Two foot skiff

[2] The model skiffs were crafted by shipwrights in their spare time.

[3] In the sports hey days the 1940s and 1950s there were up to 10 clubs at Abbotsford, Drummoyne, Balmain, North Sydney and Double Bay.

[4] They raced with large rigs including four foot bowsprits to hold the oversize jib and spinnaker, with masts which were up to 10 feet (3 m) high, the keel was designed as a dagger blade fin with a lead bulb weighing up to 24 pounds (11 kg).

The NSW Police shut down the racing due to this event.

[5] The Balmain Two Foot Model Sailing Club had a big following, with spectators and families of the sailors hiring a ferry every Sunday to watch the race.