Category: Sailing News

THE KITCHEN MAKER 18ft SKIFF RACING Long-time sponsor ready for the 2025-26 season   When the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2025-26 season starts on Sydney

Young team ready for the new season The young Sixt 18ft skiff team is hopeful a more settled start to the 2025-26 season at the Australian

 Evolution of Australia’s leading 18 footer club As the Australian 18 Footers League (originally known as NSW 18 Footers Sailing League) prepares for the upcoming 2025-26

Strong contributors to the 18 footer evolution David McDiarmid’s Honda Marine 18 footer team had just completed its three-in-a-row winning run at the 2020 JJ Giltinan

Decades of successful ideas and achievement Queensland’s revival over recent seasons, which resulted in a two-pronged attack by experienced and young teams in new skiffs at

On-off 18 footer record from 1890s-2013 Western Australia’s participation in the Australian 18 footer scene has been an on-off situation between the 1890s and 2013 but

A unique connection between brute strength and beauty James Joseph Giltinan was one of Australia’s great entrepreneurs of the early 1900s, and the man most responsible

The last world 18 footer champion before one design When Michael Spies won the 1993 and 1995 World 18 footer championships, in his Julian Bethwaite-designed Winfield

29 years of 18ft skiff sponsorship success The Smeg Australia 18ft skiff sponsorship with the Australian 18 footers League began in 1996-97 and has continued harmoniously,

A look back in time at the 18 footers early years We are all familiar with the modern 18 footers as they speed across Sydney Harbour