May 1, 2025
Throughout the season, the team faced several challenges, including a race cancellation due to an intense electrical storm and hail, a serious starboard hustle with another skiff, strong 18 knot southerly winds, a jib that carried away, a spinnaker that was torn apart and so on.
Despite these obstacles, the Balmain team demonstrated incredible consistency, competing in the NSW Championships, National Championships and JJ Giltinan Championships.

One of the most anticipated dates on the 18 Footers and Balmain calendar proved to be another great success.

Congratulations Balmain crew, winners of the 2026 Australian 18ft Skiff Championships.

Earlier this month I sat down with Michael Bleby, Deputy Property Editor at the Australian Financial Review (AFR).