Flying 15 News

My name is Rafael Benítez Lanza, and as President of Flying Fifteen Spain, I wanted to write to you personally, away from the official communications, to encourage as many of you as possible to come and join us for the upcoming Flying Fifteen European Championship in Mallorca.

We are putting a huge amount of enthusiasm into preparing the event and, above all, we want it to be a great gathering of the Flying Fifteen family, with a strong international fleet and a fantastic atmosphere both on and off the water.

We know that for many of you, one of the main considerations is the logistics of bringing your boats all the way to Mallorca, so I wanted to share some information that might make planning your trip a little easier.

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On behalf of Flying Fifteen International, I would like to acknowledge the passing of Past FFI Commodore, Nils Blumann from Esperance, Western Australia.

Dean McAullay
Commodore

The UK Flying Fifteen fleet, along with several boats from Ireland and one from Australia, gathered at Tees & Hartlepool Yacht Club for their 2026 National Championship. It's been over thirty years since a F15 championship has been held at the club and we have immensely enjoyed the welcome we've received both from the club itself and its own resurgent F15 Flying Fifteen fleet.

This is not a call to enter, more an expression of intention to. Please help FFI be aware of potential numbers and complete the very short form referred to in the article.

The Flying 15 Canada first international Flying Fifteen Regatta brought together sailors from across British Columbia and beyond for three days of racing and camaraderie. Seven races were completed over the course of the regatta, with Adam and Anne Semple from Perth, Australia, Chris and Allison Howell from Newport Australia, Howard Williams from Hong Kong, and Robert Weyman from USA, joining local competitors on the waters off Saltspring Island.