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Defending champions Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm), won the last race of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship sponsored by Your Move

Defending champions, Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm) have extend their lead on Day 2 of the 87th 12ft Skiff Australian Championship at

The clash at Proctor Park went down to the wire.

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Whether its a high-performance sport or a small, local sporting club, to be successful, the organisation needs the support of commercial sponsorship or, at least, one major benefactor. Since the mid-1960s, the Australian 18 Footers League has been fortunate to benefit from the generosity of numerous large, and not so large, sponsors to help maintain the high level of competition in the clubs 18ft Skiff fleet, and its attempt to promote the sport to the rest of the world. Travelodge Hotels was t...

Australian 12 Foot Skiff Championship - Sail Inc leading Geotherm, Stiff, Terms & Conditions and Red Energy © Murray Press Abbotsford 12 Skiff Sailing Club hosted the 85th running of the Australian 12 Skiff Championship over the recent Easter weekend. 17 skiffs entered the series with Nick Press & Andrew (Noddy) Hay, sailing Sail INc. finishing clear winners, taking 5 firsts & a second from the 6 races. Sail Inc always found an extra turn of speed when needed, their exceptional cre...

Sail Inc wins the New South Wales 12 Foot Skiff State Titles © Murray Press A good rollup of 12 Foot Skiffs faced that starter at the Sydney Flying Squadron & Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club over consecutive weekends in early December. 19 boats entered the series with six races in conditions from a light North Easterly on the first day to a fresh Westerly on day two and a moderate Easterly for the closing weekend. A great test of the 12s top 3 rigs. The racing was close over a c...