The Etchells is fast, sleek, stable and can be sailed competitively by 3 or 4 average sailors. 1400 boats have been built and the rules ensure that older boats remain competitive allowing newcomers to join with a modest investment. Club sailors all enjoy racing in the boat, 30 feet of pure sailing machine, which planes downwind when it’s windy and slips along in the light.
| SPECIFICATION | |
|---|---|
| Rig type | Fractional Sloop |
| Hull type | Fin with rudder on skeg |
| Rig type | Fractional Sloop |
| LOA | 30.50’ / 9.30m |
| LWL | 22.00’ / 6.71m |
| Beam | 7.00’ / 2.13m |
| Listed Sail Area | 301 ft2 / 27.96 m2 |
| Draft (max) | 4.50’ / 1.37m |
| Disp. | 3,325 lbs. / 1,508 kgs |
| Ballast | 2,175 lbs / 987 kgs |
| SA/Disp | 21.68 |
| Bal/Disp | 65.45% |
| Disp/Len | 139.40 |
| Designer | E. W. Etchells |
| Construction | FG |
| Ballast type | Lead |
| First Built | 1966 |
| RIG DIMENSIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 27.60’ / 8.41m | P | 32.50’ / 9.91m |
| J | 8.00’ / 2.44m | E | 11.70’ / 3.57m |
| SA (fore) | 110.40 ft2 / 10.26 m2 | ||
| SA (main) | 190.13 ft2 / 17.66 m2 | ||
| Total (calc.) SA | 300.53 ft2 / 27.92 m2 | ||
| DL ratio | 139.40 | ||
| SA/Disp | 221.64 | ||
| Est. Forestay Length | 28.74’ / 8.76m | ||
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