The Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship look as though it will go right down to the wire as the points tighten amongst the leading contenders. Rag & Famish Hotel was again sailed brilliantly by John Harris, Scott Babbage and Peter Harris to win their second consecutive race in race 5 on Sydney Harbour today. ‘The Rag’ once again [...]
The Audi Melges 20 fleet gathers once more this weekend in Miami, Fla. for number two of three 2010 Miami Winter Series events hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club, supported by Shake-A-Leg Miami andMelges Performance Sailboats. Fourteen teams have assembled for yet another beautiful regatta filled with warm weather and some of the hottest sportboat competition around. “We [...]
Following several days of less than good racing conditions, including yesterday’s postponement of Race 3, today’s Race 4 of the Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship provided spectacular racing on Sydney Harbour. For the 2001 Giltinan Champion John Harris it was a welcome return to the winners list after a recent run of bad luck. Harris, his brother Peter [...]
Some nice action shots by Christophe Favreau on Race III that was postponed during the JJ Giltinan Trophy Race.
Sponsored by De’Longhi Australia Pty Ltd Race 3 was postponed when conditions were rules as not suitable for racing by the Race Committee. The race will now be re-sailed on Friday, 19 February. In the meantime Race 4 will be sailed tomorrow (Wednesday 17 February) and Race 5 on Thursday, 18 February. Frank Quealey Australian 18 Footers League
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, [...]