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Flying Fifteen
Development
DesignerUffa Fox
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1948
No. built4,000
Builder(s)Fairey Marine
Halmatic Ltd.
Ovington Boats
Rob Legg Yachts
Windrush Yachts
Stebbings & Sons
Copland Boats
Chippendale Boats
RoleOne-design racer
NameFlying Fifteen
Boat
Crewtwo
Displacement725 lb (329 kg)
Draft2.50 ft (0.76 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionwood or fibreglass
LOA20.00 ft (6.10 m)
LWL15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Beam7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeswept fin keel
Ballast372 lb (169 kg) minimum
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height15.00 ft (4.57 m)
J foretriangle base5.50 ft (1.68 m)
P mainsail luff20.50 ft (6.25 m)
E mainsail foot9.80 ft (2.99 m)
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area100.45 sq ft (9.332 m2)
Jib/genoa area41.25 sq ft (3.832 m2)
Spinnaker area150 sq ft (14 m2)
Total sail area141.70 sq ft (13.164 m2)
Racing
D-PN91.0

The Flying Fifteen is a British sailboat that was designed by Uffa Fox as a one design racer and first built in 1948.[1][2][3]

The design has been a World Sailing international class since March 1981.[4]

  1. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flying Fifteen sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Uffa Fox 1898-1972". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 106-107. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  4. ^ World Sailing (2023). "Flying Fifteen". sailing.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

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