Flying 15 News

Sailing out of Jacana Yacht Club on Lake Chivero the Flying 15s constitute the largest class at present.
Seven boats on the water, albeit they all are 40 years old with even racing guaranteed with great cameraderie enjoyed. We Elected not to fly Spinnakers as some don’t have them to make it as even as possible.

 

The relationship between the Flying Fifteen class and the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club was further enhanced over the Easter weekend with the running of the 63rd Western Australian Championships. Read full report.

The registration for the European Championships being run on behalf of FFI and Flying 15 France by GPEN is now open. This article tells you all you need to know. Updated 15th March to remove medical certificate requiremetns for non-French sailors.

If you are in the process of entering the European Championship in France you will see you are required to have a World Sailing ID. Read more to understand why you and your crew need one now.

The Flying 15 Spanish (Balearic) National Championship was held in conjunction with the Snipe class Mallorcan Championship and Ladies Championship sailed in Cruisers. 

What may be a record 15 teams had signed up for the event and the weather forecast predicted lots of wind and rain, both typical for the time of year.