Irish Flying Fifteen Class Sailing News
World Champion Sailors to Visit Strangford Lough for Flying Fifteen Championships
12th June 2018 Flying Fifteen
Up to 100 sailors will take to the water this month, as Strangford Lough Yacht Club hosts boats from all over the UK and Ireland to compete in the Flying Fifteen Championships of the British Isles. Beginning on 27th June,…
On the way to Dun Laoghaire no one knew what to expect as there had been little or no wind all week. Dublin Bay is full of surprise’s and we were greeted with a nice S-SE breeze and dense fog! …
Martin Brothers Win Flying Fifteen East Coast Championships at Ballyholme Yacht Club
21st May 2018 Flying Fifteen
Andy & Rory Martin (SLYC) sailed a near perfect series counting four firsts in windy conditions in winning the Flying Fifteen East Coast Championships at Ballyholme Yacht Club on the south shore of Belfast Lough. As this was the first…
National Yacht Club's Gorman & Doorly Lead Flying Fifteens at Ballyholme
19th May 2018 Flying Fifteen
Former Irish Flying Fifteen champions David Gorman and Chris Doorly lead a 20-boat East Coast Championships at Ballyholme Yacht Club today. The National Yacht Club pairing is two points ahead of Strangford Lough's Roger Chamberlain and Charlie Horder. Third after…
Ballyholme Yacht Club to Host First Flying Fifteen East Coast Championships for Many Years
17th May 2018 Flying Fifteen
Excitement is building for the first regional event of the season for the ever popular Flying Fifteen class. With good numbers turning out at club level in Dublin and Strangford Lough in particular they now take to the road and…
Royal St George’s McCourt & O’Leary Take Victory in 20–Boat DBSC Flying Fifteen Fleet
11th May 2018 Flying Fifteen
In what started as a drifter for the DBSC Flying Fifteens and the PRO Jack Roy considering cancelling the racing for the evening a fresh breeze filled in from the SW and provided perhaps the most exciting conditions for racing…
In the first DBSC race of the season there was an impressive turnout of fifteen Flying Fifteens on the start line last night. The first race is usually a mix of trepidation and excitement, there were some new boats out,…
Flying Fifteen Briefing To Hear Qualification Rules for 2019 World Champs on Dublin Bay
19th April 2018 Flying Fifteen
Sailors at the Dublin Bay Flying Fifteen pre–season reception at the National Yacht Club this evening will be briefed of the 2018 season on the Bay but will also hear news of the qualification rules for the world championships on…
Irish Flying Fifteens Launch Website & Logo for 2019 World Champs at National Yacht Club
10th April 2018 Flying Fifteen
The National Yacht Club has launched a website and is ramping up preparations for its staging of the 2019 Flying Fifteen World Championships at Dun Laoghaire. As Afloat.ie previously reported here, the 2019 Championships will run from 2nd -13th September on…
Famous Flying Fifteen 'Coweslip' on Display with Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh
29th November 2017 Flying Fifteen
Coweslip, is now on display alongside the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh. The 15 foot (on the waterline), two-person keelboat is on loan to the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust and is now on display in Edinburgh for visitors to enjoy.…
Flying Fifteen Frostbite Success for Frequent Flyer at National Yacht Club
19th November 2017 Flying Fifteen
The Flying Fifteen Frostbite Series supported by Mitsubishi came to a conclusion at the National Yacht Club weekend with four races in a light west –nw wind and a strong outgoing tide. The new format introduced two weeks ago with…
Frequent Flyer Comes Out Top in Flying Fifteen Super Saturday Frostbite Series
5th November 2017 Flying Fifteen
The Flying Fifteen Frostbite Series supported by Mitsubishi recommenced after the Bank Holiday break with a new format designed to thrill and shake up the overall series, it didn’t disappoint! Dubbed Super Saturday there were six back to back races…
National Yacht Club's Mulvin & Beirne Win Flying Fifteen Westerns on Lough Derg
23rd October 2017 Flying Fifteen
The National Yacht Club's David Mulvin and Ronan Beirne lifted the Flying Fifteen Western Championships after four races sailed on Lough Derg yesterday as part of the Lough Derg Yacht Club's Freshwater Keelboat Regatta writes our special correspondent. The annual…
Niall and Nikki Meagher in Ffantastic Mr Fox had two great race wins in very difficult shifty conditions in the National Yacht Club Flying fifteen Frostbite Series on Sunday. The strong winds of the morning had abated and by the…
In an exciting days racing in a strong westerly wind Flying Fifteen class Captain John O’Sullivan with UK guest crew Ben Longstaff stunned the fleet in Race 2 with a fantastic win to record his first ever race victory. It…
The Final day of the 2017 Flying Fifteen National Championship finished with a flourish in squally conditions in Falmouth Bay. Two races were scheduled with an earlier start of 1100hrs to finish the regatta before another front hit the Cornwall…
