History

The 18-footers are an Australian invention, indeed a Sydney one, and this club is where they began. The club's record runs from Mark Foy's 1891 meeting to the replica fleet on the water today.

• Origin of the 18-footers

  How an upstart draper upended the sailing establishment.

• Mark Foy

  The founder, his colours, his handicap start and his fight.

• The eras

  Six eras of the class, and the change that defined each.

• The Honor Roll

  155 names from 1916. 109 lives researched, 40 still open.

• Trophies

  The Galloping Ghost, the Raw Meat, and the Fergy Ringtail.

• The boats

  Eleven replicas, and the originals they honour.

• Historic articles

  Primary sources: press cuttings and scans from the class's great years.

• Glossary

  The club's own vocabulary, from bumpkin to ringtail, 300 terms strong.