by admin | Jan 22, 2018 | National, Queensland
Western Australians travelled the furtherest to the 75th Sharpie National Championships held in Yeppoon, Queensland with The Purple Circle (WA910) and, with skipper Ash Gabrielson, Mark Lewis and Peter Ivanac, took out the 75th National title. The Purple Circle...
by admin | Feb 21, 2016 | National, South Australia
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of a Sharpie legend and life member of both the Australian and South Australian Sharpie Associations. A passionate boat builder and Sharpie historian, Doug was also the author of a famous book among Sharpie sailors...
by Harry Fisher | Dec 1, 2005 | National, Performance Tips
“THE LIZARD” WA788CAMPAIGN SWAN RIVER,WESTERN AUSTRALIABACKGROUND The Port Lincoln Nationals provided us with an excellent base to build our campaign for defending our title won last year in South Australia. THE CREW Both Mark Lewis and Ian Davidson were...
by Harry Fisher | Sep 1, 2005 | National, Performance Tips
THE LIZARD CAMPAIGN BACKGROUND Having not sailed seriously since the E22 Nationals in 1996, I was persuaded to do an Easter Sharpie Regatta in 2000. Having had a bit of dinghy fun again, I decided to look into another National. THE CREW I approached a few of my normal...
by Harry Fisher | Jun 1, 2005 | National, Performance Tips
How to Win – Brisbane 2000 I’m told I need to write an article for the Roo News. Well I thought I’d start from the beginning, which was finding two crew that wanted to sail with me! The Crew I first recruited Dan Wilsdon to be forward hand. Dan is...
by Harry Fisher | Dec 1, 2003 | National, Performance Tips
THE SECRETS TO WINNING As the current champion I have been asked to divulge the secrets to winning the Australian Sharpie Championship. Well I don’t think there are to many secrets to divulge so I will write a bit about how we set the boat up and a bit about...
