The UK Project Racing team totally dominated Race 2 of the Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship to score an impressive 2m2s win on Sydney Harbour today. Project Racing’s team of Andy Budgen (Scotland), James Barker (England) and Matt Mc Govern (Ireland) grabbed the lead shortly after the start and were never headed as they powered away from [...]
The poor racing conditions which plagued yesterday’s Invitation Race on Sydney Harbour were little better today as the fleet lined up for Race 1 of the Giltinan Championship. While the racing was unbearably slow due to the lack of wind, the result was terrific for anybody who likes to see the underdog defeat the champs. Marcus Ashley-Jones, [...]
Former Giltinan champion Rob Greenhalgh and his crew Dan Johnson and Phil Harmer were the masters of terrible conditions on Sydney Harbour when they brought their skiff, Benny, home a clear winner of the Giltinan Championship Invitation Race today. Extreme heat and totally unpredictable wind (at times none) made the racing very difficult for competitors. It was [...]
Three of the world’s best 18ft Skiff teams spent yesterday preparing their skiffs for the toughest 18ft Skiff challenge on the calendar – the Giltinan Championship, which starts on Sydney Harbour on Friday. Former champions Howie Hamlin (2002 and 2003) of the United States and Rob Greenhalgh (2004) of Great Britain, as well as the New [...]
Race 12 of the Australian 18 Footers League’s Club Championship took on a greater value than normal as it was the final hit out for teams before next week’s Giltinan Championship begins on Sydney Harbour. The recently crowned Australian champion Gotta Love It 7 crew (Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton, Tom Clout) showed that they are going [...]
Five times Giltinan Championship winner Trevor Barnabas will make an unexpected attempt to add to his tally following a last minute call up to skipper Fisher & Paykel in the Giltinan 2010. When one of his regular crewmen as unable to compete due to business commitments, the boat’s regular skipper Andrew Cuddihy arranged for a replacement [...]
18ft Skiff Racing’s greatest challenge begins on Sydney Harbour on 12th February when 31 of the world’s best crews line up to contest the 61st J.J. Giltinan Trophy Championship. With six past champions and a host of world and international championship-winning challengers all vying for the title in similar boats, the racing on Sydney Harbour will [...]