The Inaugural Flying Fifteen World Championship was held at Royal Freshwater Bay YC in Perth, Western Australia between 7th - 15th January 1979
The idea of a World Championship was seeded when John Calvert-Jones (AUS) competed and won the British Nationals in 1973
Sailed 7 Races:Discard 1.
Place |
Country |
Boat No. |
Helm |
Crew |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
R7 |
Points |
1 |
AUS |
2246 |
J Cassidy |
D Russell |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
37 |
10 |
30.7 |
2 |
AUS |
1714 |
G Lillingston |
B Thornley |
3 |
5.7 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
40.7 |
3 |
GBR |
2403 |
J Royce |
M Nokes |
10 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
11.7 |
0 |
44.4 |
4 |
AUS |
2103 |
A Wood |
M McKenzie |
0 |
13 |
14 |
3 |
11.7 |
14 |
8 |
49.7 |
5 |
GBR |
2369 |
C Ingham |
P Evans |
11.7 |
23 |
27 |
11.7 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
62.4 |
6 |
AUS |
2251 |
N Blumann |
N Paul |
15 |
3 |
11.7 |
20 |
14 |
5.7 |
28 |
69.4 |
7 |
NZL |
2028 |
R Craddock |
T Baker |
13 |
10 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
17 |
17 |
71 |
8 |
AUS |
2244 |
R Black |
G Stafford |
16 |
18 |
28 |
16 |
19 |
15 |
3 |
87 |
9 |
NZL |
482 |
K Chappell |
E Johnson |
14 |
22 |
5.7 |
65 |
17 |
19 |
11.7 |
89.4 |
10 |
HKG |
2422 |
C Smith |
J Best |
25 |
21 |
8 |
14 |
34 |
10 |
15 |
93 |
11 |
AUS |
1900 |
G Black |
I Ritchie |
8 |
16 |
10 |
32 |
24 |
18 |
19 |
95 |
12 |
AUS |
1409 |
G Lucas |
A Lidgett |
21 |
17 |
21 |
24 |
18 |
16 |
5.7 |
98.7 |
13 |
AUS |
1724 |
R Verco |
D Smallwood |
24 |
20 |
18 |
29 |
23 |
13 |
18 |
116 |
14 |
AUS |
2115 |
G Cotterell |
S Gomme |
19 |
11.7 |
15 |
40 |
16 |
DNF |
25 |
126.7 |
15 |
GBR |
2333 |
E Gilmore |
B Gilmore |
34 |
8 |
22 |
43 |
26 |
10 |
27 |
127 |
16 |
AUS |
1711 |
J Holder |
P Martinson |
23 |
19 |
17 |
24 |
25 |
23 |
34 |
131 |
17 |
NZL |
2030 |
B Findlayson |
K Moore |
22 |
24 |
40 |
5.7 |
33 |
26 |
21 |
131.7 |
18 |
AUS |
2109 |
N Davies |
G Cummings |
17 |
25 |
DNF |
20 |
13 |
29 |
35 |
139 |
19 |
AUS |
2248 |
W Shand |
H Shand |
36 |
28 |
24 |
16 |
20 |
28 |
29 |
145 |
20 |
AUS |
2105 |
R Kernot |
J Wilson |
37 |
29 |
19 |
45 |
27 |
21 |
14 |
147 |
21 |
NZL |
2033 |
T Dallimore |
K Van Asch |
30 |
15 |
57 |
11.7 |
10 |
25 |
DSQ |
148.7 |
22 |
NZL |
987 |
A Moore |
R Trimbel |
DNF |
27 |
20 |
38 |
30 |
24 |
24 |
163 |
23 |
AUS |
2357 |
B Pearce |
T Gaunt |
20 |
30 |
23 |
27 |
22 |
DNF |
56 |
178 |
24 |
AUS |
1410 |
P McAuley |
A McAuley |
40 |
43 |
25 |
14 |
31 |
35 |
40 |
185 |
25 |
NZL |
990 |
J Bukowski |
J Mason |
28 |
26 |
DNF |
62 |
21 |
34 |
26 |
197 |
26 |
AUS |
2344 |
B Keeley |
B Armstrong |
48 |
42 |
26 |
19 |
46 |
30 |
37 |
200 |
27 |
AUS |
2354 |
J Harvey |
G Totterdell |
18 |
31 |
31 |
