New in June 2023....
The campaign for a plaque on the gravesite of Joe Donnelly (1839-1917) is underway with the AHSSA's MYCAUSE site for crowdfunding. Please donate via the link on the News Page
We have a new video on the Videos Page all about the LEGENDARY BOATBUILDER JOE DONNELLY.
...and from May....
The 2023 Historical 10-ft Skiffs Championships were held on the Brisbane River 29 April-1 May. Full results are on the News Page, and a video of the last Heat on up on YouTube and the Videos Page.
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The Australian Historical Sailing Skiff Associationwas established in 1990 by a group of skiff enthusiasts. The objects of the Association "shall be to acquire, restore, build replicas of, sail, race, display and promote historical Australian skiffs and other open boats which the Association considers worthy of promotion".
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Since then the major activity of the Association (usually abbreviated to AHSSA) has been racing fleets of replicas, first with a fleet of 10-footers and since 1995 with a fleet of 18-footers. Currently the AHSSA has an active fleet of 10-footers racing in Brisbane, a less active fleet occasionally racing on Lake Macquarie NSW and a fleet of 18-footer replicas racing every Summer Saturday out of the Sydney Flying Squadron. The AHSSA is the recognised Class Association for historical skiffs with Australian Sailing.
This is a growing site and will be regularly added to.
For a look into the history of the 18-footers, 10-footers and other Australian open boat classes, see our companion site www.openboat.com.au
This is a growing site and will be regularly added to.
For a look into the history of the 18-footers, 10-footers and other Australian open boat classes, see our companion site www.openboat.com.au