News about the UK Flying Fifteen fleet

2024 is a worlds qualifying year for the Flying 15 class and not surprisingly, a large and high quality fleet of 40 boats turned up at Grafham to find the sun shining and some wind blowing.

Principal Race Officer Nigel Denchfield told the assembled sailors at the briefing to expect some possible windshifts on the race course- how right he was!
Read more for the full report.

A very competitive championships despite the lower than usual numbers. Graham Vialls and Chris Turner ended up worthy champions (again!). Read the full report for race by race details.

There are some high scores showing after the first day of the British Isles Championships in Strangford Lough. Read more for full report.

So that’s the first Championship event done, and what an event it was. 57 boats entered for the Southerns at Parkstone last weekend, a remarkable number for a weekend open.

In case you missed it or are not a follower of social media, here is the Y&Y report of the Southern Championships.
Click to read more on the F15 UK website, see a full results list and find a link to photos from the event.
 

We can confirm that as usual the AGM of the British Isles Flying Fifteen Association will be held at the National Championships