The competitors racing the 18ft skiffs each weekend in the Australian 18 Footers League’s fleet on Sydney Harbour are very talented and prepared to go ten-tenths to claim the big prize, but sometimes things don’t go the way they intend and the boats show their flighty nature.
Occasionally the competitors get thrown off their out-of-control beasts, sometimes they go down with the ship, and sometimes they get the rides of their lives.
This is a random selection of rides, capsizes and other incidents from Sydney Harbour which left the crews with smiles, a look of fear or just puzzled.
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103538/005-1200-1024x670.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103539/014-1200-708x1024.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103539/012-1200-1024x678.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103539/004-1200-1024x699.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103540/003-1200-1024x803.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103541/001-1200-852x1024.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103541/013-1200-1024x947.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103542/011-1200-1024x747.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103542/010-1200-1024x709.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103542/009-1200-1024x909.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103543/008-1200-1024x824.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103544/006-1200-1024x886.jpg)
![18ft Skiff](http://cdn.mysailing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/03103543/007-1200-1024x698.jpg)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Australian 18 Footers League
Frank Quealey
Australian 18 Footers League Ltd.