With an unassailable lead Graham Vials and Chris Turner (GBR) won their unprecedented fifth World Championship in the class. Vials and Turner from Derwent Reservoir / Lyme Regis SC won 5 of the 10 world championship races and with drops of a 4th and 8th they could not be beaten.
The final race of the series was started at 1030 hrs on a sultry Saturday morning in a fading Easterly breeze which started at around 10 - 11 knots and by the end of the two lap windward / leeward course with a final upwind to the finish line, had dropped to a soft 6 knots.
Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan from South of Perth YC/Fremantle SC led the final race from start to finish extending on every leg. The Australian pair did everything possible to close the points gap on Floaty McFloat Face (Vials / Turner) but ended up just three points shy of the British boat.
Going into the last race the there was only one point difference between third and fourth place overall. The youngest crew in the fleet, ex Olympic sailors Lachy Gilmour and Ryan Donaldson from Royal Freshwater Bay YC / Esperance Bay YC had steadily improved throughout the regatta and again today had to work their way through the leading bunch to take second in the last race and secure an excellent third overall. Initially on the first lap of the course they trailed the British boat sailed by Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader but a slow gate rounding gave the opportunity to get away to form a comfortable gap.
‘Nellie and Caddy’ (Pinnell and Cadwallader) from Northampton SC slipped to 6th in the final race which dropped them to 4th overall. Hamish Mackay and Andrew Lawson representing the Royal Thames YC maintained fifth overall.
In the final race of the series a couple of boats sailed outstandingly, Kim Peaker and Neill White (SoPYC) finished in third and Esperance Bay boat sailed by David Swan and Matt Elliot finished 4th their best result of the series.
The 2023 Flying 15 World Championship comes to a close with presentations at the organising club the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club.
| Pos | Sail No | Boat Name | Skipper / Crew (Nat) | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts |
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| 1 | 4071 | Floaty McFloat Face | Graham Vials‑Chris Turner (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | (DNC) | 16 |
| 2 | 4105 | Best Foot Forward | Nick Jerwood‑Brad Sheridan (AUS) | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | 3980 | Ffast Lane 3 | Lachy Gilmour‑Ryan Donaldson (AUS) | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| 4 | 4096 | Oooh La La | Ian Pinnell‑Ian Cadwallader (GBR) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | 4089 | Puffa Fish | Hamish Mackay‑Andrew Lawson (GBR) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 57 |
| 6 | 3933 | El Toro | Grant Alderson‑Luke Paterson (AUS) | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 70 |
| 7 | 4072 | The Answer | Greg Tonnison‑Nick Robinson (AUS) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 4 | (BFD) | 6 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 76 |
| 8 | 4063 | Firefly | Philippa Packer‑Dean McAullay (Aus) | 6 | 3 | 32 | 11 | (UFD) | 1 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 78 |
| 9 | 3822 | A‑Squared | Andrew Knowles‑Anne Knowles (AUS) | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 90 |
| 10 | 3986 | Ineffable | Mike Dunbar‑Paul Dunbar (AUS) | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 13 | (UFD) | 3 | 18 | 90 |
| 11 | 4004 | Foof | Charles Apthorp‑Charlie Apthorp (GBR) | 8 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 58 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 94 |
| 12 | 3859 | Tuffan Up | David Yu‑Chris Nelson (AUS) | 17 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 100 |
| 13 | 4098 | Shotgunn | Michael Wilson‑Peter Greenhalgh (GBR) | 5 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 105 |
| 14 | 4083 | Phoenix | John Lavery‑Alan Green (IRL) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 13 | (BFD) | 30 | 8 | 19 | 110 |
| 15 | 4082 | Fforemark3 | Terry Scutcher‑Chris Hewkin (GBR) | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 116 |
| 16 | 4053 | Phar Lap | David Swan‑Matt Elliot (AUS) | 22 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 121 |
