by Harry Fisher | Aug 26, 2020 | National, New South Wales
The 78th Australian Sharpie Nationals, scheduled to be held this coming summer in Canberra, has been deferred by 12 months after the organising committee determined the event was not going to be able to run at its full potential. The major reason behind this decision...
by Harry Fisher | May 29, 2020 | National, Performance Tips
I have to start by saying that I had forgotten how much fun the Sharpie class is, both on and off the water! I am by no means a technical expert in the Sharpie class, Pete Chappell can take on that title. The real technical expert is ‘The Lizard’ because...
by Harry Fisher | Apr 11, 2020 | National, New South Wales
Despite a sudden end to the 2019/20 sailing season and a long Sharpie-less winter due to the impacts of the coronavirus crisis, preparations are still rapidly progressing for the next Australian Sharpie Nationals to be held in the nation’s capital at the end of...
by Harry Fisher | Oct 24, 2019 | National, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
The October edition of the Fly Sharpie Newsletter has been released, with some round-the-grounds coverage of what’s happening in the world of Sharpies. SEE IT HERE >>> bit.ly/364yfOe We send our newsletters out monthly, however if you didn’t...
by Harry Fisher | Sep 5, 2019 | National, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
The first edition of the Fly Sharpie newsletter for Season 2019-20 has just been released, telling you everything that is happening with the class across the country. SEE IT HERE >>> bit.ly/2kjefEx We will be sending them out monthly, however if you...
by Harry Fisher | Jan 14, 2019 | National, Performance Tips
I wasn’t asked to write anything, nor has anything been written in a while by a past national champion. I remember jumping in a sharpie for my first real season 3 years ago and myself and crew had no idea where to start with a new rig in the boat. I was thankful to be...