18ft Skiffs – Academy success
Emma Rankin and Bec Hancock shine in the 2025-26 Australian 18 Footers League, showcasing talent and determination in challenging conditions.
18ft Skiffs
All the latest news plus some history from the Australian 18 Footers League Ltd
18ft Skiffs – NSW Championship – Races 3 and 4
Yandoo seizes the lead at the half-way point in the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour with double victories in Races 3 and 4.
18ft Skiffs – Balmain 18ft Skiff Team on top
Balmain’s 18ft Skiff team leads the NSW Championship as they aim for consistency and success in the 2025-26 season on Sydney Harbour.
18ft Skiff Club Championship – Race 6
Race 6 of the 18ft Skiff Club Championship in Sydney Harbour was abandoned due to worsening conditions after an exciting start on November 30, 2025.
18ft Skiffs – League Club Championship
The Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship races return to Sydney Harbour for Race 6, featuring strong contenders and live coverage.
18ft Skiffs – NSW Champs, Races 1 and 2
Highlights from the NSW Championship races for 18ft Skiffs on Sydney Harbour
18ft Skiffs – NSW Champs – Preview
Excitement builds for the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship as Giltinan champion Yandoo races against strong challengers in Sydney this weekend.
18ft Skiffs – Sixt Spring Champs & Club Champs
Balmain wins Race 3 of the Club Championship while Sixt secures the overall SIXT Spring Championship in thrilling 18ft Skiff racing on Sydney Harbour.
18ft Skiffs – Sixt Spring Champs
Catch the action of the Sixt Spring 18 Footers Championship as teams compete for $7,800 in prize money at Sydney Harbour this Sunday.
18ft Skiffs – Sixt Spring Champs – Race 5
Yandoo dominantly wins Race 5 of the Sixt Spring Championship on Sydney Harbour, showcasing incredible sailing prowess in strong winds.
18ft Skiffs – History-making day for the “League” 18 Footers
Historic wins by female skippers Tash Bryant and Bec Hancock at the Australian 18 Footers League on Sydney Harbour, marking a significant day in sailing.
18ft Skiffs – Club Champs #2 & SIXT Spring Champs #4
Tash Bryant makes history as the first female skipper to win a Club Championship race at the 18ft Skiffs event on Sydney Harbour.
18ft Skiffs – Sixt team leads Spring Series
The Sixt 18ft skiff team leads the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2025 Spring Championship on Sydney Harbour after early season successes.
18ft Skiffs – Sixt Spring Championship – Race 3
Catch the thrilling highlights from Race 3 of the SIXT Spring Championship on Sydney Harbour, where Sixt clinched a narrow win against Vaikobi.
18ft skiffs – Lazarus 18ft Skiff Racing Team
The Lazarus 18ft Skiff Racing Team aims for a record performance at the 2026 Giltinan Championship in Sydney, taking on top teams from around the world.
18ft skiffs – Club Champs & SIXT Spring Champs
Catch the thrilling action of the 18ft Skiffs Club Championship and SIXT Spring Championship on Sydney Harbour, featuring Yandoo’s stunning victory.
18ft skiffs – Sixt Spring Championship – Race 1
Strong winds force the abandonment of Race 1 in the SIXT Spring 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour, impacting the 2025-26 sailing season.
18ft Skiffs – SailMedia livestream
Catch the thrilling start of the 2025-26 Australian 18 Footers League season on Sydney Harbour this Sunday with live coverage by SailMedia.
18ft skiffs – John ‘Woody’ Winning, 50 years in the 18s
Discover John ‘Woody’ Winning’s 50-year legacy in 18ft Skiff racing on Sydney Harbour, celebrating his impact and ongoing contributions to the sport.
18ft Skiffs – David Porter, King of Sydney Harbour in the 1970s
Explore the legendary sailing career of David Porter, the 18 footer ‘King of Sydney Harbour,’ who dominated the Australian skiff class in the 1970s.
18ft Skiffs – The Kitchen Maker 18ft Skiff Racing
The Australian 18 Footers League kicks off its 2025-26 season on Sydney Harbour with The Kitchen Maker returning as a long-time sponsor.
18ft Skiffs – Vaikobi 18ft Skiff Team 2025
The Vaikobi 18ft Skiff Team aims for a breakthrough at the 2025-26 Australian 18 Footers League season on Sydney Harbour.
18ft skiffs – Sixt 18ft Skiff Team 2025
The young Sixt 18ft skiff team aims for success in the 2025-26 Australian 18 Footers League season on Sydney Harbour, starting October 12.
18ft Skiffs – Australian 18 Footers League
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 season, beginning with Race 1 of the Spring Championship on October 12, it’s good…
18ft Skiffs – Queensland 18 footer History
QUEENSLAND 18 FOOTER HISTORY 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 the 2025 Giltinan world championship, brought back memories of the…
18ft Skiffs – Rockport Crew’s 25th Year Reunion
Record-breaking team celebrate in London When England’s Tim Robinson skippered Rockport to victory in the 1999 JJ Giltinan 18 footer Championship on Sydney Harbour, he set the record of becoming the first skipper from the Northern Hemisphere to win the…
18ft Skiffs – New Zealand 18 footer Innovators
NEW ZEALAND 18 FOOTER INNOVATORS – 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 World Championship on Sydney Harbour when the COVID-19…
18ft Skiffs – Western Australia 18 footers history
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 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 its impact during the early years of the class demands that it…
18ft Skiffs – The Link Between Two Great Australian Sports
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 for creating a unique link between one of the most confrontational football codes in…
18ft Skiffs – Michael Spies
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 Racing skiff, he became the last winner of the title before the introduction of…
18ft Skiffs – Smeg 18ft Skiff Racing
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, with many great successes, over the following twenty nine seasons on Sydney Harbour. It…
18ft Skiffs – The Big Boat Era
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 with their carbon fibre hulls and lightweight state-of-the-art sails and spars but they a…
18ft Skiffs – 2003 Giltinan World Championship
The closest of 76 regattas in the greatest championship The recent JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship regatta produced some nervous moments for the Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake during the ‘crazy’ westerly conditions of the…
JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 9 Report
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff World Championship – Race 9 sponsor: The Kitchen Maker Sunday 16 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour The Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake became the world 18 footer champions…
JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 8 Report
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 8 Sponsor: Smeg Trophy: Big Kite Memorial Trophy – Saturday, 15 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour The Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake went into today’s Race…
JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 7 Report
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 7 Sponsor: Marine Outlet Trophy: Bill Miller Memorial Trophy – Thursday, 13 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour With just one point separating the two leading contenders for the Winnings 2025 JJ…
JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 5 and 6 Report
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race sponsor: Vaikobi Trophy: A.J. Reynolds – Wednesday, 12 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour Today’s wind was light and shifty as it was yesterday, but the results of the two short-course races…
JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 3 and 4 Report
Winings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race Sponsor: Harken Trophy: Alan Cole Memorial Trophy – Tuesday, 11 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour Two short-course races with rain and light, variable easterly conditions on Day 3 of the…
2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 1 – Race sponsor: StretchLab Double Bay Trophy: George Calligeros Memorial Trophy – Saturday, 8 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour The Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship got underway with…
Yandoo prepares to defend Giltinan title & Invitation Race
THE YANDOO 18ft SKIFF TEAM Preparing to defend the JJ Giltinan title As we move toward tomorrow’s (Saturday, 8 March) first race of the Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour, the defending champion Yandoo team faces…
