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Gill 2012-2013 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS   Newly crowned winners of the Gill 2012-2013 NSW Flying 11 State Championships, 1380 'Hot Chilli in center'. Skipper Jarrod Turner and crew Rebecca Hancock from Belmont 16ft SC. On the left are runners-up & overall 1st Junior Skipper, 1396 'Slick', skipper Owen Long & crew Thomas Steenson, from Belmont as well. On the right are 3rd place team, 1393 'Bolt', skipper Sarah Parker & crew Harry Parker from Avalon SC. GILL 2013 FLYING 11 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS   Newly crowned winners of the Gill 2013 Flying 11 Australian Championships, 1396 'Slick'. Skipper Owen Long and crew Thomas Steenson, collect their trophies from Olympic hero Malcolm Page. SAIL SYDNEY 2012 - Gill NSW F11 State Championshoips (Round 1)   YNSW is hosted the 2012 Sail Sydney Regatta on Sydney Harbour. The NSW Flying 11 Association is conducted the first half of the NSW State Championships as part of this event. NB SailSports - Bethwaite Regatta 2012   The annual Bethwaite Regatta was hosted by Belmont 16ft Sailing Club, Lake Macquarie on November 10th & 11th. The event was proudly sponsored by NB SailSports, the new distributor of 9er products in Australia. The Flying 11 fleet had 18 starters, being the largest class sailing over the weekend. Even amongst the 22 sailors racing 29ers on the weekend, no fewer than 18 had previously raced in the Flying 11 Class. These simple numbers serve to demonstrate the merit of F11s to deliver strong continuing participation on the youth development pathway! SAIL SANDY REGATTA 2012   The Australian Flying 11 Sailing Association sponsored two NSW teams to compete in this year's season opening regatta at Sandringham Yacht Club over the weekend of October 20-21. These 2 F11 boats are always available for any Victorian sailing club, individual or group, to borrow and test at their leisure. They are stored on a fully self contained double road trailer for easy access. Click on the link included to see all the regatta details. 2012 NSW SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS - Northbridge SC - 13th October   Saturday 13th october saw Northbridge Sailing Club host this season's NSW Sprint Championships. Regatta director, Scott Lawson, masterfully lead a team of officials and volunteers, to successfully complete the entire eight race program in five hours. Racing was rapid fire, with each heat lasting approximately 30 minutes. The record 32 entries represented 10 different clubs. The wind started softly but soon built from the ESE to ensure plenty of passing lanes as the array of wind pressure and direction found its way down onto the amphitheatre course. 2012 YNSW Youth Championships   After three long days of sailing in a wide array of conditions, ten races were completed in the 2012 Yachting NSW State Youth Championships at Belmont, Lake Macquarie. The victors were from right to left: 1st Place - FINN GILBERT & TOM SMITH 1265 'Tom' ... 2nd Place - OWEN LONG & THOMAS STEENSON 1396 - 'Slick' ... 3rd Place - SARAH & HARRY PARKER 1393 - 'WaveRunner'. Full Results attached here ...... 2012 SPRING TRAINING CAMP - LANE COVE   The opening training event of the Flying 11 Class calendar was held over three days, September 22 - 24, at Lane Cove. Click on the attached 'link' to read the report by Tony Smith, with photos by Andrew Glassock. F11 SPRING TRAINING CAMP   Clear off the cobwebs before the season starts! This camp is a fantastic way to get some great coaching and your boat handling sorted out for the season ahead. It's a really great social extravaganza, and basically a 'Not To Be Missed' opportunity. It will give you confidence for all levels of your sailing, and you will make heaps of friends without trying! Rig by 8am for a 9am start - end 4pm each day. Day 4 - 2012 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS QLD   1265 'Tom' sailed by Finn Gilbert & Tom Smith have sailed another impressive three race day to finish the F11 Australian Midwinter Championship with a clear points lead from fellow NSW team mates 1396 'Slick' sailed by Owen Long & Thomas Steenson, and 1380 'Hot Chilli' sailed by Jarrod Turner & Ben Carruthers. DAY 3 - 2012 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIP QLD   Condition eased a little for the second day of Championship racing, so we saw none of the 'choc top' capsizes of the previous day. Racing was conducted in winds which steadily built form 12 knots to 16 knots with the occasional squall from skirting rain clouds. DAY 2 - 2012 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS QLD   3 races were sailed in a building southerly which started at 13 knots and increased to just over 20 knots by the end of racing. DAY 1 - 2012 AUSTRALIAN YOUTH MIDWINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS QLD   Competitors enjoyed a steady 10 knot southerly breeze to start the 2012 regatta, with a Practice Race conducted on two trapezoid courses out on Waterloo Bay today (July 5th). The Flying 11 Class has 17 entries, with three Queensland teams joining in the fun. See below for pictures of our Qld sailors who are out to enjoy the support from the Australian F11 Association during the regatta. Teams are warming up for 2012 Australian Youth Midwinter Regatta   Already there are seventeen Flying 11s entered for the Australian Youth Midwinter Championships which start on Thursday 5th July. The F11 Class made their inaugural appearance on the Midwinters scene in 2010. Steadily the number of entries have increased, to the level where they are the second largest fleet of the double-handed boats competing in the regatta. Entries have passed the 230 mark, in classes from Sabot, Optimist, Laser Radial & 4.7, 29er, 420 and Flying 11s. Flying 11s racing at Albert Sailing Club - Winter Regatta 2012   The Australian Flying 11 Sailing Association entered it's two Melbourne boats into the annual Albert Sailing Club's 2012 Winter Regatta. This was an opportunity for many junior Victorian sailors to see these 'little skiffs' perform on the race course, and even test sail them on the calmer waters of Melbourne's Albert Park lake over the weekend of June 23rd & 24th. The new Gill NSW Flying 11 Championships   Congratulations to the team of 1373 - HAMMERTIME, Jack Buchan and Emma Jones, now emblazoned onto the F11 Honour Board as the 2012 NSW State Champions. Following on from a dominant performance at Gosford in December, they maintained their consistency during the final four heats at Cronulla in February. During the final round of the NSW Flying 11 Championships at Cronulla, manoeuvring past the odd hammerhead shark was all in a day's work for Belmont pair Jack Buchan and Emma Jones, as they sailed their aptly named boat HammerTime to victory. New SAILOR PROFILE page ready for your submissions Would you like to be more famous than you already are? Here's your chance.......... Click on the About F11s main menu.

 

 

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The Flying Eleven is designed as high performance racing skiff suitable for 12 to 18 year olds. It is an excellent a follow-on boat for Optis, Sabots, Manly Juniors & other junior classes. The Flying 11 class is very strong around Australia, with National regattas attracting fleets of over 100 boats. In the last few years alone, over 100 new boats have been launched - a statistic unmatched by most other dinghy classes. High performance sailing is fast becoming the goal of a great many dinghy sailors with the appearance of 49ers as an Olympic class. The Flying Eleven is a logical step in the transition between junior classes and prepares young sailors for classes such as Cherubs, 420s, 470s, 29ers, Moths, 13s or even 49ers. 

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