ABOUT THE SHARPIE
Rich history and infectious culture – the class for everyone
The Australian Sharpie Sailing Association is the governing body for Lightweight Sharpie sailing in Australia – a class with a rich history and renowned for its competitive racing and infectious off-water social culture.
With the ability to race in pretty much any breeze from 0-30 knots, the Sharpie provides extremely close and competitive racing where hard work is rewarded. The hull shape has not changed since the 60s and only minor adjustments to the rules have been made – a timeless class.
No matter how old your Sharpie is, provided it is sailed and maintained well, you can still compete at the top end of the fleet. Take a look at the ‘Boats’ section of our website to see the new and second-hand options available to you.
Entries for 2024/25 Nationals
Nationals in Queensland
The 81st Sharpie Nationals will take place in Yeppoon from the 29th of December 2024 to the 6th of January 2025, hosted by the Keppel Bay Sailing Club.
Entries are open now!
LATEST NEWS
Performance Tips: Fraser Read – 1997
Tasmanian Nationals ReportImpala T-847 Team Mullett 1997-1998 The Preliminaries Since Skase (aka Jason Slot) had been chased interstate following the 96-97 Wollongong campaign, Frazer Read (Mullet 1), and Justin Wells (Mullet 2), recruited Sam Ibbott (Mullet 3) for...
Performance Tips: Rob Oshlack – 1996
NATIONALS CAMPAIGN - the President Ford perspective A bit about the past..... "President Ford", as has been documented, is a home made boat made out of gaboon plywood, epoxy resin, balsa and other bits and pieces. It has always been in our opinion a glamour boat to...
Performance Tips: Gary McLennan – 1995
Make your Sharpie FasterBy Gary McLennan -Bowling For Burgers V829 October 1995 SETUP Rake: Use 25'3" from the transom to the bottom of upper mast black band at the back of the sail track. The black band is up 6909 measured from the deck adjacent to the mast step. For...
