Etchells Worlds

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cammd
cammd
QLD
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QLD, 4462 posts
14 Oct 2018 7:20pm
Not windsurfing but a great event unfolding in our backyard

Results from day one of the warm up event, the fleet has 10 previous world champs, America's Cup sailors, Olympians and Round the world sailors.

Matt Chew (the skipper of Gen XY) is a local moth sailor who made that great video with his drone of the last race of the Raceboard Worlds for us in 2016.
Currently 4th in a fleet of 73 after the 1st race of the warm up Regatta which started today.







Start line 1.2km

da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
QLD, 2515 posts
15 Oct 2018 9:22am
Quality field. Those guys know a thing or two about tuning. That's an awesome photo of the start.

...Jacob would be drooling at the sight of that!
Paddles B'mere
Paddles B'mere
QLD
3586 posts
QLD, 3586 posts
15 Oct 2018 12:28pm
That's impressive, very cool. We could never get that many sails on the water at Bribie Sailing Club
vando
vando
QLD
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QLD, 3419 posts
15 Oct 2018 9:06pm
Saw them out the back of Green on Sunday while sailing at wello. I was wondering what was going on.
would have been tuff conditions out there.
cammd
cammd
QLD
4462 posts
QLD, 4462 posts
16 Oct 2018 6:42am
vando said..
Saw them out the back of Green on Sunday while sailing at wello. I was wondering what was going on.
would have been tuff conditions out there.


According to the RQ facebook page a knockdown on Saturday resulted in a collision with another boat. One of them began to sink and had to be towed in and hauled out for repairs.

More damage to the fleet yesterday with crews expected to be working into the night to be ready to race again today.
Mitch Pearson
Mitch Pearson
QLD
271 posts
QLD, 271 posts
16 Oct 2018 10:11am
I took some of the photos on the Sunday and will be doing every day of the worlds. Don't have access to my photos while at work but here is a link if you want to see some of them on FB.

www.facebook.com/surfsailkite/
cammd
cammd
QLD
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QLD, 4462 posts
16 Oct 2018 9:46pm







olskool
olskool
QLD
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QLD, 2463 posts
17 Oct 2018 4:08am
Thats some tight racing in heavy weather. Great photos guys!
Coops052
Coops052
QLD
24 posts
QLD, 24 posts
17 Oct 2018 4:57am
I see one Etchell trialling a two piece mast there!
morts
morts
WA
192 posts
WA, 192 posts
17 Oct 2018 9:35pm
Last picture looks a bit like a Chinese Gybe, ahhh good times... if your on another boat watching it happen
AUS4
AUS4
NSW
1296 posts
NSW, 1296 posts
19 Oct 2018 6:27am
cammd said..
Not windsurfing but a great event unfolding in our backyard

Results from day one of the warm up event, the fleet has 10 previous world champs, America's Cup sailors, Olympians and Round the world sailors.

Matt Chew (the skipper of Gen XY) is a local moth sailor who made that great video with his drone of the last race of the Raceboard Worlds for us in 2016.
Currently 4th in a fleet of 73 after the 1st race of the warm up Regatta which started today.







Start line 1.2km



Doug McGain is Phil McGain's ( Maui Sails ) brother.
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