NEWS

2019 Etchells Worlds Final Results

Final results are in for the 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championships. Final results are posted here: https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_detail.cfm?Race_Number=9&eID=6225

The 2019 Etchells World Champions are Havoc skippered by Iain Murray with Colin Beashel and Richard Allanson.

Magpie was the big winner with another first place finish today and a third place overall for the regatta.

Race 9 had a delayed start as the wind was shifty at mark set, but once racing started the wind filled in and it was a good clean race.

The wind began at 10 knots and during racing built to 15 knots east southeast.

Today’s winners are:

Race 9:

  1. Australia’s Magpie 2. USA’s Annie3. USA’s Stella Blue

Cumulative winners are:               1. Havoc               2. Magpie            3. Stella Blue

2019 Etchells Worlds Day Four

The results are in for the fourth day of the 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championships. Final results are posted here: https://2019.etchellsworlds.org/

Magpie was the big winner today with first place finishes for both races 7 and 8.

Race 8 had an exciting showing from the two female skippers, who were in combat for first rounding the first mark. Jeanne- Claude Strong rounded the mark in first followed by Shannon Bush. They ended the race in 2nd and 4th respectively.

The wind was a steady 8-10 knots for the first race and 12- 14 knots for the second and east southeast.

Today’s winners are:

Race 7:

  1. Australia’s Magpie2. USA’s Warcanoe3. New Zealand’s The Horn

Race 8:

  1. Australia’s Magpie 2. Australia’s 14353. Australia’s Tango

Cumulative leaders are:                             1. Havoc             2. Magpie 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

Links to Scoring, Videos, Pics, and Tracking

We have lots of different avenues for you to stay up to date and in the action!

more videos available on YouTube here from our video partner White Pelican Productions on their YouTube Channel Here New videos are going up regularly (each day after racing) so keep checking back for more.

Race results posted on Yacht Scoring Here:

Photos and videos on CCYC Facebook Page (Album "2019 Etchells World Championship")   (that's just the main album)...follow Corpus Christi Yacht Club (@ccyachtclub) on Facebook and Instagram for photo and video highlights and watch for Facebook Live of the starts and some of the roundings and finishes.

Live Tracking from TracTrac Here. You can actually follow the races live or replay previous races already run (Remember racing starts at Noon (CST) each day).

and last but not least stay informed the way the competitors are staying informed by downloading TeamApp ...available on your computer or (even better) as an app on your phone. Download TeamApp to your phone. Signup on TeamApp and join the "App" "2019 Etchells Worlds"...updates on mark roundings and finishes (unofficial) are sent out as they happen!

2019 Etchells Worlds Day Three

The results are in for the third day of the 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championships. Final results are here:

Race 5: https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_detail.cfm?Race_Number=5&eID=6225

Race 6: https://yachtscoring.com/event_resu:ts_detail.cfm?Race_Number=6&eID=6225

Results are pending protests. Protests will not affect today’s leaders.

The Australian teams had another great showing today, coming in first and second in races five and six. Magpie and Havoc battled it out in both races, and it was a fight to the finish.

A couple of new leaders were added today as well, with Bermuda’s Tiburon placed in the top three for the first time in race 5 and the USA’s Warcanoe placing third in race 6.

Also noteworthy: Youth teams continue to be strong, with the USA youth team placing fourth in race 6.

The weather cooperated today, with winds starting at 10-14 knots out of the east/ southeast.

Today’s winners are:

Race 5:

  1. Australia’s Magpie 2. Australia’s Havoc 3. Bermuda’s Tiburon

Race 6:

  1. Australia’s Magpie2. Australia’s Havoc3. USA’s Warcanoe

Cumulative leaders are:

61          AUS1461             Havoc   Iain Murray (M,S,GM) / Colin Beashel / Richard Allanson

27          USA1427             Stella Blue          Steve Benjamin (M,S) / Michael Menninger / Ian Liberty / Jonathan Goldsberry

72          AUS1472             Roulette             Jud Smith (M,S,GM) / Mark Johnson / Andrew Smith

47          AUS1447             Magpie Graeme Taylor / James Mayo / Tom Slingsby

70          GBR1470            Ellamber             Lawrie Smith (M,S) / Richard Parslow / Joao De Matos Rosa / Goncalo Ribeiro

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

2019 Worlds Videos

Link through to the playlist from White Pelican Productions.

