1:34 AM Thu 7 Jan 2010 GMT
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'Thurlow Fisher-City NSW 18ft Champions 2009-10'
Frank Quealey © /Australian 18 Footers League
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Following a three week break over the Christmas-New Year period, the Sydney 18 Footer Season resumes on Sunday when the Australian 18 Footers League conducts Race 1 of the Australian Championship on Sydney Harbour.
The Championship is sponsored by SP-HighModulus, the marine business of Gurit and will be known as 'SP-HighModulus Australian 18ft Skiff Championship'.
A fleet of 23 teams will line up in the five-race championship, which is also the final lead in to the Giltinan Championship, which begins on Sydney Harbour next month.
Race dates for the SP-HighModulus Australian 18ft Skiff Championship are: 10, 17, 24, 26 and 31 January.
Recently crowned NSW champions Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas are likely to start the championship as favourites in Thurlow Fisher-City, however the defending champions Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Tom Clout will be more than up to the challenge in their Gotta Love It 7 skiff.
Past Australian champions John Winning (Yandoo) and John Harris (Rag & Famish Hotel) are always at the sharp end of the fleet and will also be strong challengers to take the title.
A spectator ferry will follow each race (with the exception of 26 January) leaving Double Bay Wharf, alongside the clubhouse, at 2.15pm (1415 hours).
We will issue race reports, results and up to date pointscores after each race and additional photographs and other news items will be published on
www.18footers.com.au
and
www.flying18s.com
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Video coverage will also be published on
www.18footers.com.au
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Gotta Love it 7 - NSW 18ft Championships 2009-10 - Frank Quealey © /Australian 18 Footers League
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by Frank Quealey - 18 Footers League
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