Irish Flying Fifteen Class Sailing News
Flying Fifteen's Head to Connemara for 2021 West Coast Championships
17th December 2020 Flying Fifteen
The Flying Fifteen class will move to support a growing Gaeltacht-based fleet by staging its 2021 West Coast Championships at Rossaveal in County Galway next May. The 2021 Irish fixtures for one of Ireland's most popular one-designs were published ahead…
Suggestion DBSC Flying Fifteens Continue with 'COVID' Windward Leeward Courses in 2021
25th October 2020 Flying Fifteen
Dublin Bay Sailing Club is already starting to plan its racing for the 2021 summer season next week and it's racing sub-committee is taking on board suggestions from the 22 different classes it provides racing for every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…
With a nice southerly breeze, 19 Flying Fifteens hoisted their sails early morning for the last race of the Connemara league. As Afloat reported previously, a rejuvenated fleet in County Galway is boasting one of the largest fleets in the country…
Flying Fifteen East Coast Event is Cancelled By COVID Restrictions at the National Yacht Club
18th September 2020 Flying Fifteen
The Irish Flying Fifteen East Coasts championships scheduled for tomorrow at the National Yacht Club is another Dublin Bay event that has been subject to a last-minute cancellation this evening. The event, previewed here, was only the second championship of…
There is always a danger with putting together an article of this sort! People who are omitted from the assessment could be offended! Assumptions that people will be in attendance may be unfounded! So, in the best interests of putting…
New Combination of MacCarthy & Doorly Win Flying Fifteen Captain's Prize on Dublin Bay
14th September 2020 Flying Fifteen
Dun Laoghaire Flying Fifteen Class Captain, Neil Colin of the DMYC, declared that his Captain's Prize would be contested on Saturday (past) with both races to count and no discards applying. In the case of a tie, the second race…
Notice Of Race For Flying Fifteen East Coast Championship Next Weekend
12th September 2020 Flying Fifteen
The National Yacht Club hosts the Flying Fifteen East Coast Championship in Dublin Bay next weekend, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September. The Notice of Race is available to read or download, and the online entry form can be found HERE.…
On the last midweek night of the DBSC season – truncated by a delayed start but extended by two weeks, both due to the understandable restrictions imposed by Covid-19, thirteen Flying Fifteens enjoyed a genteel night on Dublin Bay. The…
Tight Racing for Flying Fifteens at National Yacht Club 150th Race Day
7th September 2020 Flying Fifteen
For a Class that has been synonymous with the National Yacht Club, for a significant period of time, – there are seventeen Flying Fifteens parked on the deck – it was entirely appropriate that there should be a good turnout…
A year ago, the Irish Flying Fifteen community was gearing itself up for the Subaru World Championships in Dun Laoghaire Harbour when a 72-boat fleet contested the Championships in what was considered, post-event, to have been a very successful regatta.…
Flying Fifteen International has announced Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy in the UK, has been selected as the venue for the 2023 FFI World Championship to be sailed between 12 - 25 August 2023. The Weymouth and Portland National…
Connemara Flying Fifteen Fleet Numbers Hit 27 in the Heart of the Gaeltacht
25th August 2020 Flying Fifteen
A rejuvenated Flying Fifteen fleet in Connemara, County Galway is boasting one of the largest fleets in the country with up to 27 actively club racing. Sailing takes place in clear blue seas and lovely scenery in Casla Bay from…
John Lavery marked his return to the Flying Fifteen Class after a five-year hiatus by clinching the Irish title at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club today. Sailing with Alan Green, the National Yacht Club duo took two wins from four races…
Irish Flying Fifteen Championships Will Proceed Under New Guidelines at Dunmore East
19th August 2020 Flying Fifteen
After last night's announcement of new Irish Government pandemic guidelines, Chris Doorly, President Flying Fifteen Association of Ireland says the class championships will still go ahead in Dunmore East, County Waterford this weekend. Doorly said in a statement last night the…
Despite the recent upheavals due to COVID-19 and after much deliberation and consultation the Flying Fifteen Association of Ireland has confirmed that the Championship of Ireland will proceed as planned at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club in Dunmore East starting on…
The Flying Fifteen Facet cup being presented by Facet Jewellers based in Dun Laoghaire, as an added encouragement to race on the August Bank Holiday weekend, has become one of the domestic Class‘s main events of the season and as…
