Irish Flying Fifteen Class Sailing News
Nathan Batchelor & Richard Rigg Take the Lead At Subaru Flying Fifteen Pre-Worlds
3rd September 2019 Flying Fifteen
As advised by Race Officer this morning, the Flying Fifteen Pre-Worlds fleet completed three races today in view of a forecast that currently suggests we may not get out tomorrow writes Cormac Bradley. Two windward- leewards of two laps followed…
British Team Takes the Lead at Subaru Flying Fifteen Pre-Worlds on Dublin Bay
3rd September 2019 Flying Fifteen
Hayling Island Sailing Club's Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado lead the Subaru Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland and Pre-Worldscontest after two races sailed in blustery westerlies on Dublin Bay yesterday writes Cormac Bradley. The six-race series which precedes this Friday's…
National Yacht Club 'Bridge' in Place for Subaru Flying Fifteen Worlds
28th August 2019 Flying Fifteen
With just over 72 hours to go until the measurement process for the Subaru Ireland Flying Fifteen World Championship 2019 commences, plans for the event are proceeding apace including new pontoon facilities in front of the National Yacht Club at…
In the week when there was a “macro-committee” meeting of the organising team for the Subaru Ireland sponsored Flying Fifteen World Championship 2019, a slightly reduced fleet took part in the penultimate race of the Flying Fifteen 2019 DBSC midweek…
Strangford's Martin Bros Win Flying Fifteen Pre-World Test at Royal St George Yacht Club
13th August 2019 Flying Fifteen
The Irish Flying Fifteen fleet had their last provincial event, the South Coast Championships, last weekend before the Subaru sponsored World Championships are hosted by the National Yacht Club at the end of this month writes Cormac Bradley. This time…
Sixteen Flying Fifteens had a great night’s DBSC racing on Thursday 8th August with a five-boat group at the front setting the pace for everyone else. The sunny conditions of earlier in the day gave way to overcast conditions but…
With the Subaru sponsored Flying Fifteen World Championships only 26 sleeps away, the enthusiasm for racing on Dublin Bay has continued apace writes Cormac Bradley. After a light wind session on the preceding Thursday that prompted a very shortened course…
It was just as if they had never been away! After a break from major championship racing in the Flying Fifteen, Graham Vials and Chris Turner sealed another UK Championship by winning the last two races on the final day…
Dublin Bay Flying Fifteen sailors at the National Yacht Club are preparing for the annual 'Facet Trophy' races on Dublin Bay next month, the venue for the Class World Championships this September. Presented by Pat Shannon of Dun Laoghaire's Facet…
Gorman & Doorly Dominate Flying Fifteen's Biggest Domestic Regatta of the Season
15th July 2019 Flying Fifteen
In advance of the Subaru sponsored Flying Fifteen World Championships in Dun Laoghaire in September, the local fleet had the small matter of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta to attend to writes Cormac Bradley Except, that in 2019, the event…
Flying Fifteen National Champions Take Control at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
12th July 2019 Volvo Regatta
After five races sailed at the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, Flying Fifteen National Champions David Gorman and Chris Doorly clearly broke the overnight points tie in their favour today when they won all three races to stamp their authority on…
O'Sullivan & Gorman Points Tie for Flying Fifteen Lead at Dun Laoghaire Regatta
12th July 2019 Volvo Regatta
In one of the biggest one design fleets of the massive 500-boat of Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta, John O'Sullivan's Rhubarb leads the Flying Fifteens after two races. In some neat sailing on the Salthill Course, O'Sullivan of the National Yacht…
Flying Fifteen Class East Coast Championships Staged at County Antrim Yacht Club
26th June 2019 Flying Fifteen
County Antrim Yacht Club welcomed the return of the Flying Fifteen class on 22 and 23 June 2019 for their East Coast Championships. 21 boats with their crews arrived on Saturday morning to promising weather conditions. Race Officer Ruan O'Tiarnaigh,…
McCleery & Dougan Win Flying Fifteen East Coast Title at County Antrim ¥acht Club
23rd June 2019 Flying Fifteen
Northern Ireland's Andy McCleery and Colin Dougan were the winners of Sunday's East Coast Flying Fifteen Championships at County Antrim Yacht Club. The NI pair tied with National Champions Dave Gorman and Chris Doorly of Dublin Bay going into the last race but…
Gorman & Doorly Lead From Start To Finish In DBSC Flying Fifteen Fleet
15th June 2019 Flying Fifteen
A 16-boat Flying Fifteen fleet had an interesting course that made use of the temporary replacement of Harbour mark and took us to a new mark that we haven’t visited for quite some time: Island. The race proceeding commences in…
Flying Fifteen Northern Champs Won By Chamberlain & Charlie Horder on Home Waters
20th May 2019 Flying Fifteen
The first regional event of the year took place at the weekend at the newly built Strangford Sailing Club with the Flying Fifteen Northern Championships being won by Roger Chamberlain & Charlie Horder (SLSC) with consistent results while all around…
