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Leaderboard FD July August September 2023

Sydney Harbour in the 1950s - includes VJ, 18ft and 16ft Skiff, then yachts and ships

Submitted by HuntleyFilmArchives, showing footage from 1955

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Oldest video footage of 18ft Skiffs
by Magnus Smith
With the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championships starting next week, it's a great time to look back into our video archive, from 1939 to 1987, to see some of the oldest footage of skiff sailing in Australia. There are some gems!With the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championships starting next week, it's a great time to look back into our video archive, from 1939 to 1987, to see some of the oldest footage of skiff sailing in Australia. There are some gems!Posted 23 Feb 2024
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