FFI-V January 2023 Bulletin

• Calendar dates Internationally
• 2022-2023 Ossie McCutcheon racing is this Sunday 29^th Jan.
• New YouTube Video on FF Europeans with 71 boats
• 2023 Worlds & 59^th Australian Championships, Freemantle, WA.

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Calendar dates - Internationally and FFI-Australia:

59^th AUS Championships, Perth, from 9^th to 16^th Mar 2023

2023 World Championships, Australia, Fremantle, Perth, 17^th to 25^th Mar 2023

24^th FFI-World Champ’s, Weymouth & Portland (WPNSA) UK, Jul–Aug 2025

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Back in December we advised the new date for the racing of the Ossie McCutcheon Trophy will be 29^th January 2023 being which is now next Sunday.

Click here to download the NOTICE TO COMPETITORS that covers the original Postponement to 20^th November.  A following NOTICE TO COMPETITORS 2 has simply moved the dates forward for the racing component to 29^th January 2023.

Late Entries are being accepted up until 6:00pm on Friday 27^th January 2023 with the entry fee reduced to $50- (using the discount code “LateOssieMcC”). You will still need to make prior arrangements for Registration and Measurement checks.

Click here to go to the Ossie McCutcheon Trophy Event page to enter online.

• Contact Dale Collings on 0415 595754 (email: dalecollings3930@gmail.com) for queries on specifics not covered in the Notice of Race or to query an entry.

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ffiv website now has a page to link to YouTube videos just on Flying Fifteens

Check out the first to be added: 3:36 min video of 2022 European Championships at Cowes with 71 boats.  

Don’t forget our new Tuning and Racing guides ffiv webpage launched in our Sept. 2022 News Bulletin, which has links to the latest sailing skills Videos ON flying fifteens BY flying fifteen sailors

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The 2023 World Championships regatta including 59^th Australian Championships will be sailed on the protected open waters off Freemantle, Perth, Western Australia from 12^th to 25^th March 2023. (Registration & Measurement from 9^th March)

Click here to go to the Event Website.  From here:

place mouse over RACE HQ to go to Notice of Race, Event Entry, & event Entry List.

The website shows they have 77 entries for the Nationals and 74 entries for the Worlds. Qualifying requirement do not kick in until the limit of 86 boats is reached. Unless there is a significant late rush all entries will go straight into the Worlds.

To date we have 5 Victorian boats all being towed across to the Worlds.
All entries are reminded that only the new profile Jibs can be used in the Worlds.

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From Dale Collings,   On Behalf of FFI-V                                                          END