Christian Fries 18ft Skiff Grand Prix hosted by Diessner Sailing Club, Lake Amersee Germany hosted the first round of the European 18ft Skiff circuit over the 30th April-3rd May with 2 UK teams making the trip out to join the action. Lake Ammersee just outside Munich with the Alps as a spectacular backdrop is renowned as a relatively light wind venue but mother nature had a few surprises up her sleeve this time with teams arriving the day before to pretty full on conditions

An exciting start to the 2026 season for the UK 18 Footers with an invitational at Weston Sailing Club on the weekend of April 18/19. A chance for teams to dust off the winter cobwebs and get some training and tuning time ahead of the first European event in Ammersee Germany at the end of month. This season sees a lot of boat and crew changes. Adrian Howe and the English Braids team moving up to a newer boat as ‘English Braids Blue’ (ex Goat Marine). Luke Goble has joined t