Celebrating the Australian 18-Footer and other Open Boats
Have a look at the MENU, lots of YARNS, lots of images and heaps of information about Aussie open boats
New in October....
18-footer Australia may be in difficulty here...this image now joins others on the OOPS! Page
Gloria (1926) now has her own entry on the 18-FOOTERS Page. Launched as Endeavour in 1921 (and with her own entry on that Page) owner Charlie Henry changed the name and insignia in 1926 for unknown reasons.
...and from September.....
The Fleets Page has a sequence of 10 images from the 18-footers race on Saturday 27 October 1928 in a big Westerly
.....and from August.....
The 1931 Queen of the Harbour Race 10 January 1931 is shown in a series of 17 images from the Hall Collection, now up on the YARNS Page
Don't forget to have a squiz at our sister-site www.historicskiffs.org.au the official website of the Australian Historical Sailing Skiff Association Inc. The site features the activities and the history of the AHSSA and its fleets of replicas of historical 18-footers and 10-footers.