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Cyclops Marine 2023 November - LEADERBOARD
18ft Skiff

18ft Skiff

The ultimate three-man, winged & trapeze flying machine. Developed in Australia over the last two decades to what it is today, the 18ft Skiff now has a good UK circuit.

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Show news Victorian team reflect on "bucket list experience"
Team Vic's crew of Scott Cunningham, Brody Riley and David Cunningham took part in the JJ Giltinans
Posted on 21 Apr Positive future looms for coveted world title
The recent JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship had so many positive aspects
Posted on 7 Apr 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
Lucy Copeland becomes the first winner as part of an all-female crew to win the award
Posted on 17 Mar 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour Preview
A tradition in Australian 18 footers sailing
Posted on 13 Mar The Maiden. A Triple. Four Bullets
I kind of like our Managing Editor's name for 18-footers: The Kings of the Lowriding World
Posted on 11 Mar Winning 2024 JJ Giltinan Championship overall
The Yandoo team of Micah Lane, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake win the title in style
Posted on 10 Mar JJ Giltinan Championship Day 6
All set for a fantastic duel in the final race on Sunday
Posted on 9 Mar JJ Giltinan Championship Day 5
An outstanding all-the-way victory to the Rag & Famish Hotel 18ft Skiff team
Posted on 7 Mar JJ Giltinan Championship Day 4
Shaping up for an epic battle with Yandoo and Andoo tied for the lead
Posted on 6 Mar JJ Giltinan Championship Day 3
Two, three-lap, short-course races on a sunny Sydney Harbour
Posted on 5 Mar JJ Giltinan Championship Day 2
Another cracking race on Sydney Harbour
Posted on 3 Mar JJ Giltinan Championship Day 1
One of the best 18ft skiff races seen on the harbour for several seasons
Posted on 2 Mar JJ Giltinan Championship Invitation Race
75th regatta for the world's premier 18 footer championship gets under way on Sydney Harbour
Posted on 1 Mar Lazarus, one to watch in JJ Giltinan Championship
The JJs will be the first time the crew have all sailed together in the 18s
Posted on 28 Feb Two 18ft Skiff series conclude on Sydney Harbour
Club Championship and Season Point Score titles decided
Posted on 25 Feb Oldest video footage of 18ft Skiffs
A look back into our video archive, from 1939 to 1987
Posted on 23 Feb 18ft Skiffs: Team Vic is coming to the JJs
'Growing the game' at the 2024 Giltinan Championship
Posted on 21 Feb 18ft Skiff Australian Championship Race 6
Yandoo officially became the champions despite finishing in fourth place today
Posted on 18 Feb 3 skippers share Yandoo's national title victory
It's been a great effort by these sailors to achieve such an 'unusual' victory
Posted on 14 Feb 18ft Skiff Australian Championship Race 5
Yandoo team added another title to its 2023-24 season triumphs
Posted on 11 Feb 18fters: The Kiwis are coming in 2024
New Zealand 18ft skiff teams return to the JJ Giltinan Trophy after a four year break
Posted on 7 Feb 18ft Skiff Australian Championship Race 4
Yandoo team tighten their grip on the title
Posted on 4 Feb 18ft Skiffs: Bec Hancock
Tough times don't last – tough people do!
Posted on 31 Jan 18ft Skiff Australian Championship Race 3
NSW champion Yandoo increases her lead with a brilliant win
Posted on 28 Jan The Kings of the Lowriding World
And exciting projects at boot Düsseldorf
Posted on 24 Jan Young sailing talent on display in the 18ft Skiffs
In the Balmain Cup Sprint Series and Australian Championship
Posted on 24 Jan 18ft Skiff Australian Championship Race 2
Stand-in skipper James Dorron shows his skills
Posted on 21 Jan NSW 18ft Skiff champion out of action
Woody's painful hip problem has deteriorated over the past few months
Posted on 17 Jan 18ft Skiff Australian Championship Race 1
A strengthening South-East breeze takes its toll on the fleet
Posted on 14 Jan Finport Finance: The battle to defend her title
The 2023-24 Australian 18ft skiff Championship will be as tough as ever
Posted on 10 Jan
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Day three spinnaker run - JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Mixing it with top teams on a day three spinnaker run - JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Race six spinnaker run - JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Part of the pack on day four - JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Race 4 action - JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Invitation race warm up - JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Race 8 windward leg - JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia 16-year-old Jacob Marks skippered The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines into 12th place overall - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© Frank Quealey Joel Beashel, stepped up as replacement skipper of Andoo, and finished third, in the final race of the championship - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© Frank Quealey Rag and Famish Hotel heading for a 3m21s victory in Race 7 of the Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Yandoo scores a late 3secs win over Andoo in Race 1 - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia New Zealand's ASCC crew left to right, Josh Schon, Eli Liefting, Adam Mustill - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© Suellen Hurling, Live Sail Die Lazarus and ASCC battle for second place in Race 8 of the championship - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia The southerly spinnaker run to Obelisk in Race 7 - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Championship winner Yandoo leads a group of young challengers along Shark Island in the final race of the Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Queensland's Big Foot Bags and Covers had podium finishes on Day 4 and Day 5 - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia A happy Yandoo team, the world 18 footer champions
© SailMedia Defending champion Andoo wins Race 2 of the Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship ahead of hard charging Rag and Famish Hotel
© SailMedia Yandoo shows the form that took her to victory in the Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines on the way to 7th place in Race 1 of the championship - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Germany's Black Knight and Australia's Finport Finance battle for a podium finish in Race 1 of the championship - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Race for the lead on Day 5 in a southerly breeze during the Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia The fleet head to the bottom mark on Day 3 - Winnings JJ Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Happy crew onboard Shaw and Partners during the 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
© SailMedia The Sixt team of Tash Bryant, Maddy McLeay, Lily Richardson and Lucy Copeland after today's 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
© Jess Nearn The Big Foot crew approacing the top mark during the 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
© SailMedia The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines during the 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
© SailMedia Shaw and Partners crew were runners up in the 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
© Jess Nearn Vaikobi during the 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
© SailMedia Yandoo finished strongly after a slow start during the 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour 2024
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