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18ft Skiffs: H C Press, a famous name in Australian 18 footers sailing
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18ft Skiffs: H C Press, a famous name in Australian 18 footers sailing
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Whether it s a high-performance sport or a small, local sporting club, to be successful, the organisation needs the support of commercial sponsorship or, at least, one major benefactor.
Since the mid-1960s, the Australian 18 Footers League has been fortunate to benefit from the generosity of numerous large, and not so large, sponsors to help maintain the high level of competition in the club s 18ft Skiff fleet, and its attempt to promote the sport to the rest of the world.
Travelodge Hotels was the first sponsor when it supported Bob Holmes in 1965 then continued its sponsorship of the 18s in Australia, New Zealand and USA until 1981.
Australian 12 Foot Skiff Championship - Sail Inc leading Geotherm, Stiff, Terms & Conditions and Red Energy © Murray Press
Abbotsford 12 Skiff Sailing Club hosted the 85th running of the Australian 12 Skiff Championship over the recent Easter weekend. 17 skiffs entered the series with Nick Press & Andrew (Noddy) Hay, sailing Sail INc. finishing clear winners, taking 5 firsts & a second from the 6 races.
Sail Inc always found an extra turn of speed when needed, their exceptional crew work & the development they have done with Steve Jackson, sailmaker from Sail Inc continues to produce the goods. While the result was a clear points win the racing was close with hard fought finishes among the top half of the fleet. Boat handling being clearly rewarded on the tight river courses.
Sail Inc wins the New South Wales 12 Foot Skiff State Titles © Murray Press
A good rollup of 12 Foot Skiffs faced that starter at the Sydney Flying Squadron & Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club over consecutive weekends in early December.
19 boats entered the series with six races in conditions from a light North Easterly on the first day to a fresh Westerly on day two and a moderate Easterly for the closing weekend. A great test of the 12 s top 3 rigs.
The racing was close over a combination of long and short courses.
Sail Inc sailed by Nick Press & Andrew Hay dominated the series, winning all 6 races, the majority comfortably but also showing their class to fight back on a couple of occasions.
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