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In this section, we report on the most important regatta events of the Esse 850 International Class. Whether exciting competitions on Swiss lakes or international meetings abroad – here you will find current reports, results, and impressions from the world of Esse 850 one-design yachts.

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Looking back at 2025

As the season gets underway it's worth while looking back at 2025 to understand the who's who of Esse 850 racing. Focussing on Switzerland, home of the design, two lakes represent the majority of Ess…

2026 Season Kick-Off

The 2026 season begins on May 25 with the traditional Pfingstregatta Züri-Rappi on Lake Zurich – the perfect start to the new racing year. With three Esse 850s claiming top-10 spots (5th, 6th, 7th ov…

Season well under way

The season is well underway with two races having taken place on Lake Zurich and Lake Geneva. Not too radical conditions with fairly light winds allowed competitors to sharpen their knives and jump b…

2024 Season start approaching

The kick-off of the season is nearing fast. Two first races in May, one on lake Zürich and one on the lake Léman. Register now to motivate the others and especially to support the orgazing club and y…

2024 Calendar Announcement

03 February 2024

We are proud to announce that the 2024 calendar is available thanks to the valuable inputs provided by our members and with an objective to have as many participants as possible. We hope you are as e…

The 2022 General Assembly MoM

13 September 2022

The 2022 General Assembly of the Esse850 IC Association took place during the Class Championship in Morges. The Minutes of Meeting can be seen here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m05uXkNwls3HS…

Esse850 Class Championship in Morges, Sept 8-11th 2022

11 September 2022

The 9 boats who came at the Esse850 Class Championship in Morges didn’t regret it. It was a beautiful week-end with plenty of wind and sun. Thursday with 20 knots of wind, there were a few practice r…

Récit d’une belle Régate à Malcesine

Récit d’une belle Régate à Malcesine

L’European Cup de Malcesine 2022 a été comme chaque année un vrai plaisir pour les participants. Cela a commencé pour nous avec un départ de Lausanne à 7h le mercredi matin. 2 heures plus tard, nous…

New regatta format for all Esseboats types

With the SVT Esseboats Cup Thalwil Cup, a new regatta format for Esse sailboats was tried out for the first time. The regatta event was held from 8 to 10 July on Lake Zurich at SVT Thalwil. The speci…

The 2021 General Assembly MoM

16 September 2021

The 2021 General Assembly of the Esse850 IC Association took place during the Swiss Championship in Bächau. The Minutes of Meeting can be seen here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RPTXexuwPHmRq…

The 2021 sunny Swiss Championship

The 2021 sunny Swiss Championship

08 September 2021

This years Esse850 Swiss Championship was organized by the Segel-Club Enge in Bächau. A beautiful place, a great organization with nice people, good food and a very competent race comittee. The weath…

The 2021 Esse Season is ready

The sailing season should start soon and it is time to plan it. The 2020 season is one to forget, but we can hope that the 2021 season will be nearly back to normal given that for the Esse, many even…

B Too (SUI 155) wins the last act of the langstrecken event 2020 on the Lake Zürich

01 October 2020

A fleet of 50 boats with 9 Esse (750, 850, 990, 330) took part at the act 8 of the Langstrecken event 2020 on the Züri See. With wind up to 35 knots, the race was tough and many did not finished.

The Esse are back sailing

24 September 2020

The sailing season could finally start again this summer after the lockdown. There were unfortunately only a few boats in Malcesine, but 9 races could be sailed with SUI 178 Solino taking the win, an…

Esse 850 IC Cup 2020 - Schedule is out now!

Esse 850 IC Cup 2020 - Schedule is out now!

21 December 2019

19 events from April to October – the Esse 850 International Cup schedule is out now. The new season begins with the North Training at Lake Zurich on 25 April. Find the complete schedule here.

Skippers Magazine celebrates 15 years of Esse

16 December 2019

Already 15 years since the boats launched by the Swiss Josef Schuchter skim the water bodies of the whole world... More to read here... Photo of the new Esse 330 News brought to you by Esse Communic…

Great opportunity to train yourself for the Esse Cup 2020 with FVM Club in Malcesine

13 December 2019

More informations here

ACT 3 - Thalwil 2019

ACT 3 - Thalwil 2019

10 October 2019

Leider kamen im Vorfeld für den Saisonabschluss in Thalwil, als Grade II Regatta, nicht genügend Teilnnehmer zusammen. Um das Schlimmste zu vermeiden, hatte sich die Klasse zusammen mit dem organisie…

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