NORTH SAILS’ ANDOO WINS JJ GILTINAN 18FT SKIFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
NORTH SAILS’ ANDOO WINS JJ GILTINAN 18FT SKIFF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
John Winning Jr Winning By Name And By Nature
Congratulations to John (Herman) Winning Jr, who skippered Andoo's 18ft skiff to victory in the 2023 JJ Giltinan World Championship alongside teammates Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton to add to the North Sails Victory List.
Powered by North Sails, the Andoo crew is not only a champion team but is a team of champion sailors. Skipper John Winning Jr is the line honours winning skipper of Andoo Comanche in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, a former world 29er champion and joins his father, John (Woody) Winning, as the only father-and-son winning skippers of the JJ Giltinan World 18ft Skiff Championship.
Sheet hand Seve Jarvin has now won 10 JJ Giltinan championships, eight as a skipper and two as sheet hand. More than any other competitor in the history of the championship.
And bowman Sam Newton is now an eight-time winner of the JJ Giltinan championship and was part of the Australian SailGP champion team and 2013 America's Cup-winning Oracle Team USA, among other international yachting achievements.
With a full North Sails 3Di inventory on both rig setups for a number of years now, Andoo dominated races in all sailing conditions, from light and shifty easterly winds to a blowing sea breeze and everything in between, winning four of the nine races in the series.
North Sails has rich history and knowledge in the 18ft skiff class, and combined with excellent technology, each team can design their sail setup to their own needs and specifications within the already-fast one design package available.
