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Australian 18 Footers: Spring championship reaches halfway mark
The 2022-23 Spring 18ft skiff Championship reaches the half-way mark on Sunday (November 6) when the Australian 18 Footers League conducts Race 4 of the seven-race series…
The Donnelly name in 18 footers
One of the famous boat names in the 18 footers 131-year history is ‘Donnelly’, which originated in the 1890s, to honour a pioneer boat builder, and remained on Sydney…
Australian 18 Footers NSW Championships Final: Yandoo & The Rag set to battle it out
Sunday’s final two races of the 2023-24 NSW 18ft skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour promise to be a head-to-head battle between Yandoo and Rag & Famish Hotel as the pair strive to strike the first blow in the build up through the championship season to the Giltinan World Championship on the same course next March.
The Barnett Family – 110 years of 18 footer racing on Sydney Harbour
…18 footer racing in Australia goes back at least 110 years to the time when Sid Barnett (Snr) sailed as forward hand on Billy Dunn’s 1912-13 Australian champion…
Michael Coxon: Four times world 18 footer champion, but….
Competing in a sailing class like the Australian 18 footers, which has a 131 years old history, it’s not surprising that there are many skippers who were ‘in the…
FISHER & PAYKEL: A successful 18 footers return for a familiar name
Over the years, the Australian 18 Footers League has had a number of wonderful relationships with many of its sponsorship supporting companies and their individual owners and representatives,
‘Growing the game’ at the 2024 Giltinan Championship
After four years of COVID-19 and the aftermath of the pandemic, the Australian 18 Footers League was determined to get the world’s premier 18 footer championship back on…
18ft Skiffs: H.C.Press, a famous name in Australian 18 footers sailing
One of the most famous names in Australian 18 footer history is H.C.Press, which must represent a world and Australian record, for continuous sailing of 16 boats bearing…
Australian 18 Footers Championships Commences on Sunday
Sunday’s Race 1 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship is the first step of a long campaign towards becoming the world’s best team at the 2023 JJ Giltinan Championship next March on Sydney Harbour.
18ft Skiffs: League’s Season Point Score Series, Final
Over the 90-year history of the Australian 18 Footers League, the Season Point Score has held a prominent position as the club’s most coveted title as it represents…
The Australian 18 Footers League Academy
The Australian 18 Footers League has established an exciting new concept to encourage and educate new recruits, or recently recruited, young sailors to the high-speed world of 18ft Skiff…
NSW 18 Footers Championship Starts Sunday
Many of the Australian 18 Footers League’s new team combinations will go into next Sunday’s Race 1 of the NSW 18 Footers Championship on Sydney Harbour practically untested…
18ft Skiffs: Chris Webb, the first great 18 footer champion
Chris Webb was the most famous 18 footer skipper during the early period of the class. He was a legend and a major draw card every time he raced for…
Female 18 footer Opportunity
Female participation in sport in 2023 is reaching very high levels of achievement and spectator approval as the girls show their skills against each other and at times in competition against male opposition.
Mark Foy, More than just the father of 18 footers
Mark Foy fathered the sport of 18 footer racing when he staged a regatta, featuring his spectator-driven concept, on Sydney Harbour in January 1892, but Foy was far more…
18ft Skiffs: Spring Championship, Race 4
The current world 18 footer champion Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton demonstrated their skill and experience to win Race 4 of the Australian 18…
Australian 18 Footers: Finport Finance win comes with a sting in the tail
The impressive victory by the current Australian 18ft skiff champion Finport Finance team in last Sunday’s Race 1 of the Spring Championship, has made life difficult for the coming…
18ft Skiffs: Queen of the Harbour
…brilliant experience for each of the female crew members entered in the annual Queen of the Harbour, which was conducted by the Australian 18 Footers League on Sydney Harbour today.
The 2021-22 League 18 Footer Season Review
When the Smeg team with Charmaine Hill on board won last Sunday-week’s Queen of the Harbour race on Sydney Harbour, it brought a very successful Australian 18 Footers…
18 Footers Club Championship Final this Sunday on Sydney Harbour
One of the Australian 18 Footers League’s most important events of each season comes to a conclusion this Sunday (February 20) on Sydney Harbour with the final race of…
