Category: News and Events

100th Australian 18 Footers Championship

100th AUSTRALIAN 18 FOOTERS CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS SATURDAY Post from Frank Quealey: When the 23-boat fleet from NSW and Queensland lines up for Race 1 of the 100th Australian 18 footers […]

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Membership Renewals 2021-22 Due

Members would have recently received a copy of membership renewal forms from the Honorary Secretary. Membership renewals are now due for the upcoming financial year 1 June 2021 to 31 […]

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Centenary Celebration Event

The Club will be holding a get together to celebrate our 100 years as the Brisbane 18 Footers Sailing Club on Sunday 2 May 2021, in conjunction with the Australian […]

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COVID-19 Update March 26

The Club would like to draw attention to the current tracing advice current 26 March 2021 – https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/current-status/contact-tracing Queensland Health has updated its contact tracing advice for Westfield Carindale Shopping […]

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COVID-19 Update January 8 2021

Happy New Year to all members and followers of the Brisbane 18 Footers! The Commodore would like to reinforce the Queensland Health advice in regards to the lockdown of the […]

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Tangalooma, an 18 footer, on it's way down the Brisbane River to win the Australian Championship. Source: State Library of Qld https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/149647

1920s – New name, new hull restrictions

The Brisbane Eighteen Footers’ Sailing Club was the new name for the start of the 1920-21 season, as reported by the Telegraph and The Courier Mail on 30 September 1920, […]

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