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 Centrepoint to victory. Herman won the 2019-2020 NSW Championship, when he skippered Winning Group to victory.
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
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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, Australian and NSW champion when he skippered AMP Centrepoint to victory. ‘Herman’ won the 2019-2020 NSW Championship, when he skippered Winning Group to victory.