4
19					78	234	5	3
20
21					49	147	3	3
22					64	192	8	4	^[13]
23					30	92	6	4	^[14]
24					100	300	5	3	^[15] ^[16]
25					68	204	4	3
26					74	226	7	4
27					61	185	9	4
28					98	294	9	4
29					93	279	8	4
30					85	261	8	4
31					72	221	9	5
32					69	213	9	4	^[17]
33					45	135	8	4
34					83	265	9	3
35					85	266	8	4	^[18]
36					43	134	9	4	^[19]
37					81	257	9	3	^[20] ^[21] ^[22]
38					74	241	9	4	^[23] ^[24]
39					41	123	11	3	^[25] ^[26]
40					95	299	11	4	^[27] ^[28]
41					43	129	10	4	^[29] ^[30] ^[31]
42					58	174	12	5	^[32] ^[33] ^[34]
43					51	153	10	4	^[35] ^[36]
44					94	282	7	5	^[37] ^[38]
45					37	111	6	4	^[39] ^[40] ^[41] ^[42]
N/A					DELAYED DUE TO COVID				^[43]
N/A					CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
46					42	126	9	4	^[44] ^[45] ^[46]
47									^[47] ^[48] ^[49]
48									^[50]

Multiple World Champions

Ranking	Sailor	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	width:60px; text-align:center;"	No. Entries	Ref.
1		7	6	1	14	18
2		5	1	1	7	16
3		3	1	0	4	7
3		3	1	0	4	5
5		3	0	1	4	6
6		3	0	0	3	5
7		2	2	0	4	23
8		2	1	2	5	6
9		2	1	0	3	10
9		2	1	0	3	3
11		2	0	3	5	15
12		2	0	2	4	11
13		2	0	1	3	5
13		2	0	1	3	11
13		2	0	1	3	10
16		2	0	0	2	9
16		2	0	0	2	5
16		2	0	0	2	10

Medalists

Ref
1975 Marblehead 26 Boats	US 152 - Noni UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	US 141 UNKNOWN	US 92 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	^[51]
1976 Newport 32 Boats	US 62 - Big Red UNKNOWN	US 152 - Noni UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	KA 16 - Manatee UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
1977 Palm Beech 42 Boats	KA 68 - Arunga II	KA 59 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	KA 85 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
1978 Balboa 39 Boats	US 355 - Close Encounters	US 136	US 92
1979 Toronto 45 Boats	KA 98 - Early Bird	US 466	US 355
1980 Brighton 35 Boats	KA 59 - Impala	US 466 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	KA 98 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
1981 Marblehead 69 Boats	US 500 - Whip	KA 59	US 125
1982 San Francisco 41 Boats	US 500 - Whip	US 273	KA 148
1983 Rye 60 Boats	US 500 - Whip	KC 43 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	KA 156 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
1984 Sydney 63 Boats	KA 189 - Kookaburra	US 662	KA 179
1985 Balboa 55 Boats	US 663 - Whip	US 661	KA 30
1986 Toronto ? Boats	US - Firing Line UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
1987 Marblehead ? Boats	US - Firing Line	UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	Bill Critch UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
1988 Newport 59 Boats	KA 242 - Lethal Weapon	US 703	KA 248
1989 San Diego 56 Boats	US 790	US 670	US 640
1990 Fremantle 55 Boats	K68 - The Ashes	US 643 - Menace X	KA 295 - Fury
1991 San Francisco 38 Boats	US 873 - Menace X	US 706 - Slipknot	US 529 - Satisfaction
1992 Larchmont 66 Boats	USA 909 - Whip	KC 54 - Boat	US 790 - Lunkmeyer
1993 Brisbane 78 Boats	AUS 326 - The Boat	AUS 294 - Golden Parachute	AUS 348 - Two Saints & a Magpie
1994 Balboa ? Boats	USA	USA UNKNOWN UNKNOWN	USA UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
1995 Brighton 49 Boats	AUS 372	AUS 333	AUS 359
