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sailors of the day who were mainly sailing VJ's to stay on the water. And that was exactly the Skate did in those days. It offered high performance at an affordable price. Today Skates are regularly updated and take advantage of technological advances to maintain the "excitement" factor and original spirit. Skates are currently sailed in three states of
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In 1965 Chelsea Yacht Club adopts the "Skate" class yacht. It went on and became a strong and successful class, with Kim Clarke winning 2 Australian titles, John
Manfield winning 2 Australian titles. The 1975 Victorian Championships were won by R. Drewett, who was sailing the Sabot "Woodstock II", by
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The VJ and VS associations were not interested in adopting the Skate as a class, so the Skate association was formed in 1957 and 1958. The Skate itself was actually launched in 1956 and 14 races were held over the season with 14 wins against all comers from Lake
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The Skate sailing dinghy was designed in 1956. It is a two-man dinghy and was the original performance development class, with the sail plan created by J. Herrick and the hull by Vince Minter. Vince's idea was to design a boat that was easy to build, cost effective and would keep the older and bigger
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saw three clubs sailing Skates. The first title was won by Ray Young at
Georges River Sailing Club and the winning boat was the original Skate. The Skate class became more popular and boomed over the next couple of years culminated in the Australian titles being held at Nedlands Club in WA.
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Nationals were held in 2014 at Port Dalrymple in Tasmania. David Luck and Anthony Sinton were the winning team. It was the ninth win for Dave - setting a record for the most Skate National Championships won by an individual, and the second for Anthony.
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sandwich hulls being produced from 1979. During the 1990s the rig was lengthened and the sail plan modified to improve the aspect ratio. The class further evolved in 2000 with thoughts of using an
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