18ft Skiffs
Jumping around Europe
The 18ft Skiffs are a full carbon high-speed sailboat class that are sailed by three athletes on each skiff.
Watch the documentary HERE
The wildest boat
Welcome to the international 18ft Skiffs homepage. Here you’ll find the latest events and information on 18ft Skiff racing in Europe.
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News channel
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Next Events
May 2025
Thursday May 1 – Sunday May 4
- German Grand Prix, Ammersee
Saturday May 10 – Sunday May 11
- Tegernsee Skiff Regatta
June 2025
Saturday June 7 – Sunday June 8
- Campione proposed
Sunday June 22 – Thursday June 26
- Europeans at Garda proposal
August 2025
Friday August 29 – Sunday August 31
- Aarhus Grand Prix Option 1
September 2025
Saturday September 6 – Sunday September 7
- Aarhus Grand Prix Option 2
Thursday September 25 – Sunday September 28
- Weymouth Grand Prix proposed
Our main events
18ft skiffs are sailed all around the world with hot-spots in Australia, Europe and New Zealand
Summer in Australia and summer in Europe means double the fun while racing at the worlds best locations
Mark Foy Regatta
The Mark Foy is the Official World Championship for the 18ft skiffs
JJ Giltinan Regatta
This is the biggest event in the Australian league calendar and is regularly the highest attendance event in the world
European Championships
This event brings together sailors from across the continent to race to be the champions of Europe. Containers regularly visit from New Zealand and Australia. It takes place in Torbole, ITA, for some guaranteed No2 rig racing.
Meet the boat
3 sailors
On triple trapeze
Unlimited
spinnaker size
typically 61–73 m2 (660–790 sq ft)
Unlimited main
Unlimited jib
Typically 26–32 m2 (280–340 sq ft)
9.28 m2 (99.9 sq ft)
18ft long
LWL: 5.49 m (18.0 ft)
LOA: 8.9 m (29 ft)
Beam: 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
175 kg
Weight ready to sail:
175 kg