1996	GBR 117 - Yes!	USA 63 - Danger One	AUS 384 - No Jacket Required
1997	DEN 1067	AUS 372	AUS 379
1998	CAN 69	NZL 300	USA 1073
1999	AUS 420 - Green Steam	AUS 424 - The bluntest tool in the shed	AUS 337 - Tom Pepper XVIII
2000	USA 1000	USA 986 - 59	USA 706 - 13
2001	GBR 987 - Bedrock (5)	AUS 1187 - Pacesetter (14)	GBR 1195 - Danish Blue (16)
2002	GBR 987 (56) - Bedrock	AUS 874 - 31	AUS 650 - 11
2003	USA 1262 - USA 8	USA 1221 - USA 21	AUS 1271 - AUS Pittwater
2004	AUS 915	AUS 509	AUS 1117
2005	USA 928	USA 1278 - 71	AUS 1223 - 13
2006	USA 1061	NZL 950	GBR 1333
2007	GBR 1361 - Dawn Raid	USA 1351 - Daddy's Girl	GBR 1333 - Swedish Blue
2008	USA 979	USA 969	USA 102
2009	AUS 874	AUS 924 - 4	AUS 1383 - 54
2010	AUS 1383 - Triad	GBR 1333 - Swedish Blue	AUS 924 - barry
2011	USA 979	AUS 1026	USA 1227
2012	AUS 925 - IRON LOTUS	AUS 947 - MAGPIE	AUS 1383 - TRIAD
2013	USA 1378 - The Martian	USA 1397 - Raging Rooster	HKG 1333 - Swedish Blue
2014	USA 979 (79) - Line Honors	HKG 1333 (33) - Swedish Blue	USA 1378 (78) - The Martian
2015	USA 1372 - Aretas	USA 1262 - SCIMITAR	Magpie AUS 947 25
2016 Cowes 58 Boats	AUS 1383 - Triad2	USA 1262 - Scimitar	SIN 1333 - Matatu
2017 San Francisco 51 Boats	USA 1427 - Stella Blue	AUS 947 - Magpie	USA 1349 - KGB
2018 Brisbane 94 Boats	AUS 1449 - Lisa Rose	HKG 1406 - Racer C	AUS 864 - Gen XY
2019 Corpus Christi, Texas 37 Boats	AUS 1461 - Havoc	AUS 1447 - Magpie	USA1427 - Stella Blue
2022 Cowes, Isle of Wight 42 Boats	GBR 1438 - Swedish Blue	NZL 1499 - New Order	GBR 1502 - Mila
2023	Veracity - USA 1477 (77)	TONS OF STEEL - USA 1511 (17)	Lifted - USA 1504 (4)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 1975 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
2. Web site: World Championship 1976 . 2023-07-18.
3. Web site: 1977 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
4. Web site: 1978 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
5. Web site: 1979 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
6. Web site: 1980 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
7. Web site: 1981 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
8. Web site: 1982 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
9. Web site: 1983 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
10. Web site: 1984 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
11. Web site: 1985 World Championship . 2023-07-18.
12. Web site: For Klein, Worst Can't Prevent First : He Finishes Back in Etchells Finale but Wins Anyway. Laura. Palmer. August 11, 1989. Los Angeles Times. 2022-09-27. 2022-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927031352/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-11-sp-46-story.html. live.
13. Web site: 1996 Etchells World Official Event Website.
14. Web site: 1997Etchells World Official Event Website.
15. Web site: 1998Etchells World Official Event Website. 15 April 2023. 1 October 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19991001235803/http://www.etchells.org/worlds98/. bot: unknown.
16. Web site: 1998 Etchells World Championship: Race 6 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991002160350/http://www.etchells.org/worlds98/Race6.html . 1999-10-02 . dead . 2023-07-18.
