Latest FFIWA News
Tally Hobbs – 2024/25
The 2024/2025 Tally Hobbs series will be hosted by South of Perth Yacht Club and sailed on Melville Water East in the afternoon of Saturday February 8 and morning of Sunday February 9, 2025. First warning signal on Saturday is at 1600 hours and on Sunday at 1000 hours. Those competing from other clubs will…
Try a Flying Fifteen – Sunday 24th November
Are you curious about what it is like to sail in a Flying Fifteen? Or know someone who is? This is your chance to have a short sail in a Flying Fifteen and find out for yourself. Come down to the Centreboard clubhouse at South of Perth Yacht Club on Sunday 24th November from 10.30…
2024/2025 Pre-Season Regatta
A pre-season Regatta will be held at South of Perth Yacht Club on Sunday September 29, 2024. The intent is to run a maximum of 6 short races on that day. The combined Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions can be viewed or downloaded from 2024-25 SoPYC F15 Pre Season Regatta NOR and SIs Enter…
Flying Fifteens in Canada
John Hassen is delighted to advise the four donated Flying Fifteen shipped by the SoPYC Flying Fifteen Section have safely arrived at Salt Spring Island Sailing Club, which is on a small island off Vancouver Island in Canada. Thanks again to the yacht donors and to all who helped with this project to give these…
WA Flying Fifteens to Canada
Four Flying Fifteens and 43 sails are being sent to Canada courtesy of the 15 volunteers or helpers who made this happen – all under the sound coordination of John Hassen.
2024-25 Australian National Championships
The 2024/25 Australian Flying Fifteen Championships will be held between January 1 and 6 2025 at Davey’s Bay Yacht Club in Victoria. More information will be provided as it comes to hand.
2024 WA State Titles – Report
The relationship between the Flying Fifteen class and the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club was further enhanced over the Easter weekend with the running of the 63rd Western Australian Championships. Unlike the World Championships of March last year, this regatta was sailed on the broad section of the Swan River known as Melville Water.
Results, Photos and Video – 2024 State Championships
The 2024 WA Flying Fifteen State titles have been completed. Our thanks to Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and all the volunteers who assisted. Here are some links to the results, photos and a video of the event. An event report will follow in due course. Results – Overall Championship Results – Consistency Photo Gallery…
Notice of Meeting – FFIWA Annual General Meeting
All FFIWA members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Flying Fifteen International Western Australia to be held at 10:00am on Saturday 30th March 2023 at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. The Agenda for this meeting can be found here. The minutes of the 2023 Annual General Meeting can be found here.
2024 WA State Titles – Notice of Race
The Notice of Race for the 2024 WA Flying Fifteen State Titles has been issued. The event will be run at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club from March 29-31. The Notice of Race can be found here or here.
Tally Hobbs 2024 – Regatta Report
Under the threat of light winds and high temperatures (around 40 C), the annual Tally Hobbs Memorial Regatta was conducted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club on February 10 and 11, 2024. Tally Hobbs is celebrated as the man who established the Flying Fifteen class in Western Australia back in the early 1950s.
Great results for WA at the Nationals
John Hassen and Kevin Griffiths from South of Perth Yacht Club have won the 60th Australian Championship conducted by Lake Macquarie Yacht Club in January 2024. After a comparatively slow start to the event, three bullets on the third day put them back in contention, and some tactical sailing after that secured them the title…