Irish Flying Fifteen Class Sailing News
Flying Fifteen World Championships 2023: The Runners and Riders in Fremantle
27th February 2023 Flying Fifteen
77 boats from 4 continents are entered, with overseas entries travelling from as far away as South Africa, the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, New Zealand and all over Australia to compete at the 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championship (March 9 -…
Two Irish Boats to Contest 2023 Flying Fifteen World Championships in Fremantle
23rd February 2023 Flying Fifteen
Two National Yacht Club boats from Dun Laoghaire – the stronghold of Irish Flying Fifteen sailing – will contest the 2023 World Championships next month in Fremantle, Western Australia. Former Irish national champions John Lavery and Alan Green, along with…
Dun Laoghaire’s Flying Fifteen Fleet Mark the Close of the 2022 Summer Sailing Season!
20th December 2022 Flying Fifteen
One of the largest one-design fleets in Dublin Bay Sailing Club, the Flying Fifteens, gathered at the end of November in the Royal St. George Yacht Club to mark the close of the 2022 season. In contrast to the previous…
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.The evil that men do lives after them;The good is oft interred with their bones;” Mark Anthony’s speech on the death of Julius CaesarFrom Shakespeare’s play…
New Captain for Dun Laoghaire Flying Fifteen Fleet Announced at AGM
16th November 2022 Flying Fifteen
The Dun Laoghaire Flying Fifteen fleet held their AGM last night, chaired by the outgoing Captain, Jill Fleming and attended by seventeen members with representation from the three Dun Laoghaire clubs which have “Fifteens” on their decks, the National Yacht…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Flying Fifteens Close Out the 2022 season in Sunshine!
8th November 2022 Flying Fifteen
Eleven Flying Fifteens played out the last act of the 2022 sailing season under sunshine conditions on 5th November in good winds from a westerly direction. The early part of the day saw the freshest breezes, but they eased slightly…
Ben Mulligan Remembered at National Yacht Club Flying Fifteen Frostbites Round Three
1st November 2022 Flying Fifteen
On the eve of the third round of the Flying Fifteen Frostbites, hosted by the National Yacht Club, we were all shocked to hear that our dear friend Ben Mulligan had passed away. Ben was an integral part of the…
Afloat.ie regrets to record the death of Dun Laoghaire sailor Ben Mulligan. A successful helmsman in many forms of yacht racing over a lifetime of sailing at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, he was the skipper of the top Flying Fifteen 'Enfant…
Northern Ireland Sailors Find it Better Not to Argue with Lough Derg Gusts at Freshwater One Design Regatta
19th October 2022 Northern Ireland Waters
The Lough Derg Freshwater One Design regatta last weekend was, for most, a two-day event reduced to one, and for the Northern Ireland sailors who made the long journey to Dromineer somewhat disappointing, especially for the Belfast Lough Flying Fifteen…
Connemara Checkmate Flying Fifteen Duo Claim One Design Regatta Title on Lough Derg
19th October 2022 Flying Fifteen
Niall O'Brien and Ronan O'Brien won the Irish Flying Fifteen's last regatta of 2022 at the weekend when they claimed the 2022 Freshwater One Design Regatta title on Lough Derg. It is the second win of the season for the Connemara duo, who…
Northern Ireland Squibs and Flying Fifteen Head for Lough Derg's Freshwater One Design Regatta
9th October 2022 Squib
It is a long way to Tipperary and Lough Derg Yacht Club at Dromineer from the Squib strongholds on Belfast and Strangford Loughs in the North. Dromineer lies on the shores of Lough Derg, on the River Shannon and 10km…
Dun Laoghaire Flying Fifteens are preparing for a busy end to the year with a four-week Harbour Frostibe Series beginning this Saturday. The biggest one-design keelboat class on Dublin Bay will break its series on October 15th to compete at…
One of the smaller Flying Fifteen fleets of the year, ten boats, turned out for the last DBSC Saturday of 2022. A number of crews were away sailing Fireballs in Killaloe, and some others are away on holidays, and it…
National Yacht Club Flying Fifteen Frostbites Start on October 8th
28th September 2022 Flying Fifteen
A four-week Flying Fifteen Frostbite Winter Sailing Series 2022 will take place in the National Yacht Club starting on Saturday, October 8th. Up to 30 of the 20-foot keelboats are racing on Dublin Bay, most NYC-based, so a strong entry…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour sailor and marine biologist Ciarán Crummey has died. Ciarán, of Bawnboy in County Cavan, unexpectedly passed on 5th September after a short illness, according to an announcement on RIP.ie. The talented dinghy and keelboat sailor, who was as…
Father and Daughter Victory at Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland is Richly Deserved
6th September 2022 Flying Fifteen
After three days of challenging racing and race management, the Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland concluded on Sunday 4th September, with a well-deserved victory by father and daughter combination Peter and Juliette Kennedy (3920), flying the burgees of Strangford Lough…
