Category: Sailing News

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Record Breaking Boat, Record Breaking Crew

When Michael Walsh, Phil Barnett and Neil Paton teamed in the 18ft Skiff Prudential and won the 1989 JJ Giltinan world Championship on Sydney Harbour,

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SMEG – 25 Years of Champion Sponsorship

Whether it’s a high-performance sport or a small, local sporting club, to be successful, the organisation needs the support of commercial sponsorship or, at least,

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Julian Bethwaite – Did It All

Julian Bethwaite has an incredible record of achievement in 18ft Skiff Racing as a designer, builder and competitor in both the northern and southern hemispheres. He designed, built and skippered two JJ Giltinan world Championship-winning

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Bob Holmes – A Truly Great Champion

The recent death of Robert Joseph (Bob) Holmes was the passing of one of the truly great Australian 18ft Skiff champions. Bob was five times

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Queen of the Harbour – Preview

The annual Queen of the Harbour (originally known as the ‘Queen of the Waves’) is one of the most important events to the Australian 18

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JJ Giltinan Championship 2021 Preview

Despite winning the last season’s Australian 18ft Skiff Championship in the then new tech2 skiff, Jack Macartney’s 2020-2021 Season team has gone up to another

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18 Footers – Supercup Series 2021 

Some of the world’s best 18ft Skiff Racing champions will be among the guests on display on Friday (February 26) when they skipper boats in

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Rookie Team Takes On The Big Guns

The recent performances by the rookie Shaw and Partners Financial Services 18ft Skiff team may have come as a surprise to many casual observers but