Racing: Kneulman wins Etchells Canadians

Sept 23, 2021

The International Etchells Class held its 2021 Canadian Championships, the first Championship since 2019, at Hudson YC. Oakville Yacht Squadron along with Regatta Chair and Fleet 1 representative, Michael Hasko, hosted this event with 13 boats registered from Oakville, Toronto and Montreal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRO Tom Nelson and his team did fantastic job of getting 6 of a scheduled 8 races off in a variety of conditions from shifty and light winds on Friday to a steady breeze gusting 25 kts on Saturday. The fleet went out to contest the close standings on Sunday but the wind took a holiday and racing was abandoned for the day. The final results were:

First Place – BER 1467 – Tiburon – Dirk Kneulman; Andrew Macrae; Dave Coxson – Oakville Yacht Squadron;

Second Place – CAN 1246 – Tag No 5 Racing – Craig Peters, Kent Paisley, Lee Parkhill – Oakville Yacht Squadron

Third Place – CAN 1072 – Miss MoneyPenney – Sam Thompson, Connor Mackenzie, Erin Sauder, Jack Porter – Oakville Yacht Squadron.

Complete results here.