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The 12 m 2 Sharpie was a type of Sharpie sailing boat designed in 1931 by the Kröger Brothers in Warnemünde, Germany. The peak of the class was in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games . The original design has been preserved, and the class is sailed competitively in the UK, [ 1 ] The Netherlands, [ 2 ] Germany, [ 3 ] and Portugal. [ 4 ]
Because of the need of strength, agility and skill, the class is considered to be the top level of small boat sailing. Worldwide this boat is called the "18 Foot Skiff". It is the fastest conventional non-foiling monohull on the yardstick rating, with a score of 675, [1] coming only third after the Tornado and Inter 20 (Both multihulls).
Australian Sailing is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia. It formed in 1950 as the Australian Yachting Federation at a meeting at the Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club. [1] It is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of sailing in Australia.
Sailing is a popular sport and recreational activity in Australia with its varied coastline and often warm climate. Australian Sailing is the peak body in charge of sailing as recognised by the International Sailing Federation [1] In 2017-18 there were over 80,000 registered sailors and over 16,000 events held across the country.
The NS14 (or Northbridge Senior 14) is an Australian restricted development class of sailing dinghy.Measuring 14 feet in length, the class was designed the 1960 and introduced at the Northbridge sailing club in Sydney, Australia, with control of the class transferred to the NS14 Association of New South Wales in 1965. [2]
The Heron has a Portsmouth Yardstick of 1346 when sailed single handed. [3] In the US Sailing scheme it has a D-PN of 120.0. [4] Over 10,500 Heron sail numbers have been issued since the design first appeared in the late 1950s. [5] The first Heron, No 1 Flook, still exists and is now owned by the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. [6]
12ft Skiffs under full sail on the Hamilton Reach section of the Brisbane River. This is a list of yacht clubs in Australia. [1] ... Australian 18 Footers League:
John Cameron Shaw (born 23 May 1937 – 23 December 1995) [1] was [2] an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members John Cuneo and Thomas Anderson.