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IRC Grand Slam, Audi Etchells Worlds and more

by Rob Kothe & the Sail-World Team on 27 Nov 2006
Yesterday talking to Denis Thompson in Fremantle, we discovered the new Audi IRC Australian Championships will start at 2007 Skandia Geelong Week. Definitely one more reason to be on the Geelong startline.

We much more to report from the Etchells scene, over the coming weeks, after talking to Mike Till the Chairman of the 2007 Etchells Worlds which will be held in Cowes in June 2007 and to Tim Patton, Chairman of the Etchells Class.

It’s a busy time, with the Sail-World team all on the road.

Now looking out over the Petronas Twin Towers in KL, we will be in Terengganu for the Monsoon Cup tomorrow.

Technology continues to deliver news and pixs. Nancy Knudsen’s reports from the Atlantic via sat phone show what is coming down the pike.

Today we have reports from the Audi Etchells Worlds, the Savills Regatta and the Harken. During this next week Darren Bundock will be keeping us abreast of the news with SMS and voice reports from the Tornado Worlds.
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