°26 Jan 2012: Australian Championship, Race 3
The Smeg 18ft Skiff team of Nick Press, Dan Phillips and Dave Ewings held on in a gripping finish to defeat defending champion and series leader Thurlow Fisher Lawyers in Race 2 of the Australian Championship on Sydney Harbour today.
Smeg defeated Thurlow Fisher Lawyers (Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas) by just 4s (more...)
°16 Jan 2012: Australian Championship Race 1 on Sydney Harbour
Thurlow Fisher Lawyers was very impressive in taking Heat 1 of the Australian Championship 2012. After trailing the early leaders Gotta Luv it 7 and Rag & Famish Hotel, Michael Coxon and his crack team forged into the lead on the second beat by playing the middle to left side which payed off (more...)
°09 Jan 2012: Cordukes Clubhouse Trophy, 8th of January
18ft Skiff Racing resumed on Sydney Harbour today when the Australian 18 Footers League conducted the Cordukes Clubhouse Trophy race over a 3-buoys North-East wind course.
With the wind up around 18-20 knots the fleet was split (more...)
°08 Jan 2012: Mark Foy Trophy Final Day
The final race started in a light to moderate S/E breeze with a forecast to increase significantly. The breeze did not rise as expected leaving the conditions for a low end 2 rig day. C-Tech held a 1 point lead overall over DeLongi Rabbitohs with a further 3 points back to CST. (more...)
°07 Jan 2012: Mark Foy Trophy Day 4
After a layday the fleet went on with the Championship.
Light N/E breeze with a strong incoming tide made conditions very tricky. Opposite sides of the harbour were favoured in each race and the top contenders, C-Tech and DeLongi Rabbitohs struggled with this situation (more...)
°04 Jan 2012: Mark Foy Trophy Day 3
18 foot Skiffs - Mark Foy Regatta – World Champs
Day 3 of racing scheduled of 3 races (heats 3-6) with 10-15kts N/E wind with the breeze softening through the afternoon. Most skiffs went with their 1 rigs expecting a relatively easy day. At the beginning (more...)
°03 Jan 2012: Day 2 – 18 foot Skiffs World Championships – Mark Foy Regatta
There was no Racing on day 1 due to weather conditions.
The schedule for the day 2 was 3 races back to back. The breeze was forecast N/E 15-20kts which was delivered and all skiffs went with their no. 2 rigs.
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°30 Dec 2011: INJURY KEEPS ‘WOODY’ OFF WATER
John ‘Woody’ Winning, our world president has been racing 18ft Skiffs since 1976 (with a short break in the 1990s) and has rarely missed a race, but a recent injury looks like keeping him off the water until the Giltinan Championship in February.
Obviously, it has to be serious to cause him to miss racing his ‘Yandoo’ skiff for such a lengthy period. (more...)