Flying Fifteen

At the early morning briefing PRO Ines Cabrer announced a forecast similar to the previous day, a small window of opportunity for racing anytime after 1300 hrs with the likely chance of one final race. 

The fleet left the Club de Mar marina before noon to sail out to the start area in Palma bay. However when they got there it was still too light to set a good course for racing. For about an hour we waited in the warm sunshine for a fickle sea-breeze to stabilise. Finally around 1345 hrs a gentle 7 - 10 knots fluttered in from the South. The breeze was oscillating but was enough to sail one last race before cut off time on the final day. 
 

We were all warned at the morning briefing at Club de Mar that there would be a small window of opportunity when there could be 1 or 2 races between 1300 hrs and 1600 hrs. The forecast was for two pressure systems to be fighting from opposite directions and the weak breeze would not stabilise until lunchtime at best. 

Click to read how the racing went.
 

After a Day 1 cancelled due to storms the fleet had a great Day 2. Click to read the report and see results

A truly international group of some of the best Flying 15 sailors have arrived in Palma de Mallorca for the Flying Fifteen European Championship to be sailed in the bay of Palma in Spain under host Club de Mar. 

31 boats representing United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Brazil, and Australia, in an event that will feature some of the class's top names.

Click through for a full report.