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For more than 100 years there has been a strong family influence over the generations in the 18 Footers. Last Sunday, when Zac Barnabas sailed in the bow of Tom Cunich's Vintec, it created some very interesting competition within the Australian 18 Footers League's fleet at the 2020-2021 Australian Championship on Sydney Harbour. For a number of seasons, John 'Woody' Winning and his son John 'Herman' Winning have been locking horns at the highest level as skippers of Yandoo and Winning Group respectively. 'Woody' is the 2000 JJ Giltinan, Australian and NSW champion when he skippered AMP Centre...

Championship leader tech2 on the way to winning Race 2 - Frank Quealey pic Skipper John Winning with crew Jay Harrison and Grant Pollitt (Flora Triple M) in the late 80s - pic courtesy 18 Footers Close× Family rivalry on the race track 6 February 2021 For more than 100 years there has been a strong family influence over the generations in the 18 Footers. For a number of seasons, John ‘Woody’ Winning and his son John ‘Herman’ Winning have been locking horns at the highest level over the years as skippers of Yandoo and Winning Group respectively. ‘Woody’ is the 2000 JJ Giltinan,...

18ft Skiffs: Change of fortune needed for rookie team by Frank Quealey 22 Jan 06:21 UTC As the championship end of the 2020-2021 Australian 18ft Skiff Racing Season moves toward the JJ Giltinan world Championship on Sydney Harbour in March, one team looking for a change of fortune is Birkenhead Point Marina, which is being led by rookie 18s skipper Tim Westwood. Although Tim is a rookie skipper in the 18s this season, he is definitely not new to the high-speed skiffs or high-speed international racing in big boats, but his first season as an 18s skipper has been affected by bad luck.

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18ft Skiffs back on Sydney Harbour this week by Frank Quealey 7 Jan 06:26 UTC 10 January 2021 The 18ft Skiff fleet will be back on Sydney Harbour this Sunday when the Australian 18 Footers League will conduct the 4th race (Race 5) of the 2020-2021 NSW Championship. The championship was originally scheduled to finish this week with Race 5 of the series, before extreme wind conditions forced the postponement of Race 2 on November 29. The re-sail of Race 2 will now be sailed on January 17 to complete the championship. Despite the need to re-schedule, due to weather conditions and...