The Mistake

2+2=5

Historic 18 foot Skiffs · Replica of 1933 original The Mistake · 2005 · plywood & cedar veneer

John Winning · Sydney Flying Squadron

Won the last race in SFS 2025-26 Series on PHS.

Races

in 2025-26

Wins

1 5 · 5 PHS

Podiums

44% of starts

Avg finish

3.4

on PHS · 5 scratch

Best finish

1st

on PHS

3 series · 16 races

RPEYC Classic Yacht Regatta

1 of 1 sailed

Race

Date

Elapsed

Scr

Pts

Race 1

11 Apr

1:47:11

SFS 2025-26 Series

Overall · 18 of 20 sailed

Historic Skiffs 2026

Historic Skiffs · 1 of 1 sailed

Closest rivals

Aberdare BLACKDIAMOND · 3rd in Overall

ahead 8 of 18

Australia IV UNIONFLAG · 1st in Overall

ahead 9 of 18

Yendys REDANCHOR · 5th in Overall

ahead 10 of 18

Boats this one meets most often, by official race points this season.

By breeze

Planned

Average finish by wind strength. Example only: clubs rarely publish wind per race, so this needs a new data source.

ORC certificate

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Club record

owner-entered dimensions

LOA

5.5 m

Beam

2.1 m

Draft

1.6 m

Displacement

550 kg

Mast

9 m

Official results via SailSys · boat profile synced 14 July 2026