Etchells San Diego - Fleet 13

09/11/2026

"CREWING OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR ETCHELLS FLEET 13 EVENTS"

Several Fleet 13 Skippers are looking for crew for the fall One Design Weekend series at SDYC https://sailing.sdyc.org/racing/2026 . If you ever had an interest in crewing on a Etchells opportunities now exist!

Crewing opportunities exist for all levels of experience. Even if you are new to one design racing and have never crewed on a Etchells Fleet 13 Skippers are willing to train you. All that is required is basic small keel boat or dingy racing experience. If you are a big boat sailor and tired of handicap racing the Etchells class is a great place to try competitive of one design racing. Your big boat skills would be very transferable to an Etchells.

Etchells Fleet 13 is the premier one design fleet in San Diego and is the largest and most competitive one design fleet on San Diego Bay.

For details contact: [email protected]

San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC) - The mission of San Diego Yacht Club is to encourage and foster all aspects of yachting. Our members are active fisherman, cruisers, racers, junior sailors, and more. SDYC hosts regattas year round at many levels of competition.

08/10/2026

Fantastic weather and tight racing marked July ODW, event 1 of the CSC (Corinthian Summer Championship).

Next event of the CSC is Aug. ODW (8-15/16) which will be sailed in South Bay. This is always a popular event for Fleet 13 sailors because of South Bay venue which offers good breezes and the flat water makes for even closer racing since it is easier to sail the boat at target speed.

The fleet will overnight at C*C (Coronado Yacht Club) on Saturday night and there will be a Fleet 13 sponsored party at C*C after racing on Saturday. Trophy presentation for C*C will take place on Sunday afternoon at the Etchells Hoist after completion of haul out.

06/22/2026

Fleet 13 Launches the 2026 Corinthian Summer Championship

One of the great dynamics of Fleet 13 is the fact that we have a large group of very competitive Corinthian teams. The Summer ODW series has traditionally been a series where Corinthian teams go head to head. Our goal this year was to create an expanded event to foster great head to head competition among the Corinthian teams.

To that end the Fleet 13 Officers are pleased to announce the 2026 Fleet 13 Corinthian Summer Championship (CSC), running concurrently with 2026 July and August ODW, with special prizes and expanded social events.

July ODW — July 18–19 | Coronado Roads
→ Saturday night BBQ at the SDYC Pavilion
→ Register at - https://sailing.sdyc.org/machform/view.php?id=947910

August ODW — Aug. 15–16 | South Bay
→ After-race party at C*C
→ Overnight boat storage available at C*C (transport to/from C*C is each participant's responsibility)
→ Register at https://sailing.sdyc.org/machform/view.php?id=948652

04/26/2026

Orca Bowl is underway!

03/05/2026

Before YouTube and GoPros, there were VHS promo tapes. 📼

Here’s a classic 1988 Etchells Class promotional video—proof that tight racing and great sailors never go out of style.

A promotional video done in San Francisco for the E22 class in 1988.

02/23/2026

The 2026 Pacific Coast Championship was decided on tiebreaker after three boats finished tied on 13 points following five races.

1st – Bayou Hustler (USA 1454) – Austin Sperry / Rod Hagebols, Noel Drennan, John Kostecki
2nd – Stark Raving Mad (USA 1477) – Jim Madden / Skip Dieball, Jeff Reynolds, Jeff Eber
3rd – Magpie (AUS 1526) – James Mayo / Peter Merrington, Ben Lamb

1st Corinthian – Viva (USA 1429) – Don Jesberg, John Bonds, Jeff Wayne
2nd – Second Wind (USA 985) – Will La Dow, Jake LaDow, Alex Curtiss, Paula Schmid
3rd – Team Shred (USA 1452) – Oliver Toole, Mateo Vargas, Kara Voss, Justin Doane 📸 Mark Albertazzi

02/22/2026

Pacific Coast Championship Day 1

As Eric Doyle said in the debrief:

“It was a classic San Diego day, you had to stay flexible. Tight racing all day”

Top 10 after Day 1:
1. Bayou Hustler – Austin Sperry / Rod Hagebois
2. Magpie – James Mayo / Peter Merrington
3. DanEgerous – John Dane III
4. GoodEnergy – George Hershman
5. Buschido – Chris Busch
6. Warpath – Lauren & Faith Howe / Matt Reynolds
7. Lifted – Jim Cunningham
8. Freedom – D Craig Mense
9. Stark Raving Mad – Jim Madden / Skip Dieball
10. Rock On – Argyle Campbell

Everything still in play heading into Sunday.
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01/27/2026

Official calendar. Note, Etchells will not race in SDYC’s March ODW.

01/23/2026

Calendar link in bio.

01/21/2026