Day One of the 2016 UKGlobal Flying Fifteen UK Nationals from Hayling Island Sailing Club. Cracking one-design racing in typical Hayling Bay conditions. A dominant start by Richard Lovering and Matt Alvarado clinching a clean sweep of two bullets with Ollie Stewart and James Grant lying second over night (even though it was Ossie's first time in a FF)! The fleet features a pletherora of former Olympic, World, European and National medalists proving the Flying Fifteen is one of the most competitive keelboat classes to race. Interviews with the current top three boats including Ian Cadwallader and Dave Sweet.
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2016 UKGlobal Flying Fifteen UK Natio...
Hayling Bay stepped it up - literally - on day two. Strong South Westerly breeze created some serious speed humps for the sailors to navigate, with the top crews catching some fast rides downwind; today was the day to see a Flying Fifteen on the plane! The harsh conditions also took some casualti...
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2016 UKGlobal Flying Fifteen UK Natio...
One-Design racing doesn't get much closer than this. Another stunning July day at Hayling Island Sailing Club with 20+ knots of breeze and patches of sunshine. The atmosphere in the boat park is warm like the weather, despite the tussle in the top ten! All change at the top with Jeremy Davy and M...
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2016 UKGlobal Flying Fifteen UK Natio...
That's a wrap! After an absolute beasting on the Bay for the first three days, the Championship finished with a serene backdrop to give many of the sailors a well deserved rest. Blues skies, sun shining and the wind gently pushed the fleet around the race course for the final three races. Tide an...
