The Flying Fifteen has been modernized over the years with Uffa Fox agreeing to changes towards the end of his life to improve the design specification and sail plan. Original hull tolerances were +/- 25mm (one inch) either side of the median plan lines.
Flying Fifteen - Wikipedia
The Flying Fifteen is a racing keelboat, originally built from wood and more recently of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned and highly raked stem, a plumb, raised counter transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and a swept fixed fin keel.
The International Flying Fifteen Association
9 - 22 August 2025. FFI 24th World Championship, International Regatta & UK Championship, Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy, England, UK. The Flying Fifteen is a racing keelboat sailed in many countries around the world. It celebrated 75 years in 2022.
The Development of the Flying Fifteen
The legendary UffaFox designed the Flying Fifteen in England in 1947, and his vision of a high performance planing keelboat continues to flourish around the world, thanks to some judicious and intelligent class management.
The History of the Flying Fifteen keelboat
So where did the boat come from? Who designed it and what were the influences that resulted in the boat we see today? In the beginning. The Flying 15 was designed by Uffa Fox in 1947 and the first hulls built at his Cowes based boatyard.
Flying Fifteen — Sailboat Guide
Flying Fifteen is a 20′ 0″ / 6.1 m monohull sailboat designed by Uffa Fox and built by Fairey Marine Ltd, Stebbings & Sons, Copland Boats, Ovington Boats Ltd., Chippendale Boats, Halmatic Ltd., Rob Legg Yachts Ltd., and Windrush Yachts starting in 1948.
The Flying15 keelboat - UK Flying Fifteen Association
With nearly 4000 flying fifteens built to date (a large proportion of these are still sailing some where in the world) you are buying into what really is the most popular small keelboat in the world. So come and see what you have been missing and get into a fifteen today.
The Flying Fifteen - another success from the pen of Uffa Fox
A Flying Fifteen is a TwoPersonRacingYacht. The Flying Fifteen is sailed and raced in several countries around the world on the sea, estuaries and inland waters. Club racing is the most important aspect of flying fifteen sailing and you will find links to a club near you on the various pages of this website.
Flying Fifteen class - Sail-World.com
The Flying Fifteen is a fun, fast and exhilarating boat to sail by crew combinations of all sizes, genders and ages. The Flying Fifteen has a well established international fleet structure and is sailed in a number of countries around the world spanning lake, estuary and sea venues.
Flying Fifteen | Flying 15 | Ovington Boats
The Flying Fifteen is a 2 person, planning keelboat sailed worldwide. The Ovington Flying 15 has been refined for over 35 years and is now built of epoxy resin and carbon fibre. In 2006 we built a new deck mould to fit on the mk10 hull to improve the ergonomics and simplify fit-out.
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The Flying Fifteen has been modernized over the years with Uffa Fox agreeing to changes towards the end of his life to improve the design specification and sail plan. Original hull tolerances were +/- 25mm (one inch) either side of the median plan lines.
The Flying Fifteen is a racing keelboat, originally built from wood and more recently of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned and highly raked stem, a plumb, raised counter transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and a swept fixed fin keel.
9 - 22 August 2025. FFI 24th World Championship, International Regatta & UK Championship, Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy, England, UK. The Flying Fifteen is a racing keelboat sailed in many countries around the world. It celebrated 75 years in 2022.
The legendary Uffa Fox designed the Flying Fifteen in England in 1947, and his vision of a high performance planing keelboat continues to flourish around the world, thanks to some judicious and intelligent class management.
So where did the boat come from? Who designed it and what were the influences that resulted in the boat we see today? In the beginning. The Flying 15 was designed by Uffa Fox in 1947 and the first hulls built at his Cowes based boatyard.
Flying Fifteen is a 20′ 0″ / 6.1 m monohull sailboat designed by Uffa Fox and built by Fairey Marine Ltd, Stebbings & Sons, Copland Boats, Ovington Boats Ltd., Chippendale Boats, Halmatic Ltd., Rob Legg Yachts Ltd., and Windrush Yachts starting in 1948.
With nearly 4000 flying fifteens built to date (a large proportion of these are still sailing some where in the world) you are buying into what really is the most popular small keelboat in the world. So come and see what you have been missing and get into a fifteen today.
A Flying Fifteen is a Two Person Racing Yacht. The Flying Fifteen is sailed and raced in several countries around the world on the sea, estuaries and inland waters. Club racing is the most important aspect of flying fifteen sailing and you will find links to a club near you on the various pages of this website.
The Flying Fifteen is a fun, fast and exhilarating boat to sail by crew combinations of all sizes, genders and ages. The Flying Fifteen has a well established international fleet structure and is sailed in a number of countries around the world spanning lake, estuary and sea venues.
The Flying Fifteen is a 2 person, planning keelboat sailed worldwide. The Ovington Flying 15 has been refined for over 35 years and is now built of epoxy resin and carbon fibre. In 2006 we built a new deck mould to fit on the mk10 hull to improve the ergonomics and simplify fit-out.