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'The Australian Classic 18 ft Jollyboat

The Australian Jollyboat is an 18 foot racing skiff with planing hull, fully batten main & jib, spinnaker and a crew of three with the foredecky on trapeze. The Jollyboat is sailed regularly on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne Australia from the Port Melbourne Yacht Club. The club has 15 boats that are sailed competitively on the bay and in winds of 25 knots the jollyboat can reach top speeds of 14 knots and can plane upwind. The V shape entry makes the jollyboat a good dry boat in the big waves and chop that are regularly experienced on the bay with the big southerly busters. The jollyboat sailors are continuing the tradition of exciting and competitive sailing at Port Melbourne Yacht Club. The Jollyboat is an exciting boat competitively sailed in a spirit of good fellowship and the challenge of one-design racing.