ETCHELLS PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROAD TO NA’S AND WORLDS: ETCHELLS PACIFIC COAST CHAMPS
North Powered Teams Finish on Top in San Diego!
San Diego delivered excellent and challenging conditions for the 2017 Etchells Pacific Coast Championship. Winds from 3-16+ knots were seen over the two-day event sailed on the Coronado Roads. The head of the class this weekend was Argyle Campbell and his crew of Victor Diaz, Alec Anderson and Jeremy Wilmot on ‘Rock n’ Roll’. They never finished a race out of top three and won the regatta with a race to spare. Nice work guys!
Second overall was the Corinthian team ‘Blonde Antelope’ led by Keith Whittemore. Keith’s crew consisted of Brian Thomas, Kevin Dow, and local rockstar Sabot sailor, Peter Busch. Keith’s team sailed a consistent series with only one race out of the top ten and had a very strong second day scoring 3,4,4,1, on Sunday. It is great to see these guys performing so well!
Most teams are using the PC-F main, LM2-H and L jib, and full Radial/VMG spinnaker combinations. Most are opting for the LM-2H when is doubt as to how the conditions light play out in a particular race. The combination of double snaps on the luff and the different batten combinations to round up or straighten the leech of the LM-2H make it a very versatile sail for this classic designed boat.
Congratulations to our clients for placing in the top 10 at the PCC’s!
Next up for the West Coast Etchells fleet is the Orca Bowl at SDYC May 20-21. August 16-19th SDYC will host the 2017 North Americans. The big event of the year is the 2017 Worlds which will be hosted by San Francisco Yacht Club September 23rd to 30th. For any help with your Etchells program do not hesitate to contact Skip Dieball, Chris Snow, Eric Doyle or any member of the North One Design North America team. Our team is standing by to help your team get the most from your sailing!
