Manly 16s – Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club

Port Jackson Race: Lee admits Swell deserved to win, but rapt to win it

October 22, 2024

The Port Jackson Championship is regarded as one of the most unforgiving races on the 16ft skiff calendar. One small mistake or miscalculation and your day can be over as Sydney Harbour shows [...]

Dransfield and Red Pumps eyeing the Club Championship after winning the opening heats

October 16, 2024

They say ignorance is bliss………. It’s also a winning formula if you happen to be Manly 16ft Skiff Club sailor Tyler Dransfield. The Red Pumps skipper was so busy caught up [...]

Skeen Praises Club Financial Support & Media as the Key Drivers for 13ft Skiff Success

September 25, 2024

Whether he’s dressed in a business suit or wetsuit, Hugh Skeen is seeing the growth of the 13ft skiff class first-hand. By day, the 20-year-old dons the shirt and tie for work as a [...]

Napper hails ‘winning culture’ and Flying 11s as the key to Manly’s sailing success

September 17, 2024

A quick glance at the results from Saturday’s first pointscore race of the season tells you all you need to know about the conveyor belt of quality sailors emerging from Manly 16ft Skiff [...]

New season, new boats, new crews – and a brand-new threat to the established order.

September 11, 2024

WELCOME TO THE SEASON Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s 2024/25 season officially kicked off last Saturday with a non-pointscore race in a dying southerly, with 17 boats facing the starter’s [...]

Former Manly 16ft skiff sailing champion Joe Turner thought he had his day all mapped out when he woke Saturday morning. Breakfast at his cousin’s place – the Clancys – was to be followed [...]

Club Champs Decided

March 19, 2024

The initial signs didn’t look great when Heidi Bates and Orlando Sadlik first joined forces on Harken ahead of Manly’s 2023/24 13ft season. The teenage pair spent just as much time in [...]