Burnt out after a prolonged stint travelling the globe in the 49er class, the then 22-year-old walked away from the sport to pursue other interests – including ironman triathlon events [...]
At Manly 16ft Skiff Club, a record number of females are entering the various classes on the back of the path paved by some of Australia’s finest women sailors. The likes of former Flying [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A good start, a good finish and a frustrating in-between. That’s the season summation from Modern Concept Constructions skipper Gerard Smith after he and crew-mates Chris Williams and [...]
