Category Archives: First-Time-Fifteener

Try a Boat Free for a Year…..

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Regular FF Blog readers will know that the Datchet Fleet has had great success in growing the fleet by having a loan boat that people can try for 1-13 weeks.  It’s a commendable idea that works and is really not … Continue reading →

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Flying Fifteen – Berthing Checklist 2… The Tiller Extension…..

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

For those new to Fifteens, we recently published a checklist aimed at the simple things to do with putting the boat away – the VC called it the “Berthing Checklist”…. A couple of additional things have come up…. (1) Famously … Continue reading →

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Flying Fifteen – Main Halyard breakages….

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

I recall several winters ago, racing the Winter Warm Up Series in 3644 with a colleague from work, Will Durston. In one epic race we managed to pass a competitor on a two sail reach in conditions where it really … Continue reading →

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Flying Fifteen “Test Drive”….!!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

The ever-innovative Irish Fleet have been at it again…..  Have you ever considered a big FF Test Drive day at your Club??  I suppose it had slipped my mind over the years as our Loan Boat program has been such … Continue reading →

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First-Time-Fifteen – Basic Spinnaker Handling….

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

This is the third in a series of postings aimed at spinnaker handling for the “first time Fifteener”. The preceding items were about the basic routines for hoisting, gybing and dropping…. You can see them by going to ‘Categories’ and … Continue reading →

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First-Time Fifteen – Basic Spinnaker Handling (Bags version)….

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

This article is the second from the VC aimed at basic spinnaker handling for the First-Time Fifteen Sailor.  In the last article he gave the basic handling for a boat fitted with a spinnaker chute – now this article discusses … Continue reading →

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First Time Spinnaker Handling ….

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

The VC has made a good point in that we should start a series of articles on the FF Blog aimed at people climbing aboard a Flying Fifteen for the first time.  We shall eventually build it out into a … Continue reading →

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