Coming to Belmont 16s season 2025/26 - The 13ft Skiff has been designed as a scaled down version of the 16ft skiff. The current 16ft skiff hull shape was used as a guide to produce a hull which gives high performance yet is still forgiving to the teenager with a limited amount of experience in this type of class.
The rig is again a scaled down version of the 16ft skiffs. It is well balanced and while being a touch larger than classes with one trapeze and of a similar hull length it is more than manageable in all round conditions.
The design has been influenced by the experience and innovations that have been used successfully in 16ft skiffs with a clean cockpit layout and functioning control systems that make the boat easy to sail.
The Class Rules and Regulation are based on those adopted by the 16ft skiffs and are tried and tested (by both the courts and sailors).
- The hulls are strictly one design.
- The sails and rigging have maximum and minimum measurements and are open to all manufacturers.
- There are no monopolies on anything other than the hull.
The 13ft Skiff racing 2.30pm Sundays from September through to end of March.
For more details regarding 13ft Skiffs https://skiffs.org.au/
