Flying 15 News

With the water quality in Durban Harbour remaining foul and making launching of Flying Fifteen’s a significant health hazard, it was decided to relocate much of the fleet one hour inland to Midmar Dam, thus exchanging the country’s best offshore sailing waters for the best fresh-water sailing on offer.

The Belgian Flying Fifteen Championship took place on Saturday October 5th and Sunday October 6th at the SNEH SC on the Plate Taille lake. Click for full report

The FFI Ballot was completed on 7 July 2024 and all items were approved.

ITEM 1: Changes to the Class Rules regarding issuing of original Measurement Certificate are subject to approval by World Sailing, once they approve the changes they will come into effect on 1 March 2025.

The items related to the FFI Constitution and Championship Regulations can come into effect immediately and will be updated on the FFI website very shortly.

The response to the ballot was 25% of the voting members, this compares with 50% who voted in the 2021 ballot. Thank you to all who took the trouble to participate.

A very competitive championships despite the lower than usual numbers. Graham Vialls and Chris Turner ended up worthy champions (again!). Read the full report for race by race details.

Please participate in the 2024 online vote on rule changes. Click to read more and get the link.