Flying Fifteen Sailing in Ireland

Welcome to Flying Fifteen sailing in Ireland

The Flying Fifteen is the original sports boat. It's a two-person, 20-foot racer that provides great sailing for thriving fleets around Ireland...

Details: Published on 06 July 2004

Crews rule in a riveting return to Ballyholme

Report from the East Coast Championship, won by Rory and Andrew Martin
By Saturday evening, Ballyholme boat-park looked like a rivet exchange. Charlie was offering barely intelligible advice, Roger was watching his drill bits shatter and Keith's lazy tongs were going like the bellows of a button accordion. The Dunmore lads were kicking the tyre on their jockey wheel, the Donegal team were replacing a tiller extension, and Alan was pacing around distributing nuts, bolts and engineering advice.

Details: Published on 22 May 2018

2018 event dates

FFAI President Chris Doorly has announced official event dates for 2018, as follows:

Eastern Championship: May 19 & 20, Ballyholme YC, Bangor
Northern Championship: June 27-30, incorporated in UK National Championship, Strangford Lough YC
Championship of Ireland: September 28-30, National YC, Dun Laoghaire
Western Championship: October 20 & 21, Lough Derg YC, Dromineer