JJ Giltinan Trophy - Kiwi 18' Footer sailors line up for JJ’s
by Auckland Skiff League on 12 Feb 2016
Some of the Kiwi boats - 2016 JJ Giltinan Trophy - Invitation Race Michael Chittenden
The JJ's are on. The Auckland Skiff League is in Sydney. The Fizz is underway.
The Kiwi pack is led by the reining New Zealand Champions, Yamaha, who will be putting everything on the line in the JJ's Giltinan, but the fleet shouldn't under estimate the four-up crew on C-Tech.
The Auckland Skiff League line up:
Knight Frank - Riley Dean, Matt Coutts & John Little
Yamaha - Dave McDiarmid, Matt Stevens & Brad Collins
Maersk Line - Graham Catley, Carl Evans & Josh McKnight
Aon - Will Tiller, Dave Hazard & Harry Thurston
Fineline Ropes - Adrian France, Hamish McGill & Ellie Aldridge
ASCC - Murray England, Sam Trethewey & Cam McDonald
C-Tech - Alex Vailings, Scott Barnes, George Brassell & Russell Wilson
Races will start at 3pm, with the exception of Races 1 and 6, which will start at 4pm.
Live streaming of all the races will allow you to watch all the action from anywhere in the world, and along with
Pick-the-Podium everyone can join the fun.
History - JJ Giltinan Trophy
In 1937. Mr. James J. Giltinan, Secretary of the Australian 18 Footers League, planned a world's championship for 18 foot open boats and the League presented a trophy (popularly known as the JJ Giltinan Trophy) to celebrate the event.
Since the first regatta on Sydney Harbour in 1938, the championship has always been regarded as the world's premier 18 Footer championship and many of its competitors have become world, Olympic and national champions in a variety of yachting classes.
The Giltinan Championship regatta is held annually on Sydney Harbour and provides spectators (both on the water and along the harbour foreshores) with the world's most spectacular racing.
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