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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 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 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Race 2
Totally opposite conditions to the opening race but the result was the same
Posted on 8 Mar Sydney Harbour Regatta overall
Drama and then winners announced
Posted on 8 Mar Sydney Harbour Regatta Day 2
There is plenty to celebrate here with so many women involved out racing
Posted on 8 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Race 1
A day dominated by light wind strength and a number of changes of direction
Posted on 7 Mar Sydney Harbour Regatta Day 1
Racing away in a fluky light nor 'easterly breeze
Posted on 7 Mar JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds 2026 Invitation Race
An absorbing contest which wasn't decided until the final one hundred metres
Posted on 6 Mar International boost for JJ Giltinan Worlds
USA challenge adds another country to the 2026 championship
Posted on 5 Mar Shows, Spectating and Season Highlights
The Dinghy Show, Sydney SailGP and upcoming JJ Giltinan Trophy make for a packed schedule
Posted on 3 Mar Vaikobi 18ft Skiff Racing
A personal partnership with Australia's 18s
Posted on 3 Mar Queensland's 2026 Giltinan Challenge
Looking to build on the 18ft Skiff Australian Nationals' top-10 results
Posted on 26 Feb School mates become rival skippers at the JJs
Talented teenagers Ben Crafoord and Jacob Marks are set for the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Worlds
Posted on 24 Feb
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The fleet during the 2026 18ft Skiff European and Mark Foy Championship
© GardaTrentinoWind / Circolo Vela Arco The young Rag team in action during the 2026 18ft Skiff European and Mark Foy Championship
© GardaTrentinoWind / Circolo Vela Arco The Rag during the 2026 18ft Skiff European and Mark Foy Championship
© GardaTrentinoWind / Circolo Vela Arco Yandoo during the 2026 18ft Skiff European and Mark Foy Championship
© GardaTrentinoWind / Circolo Vela Arco Luca Gambacorti's team during the 2026 18ft Skiff European and Mark Foy Championship
© GardaTrentinoWind / Circolo Vela Arco Winfield Racing smoking along - back in the day skippered by Michael Spies - 1993 and 1995 World Champions
© Frank Quealey Graphics prepared ahead of the Grand Prix Skiff Sailing on the Swan River in Perth WA to highlight the TV coverage and crowd involvement
© Bill Macartney Graphics prepared ahead of the Grand Prix Skiff Sailing on the Swan River in Perth WA to highlight the TV coverage and crowd involvement
© Bill Macartney Graphics prepared ahead of the Grand Prix Skiff Sailing on the Swan River in Perth WA to highlight the TV coverage and crowd involvement
© Bill Macartney Graphics prepared ahead of the Grand Prix Skiff Sailing on the Swan River in Perth WA to highlight the TV coverage and crowd involvement
© Bill Macartney Graphics prepared ahead of the Grand Prix Skiff Sailing on the Swan River in Perth WA to highlight the TV coverage and crowd involvement
© Bill Macartney Graphics prepared ahead of the Grand Prix Skiff Sailing on the Swan River in Perth WA to highlight the TV coverage and crowd involvement
© Bill Macartney 2009 Mark Foy Trophy Presentation
© Ingrid Abery 2019 Mark Foy Trophy scene
© Hartas Productions 2011 Sonderborg Presentation
© Australian 18 Footers League 2013, NZs C-Tech won the Mark Foy Trophy at San Francisco
© Christophe Favreau 2022 Mark Foy Trophy Presentation (image provided)
© Australian 18 Footers League Fisher and Paykel
© SailMedia Giltinan World champion Yandoo heads the Australian contingent
© SailMedia Fisher and Paykel and Killer Coffee Co on Sydney Harbour will both be competing at Lake Garda
© SailMedia Fisher and Paykel in Sydney Harbour action
© SailMedia Yandoo's crew in action at the Giltinan worlds
© SailMedia Mark Foy Trophy
© Australian 18 Footers League New top for the Mark Foy trophy
© Frank Quealey SIXT, the season point score winner in 2025-26
© SailMedia Killer Coffee Co
© SailMedia Corrigans Express on a spinnaker run in the 1970s
© Archive The first Corrigans Express in 1969
© Archive Mitchell Cotts leads Entrad in Auckland
© Archive Pace Express in the early 1990s
© Frank Quealey
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