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18ft Skiff NSW Championship - Images from Race 3
by Michael Chittenden on 5 Dec 2011
Fleet - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 Michael Chittenden
At the 18ft Skiff NSW Championship, strong winds blew across Sydney Harbour which meant that there would be plenty of action out on the water. Photographer Michael Chittenden shares images taken near the obelisk mark where capsizes and breakages were the order of the day. Enjoy!
Smeg - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
Fleet - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
Yandoo - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
Smeg - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
Rag - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
Mojo - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
Blonde - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
Thurlow - 18ft Skiff NSW Championship 2011 © Michael Chittenden
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