| 17 | 3662 | WP3 | Wayne Avery‑Ross Bannan (NZL) | 18 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 124 |
| 18 | 4061 | #Sparks | Chris Waples‑Simon Hunt (GBR) | 13 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 127 |
| 19 | 3992 | Glamour Buoys | Greg Leaversuch‑Peter Barblett (AUS) | 24 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 132 |
| 20 | 3971 | Quindici Controfigura | Bill Chard‑Josh Preater (GBR) | 26 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 37 | 14 | 153 |
| 21 | 4100 | Fanatic 15 | Johnny Cooper‑Luke Deegan (GBR) | 34 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 29 | (BFD) | 17 | 16 | 22 | 153 |
| 22 | 3809 | Neffarious | Hamish Carnachan‑Peter Mudford (AUS) | 19 | 15 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 39 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 155 |
| 23 | 4009 | RandHedge | Campbell Alexander‑Ralph Thomas (RSA) | 14 | 24 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 23 | (BFD) | 9 | 6 | 44 | 157 |
| 24 | 3880 | Where the Bloody Hell Are You | Craig Rainey‑Ian Rainey (AUS) | 50 | 28 | 35 | 25 | (UFD) | 8 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 190 |
| 25 | 3989 | Ffast Lane 4 | John Wilson‑Matthew Summers (AUS) | 41 | 41 | 70 | 29 | 20 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 195 |
| 26 | 3890 | The Flying Flamingo | Lewis Davies‑John Radnell (AUS) | 20 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 34 | 33 | (DSQ) | 42 | 16 | 198 |
| 27 | 3840 | Ffrenetic | Murray Gilbert‑Jonathan Burgess (NZL) | 30 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 11 | (UFD) | 43 | 28 | 199 |
| 28 | 3972 | Australian Expat Finance | Ashley Smith‑Adam Kingston (HKG) | 31 | 26 | 42 | 35 | 13 | (BFD) | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 205 |
| 29 | 4003 | The Godffather | Sally Garrett‑Neil Easton (NZL) | 23 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 46 | 65 | 29 | 210 |
| 30 | 4075 | Final Fifteen | John Hassen‑Kevin Griffiths (AUS) | 28 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 60 | (BFD) | 17 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 219 |
| 31 | 3878 | Orca | Clive Beeton‑Justin Tremain (AUS) | 40 | 32 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 52 | 36 | 34 | 225 |
| 32 | 3983 | Nelsons Loose Cannon | Peter Groom‑John Muscio (AUS) | 29 | 31 | 43 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 42 | 30 | 64 | 232 |
| 33 | 3984 | Faffin | Carl Pettersson‑Kristine Pettersson (AUS) | 46 | 53 | 26 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 241 |
| 34 | 3858 | Second Breakffast | Karen Dawes‑Russell Dawes (AUS) | 47 | 51 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 54 | 249 |
| 35 | 3941 | ARK | David Tabb‑David Bennett (AUS) | 27 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 30 | 17 | (BFD) | 36 | 48 | 40 | 250 |
| 36 | 3879 | Aussie Way | Kimberley Peaker‑Neil White (AUS) | 54 | 27 | 44 | 54 | 41 | 5 | 26 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 3 | 254 |
| 37 | 3987 | Ffollow US | Tim Walker‑Alan Sharpe (AUS) | (UFD) | 35 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 24 | 39 | 254 |
| 38 | 3857 | Farfallina | Rob Goddard‑Jack Muldon (GBR) | 62 | 61 | 59 | 32 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 38 | 19 | 35 | 263 |
| 39 | 3841 | Ffeene | Marc Richardson‑David McIntyre (NZL) | 35 | 48 | 23 | 52 | 40 | 21 | 30 | 47 | 40 | 56 | 284 |
| 40 | 3740 | Flying Cloud | Sarah Reynolds‑Peter Macartney (NZL) | 42 | 37 | (DNF) | 51 | 39 | 18 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 27 | 286 |
| 41 | 3611 | Ten Pound Note | Trevor Williams‑Bently Conn (AUS) | 43 | 44 | 62 | 37 | 37 | 49 | 37 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 296 |
| 42 | 3722 | All Torque | Peter Britten‑Oliver Merz (HKG) | 38 | 43 | 45 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 39 | 29 | 55 | 36 | 306 |
| 43 | 3953 | Le Forca del Vento | Robert Hogben‑Noel West (GBR) | 39 | 50 | 68 | 43 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 46 | 66 | 315 |
| 44 | 3930 | Aussie Falcon | Dale Collings‑Andrew Mason/Timothy Few (AUS) | 25 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 41 | (RET) | 63 | 320 |
| 45 | 4062 | Up Ship Creek | Chris Villa‑Mark Holmes (AUS) | 32 | 49 | 51 | 33 | 35 | 53 | 55 | 32 | 35 | (DNF) | 320 |
| 46 | 3909 | Tuffa Nuff | Ashley Reichstein‑Tim Buckman (AUS) | 48 | 55 | 31 | 62 | 44 | 57 | 45 | 40 | 50 | 8 | 321 |
