Etchells Nationals and Australasians Championships return to Mooloolaba in 2021
We are only one month away from the biggest one-design championship yachting event held off Mooloolaba, one of the best ocean racing tracks in the World!
The Etchells is coming to town with World and Olympian champions following the sun to race against some of the best one-design sailors that Australia has ever produced. Leading the way is the 2018 World Champion Lisa Rose, with Martin Hill, Julian Plante supported by current World and Olympic gold medallists Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan, who will be trying to show us the way.
This year Mooloolaba is honoured to host the Nationals and Australasians, with the two Championships overlapping each other. Starting on 10th June to 13th June, where the first three races of 9 go towards winning the Nationals. The following six races go towards winning the Australasians, making it even more worthwhile for the sailors to travel from afar to compete. Hopefully, the racing will be tight, which the Etchells are famous for. We could have two separate winners over the four-day event.
Nic Douglas from Adventures of a Sailor Girl fame will once again supply on and off the water live commentary to keep the sailors from around the World up-to-date with an in-depth description of what they are missing out on.
Mooloolaba Yacht Club is once again hosting this event with their mighty band of volunteers, including the fantastic Wilson brothers from Melbourne, making sure they deliver another world-class event.
This event could not be made possible without our great sponsors with the Sunshine Coast Council leading the way, followed by Newport apartments, plus some of the Etchells loyal supporters in North Sails, Whale Spars and Harken, all coming together to make this event happen.
Due to the size of the fleet, Mooloolaba Yacht Club has got the Mooloolaba Surf Club involved, and they have given the Etchells their top floor function room for the event, which is also the perfect place for spectators and friends to watch a lot of the racing from their fantastic waterside balconies.
This year, we are hosting a regatta dinner on Saturday night at the Surf Club Mooloolaba for all sailors and friends to enjoy the comradeship that the Etchells are renowned for.
So, for all the Etchells sailors who are sitting on the fence waiting to enter, here is your chance to dust off the Etchells and head up to Sunny Mooloolaba for an unbelievable four days of ocean racing against the best in the Business!
The Australasian Championship is always a huge event for the Club and the Coast, and we can’t wait to see you.
Cheers
Trevor Martin