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JJ Giltinan International 2013 -18 footers Race 3 Video By Bob Killick, Sydney , 11:52 AM Wed 20 Feb 2013
The JJ Giltinan International 2013 resumed racing on Tuesday with Race three played out on a picture perfect Sydney Harbour NE Course yesterday. Gotta Luv it 7 dominated from the start as its crewmen Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage, and Peter Harris charged to Bradleys Head and held the perfect lane to cross the fleet on port tack and never put a foot wrong to the finish. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Moderate breeze for Day 4 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:21 AM Wed 20 Feb 2013
A moderate to fresh sea breeze is predicted for the third race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a change of direction and strength from the first two races, which were sailed in SE winds, with plenty of holes favouring local knowledge and powered up rigs. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18fter Trophy: End to end win for Gotta Love It 7 - Race 3 By Frank Quealey, 7:47 PM Tue 19 Feb 2013
he defending champion Gotta Love It 7 team gave a faultless display in the 10knot North-East wind to take out Race 3 of the Winning Group 2013 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage and Peter Harris crossed the fleet off Bradleys Head shortly after the start and from that point were never headed to record a 1m24s win over Coopers-Rag & Famish Hotel ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: A lovely sea breeze for Day 3 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 12:13 PM Tue 19 Feb 2013
A moderate to fresh sea breeze is predicted for the third race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a change of direction and strength from the first two races, which were sailed in SE winds, with plenty of holes favouring local knowledge and powered up rigs. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18fters: Kiwis doing well in very competitive fleet By Cutter Media, Sydney , 11:23 AM Tue 19 Feb 2013
The first two races of the JJ Giltinan Trophy have been completed and the New Zealand boats have had some positive results in a very competitive fleet. The opening race was completed in a dying 10-15 knot South East, while Sunday produced a tricky 5-10 knot Easterly for Race 2. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Trophy - Team Daly rear-ended by camera boat By Frank Quealey edited by Sail-World, Sydney Harbour , 3:50 PM Mon 18 Feb 2013
There was a collision in the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Trophy at the climax of Race 2. Thomas Quigley, was on hand to catch the action as the collision unfolded on Sydney Harbour on Sunday, as the then race leader was rear-ended by a camera boat. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18fters: Gotta Luv It 7 makes comeback in Race 2 + Video By Bob Killick edited by Sail-World, Sydney , 3:43 PM Mon 18 Feb 2013
The JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff International Race 2013 resumed racing on Sunday with Race 2 sailed over a four-lap windward leeward Course Six due to very congested Sydney Harbour, which also hosted Farr 40 regatta. The race ended in a sensational manner, with the first boat across the finish line not being awarded the race win. This story features video highlights of Race 2 ...[more]

JJ Giltinan Trophy 18fters: Mojo's mistake is Thurlow's gain in Race 2 By Frank Quealey and Sail-World, 8:08 PM Sun 17 Feb 2013
The 18ft Skiffs are noted for their dramatic nature and today’s Race 2 of the Winning Group 2013 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour didn’t let supporters down. While Mojo Wine, skippered by two times Australian 16 Footer champion James Dorron, took line honours, the 18s rookie skipper and his crew of Ricky Bridges and Mike McKensey were totally dismayed when they failed to g ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff International 2013 - Tight opener + Video By Bob Killick, Sydney , 8:11 AM Sun 17 Feb 2013
The JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff International 2013 started with a lot of very excited and cheering fans from a large spectator fleet usually reserved for the last Sunday of this iconic skiff sailing contest. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Live coverage - start 3.00pm Sydney time By Richard Gladwell, 8:05 AM Sun 17 Feb 2013
Organisers of the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Trophy are running a great website which features live tracking. Click on the links below to follow the live race tracking (all things willing). A video of the Invitation race is available for viewing, other races will be posted on the Video channel www.jj18footerstv.com as they are uploaded. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Big rigs again for Day 2 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 7:33 AM Sun 17 Feb 2013
Moderate winds from a southerly direction are again forecast for the second race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a a breeze expected to average 10-13kts around race start time of 4.00pm, slowly easing to 8-10kts a couple of hours later. Gusts will be above this average strength. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18 footers - Will Iain Murray´s latest wrinkle win? By Rob Kothe and the Sail-World team, 12:27 AM Sun 17 Feb 2013
Iain Murray, the Big fella arrived on the 18 footer scene in the mid 1970´s as a skinny 17 year old, with Color 7, he won six JJ Giltinan Trophy´s in a row from 1977 onwards, after making major changes to the 1976 design of his boat which revolutionised the 18 footer scene. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan Trophy 18ft skiffs: Clean race win to Gotta Love It 7 By Frank Quealey, Sydney, Australia , 8:42 PM Sat 16 Feb 2013
An incident free race for the defending champion Gotta Love It 7 team proved a winning factor in a wonderful finish to Race 1 of the Winning Group 2013 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship sailed on Sydney Harbour today. Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage and Peter Harris were always near the lead and managed to manouvre their way around the south-east course without the dramas of their three main chal ...[more]

JJ Giltinan Trophy: America's Cup yacht collides with two 18ft skiffs By Richard Gladwell, 8:05 PM Sat 16 Feb 2013
The first race of the JJ Giltinan Trophy for 18ft skiffs got off with a bang on Sydney harbour this afternoon after two competitors were hit by an America's Cup yacht. The incident occurred before the start of the first race in the series when two yachts Yamaha White (New Zealand) and Southern Cross (Australia) were struck by the former America's Cup 12 Metre Steak n Kidney. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan Invitation Race - The Kiwi way By Bob Killick, Sydney , 4:05 PM Sat 16 Feb 2013
JJ Giltinan Invitational Race goes to the Kiwis as Auckland's Alex Vallings on C-Tech gave the rest of the fleet a lesson in starting practice for the main event which starts on Saturday. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Big rigs for Day 1 - PredictWind By Richard Gladwell, 10:02 AM Sat 16 Feb 2013
Moderate winds from a southerly direction are forecast for the first race of the 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship being sailed on Sydney Harbour. PredictWind is showing a a breeze expected to average 10-13kts around race start time of 4.00pm, slowly easing to 8-10kts a couple of hours later. Gusts will be above this average strength. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan Championship - Exciting racing on flying machines By Anna Parker, 1:38 AM Sat 16 Feb 2013
The JJ Giltinan Championship was first held in 1938 and has since blossomed - producing many champions. This event has also produced some of the world's most exciting racing for thousands of spectators who have watched the flying machines in the hands of the world's best skiff sailors. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Kiwis take invitation race in Sydney Worlds By Frank Quealey, 6:58 PM Fri 15 Feb 2013
The 64th JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship is shaping up as one of the closest contests for several years with 31 of the world’s best teams lining up on Sydney Harbour for the 2013 title. Defending champion Gotta Love It 7 team of Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage and Peter Harris had a stressful week waiting for the outcome of repairs being made to their badly damaged hull last Sunday. Includes Video ...[more]

JJ Giltinan Trophy: New Zealand team arrives and sets up in Sydney By Sail-World, 10:39 PM Thu 14 Feb 2013
The seven strong New Zealand team have arrived in Sydney ahead of the start of the JJ Giltinan Trophy on Saturday. The seven boats travelled well thanks to Maersk, and arrived safely in Double Bay. ...[more]

JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs: Divided loyalties for two times Champion By Frank Quealey, 8:01 PM Thu 14 Feb 2013
J. J. Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship 2013 is less than a couple of days away. One man who must be having mixed emotions is two-times Giltinan champion Adam South ...[more]

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