| 47 | 4064 | Fly in the Ointment | Sandy Dunn‑Greg Howell (AUS) | 33 | (RET) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 33 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 322 |
| 48 | 3938 | Ffantastic Mr Fox | Niall Meagher‑Nicki Matthews (IRL) | 53 | (RET) | 40 | 39 | 36 | 54 | 31 | 50 | 27 | 51 | 327 |
| 49 | 3781 | Fit as a Fiddle | Adam Semple‑Lisa Farnell (AUS) | 58 | 56 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 340 |
| 50 | 3684 | Deffcon 1 | David Roberts‑Martin Arrowsmith (AUS) | 45 | 38 | 49 | 42 | 34 | 55 | 41 | (UFD) | 41 | 59 | 345 |
| 51 | 4108 | Uh Oh | Rod Beurteaux‑Simon Wilder (AUS) | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 351 |
| 52 | 3800 | Saltheart | Mark Gooding‑Michael Gooding (AUS) | 49 | 46 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 65 | 48 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 356 |
| 53 | 3855 | Fflashpoint | Michelle Richardson‑Peter Rooke (AUS) | 57 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 51 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 58 | 57 | 366 |
| 54 | 3935 | Reservoir Flogs | Andrew Colquhoun‑Victoria Blanckensee (AUS) | 37 | DG) | 46 | 73 | 57 | 10 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 45 | 374 |
| 55 | 3739 | Ffortune | Jenny Price‑Alana Pooley (NZL) | 52 | 34 | 67 | 50 | 63 | 43 | 29 | 43 | 68 | 68 | 381 |
| 56 | 4006 | Ffortitude | David Reid‑Mary‑Anne Reid (AUS) | 60 | 57 | 47 | 70 | 65 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 37 | 385 |
| 57 | 4076 | Vera May | Gary Richardson‑Stuart Fitton (GBR) | 61 | (RET) | 33 | 53 | 62 | 59 | 44 | 35 | 51 | (DNC) | 398 |
| 58 | 4010 | Mr Fox | Mark Millman‑Arron Parker (AUS) | 56 | 52 | 38 | 65 | 56 | 35 | 52 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 409 |
| 59 | 3910 | Yes
| Jennifer Sims‑Chris Howell (AUS) | 59 | 59 | 60 | 58 | (DSQ) | 63 | 51 | 62 | 34 | 31 | 414 |
| 60 | 3846 | Dare to Dream | Colin Smith‑Nigel Moffit (AUS) | 64 | (RET) | 73 | 61 | 53 | 19 | 49 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 415 |
| 61 | 3982 | Storyteller C.R.A.FF.T | Richard Blaquiere‑Duncan Parker (AUS) | 66 | (DNS) | 69 | 63 | 68 | 46 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 24 | 427 |
| 62 | 4032 | Freude | Rob Donaldson‑Ryan Norris (AUS) | 36 | 36 | 63 | 60 | 69 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 66 | 53 | 428 |
| 63 | 4079 | Mind Re Set | Stephen Fries‑Roy Woodcock (AUS) | 44 | 33 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 34 | 33 | 55 | 430 |
| 64 | 3775 | Fractal | John Ryall‑Sam Ainsworth (AUS) | 55 | 58 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 52 | 66 | 59 | 60 | 47 | 438 |
| 65 | 3743 | Spot The Difference | Murray Johns‑Natalie Waddell (AUS) | 70 | 65 | 54 | 68 | 64 | 50 | 56 | 51 | 70 | 49 | 457 |
| 66 | 3619 | Affrodisiac | David Rooke‑Julia Rooke (AUS) | 71 | 63 | 50 | 66 | 67 | 48 | 59 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 459 |
| 67 | 2876 | Gripple Nipper | Graham Latham‑Sara Briscoe (GBR) | 67 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 48 | 60 | 63 | 57 | 63 | 52 | 463 |
| 68 | 3833 | No Bull | Seth Eggleston‑Rob Naish (AUS) | 74 | 47 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 61 | (DNC) | 53 | 56 | 69 | 468 |
| 69 | 3931 | Ffortuna | Ed Brewis‑Matt Barry (AUS) | 72 | 68 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 60 | 64 | 53 | 60 | 474 |
| 70 | 3754 | Business | Chris Reid‑Graeme Robinson (NZL) | 68 | 60 | 53 | 67 | 55 | 64 | 53 | 58 | 67 | 65 | 475 |
| 71 | 3823 | Ffhotofinish | Nigel Sibun‑Oleg Smirnov (NZL) | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 66 | (BFD) | 61 | 56 | 64 | 42 | 490 |
| 72 | 4000 | Relience 4K | Darin Maher‑Kevin Norcott (AUS) | 51 | 45 | 61 | 31 | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 496 |
| 73 | 3719 | Ffast Lane | Jeff Vance‑Greg Vance (AUS) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 57 | 47 | (DNC) | (DNC) | 54 | 63 | 52 | (DNC) | 504 |
| 74 | 3256 | Down Under | Harry Miller‑Steve Pidgeon (AUS) | 69 | 62 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 51 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 512 |
| 75 | 3856 | Feet and Fingers | Willem Speelman‑David Hall (AUS) | 73 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 526 |
| 76 | 3493 | Ffullback | Humphrey Hale‑Menno Weustink (AUS) | 65 | (DNF) | 56 | (DNS) | 46 | (DNS) | (DNC) | (DNC) | (DNC) | 62 | 537 |