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18ft Skiff

The ultimate three-man, winged & trapeze flying machine. Developed in Australia over the last two decades to what it is today, the 18ft Skiff now has a good UK circuit.

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Show news 18ft Skiff NSW Championship overall
The Rag & Famish Hotel team clinch the title after an exciting final day
Posted on 22 Dec
Sunday's racing to decide 18ft Skiff NSW champion
It will all come down to two short course races in Sydney Harbour
Posted on 18 Dec
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Day 3
The race for the title will go down to the final day
Posted on 15 Dec
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Races 5 & 6 preview
Rag & Famish Hotel and Finport Finance share the lead going into Sunday's racing
Posted on 11 Dec
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Day 2
Wins for Rag & Famish Hotel and Finport Finance
Posted on 8 Dec
18ft Skiff NSW Championship re-starts on Sunday
Following the abandonment of Races 1 and 2 due to a severe electrical storm
Posted on 4 Dec
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Day 1
Intense electrical storm accompanied by heavy rain and hail cancels racing
Posted on 1 Dec
18ft Skiff NSW Championship starts on Sunday
The Rag & Famish Hotel team go in as favourites
Posted on 27 Nov
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Race 6
The Rag & Famish Hotel team wrap up the series win
Posted on 24 Nov
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Final Preview
The Rag & Famish Hotel team have dominated the season so far
Posted on 20 Nov
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Race 5
Another brilliant exhibition by the Rag & Famish Hotel team in the strong north-east wind
Posted on 17 Nov
Kevin Wadham, multi class sailing star
The skipper of the Lysaght Colorbond team only competed for three seasons
Posted on 13 Nov
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Race 4
Strong southerly winds forced the cancellation of today's race
Posted on 10 Nov
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship update
The Rag leads at the halfway mark
Posted on 6 Nov
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Race 3
Another impressive performance by the talented Rag & Famish Hotel
Posted on 3 Nov
Vaikobi leads the 18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Series
Kirk Mitchell, Andrew Stephenson and Daniel Barnett have been one of the most consistent teams
Posted on 30 Oct
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Race 2
A 8-12 knot north-east wind for the 16 teams
Posted on 27 Oct
On Board Video from the 18ft Skiffs
The headcam footage gives you an idea of how wild the conditions were!
Posted on 24 Oct
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship continues
The fleet is hoping for better sailing conditions on Sunday
Posted on 23 Oct
18ft Skiff Sixt Spring Championship Race 1
The 91st season of 18ft skiff racing began on Sydney Harbour today
Posted on 20 Oct
18ft Skiff 2024-25 Season Preview
The 91st season of continuous 18ft skiff racing commences on Sunday
Posted on 16 Oct
18ft Skiffs: Rod Zemanek
Shortened career for 18 footer champion
Posted on 15 Sep
Architect of the grand design
You're talking about one hell of a journey, thus far, and there are a few things that could help
Posted on 25 Aug
18 footer Nationals go to Brisbane
35-year wait will come to an end in January 2025
Posted on 25 Aug
18ft Skiffs: William 'Billo' Hayward
“Second only to the immortal Chris Webb”
Posted on 18 Aug
The League's 90-year history of achievement
An incredible club in a league of its own
Posted on 28 Jul
18ft Skiffs: Vale Bob Ross
A great Australian sailing photo-journalist, editor and author
Posted on 15 Jul
Australian 18 footers head to Italy
A strong 10-team is set for the European Championship on Lake Garda
Posted on 26 Jun
30-year journey to the top of the class
Simon Nearn sailed Optimists, Mirrors, 420s & I14s for years before joining the 18ft Skiff class
Posted on 9 Jun
18ft Skiffs: The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines
Outstanding 2023-24 performance by the young rookie team
Posted on 19 May
Links
18ft Skiff UK Nationals Attendance
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18 footer spinnakers on Sydney Harbour - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Rag and Famish Hotel crew in action - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Spinnaker run to Athol Bay - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Lazarus leads Smeg under spinnaker - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Battle for the lead in Race 7 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Yandoo leads Rag and Famish Hotel home in Race 7 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Rag and Famish team with the NSW Championship trophy - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Race start - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Balmain leads the race to the weather mark in Race 8 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Yandoo leads the fleet on a spinnaker run - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Yandoo and Finport Finance in Race 8 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Race for fifth place - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Balmain at the weather mark - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Rag and Famish Hotel heads for the finish and become NSW champion - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Yandoo at the weather mark - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Approaching the wing mark under spinnaker - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Going to the finish line in Race 7 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Outstanding performance by the Balmain team - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Rag and Famish Hotel heads for victory in Race 5 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Race to the weather mark - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Lazarus leads Yandioo and Balmain - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Fleet faces heavy traffic on the harbour last Sunday - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Sixt leads The Kitchen Maker on the ong spinnaker run back to the finish - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Trouble at the bottom mark - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Yandoo and The Kitchen Maker head for the bottom mark - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Finport Finance leads Rag and Famish Hotel and Balmain in Race 6 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Three of the teams in close contests at the NSW titles - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Setting spinnakers for the run home - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Sixt spinnaker run last Sunday - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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Shaw and Partners in last Sunday's Race 5 - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2024
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