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Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana is the world’s leading ocean conservation organization dedicated to engaging, educating, and activating the sailing and boating community to restore ocean health. Through its three core programs -- Green Boater Pledge, Clean Regattas, and Kids Environmental Lesson Plans (KELP) -- the organization equips sailors with the tools and knowledge to take meaningful action.

San Diego Yacht Club has made significant strides toward sustainability in its daily operations. Highlights include the LEED-certified Malin Burnham Sailing Center, featuring 487 solar panels; two electric-powered Vita E-RIBs; a state-of-the-art stormwater treatment system that manages runoff from all hardscape areas and boat wash facilities; numerous water refill stations; and a continued commitment to reducing single-use plastics.

Beyond daily practices, SDYC is dedicated to hosting Clean Regattas. As the world’s leading sustainability certification for water-based events, the Clean Regattas program provides race organizers, sailors, and marina managers with a comprehensive toolkit of 20 best practices to minimize environmental impact. Adopted worldwide, from Sabot fleets to America’s Cup competitors, the program has supported more than 3,400 regattas and engaged over 850,000 sailors.

SDYC is proud to host the 2026 Etchells World Championship as a certified Clean Regatta. We invite you to join us in promoting sustainable sailing by doing your part as an Ocean Steward and helping to keep our waterways clean. You can take the Green Boater Pledge.

The 2026 Etchells Worlds Organizing Authority is extremely excited to announce our partnership with leading watersports apparel brand Zhik! With great enthusizsm for the Etchells Class, Zhik is outfitting all of the event’s commpetitors, race officers, jury and Organizing Authority with recently released range and color UVActive ¼ Zip and Polo tech shirts. Additionally, Zhik will be ever present during the week with nightly raffles for new range Zhik Inshore gear in support of the San Diego Yacht Club Junior Program, activations in the Skip Etchells Lounge and all perpetual awdard winners will be presented with commemorative Zhik luggage and bags at the final awards on Friday!            

Please support our partners by checking out the Worlds event logoed Zhik kit.

Or their full line at https://zhik.com/us/sailing.

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The 2026 Etchells Worlds Championship Organizing Authority (“OA”) is excited to announce that logoed crew apparel is now available for direct order through the our partnership website with local provider GRAPHIX GROUP!

Check out the quality shirts, jackets, hats and more, all with the World Championship event logo. Your order can be shipped directly to you or picked up at the Graphix Group shop, just two blocks from SDYC.

GRAPHIX GROUP is known to provide a broad range of sailing apparel that regularly supports SDYC as well as custom sailing programs large and small. Check out some other great swag Graphix Group

Looking to charter a boat to race in the 2026 Worlds? Check our live list of available boats, and make contact with the owners to work out the details.

BOAT FOR CHARTER

Next spring, the International Etchells Class will descend upon the waters of San Diego, California for the 2026 Etchells World Championship hosted by San Diego Yacht Club May 7 - May 15, 2026. The highly anticipated event is bringing the best of the best from all around the world for 9 days of camaraderie, competition, and top-level racing on the Pacific Ocean.

Etchells World Champion (2000) Vince Brun is one of three regatta chairmen producing the event and invites Etchells sailors from around the world to San Diego. "Join us at the 2026 Etchells Worlds hosted by San Diego Yacht Club and help us celebrate our class most prestigious event. As the newly appointed regatta co-chair I want to personally invite each one of you to be part of history making event, along with great San Diego sailing conditions and southern California hospitality."

The Notice of Race and regatta schedule have been published and registration is open at 2026.etchellsworlds.org. 

San Diego Yacht Club and the International Etchells Class welcomes Etchells sailors from around the world to the 2026 Etchells World Championship regatta. We are proud to announce that the Notice of Race is published and registration is now open.