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Flying Fifteen

Flying Fifteen

Designed in 1947 by the legendary Uffa Fox, the Flying Fifteen has maintained its reputation as an exciting, competitive two person racing boat. The lines still have a timeless quality and the clever keel shape allows easy launching & retrieval without cranes or lifting of keels. The Flying Fifteen is a fun, fast and exhilarating boat to sail by crew combinations of all sizes, genders and ages.
The Flying Fifteen has a well established international fleet structure and is sailed in a number of countries around the world spanning lake, estuary and sea venues. The class has a strong international class association, Flying Fifteen International (FFI), which coordinates events, represents the class, circulates a yearbook and regular communications to all members.

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Show news Flying Fifteens in the Aldeburgh Summer Regatta
Several younger FF sailors snapping at the heels of more seasoned racers
Posted on 17 Sep
Flying Fifteen Classic and Silver Nationals
Vintage woodwork on display and racing at Llangorse
Posted on 16 Sep
2026 Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland
"A game of three halves"
Posted on 8 Sep
Flying Fifteen Northern Championship at Ullswater
A masterclass in tactical racing and a tense finish
Posted on 7 Sep
Hyde Sails One Design September Discount
20% off selected One Design Sails, Accessories and More
Posted on 1 Sep
Poole Week 2026 overall
A Windy Way To End The Week
Posted on 29 Aug
Poole Week 2026 Day 5
Is It Best From The West?
Posted on 28 Aug
Poole Week 2026 Day 4
A Game of Snakes and Ladders
Posted on 27 Aug
Poole Week 2026 Day 3
Up and Down, Round and Round
Posted on 26 Aug
Irish Flying Fifteen Western Championship
Connemara hosted a cracking event including Galway Hooker racing
Posted on 25 Aug
Poole Week 2026 Day 2
The East Wind Doth Blow
Posted on 25 Aug
Poole Week 2026 Day 1
Sunshine and shifts
Posted on 24 Aug
Chichester Harbour Race Week overall
Hot regatta attracts near record attendance
Posted on 19 Aug
Chichester Harbour Race Week day 3
The Elite OD fleet joined the racing out in Hayling Bay
Posted on 13 Aug
Chichester Harbour Race Week day 2
A solid force 4 easterly to provide excellent racing for all fleets
Posted on 12 Aug
Chichester Harbour Race Week day 1
340 boats registered
Posted on 11 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week overall
Spectacular fireworks display welcomes the start of event's third century
Posted on 10 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week day 7
Seven days of stunning racing produce a host of winners
Posted on 8 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week day 6
The wait is over for some but hangs in the balance for others
Posted on 7 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week day 5
One thing that has changed over 200 years is the quality of weather forecasting
Posted on 5 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week day 4
The breeze never got up as much as it was forecast to, and it even rained!
Posted on 5 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week celebrates Women's Day
More than one third of all competitors are female this year
Posted on 5 Aug
Poole Week 2026 is getting closer
Parkstone YC is gearing up for one of its biggest events of the year
Posted on 5 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week day 3
Another day, a different race for every class
Posted on 3 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week day 2
History and cutting edge blend in another phenomenal day
Posted on 2 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week royal visit
The Princess Royal fires the starting gun on Cowes Week's third century
Posted on 2 Aug
North Sails Cowes Week Day 1
The perfect opener
Posted on 1 Aug
Bassenthwaite Flying Fifteen Open
The heat of the day and the 'stunning' hills do strange things to North Easterlies on Bass
Posted on 22 Jul
Flying Fifteen National Championship overall
Proper championship conditions arrive for the final day of the event
Posted on 14 Jul
Flying Fifteen National Championship day 3
The fickle conditions continue but two more races are completed
Posted on 13 Jul
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Volvo Autumn Regatta 2026 - feisty 15!
© RHKYC / Guy Nowell
Flying Fifteens in the Aldeburgh Summer Regatta
© Anthony Hinton
Flying Fifteens in the Aldeburgh Summer Regatta
© Fleur Hayles
Flying Fifteens in the Aldeburgh Summer Regatta
© James Kemp
Flying Fifteens in the Aldeburgh Summer Regatta
© Simon Gerrish
GBR1155 Squall is a member of Graham Lamond's fleet, commissioned by Bruce Banks she was the last FF built by Chippendale in 1968 - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
Overall winners David McKee and Emily Kippen with GBR759 Flame, first registered in 1965 and built by Richardson - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
GBR762 was sailed by Pete Smith and features a number of unusual construction and fit-out details - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
GBR2645 sailed by Paul Woods and Nigel Annett, built by Porters in 1981 - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
GBR627 Vamoose travelled all the way from Loch Earn, owned by Bobby Salmond, built in 1963 by Chippendale - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
Travelling far from home was Graham Sharp from Plockton SC with SCO485 Gilmac, built by Chippendale in 1961 - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
Brett and Ben Dingwell finished 2nd overall in the oldest boat in the event, GBR397, built in 1961 by Chippendale - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
GBR419 True North owned by Mick Scholes from Dovestone SC, built by Uffa's Medina yard in 1961 - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
Peter David and Laurie Lewis sailed GBR2880 in the Silver division, a composite boat built by Amos in 1983 - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
In third place, with composite construction and a very different hull shape, GBR2646 Hair Restorrar, owned by Jeremy Arnold and built by Trenoweth in 1981 - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© LSC
Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© LSC
Dinghy park - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Graham Lamond
Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© LSC
Silver fleet winners - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Jeremy Arnold
Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© LSC
Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© LSC
Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© LSC
Classic fleet winners - Flying Fifteen Classic & Silver National Championship at Llangorse
© Jeremy Arnold
2026 Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland at Carrickfergus Sailing Club
© Steve Atkinson
2026 Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland at Carrickfergus Sailing Club
© Steve Atkinson
2026 Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland at Carrickfergus Sailing Club
© Steve Atkinson
Keith Poole (l) and Ian Mathews (r) collect the Gerry Dunleavy Trophy as winners of the 1st Race at the Championship of Ireland and the Jack Roy Trophy for the first Dun Laoghaire boat overall
© Cormac Bradley
Niall O'Brien (l) and Dermot O'Flaherty (r) flank Terry Windsor as they receive the Flying Fifteen Championship of Ireland Trophy. Terry, who recently celebrated his 90th Birthday, is a former Flying Fifteen sailor and a stalwart of Carrickfergus SC
© Cormac Bradley
Flying Fifteen Northern Championship at Ullswater
© UYC