The results are in for the first day of the 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championships. Final results are posted here: https://2019.etchellsworlds.org/
The Australian teams had a great showing today as did several US Teams including local South Texan and past world champion Marvin Beckmann on Martian.
Race one’s finish was exciting, with three boats overlapped crossing the line fighting for first, second and third.
Sailors had a great day of racing with winds starting at 15-18 knots and cloud cover keeping everyone cooler.
Today’s winners are:
Race 1:
- USA’s Stella Blue 2. Australia’s Havoc 3. Australia’s Magpie
Race 2:
- Australia’s Havoc 2. USA’s Texas based The Martian 3. USA’s Caramba
Cumulative leaders are 1. Havoc 2. Caramba and 3. Stella Blue.
Live tracking of racing is available throughout the week here: https://www.tractrac.com/event-page/event_20190622_EtchellsWo/1621?fbclid=IwAR2aqdnWkw_hoNlOv7H-ksUBwjs4k5DbfxxsetyL6dmZy-7xrZQ6bNq7E1I
