18ft Skiffs - Queen of the Harbour
A tradition in Australian 18 footers sailing The eyes of the world 18 footer competitors and supporters were centred on the most successful JJ Giltinan
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A tradition in Australian 18 footers sailing The eyes of the world 18 footer competitors and supporters were centred on the most successful JJ Giltinan
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The annual Queen of the Harbour (originally known as the 'Queen of the Waves') is one of the most important events to the Australian 18 Footers League and has a history almost as long as the League itself. Next Sunday's 2021 event will be a resumption of the annual race, which had to be cancelled last year with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will feature an 18-boat fleet with a female member in each team. The League was formed in 1935 and by 1936 had inaugurated a competition to raise funds for the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown. To achieve their goal, a decisio...