Keep checking back as additional videos will be added every day.

Looking for more news and details on the Worlds?

2019 Etchells Worlds Day Two

The results are in for the second day of the 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championships. Final results are posted here: https://2019.etchellsworlds.org/

The Australian teams had another great showing today, coming in first, second, and third in race three. USA’s Stella Blue had another strong day and is now sitting in second overall.

Also noteworthy: The Royal London Yacht Club Youths skippered by Willliam Bedford placed 10th in race 4, a point of pride for the youth sailors here.

The weather cooperated today, with winds starting at 13-18 knots out of the southeast with moderate chop and sunshine in the afternoon.

Today’s winners are:

Race 3:

  1. Australia’s Havoc 2. Australia’s Tango 3. Australia’s Lisa Rose

Race 4:

  1. USA’s Rebel2. Great Britian’s Ellamber3. USA’s Stella Blue

Cumulative leaders are      1. Havoc            2. Stella Blue                3. Ellamber

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

2019 Etchells Worlds Day One

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:

  1. USA’s Stella Blue 2. Australia’s Havoc 3. Australia’s Magpie

Race 2:

  1. 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

Results Posted!

All results and Notices are on Yacht Scoring.

Sailing Instuction Amendment 1 & 2 Posted

Sailing Instructions Amendment 1 (and now 2) have been posted on Yacht Scoring.

All official posting will be posted on Yacht Scoring for the remainder of the Regatta. Link Here:

https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=6225

Notification will be sent out via TeamApp of all postings and official communication. Download TeamApp to your phone, login/signup, and join the "App" "2019 Etchells Worlds". If a competitor your emergency contact info may be required.

Sailing Instructions Amendment 1 and Sailing Instruction Amendment 2 are available on the Race HQ Tab:

https://2019.etchellsworlds.org/race-headquarters

Live Tracking Link!

World Championship racing starts today, Tuesday, June 25th @ 1200 CST (UTC -06:00).

All boats will be equipped with a tracking device...you can watch live race tracking via the link below.

https://www.tractrac.com/event-page/event_20190622_EtchellsWo/1621

Races will be available for replay at the same link.

Pictures and videos will be posted on the Corpus Christi Yacht Club Facebook page (and Instagram) @ccyachtclub as they are available. A link to more videos and pictures will be available as well as not all pics will be posted.

Sailing Instructions Posted!

Sailing Instructions have been posted. Please find under “Race Documents” on the “Race HQ” Tab

Local Bars We Enjoy!

Pursuant to our previous post, we’re posting a list of area bars, breweries and the like that we like!

Welcome to Corpus Christi, y’all!

Bar list

Downtown:
Executive Surf Club (live music)
BUS
BW Lounge (top of the Beat Western Hotel)
Dr. Rockits (live music)
Goldfish
Brewster St (live music)
The Nueces Brewery (opening soon)
Railroad Street Seafood Co. (Brewery)
Rebel Toad (Brewery)
Bar in Republic of Texas (top of Omni-fancy)
House of Rock (live music)(crowd varies)
Cassidy’s (Irish)

Worth the drive:
The Post
Fajitaville (bar on beach)
Lorelei (Brewery)
Tannins (Wine Bar)
Tapology

If you Dare:
Vernon’s (dive bar)
The Pelican (pilots bar)
Scuttlebutts (on the island)

Lot’s of cool bars in Port Aransas 

Local Places to Eat

Welcome to Corpus Christi!

Since competitors are asking, we've compiled a list of places we like to eat in the area. This is not a complete list and we may add to it so check back….Next list will be our favorite bars.

This list (and more information) will be included on the Visitors Tab.

Also, we will be communicating with competitors via "TeamApp" you can search for and install it on your phone. Sign up with your email. Search for and join the "Team" "2019 Etchells Worlds" and at the top select "become a member of this team app". Check the required boxes, fill in the required lines and click save to join. We will use this app for news, notifications, social information, bar and restaurant specials, basically everything. Official notifications will, of course, be posted on the Official Notice Board, but a copy may also be sent out there so it'll be prove useful to have on your phone.

