The Datchet Flying Fifteens

The World's most popular fleet racing sportsboat - If you live West of London, or anywhere in the London and the South East,... and fancy giving sailing a try,... then you should look at the Flying Fifteen Fleet at Datchet. Situated near the junction of the M4 and M25, you'll find beautiful boats, friendly people and great fleet racing. Take a look at our Fleet Website (click on the top photo to the right) for more information, or visit www.flyingfifteen.com

Fancy a Trial Sail ?? Look at our Loan Boat Program by clicking the second photo on the right......

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You can visit our Fleet Blog and Website,"DATCHET MAN", (CLICK ON FIRST PHOTO ON THE RIGHT), or go direct to WWW.FLYINGFIFTEEN.ORG and bookmark us there on your PC. Even better, make it your browser homepage....

On the website we have super Flying Fifteen Photos, and loads of information for the First-Time Flying Fifteen Sailor or for people thinking of joining our great Fleet at Datchet...

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

A Leap Forward in Flying Fifteen Thinking.....

Charles Apthorp phoned yesterday - great news, he should be with us for the Winter Warm Up.


The other interesting news is about his very radical new carbon boat. It is fantastic for the Class to have more than one builder - it pushes thinking along and keeps everyone on their toes. I don't know if you have seen the new boat, but it is packed with very advanced ideas, super technology - take a peek while he is with us. Smart stuff, plus it is all loaded into a computer model so can easily be upgraded. Charles has been racing it hard this year and built up yet more knowledge. It sounds like the builder, Composite Craft, might be about to review the mould design and refine it yet further.

Hopefully Charles is going to bring along some of his photos for us to feature some of the thinking here in datchetman over the next few months.

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