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The annual Queen of the Harbour (originally known as the Queen of the Waves ) is one of the most important events to the Australian 18 Footers League and has a history almost as long as the League itself.
Next Sunday s 2021 event will be a resumption of the annual race, which had to be cancelled last year with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will feature an 18-boat fleet with a female member in each team.
The League was formed in 1935 and by 1936 had inaugurated a competition to raise funds for the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown. To achieve their goal, a decision was made early in 1937 to stage a Queen of the Waves competition (now known as Queens of the Harbour) each year.