Many who haven't experienced the experience of sailing in a Flying Fifteen may wonder what it is like.  In this poem, "Ffickle Ffancy", Esperance's Victoria Brown (AUS 3542 - Difforce Material) eloquently and humorously explains what new Fifteener's may experience.  Thanks, Victoria!

On April 8, the Esperance Express published an extensive article on the recently concluded WA State Titles, held in Esperance. You can view it by clicking here, or on the image on the right.

For those wanting to experience the exhilaration of winter sailing, all Flying Fifteens are invited to participate in Fremantle Sailing Club's Huck Scott Winter Series again this year. The dates for the series are as follows:

DATE	TIME	EVENT
Saturday 16th May	1000	Heats 1 & 2
Saturday 20th June	1000	Heats 3 & 4
Saturday 27th June*	1000	Resail (*If Required)
Saturday 11th July	1000	Heats 5 & 6
Saturday 15th August	1000	Heats 7 & 8 and Series Presentations

Entry for the event is now available online at: https://events.fsc.com.au/eventapp/registration.aspx?eid=32 Or sailors can view everything Huck Scott related at: http://www.fsc.com.au/sailing-events/huck-scott-winter-series/ Here is a link to the Notice of Race.

After watching the next generation of Flying Fifteen sailors run in all directions with eager eyes to find were Easter Bunny might have been the 33 boat fleet ventured onto the water for the last day of sailing in Esperance Bay. With a light southerly breeze and nimbus clouds looming over head threatening with precipitation. RO John Taylor had racing under way with race 5 completed in approximately 70 minutes. The Jerwood's fueled with the delicious hot egg and bacon rolls from breakfast ($5 at the club) lead the fleet with another win with an unbroken picket fence. El Toro Grant Alderson and Dean McAullay in second and Tuffun Up David Yu and Chris Nelson in third. The breeze oscillating 20 - 30 degrees indicated race 6 might be favored to the right. Yes, No, Maybe Jennifer Sims and Andrew Wallace won the start at the boat end rolling El Toro forcing a tack off to the right. Meanwhile Nick and Janet Jerwood are sailing middle to pin with El Toro picking up a nice finger of breeze placing them in first place to the top mark with Glamour Buoys Peter Barblett and Greg Leaversuch in second and Yes, No, Maybe Jennifer Sims and Andrew Wallace in third. A final break in the picket fence left Gill Team El Toro with a win, Jerwoods in seventh, local sailors Chris Wells and Ian Grey sailing Catch Me Iff you Can in second and a fabulous result by Philippa Packer and Andrew Jackson sailing Absolutely FFabulous in third. Well done ladies! Race seven and the final race of the series saw the breeze freshening with another win to Gill Team El Toro, second Ineffable Nick and Janet Jerwood and Glamour Buoys Greg Leaversuch and Peter Barblett finishing third. The weekend saw some great results with guest appearances at the front of the fleet by Frequent Flyer and Catch me Iff you can. The final results can be found here:

• Overall Championship Results
• Silver Trophy Results
• Overall Consistency Results
• Silver Consistency Results

Enfys Jerwood was heard saying "if Mum and dad had a picket fence this weekend then they wouldn't have anything to aspire to". A link  photos will be supplied soon. Thanks to Glenda Leslie who took photos over the weekend.