GAMBALUNGA
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GAMBALUNGA — ITA 18242

Model: Etchells

PetticrowE.W. Etchells

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GAMBALUNGA (ITA 18242) is a Etchells designed by E.W. Etchells and built by Petticrow. She has been racing since 2026 and has won three races in a row in 2026. She sails close to a typical Etchells at every angle.

GAMBALUNGA ITA 18242 - E.W. Etchells - Petticrow

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

9

Race starts

3

Wins

78%

Podiums

67

Race Edge

Etchells: 72

622.8s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn60
10–16 kn74
Over 16 kn91
GAMBALUNGAA typical EtchellsHow Race Edge works
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Length

9.30 m

30′ 6″

Beam

2.09 m

Draft

1.39 m

Displacement

1.5 t

Sail area

31 m²

On the podium

Where GAMBALUNGA finishes when she goes racing.

3

Wins

0

Seconds

4

Thirds

9

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with GAMBALUNGA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyCampionato Invernale Marina di Loano2026333111634

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: 9 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The boats GAMBALUNGA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

GAMBALUNGA aheadRival ahead
J BLU · J/9256%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
RAYA · Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)22%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
CORTO MALTESE · First 34.733%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
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ACCIUGA · Comet 4178%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
LIBERAMENTE · Comet 38 (Finot)67%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
TWIN SOUL · First 45 (Briand)78%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
L'ESCARGOT · First 34.778%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
MARIO 50^2 · Italia 12.98 (Polli)89%ahead in 8 of 9 meetings
CIRCE · First 36.7100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
ZIGGY · Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto)100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
SHARDANA · T 34100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
OPHE'LIE · Hanse 342100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
PICCOLA · Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek)100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
GALATEE VA · First 30 (Kouyoumdjian)100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
MIRAN · Bavaria Cruiser 39100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
LIMA GOLF 5 · Platu 25100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings

How GAMBALUNGA compares with a typical Etchells

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Etchellss measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Etchells; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.03 kn
Beam reach-0.01 kn
Broad reach-0.03 kn
Downwind-0.03 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Etchells across the course.

Speed at every angle

GAMBALUNGA in blue, a typical Etchells dashed.

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GAMBALUNGA in blue, a typical Etchells dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

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Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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