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.
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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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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
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