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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 18ft Skiff SIXT Spring Championship Race 1
The legendary John 'Woody' Winning returned to the helm of Yandoo
Posted today at 2:54 pm 18 Footer Racing Starts on Sunday
Young team prepares to defend two titles
Posted on 7 Oct Shaw and Partners 18ft Skiff racing
Keagan York, looking for a change of fortune
Posted on 5 Oct 18ft Skiff 2026-27 season preview
Race 1 of the annual SIXT Spring Championship kicks things off
Posted on 2 Oct The Kitchen Maker 2026-27 18ft skiff team
Three regular competitors return to the 18s
Posted on 23 Sep MarkSetBot: Nearly 800 Improvements
Focused on One Thing, Better Racing
Posted on 8 Sep Victory for Ben Crafoord's youth team
Some of the best young talent as the 18ft Skiff racing begins on Sydney Harbour next month
Posted on 6 Sep Tom's new 18ft Skiff Team for 2026-27
Lazarus Capital Partners Racing's 7th Season
Posted on 30 Aug 1970s, a golden decade for Kiwi 18 footers
An incredible level of talented competitors and designers
Posted on 26 Aug 18ft Skiff young team set for challenge
Rag & Famish Hotel team represents more than a successful sponsor and sport association
Posted on 12 Aug SMEG Australia's 30 years of 18ft Skiff Racing
Championship winning record for League's long term partner
Posted on 22 Jul 2026 18ft Skiff European and Mark Foy Championship
Exciting young talent emerging in the 18s at Lake Garda
Posted on 6 Jul Take the long way home
A few days ago, my phone lit up with a WhatsApp call from Michael 'Spiesy' Spies
Posted on 1 Jul The Kings of the Lowriders
Well before SailGP, there was Grand Prix 18-Foot Skiff Sailing, so what links the two?
Posted on 16 Jun Mondiale VGL to deliver 18ft Skiff fleet to Europe
The partnership will see Mondiale VGL manage the complex international movement of boats
Posted on 12 Jun Patrick Corrigan, AM
A 'Blue Ribbon' 18ft skiff sponsorship partner
Posted on 20 May SIXT 18ft skiff team's success
2025-26, a season of victory & consistency
Posted on 10 May Christian Fries 18ft Skiff GP at Lake Ammersee
Germany hosts the first round of the European 18ft Skiff circuit
Posted on 8 May 18 Footer Tradition
Tradition has played an important part in 18ft skiff racing's history
Posted on 22 Apr UK 18ft Skiff invitational at Weston
This season sees a lot of boat and crew changes
Posted on 20 Apr USA 18ft Skiff Challenge - a brief history
2026 saw first US competitor at JJ Giltinan World Championship since 2019
Posted on 10 Apr Vaikobi - THE choice of champions and pundits
No puppies were harmed in the creation of this show. Watch the show now to see what we mean...
Posted on 30 Mar German 18ft Skiff Record Breaker
Black Knight sets JJ Giltinan Record
Posted on 19 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Race 9
German team win their first race in a JJ Giltinan championship regatta
Posted on 15 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Race 8
The Yandoo team of John Winning Jr, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake have already won
Posted on 14 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 lay day 2
Shaw and Partners still close enough to keep Yandoo's crew on their toes
Posted on 13 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Races 6 & 7
Two more outstanding performances by the brilliant Yandoo crew
Posted on 12 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Races 4 & 5
A perfect North East breeze replaces the light wind conditions
Posted on 11 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Race 3
Lack of wind for the Alan Cole Memorial Trophy
Posted on 10 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 lay day
Races 3 and 4 are predicted to have less dramatic conditions than Race 2
Posted on 9 Mar
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Chasing the leaders on the first spinnaker run - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Thurlow Fisher Lawyers - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia The moment when Thurlow Fisher Lawyers' hopes were dashed - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Yandoo heading for victory - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Smeg was well placed before a 'swim'proved costly - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Vaikobi was consistently near the leaders all through the race - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia 'The Killer' on her first hit out - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia 'Woody' was back in winning form - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia First windward leg - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Race start - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Excellent performance for The Kitchen Maker team - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Good first up for the new Shaw and Partners crew - 18ft Skiffs SIXT Spring Championship, Race 1
© SailMedia Jacob Marks, skipper of Sixt
© Frank Quealey Yandoo
© SailMedia Vaikobi
© SailMedia Sixt
© SailMedia Shaw and Partners Financial Services
© SailMedia Flying on a southerly run to Obelisk in 2025-26
© SailMedia New Zealand's Shaw and Partners at the JJs
© SailMedia Shaw and Partners Financial Services at the 2025-26 christening day
© Frank Quealey Shaw and Partners and Sixt at speed on a Southerly spinnaker run in 2025-26
© SailMedia Racing towards Rose Bay in a good North East breeze
© SailMedia Yandoo start the 2026-27 season as defending NSW and Giltinan World champion
© SailMedia Interesting moment for the NSW champion team, The Kitchen Maker, in 2017-18
© Frank Quealey Along Shark Island to the wing mark
© SailMedia Heading for a race victory during the Giltinan Championship
© SailMedia Winning the Mark Foy Trophy at Lake Garda, Italy in 2022
© Marcus Ashley Jones Lazarus at the 2022 Giltinan Championship
© Frank Quealey Marcus Ashley-Jones led team in 2021-22 season
© Frank Quealey Run from the Beashel Buoy during the 2024 Giltinan Championship
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