Downtown area:

CCYC 

Water Street Oyster Bar 

Aka Sushi (10% food with event wristband)

Vietnam

Thai Spice

Surf Club (burgers, beer, live music)

Republic of Texas (steaks, top of the Omni Hotel)

The Exchange (American)

Mesquite Street Pizza

U & I Diner

Harrison’s Landing

Railroad Street Seafood Station (American)

Bella Luna

 

Places worth a drive:

The Post

Drunken Noodle (Thai)

BKK (Thai)

The Post (American, craft beer)

Yoshi Sushi

Mac’s BBQ

Senior Jaime’s (Mexican)

Pho Saigon

Julian’s BBQ

Bellino’s (Italian)

Luciano’s (Italian)

B & J Pizza on SPID

Blue Clove

Brewster St (American)

The Ol’ Steakhouse

Eirini’s (Greek)

Z Counter (Asian Street food)

POETS

Yardarm

 

The Island/Port Aransas:

Snoopys (fried yumminess)

Dragonfly (Asian fusion)

Lisabella’s (seafood)

Rock & Roll Sushi

Black Diamond Oyster Bar

Angry Marlin

Island Sushi

Black Sheep Bistro

 

Breakfast:

Garibaldi (Mexican)

Town & Country (Diner)

Whataburger

U & I Diner

Prices Chef

Sandi’s Diner

Hester’s Cafe

Jalisco (Doddridge and Alameda)

Laredo Taco Company (inside select Stripes convenience stores)

El Sol

8TE

 

 

Local color (if you dare):

La Costentita (Mexican)

Jalisence (Mexican)

Snapka’s (truck stop burgers)

Vick’s (burgers)

 

Food Trucks:

El Jefe

NOR Amendment #1 Posted

NOR Amendment #1 has been posted. Please find under "Race Documents" on the "Race HQ" Tab

https://2019.etchellsworlds.org/race-headquarters

Guest Charges at Host Club

The membership of the Corpus Christi Yacht Club look forward to hosting all of the 2019 Etchells World Championship sailors and their guests. We hope you enjoy our club as your own. 

We are a member's only facility, but as participants in the regatta you are extended all guest privileges. 

In order to facilitate charges at the club (the bar and restaurant) please download and fill out the attached pdf...this will save you time as you won't need to "check out" every evening with the Club Secretary, but rather present your guest card, sign your check and we will bill your card on file at the end of the event.

Please bring this form to registration and give to the club secretary to receive your guest number. 

Note that skippers may complete one form and add authorized users and/or crew may fill out their own forms. Either is fine with us.

Once again, welcome to Corpus Christi! We hope you enjoy your time here!

 

Download Credit Card Authorization Form Here

Charters Available

Boats available to charter will be listed on this website here: 

https://2019.etchellsworlds.org/shipping-charter-logistics/charter-available

We also just added 1 coachboat available to charter as well. 

 

 

We are actively looking for other boats that are available to be chartered, if you have one, please contact the Event Chairs on the "Contact Us" Page

https://2019.etchellsworlds.org/contact

Boats for Sale of Charter may also be listed on the Class Website Classifieds here:

https://etchells.org/classifieds

La Regata Que No Importa

La Regata Que No Importa‎ (the regatta that’s not important)

The Corpus Christi Yacht Club invite you to join us for this "Warm Up" regatta at the site of the 2019 Etchells World Championship. This will be a relaxed event designed to give participants exposure to Corpus Christi Bay sailing conditions.

What: Another opportunity for preparing for the 2019 World Championship in Corpus Christi, Texas
When: June 6-9, 2019. Racing days June 7, 8, 9.


NOR and online registration now available via YachtScoring

Registration Open for 2019 Etchells Worlds

The Notice of Race is published and registration is open for the 2019 Etchells World Championship, hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club. We look forward to hosting top Etchells teams from around the world and invite you to register to join us in Texas.

NOTICE OF RACE

REGISTRATION FORM

2019 Etchells Worlds Coming to Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

The schedule for the 2019 Etchells World Championship has been finalized. Mark your calendars, schedule your time off from work!

Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA