While the Northern hemisphere battens down the hatches and braces itself for winter, our friends downunder are in the middle of their season and for Sydney sailors, that means the 18ft skiff season is open.

You’ve seen plenty of stills of these three man skiffs screaming along with only the two foils left in the water. You may have seen some of the videos shot of the racing, but here’s some more to help you take your mind off the long slog through to our spring.

Alternatively, you could just pop on down under too. It’s enough to make you want to.