17. Web site: Jud Smith wins North American Etchells. www.sail-world.com.
18. Web site: 2009Etchells World Official Event Website.
19. Web site: Etchells Howth, Etchells Yachting, Etchells Sailing, Dublin, Ireland, Etchells Ireland, Irish Etchells, Irish Etchells Class, Etchells Sailing, Etchells News. 2010.etchellsworlds.org.
20. Web site: World Championship 2011 - International Etchells Class. 2011.etchellsworlds.org.
21. Web site: 2011 Etchells World Official Event Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124031649/http://www.etchellsworlds2011.com:80/ . 2010-11-24 . dead . 2023-07-18.
22. Web site: Etchells World Championship 2011 crowns a winner. www.sail-world.com.
23. Web site: World Championship 2012 - International Etchells Class. 2012.etchellsworlds.org.
24. Web site: 2012 Etchells World Official Event Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222205231/http://www.etchellsworlds2012.yachting.org.au/ . 2012-02-22 . dead . 2023-07-18.
25. Web site: Etchells World 2013 - etchells worlds 2013. 2013.etchellsworlds.org.
26. Web site: 2013 Etchells World Official Event Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20130618014310/http://www.etchellsworlds2013.it/ . 2013-06-18 . dead . 2023-07-18.
27. Web site: Etchells Worlds. 2014.etchellsworlds.org.
28. Web site: 2014 Etchells World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program. yachtscoring.com.
29. Web site: Etchells Worlds. 2015.etchellsworlds.org.
30. Web site: 2015 Etchells World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program. www.yachtscoring.com.
31. Web site: Etchells Hong Kong Association. Facebook . 2023-07-18.
32. Web site: Etchells Worlds. 2016.etchellsworlds.org.
33. Web site: 2016 Etchells World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program. yachtscoring.com.
34. Web site: 2016 Etchells World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program. yachtscoring.com. 2022-09-29. 2022-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929012418/https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=2944. live.
35. Web site: Etchells Worlds. 2017.etchellsworlds.org.
36. Web site: Results | 2017 Etchells World Championship. www.regattatoolbox.com. 2022-09-25. 2022-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004072524/https://www.regattatoolbox.com/results?eventID=X3rkcylOgn. live.
37. Web site: Etchells Worlds. 2018.etchellsworlds.org.
38. Web site: Sailwave results for 2018 Etchells World Championships at RQYS 2018. www.sailwave.com. 2022-09-29. 2022-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20220625013451/https://www.sailwave.com/results/2018EtchellsWorldChampionships.htm. live.
39. Web site: 2019 Etchells World Championship, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. 2019.etchellsworlds.org.
40. Web site: 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program. yachtscoring.com.
41. Web site: 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championship at Corpus Christi Yacht Club - Day 5 . 2023-07-18.
42. Web site: Archived copy . 2022-09-29 . 2022-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929012410/https://yachtscoring.com/media_print_1.cfm . dead.
43. Web site: 2020 Etchells World Official Event Website.
44. Web site: 2022 Etchells World Official Event Website. Etchells Worlds Cowes 2022 . 2023-07-18.
45. Web site: Ante Razmilovic's Swedish Blue crowned 2022 Etchells World Champion . 2023-07-18.
46. Web site: 2022 Etchells Worlds Preliminary Cumulative Results . 26 February 2023 . Royal Yacht Squadron . yachtscoring.com . 24 September 2022 . https://archive.today/20230226151831/https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=15098 . 26 February 2023 . live.
47. Web site: AON 2023 Etchells World Championship – International Etchells Class Association World Championship.
48. Web site: AON 2023 Etchells World Championships at Miami - Overall . 2023-07-18.
49. Web site: 2023 World Results - Yacht Scores.
50. Web site: HOME. Etchells Worlds 2024.
51. Web site: World Champions. 12 October 2021. International Etchells Class Association. etchells.org. 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924112144/https://www.etchells.org/racing/champions. 24 September 2021. live.