The Club de Mar–Mallorca Will Organise the Flying Fifteen European Championship The Club de Mar–Mallorca will host the next European Championship in the Flying Fifteen International class, which will take place from October 6 to 11, 2026. The event is expected to bring together around fifty boats with crews arriving from different countries across the continent. World Sailing and the International Flying Fifteen Class Association have confirmed the Mallorcan club’s bid to host next year’s European Championship in this class. The commodore of Club de Mar–Mallorca, Manuel Nadal de Uhler, expressed the organization’s satisfaction at hosting the event, emphasizing that this is the first time the club has organized a European Championship. “We are strengthening our activity in the sailing section, and this international competition will represent a major boost,” he stated. The Flying Fifteen International European Championship is held every two years, and Mallorca will take over from the French town of Morgat, where the British sailors Ian Pinnell and Ian Cadwallader were crowned champions. View Club de Mar Here
The final heats of the 2026 Australian Flying Fifteen Championship started in near upper limit conditions for heat 9 and steadily moderated over the next couple of hours to be 15 knots by the end of heat 10. Always pushing to the end, Nick and Enfys won both races and, hence, the Championship. This is the sixth time Nick has his name on the Coweslip Trophy and the second time for Enfys. Second overall, with results of 3rd and equal 6th today, was Mike and Paul Dunbar for the second consecutive year. Third overall was Guy Bancroft and John Radnell with a strong finish of 2 second places today. Guy has won the B14 World Championship 3 times and this was his first experience in sailing a Flying Fifteen. As an indication of the talent developing, the brother and sister team of Jonah and Pippi Sayer from Tin Can Bay were third around the first mark in the last race and were awarded the Rising Stars trophy. Our appreciation to the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia for running a first class regatta. The timetable changed regularly to suit the expected conditions and the communication to competitors was excellent. Race Officer David Hughes conducted 10 races in generally strong breezes with, obviously, a very dedicated team of volunteers. Our thanks also to sponsors Yalumba for supplying some excellent wines for the re-telling of those on water stories that need some extra embellishment. Next time we travel north and the hospitality of the Queenslanders. Dates and details to follow. Full Results
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