Irish Flying Fifteen Class Sailing News
24 Boats Set to Compete in Irish Flying Fifteen National Championships at County Antrim Yacht Club
31st August 2023 Flying Fifteen
Entries are in from the North, South, East and West for this weekend's Irish Flying Fifteen National Championships, but where will the title rest after the sailing is over? On Wednesday, County Antrim Yacht Club advised that 24 entries have…
The aftermath of Storm Betty on Saturday afternoon led to a reduced racing schedule on Dublin Bay for the AIB DBSC Summer Series racing on August 19th. The IRC cruiser fleets, Zero and Two were abandoned, with only one boat…
Neil Colin's FFuzzy topped a 13-boat turnout in the Flying Fifteen class for Thursday night's AIB-sponsored DBSC Summer Series on Dublin Bay. The DMYC boat beat the National Yacht Club's Ken Dumpleton in Rodriguez, with Adrian Cooper's Rockafella taking third.…
The Moneley Oyster Pearl Dinghy Regatta in Carlingford Lough between Co Down and Co Louth was held last weekend, with racing on a windward/leeward course on both days. So close was the racing that Diarmuid and Aine Gorman, in their…
Flying Fifteen Quest for One of Sailing’s 'Holy Grails' is Stymied by the West Cork Weather!
9th August 2023 Flying Fifteen
Like many sports, sailing has a number of “Holy Grails” that participants in the sport aspire to achieve. Among the more prominent longstanding ones on the international calendar are the Fastnet Race and the Sydney to Hobart Race, and for…
The longstanding commitment of Facet Jewellers to the Flying Fifteen Class in Dun Laoghaire Harbour manifested itself again this past Saturday when the Facet Trophy was raced for by ten Flying Fifteens in a relatively empty Dublin Bay. Indeed, a…
In relative terms, Sunday’s conclusion to the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta in the Flying Fifteen class was probably the best day on the water – the wind had abated somewhat, after some initial rain, the sun came out, a single race…
Three Different Race Winners as McCarthy and Green Extend Flying Fifteen Margin at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
8th July 2023 Volvo Regatta
Day 3 of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta saw the Flying Fifteens return to the race management of David Wilkins and the South Bull course, which was pushed further northwards. The sunshine helped with the sense of the breeze which…
McCarthy and Green Ahead after Day of Drama on the Water for Flying Fifteens at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
8th July 2023 Volvo Regatta
The Flying Fifteens saw a significant increase in their numbers for Day 2 of VLDR 2023, and they were “rewarded” with three races in robust conditions. “Rewarded” is used judiciously as the fleet gathered in the National Yacht Club to…
National Yacht Club's Gorman and Doorly are Flying Fifteen Front Runners at Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
5th July 2023 Flying Fifteen
The Flying Fifteen fleet for the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta boasts a 22-boat entry with two visitors from Dunmore East and all the Flying Fifteen club fleets in Dun Laoghaire represented. The National Yacht Club takes the lion’s share of…
The Flying Fifteen class have been offered a start in the annual Fastnet Race which opens the Calves Week sailing festival in West Cork on Tuesday 8 August. It will mark a first for the 20-foot one-design keelboat class that…
National Yacht Club's Gorman and Doorly Go Left to Win DBSC Thursday Flying Fifteen Race
12th May 2023 Flying Fifteen
On a day that started with grey skies and torrential rain showers in my part of the world, the latter part of the day presented an evening of sunshine and light winds for a fifteen-boat fleet of Flying Fifteens in…
Strangford Lough's Baker and Chamberlain are Flying Fifteen Winners in Connemara
8th May 2023 Flying Fifteen
Seventeen boats contested the Flying Fifteen Westerns in Connemara this past weekend with visitors from Strangford Lough (1), Dunmore East (2) and Dublin Bay (6). Early arrivals on Friday were treated to an evening’s sail on a Galway Hooker and…
With six Dun Laoghaire-based Flying Fifteen crews contesting the Western Championships in Connemara and one other absentee, a turnout of ten boats for the second Saturday of DBSC 2023 wasn’t too bad a head count and those who made the…
As the Flying Fifteen World Championships in Australia pass the halfway point, Ireland's John Lavery and Alan Green will be hoping that a full series can be sailed following a black flag penalty in race seven that has knocked them…
National Yacht Club Flying Fifteen Duo Lying in Top Ten of Fremantle Worlds
20th March 2023 Flying Fifteen
After six races sailed and five to count, Ireland's John Lavery and Alan Green are in the top ten of the Flying 15 World Championships at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Australia. Steady sailing from Dublin Bay's Lavery and Green saw…