26 |
28 |
DNF |
DSQ |
201 |
28 |
AUS |
1368 |
A O'Brien |
R Sebo |
38 |
35 |
47 |
56 |
32 |
41 |
33 |
226 |
29 |
AUS |
2114 |
T Hobbs |
J Manser |
42 |
39 |
38 |
35 |
43 |
34 |
43 |
231 |
30 |
GBR |
2282 |
J McCann |
B Evison |
48 |
52 |
59 |
28 |
37 |
32 |
34 |
231 |
31 |
AUS |
1716 |
B McGeorge |
P Bussanich |
32 |
37 |
30 |
59 |
45 |
57 |
32 |
233 |
32 |
AUS |
1665 |
R Beard |
I Shand |
35 |
34 |
43 |
44 |
48 |
33 |
59 |
237 |
33 |
AUS |
1723 |
J Kirk |
R Harrison |
DNF |
41 |
DNF |
34 |
29 |
37 |
30 |
238 |
34 |
AUS |
1362 |
G Wood |
P Jeffs |
47 |
32 |
32 |
64 |
54 |
39 |
36 |
240 |
35 |
AUS |
1361 |
J Hilton-Wood |
J Hilton-Wood |
27 |
36 |
DSQ |
65 |
53 |
31 |
31 |
243 |
36 |
AUS |
2102 |
J Galvin |
P Newton |
31 |
38 |
41 |
48 |
63 |
DNF |
23 |
244 |
37 |
AUS |
1125 |
L Hoad |
B Dobson |
41 |
40 |
34 |
41 |
DSQ |
42 |
51 |
249 |
38 |
NZL |
2025 |
J Webber |
D Cawston |
41 |
33 |
48 |
40 |
51 |
55 |
44 |
257 |
39 |
GBR |
627 |
A Salmond |
R Salmond |
59 |
51 |
47 |
23 |
40 |
49 |
54 |
264 |
40 |
GBR |
568 |
J Rodgers |
P Kerr |
44 |
48 |
RAF |
32 |
DSQ |
38 |
42 |
271 |
41 |
NZL |
2021 |
R Wilson |
D Black |
50 |
44 |
52 |
36 |
57 |
45 |
47 |
274 |
42 |
AUS |
1380 |
L Bach |
J Bach |
DNF |
45 |
46 |
46 |
52 |
40 |
45 |
274 |
43 |
GBR |
1072 |
T Ratcliff |
R Windebank |
46 |
DNF |
33 |
47 |
46 |
36 |
DNF |
275 |
44 |
HKG |
781 |
I Schwicker |
M Davison |
54 |
58 |
40 |
31 |
39 |
54 |
58 |
276 |
45 |
AUS |
2250 |
C Villa |
D Lowe |
33 |
67 |
36 |
57 |
50 |
DNF |
39 |
282 |
46 |
GBR |
2262 |
G Greenfield |
C Fuller |
49 |
49 |
62 |
37 |
54 |
44 |
52 |
285 |
47 |
HKG |
2223 |
K Gotfried |
J Hamilton |
55 |
DNF |
37 |
DNF |
36 |
47 |
48 |
290 |
48 |
AUS |
1713 |
W Hood |
M Hood |
39 |
DNF |
44 |
29 |
49 |
DNF |
DNF |
295 |
49 |
AUS |
1675 |
B West |
I Minto |
57 |
55 |
39 |
50 |
56 |
48 |
50 |
298 |
50 |
AUS |
764 |
R Boynton |
A Fairley |
43 |
DNF |
42 |
61 |
61 |
50 |
46 |
303 |
51 |
GBR |
1574 |
E McCourt |
N Murphy |
60 |
59 |
54 |
51 |
63 |
51 |
26 |
303 |
52 |
GBR |
2017 |
R Swainston |
C Gordon |
52 |
56 |
45 |
52 |
47 |
60 |
62 |
312 |
53 |
AUS |
2249 |
M Ferri |
G Kernot |
45 |
46 |
67 |
42 |
DNF |
67 |
49 |
316 |
54 |
GBR |
340 |
D Walbourn |
M Joyce |
56 |
50 |
55 |
49 |
50 |
57 |
60 |
317 |
55 |
AUS |
1679 |
N Peck |
G Butt |
DNF |
54 |
DNF |
53 |
44 |
46 |
55 |
319 |
56 |
AUS |
2345 |
J Carr |
B Swinton |
53 |
DNF |
51 |
58 |
53 |
55 |
53 |
323 |
57 |
AUS |
2107 |
P Van Rugge |
W Causebrook |
DNF |
53 |
53 |
54 |
60 |
52 |
57 |
329 |
58 |
GBR |
2231 |
T Tinn |
R Facius |
58 |
61 |
58 |
63 |
59 |
58 |
41 |
335 |
59 |
HKG |
1999 |
P Hayward |
D Bell |
51 |
60 |
49 |
60 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
337 |
60 |
AUS |
2340 |
A Brooke |
D Lowe |
66 |
57 |
56 |
55 |
62 |
53 |
61 |
344 |