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18ft Skiffs: Queensland 18 footer history
by Frank Quealey
Decades of successful ideas and achievement
Posted on 2 Jul
Western Australia's 18 footers history
by Frank Quealey
An on-off situation between the 1890s and 2013
Posted on 11 Jun
America's Cup Power Plays
by Mark Jardine
And Growing Sailing Through Learning
Posted on 28 May
The link between two great Australian sports
by Frank Quealey
A unique connection between brute strength and beauty
Posted on 25 May
The last 18' skiff champion before one design
by Frank Quealey
Michael Spies won the 1993 and 1995 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championships
Posted on 14 May
Latest photos
Taipan, radical dersign in 1960
Jenny and Culex on the Brisbane River
Aberdare, four times Australian champion
Tangalooma and Aberdare show the comparison between the old style boats and the 7ft beamers of the 1930s (Tom Cuneo collection)
Venom 1961 world champion
WLTH at the Giltinan Championship
Culex III, 1949-50 Australian champion
Britannia (Colin Clark) 1917 Australian champion
Culex and Australia in the 1940s
Tangalooma, 1932 Australian champion
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