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Action as the new 18s fleet race to the finish in a typical North East wind
© Frank Quealey
18ft Skiffs: New 18s turn 30
With 2023-24 Australian 18 Footers League season about to get under way with Race 1 of the annual Spring Championship on October 8, it's time to take a quick look at the success of the rules which changed the style of 18ft skiff racing thirty years ago.