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European Class News   European Championships in Carnac - Day 3

Posted By on Tuesday, June 18, 2013

After the races have been cancelled on Day 2 due to wave conditions, the fleet went out on Day 3 for four races in 10 - 15 knots and bumpy conditions. All four topranked teams shared the wins today and are therefore on top of the leader board. Howard Hamlin leads comfortably (Read More)

European Class News   European Championships in Carnac, Day 1

Posted By on Saturday, June 15, 2013

The weatherforcast of 13 knots turned out to increase so the fleet had to decide: Big or Small. All teams decided for small and 1 hour before the start it was quite hectic at the harbor. big riggs and sails laying around and everybody except two teams went onto the water. (Read More)

European Class News   Second European Grand Prix in Bruinisse, Netherlands from 31st May - 2nd June

Posted By on Tuesday, June 04, 2013

The second 18ft Skiff Grand Prix was in Jachthaven Bruinisse. For the second time in a row the Dutch Grand Prix was hosted at the Grevelingen in the south of The Netherlands. Besides the thirteen 18ft skiffs there were also seven 49ers and six musto skiffs ready for three days of racing.

On Friday we started at 13.00hrs with the first race for the 18's. The conditions: small rig sailing. During (Read More)

European Class News   First European Grand Prix In Germany At Lake Ammersee 27th - 30th April

Posted By on Thursday, May 02, 2013

I‘m sorry, you missed it and it was so cool!
Diessen at the Ammersee in Bavaria, approximately 10.000 people living there an probably the same amount of cows, but that doesn‘t matter for now...
Normally the 18 foot skiffs were a part of the Skiffmania with 49ers, Moth, 29ers, Musto Skiffs and so forth, this time we were all alone and 14 boats at the starting line for the 1. European Grand Prix Event. All by ourselves (Read More)

European Class News   Early discounted Entry for the Season 2013 ends on 15th April

Posted By on Saturday, April 06, 2013

Season starts and lots of things got to be organised. So you can easily forget the most important thing ;-): Enter the races soon.
Once again may I invite you for a fantastic season 2013....
A lot of great venues wait for you attendance and the class is more alive than ever in Europe. We got (thanks to Sören Clausen) a new media partner with Icarus Sailing Media and Eurosport will still be on our side. (Read More)

European Class News   The European Grand Prix Season starts 27th - 30th of April in Diessen

Posted By on Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Spain has been fake but the German Grand Prix in Diessen is for real - Join now.
I want to focus you on the first event of the season in Germany that will be legen...dary! We had thanks to Prinz Luitpold of Bavaria and Ström an organizing team in the Segelclub Diessen that organizes the biggest and oldest skiff-only regatta in Germany. This time we will (Read More)

Australian League News   Australian Season final & Club Championship, Race 10 Alice Burton Memorial Trophy

Posted By on Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Gotta Love It 7 made a clean sweep of the 2012-2013 Season championships when she took out the final race and the Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship on Sydney Harbour today.
With regular skipper Seve Jarvin taking his place as For’ard Hand today with regular crewman Peter Harris missing from the team, World Moth champion Josh McKnight, of the UK, joined the Gotta Love It 7 crew for the race. (Read More)