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 [...]
For nearly 50 years, a select group of Manly 16ft skiffs has been in a race to the bottom that is the envy of many boats at the pointy end of the fleet. The Keg Cup started back in 1975 when two [...]
Manly 16ft Skiff Club presentation nights can be noisy affairs as excitement levels hit their peak. But when it comes to one particular award, there is guaranteed silence. The Adam Barraclough [...]
They’ve won Olympic gold medals, national 16ft titles and state championships. Now Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page can add another honour to the list – Manly 16ft Skiff Club Champions. The [...]
Victorious Shebang skipper Anthony King has the perfect response to those questioning the validity of his drought-breaking win in last Saturday’s 12th short course pointscore race of the [...]
Heidi Bates may have to adjust her season goals as the first-year skipper continues to make huge inroads in the 13s fleet. After cutting her teeth in the Optimists dingy class before graduating [...]
It was a victory 15 years in the making – celebrated with a spicy rum and ginger ale after attending to parenthood duties. Manly’s Daniel “Ruffy” Turner is finally a NSW 16ft [...]
Dave O’Connor admits he’s still not completely over the national title he “lost” in extraordinary circumstances almost a year ago. In fact, he reckons there’s a [...]
