The Flying Fifteen class has released its national ranking list after last weekend's Championship of Ireland in Antrim.
With one event left to sail this season, Strangford Lough's Brian McKee is the top ranked sailor with Northern Ireland helms occupying the top three places. Brian Willis is second with Andrew Martin in third.
McKee has decided not to represent the class at Irish Sailing's Senior Helmsmans Championships in GP14 dinghies next month. It leaves the way clear for former Geep aces Brian Willis and John McPeake to represent the keelboat class.
Given the two–man class has has introduced a new crew register this season in a 'search for competent crew to help get more boats out on the water', it would be an inclusive move – and certainly an encouraging one for newcomers and old hands alike – if crew names actually appeared on the official ranking list (reproduced below).
The Fifteens are back on the water for the Western Championships and Keelboat Regatta at Lough Derg Yacht Club October 20th - 22nd.
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2017 |
2017 |
2017 |
2016 |
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C of I (50%) |
South |
North |
East |
West |
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Helm |
71 |
70 |
69 |
68 |
67 |
Score |
Ranking |
Brian McKee |
72 |
(48) |
49 |
50 |
50 |
221.0 |
1 |
Brian Willis |
69 |
49 |
50 |
(43) |
48 |
216.0 |
2 |
Andrew Martin |
73.5 |
50 |
(0) |
44 |
46 |
213.5 |
3 |
Lee Statham |
70.5 |
45 |
48 |
48 |
(44) |
211.5 |
4 |
Ian Matthews |
60 |
46 |
43 |
49 |
(0) |
198.0 |
5 |
David Mulvin |
61.5 |
37 |
45 |
45 |
(0) |
188.5 |
6 |
Niall Meagher |
52.5 |
(0) |
46 |
47 |
43 |
188.5 |
7 |
Charlie Boland |
66 |
41 |
38 |
38 |
(0) |
183.0 |
8 |
Ben Mulligan |
63 |
40 |
39 |
41 |
(0) |
183.0 |
9 |
Neil Colin |
51 |
39 |
41 |
(37) |
41 |
172.0 |
10 |
Andrew McCleery |
75 |
47 |
(0) |
46 |
0 |
168.0 |
11 |
Peter Lawson |
57 |
(0) |
47 |
0 |
45 |
149.0 |
12 |
Alistair Court |
58.5 |
44 |
(0) |
35 |
0 |
137.5 |
13 |
David Gorman |
40.5 |
(0) |
0 |
42 |
49 |
131.5 |
14 |
Joseph Coughlan |
(0) |
36 |
0 |
36 |
37 |
109.0 |
15 |
Jeff Harrison |
55.5 |
(0) |
44 |
0 |
0 |
99.5 |
16 |
Peter Murphy |
46.5 |
(0) |
37 |
0 |
0 |
83.5 |
17 |
Stuart Harrison |
(0) |
0 |
42 |
40 |
0 |
82.0 |
18 |
Orla Lawson |
43.5 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
36 |
79.5 |
19 |
Fraser Mitchell |
(0) |
34 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
76.0 |
20 |
Peter Sherry |
(0) |
35 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
75.0 |
21 |
Michael McCambridge |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
33 |
39 |
72.0 |
22 |
Niall Coleman |
(0) |
43 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
70.0 |
23 |
Roger Chamberlain |
67.5 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
67.5 |
24 |
Malcolm Crichton |
64.5 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64.5 |
25 |
Gavin Pollard |
54 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.0 |
26 |
John Lewis |
49.5 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49.5 |
27 |
Rory McKenna |
48 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48.0 |
28 |
Sean Craig |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
47.0 |
29 |
Ben Ferris |
45 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45.0 |
30 |
Alan Green |
(0) |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.0 |
31 |
Andy Best |
42 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.0 |
32 |
Rory Martin |
(0) |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40.0 |
33 |
Alan Dooley |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
39.0 |
34 |
Ken Dumpleton |
(0) |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.0 |
35 |
John O'Sullivan |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
38.0 |
36 |
Michael Guy |
(0) |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
36.0 |
37 |
Kevin Cushnahan |
(0) |
0 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
35.0 |
38 |
Adrian Cooper |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
34.0 |
39 |
Hugh Cahill |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
33.0 |
40 |
Ross Doyle |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
32.0 |
41 |
Alan Balfe |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
31.0 |
42 |
Ralf Hogger |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
30.0 |
43 |
Geraldine O'Neill |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
29.0 |
44 |
Valery Mulvin |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
27.0 |
45 |