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Lincoln Crowne wins 12ft Skiff Australian Championship

April 24, 2013

Lincoln Crowne, sailed by Jonathon Temple and Richard Jones have wrapped up the 2013 Australian Championships yesterday with another win and a third place. The win capped off another great performance from the pair, who have dominated the regatta.   Click here for the full press release.

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Lincoln Crowne – 2013 Australian Champions!

April 1, 2013

Jonathon Temple and Richard Jones on Lincoln Crowne wrapped up the championship yesterday with another win and a 3rd place. The win capped off another great performance from the pair, who have dominated the regatta.   For the full report click here.

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LCC – reflects on a great season!

March 27, 2013

With only the National Titles at Easter to come, the boys reflect on the year that was: “LCC 12 won 3 of the 4 season interclub regattas, giving LCC the East Coast Championship win, last week it won the final heat of the Lane Cove 12′ Skiff Club Club Championship, and with it the Lane [...]

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2013 Port Jackson Championships – LCC 1st, Variety 3rd!

March 4, 2013

See results of last weekend’s Port Jackson Championship here.

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24th February – Wild Sunday racing!

February 26, 2013

The fleet had a North East breeze to contend with, which was hanging around 25, gusting to 30knots and a run out tide. The club did an early start (1.30pm) to avoid some of the expected traffic on the harbour for the final heat of the 18 foot skiff  “world” title – the JJ Giltnan championship later [...]

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Lincoln Crowne wins The Brisbane Water Championship, virtually from start to finish!

February 12, 2013

The 12ft Skiffs made their annual trip to Saratoga for the Brisbane Water Championship on Sunday. The forecast southerly breeze kicked in at just the right time to make an easy rig choice. 3rd rigs all round and the flat water had the boats blasting down wind in 20 knots of breeze. Lincoln Crowne won [...]

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3rd February Woollahra – Club Champ heat 4. LCC takes the win!

February 5, 2013

The fleet all put on 3rd rigs with the prospect of a fresh southerly. The breeze direction had more west in it than a typical southerly, and was shifting around all over the place. They were all a little under-powered most of the time with 3rd, though there were the odd puffs that had the [...]

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Racing 2nd February – Club Championship Lane Cove

February 5, 2013

Cold & blustery Southerly, ranging from 18 to 28 knots- the quiet moments lulled some of the punters into second rig. This came back to bite them – as the fleet tried to work into the Parramatta River the conditions were such that the only 2 boats standing were Gemmell Sails & Lincoln Crowne & [...]

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Lincoln Crowne NSW 12FT State Championships

January 13, 2013

Garde (Brett Hobson and Brad Phillips) seized control of the 2012 Lincoln Crowne State Championships after winning all 3 heats of the 1st weekends racing. Heat 1 was sailed in a light Northerly breeze. All skiffs elected the big rigs for the afternoons long race. Geotherm, Skiff.org.au and Variety all got great starts and looked [...]

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Woollahra Sunday 18.11.12

December 3, 2012

Cracking North-easter, over 20 knots, with run-out tide against the wind promising some great action. On the beach deciding on 3rd rig or reduced sail, Garde went the full 3rd sail, Lincoln Crowne & Company decided on the new (unused) smaller 4th main on 3rd rig. Out to the start, crew of LCC concerned that [...]

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