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2012
GILL F11 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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“I have again come to realise that there is nothing anywhere in the world as suitable for 10 to 18 year olds as the F11’s. "

"Fantastic boats in a breeze, incomparable on reaches, physically testing at times, tolerant of a wide range of weights, light skippers can match up with heavier crews, heavier and rapidly growing skippers can remain competitive by using smaller younger crews, thereby introducing the younger ones to the class. "

"Sensible class rules allow minor developments and the opportunity for some individualisation – important if our young sailors are to fully develop knowledge and skills. More than competitive with any other boat of similar size in any conditions, and despite its relatively long history, still “state of the art”?"  

"This boat has some history but has also stood the test of time….  If you were going to redesign it for the next 20 years there is little that you would want to change."

 Peter Moore 2008
Volvo 70s & F11 PRO


 

 

 

 

 

 

The New Gill 2012 Australian F11 Champions
Congratulations to Kurt Hansen and Lindsay Pike now emblazoned onto the F11 Honour Board as the 2012 Flying Eleven Champions for 2012. They secured their victory with one race to spare after a bullet score in the first race on the final day.
  

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Sail-World Article - Australian Flying 11 Championship Title - Oscar crew secure title
  Another sensational come-from-behind win in the penultimate race of the 2012 Gill Flying 11 National Championships stylishly secured the title for Gosford Sailing Club’s Kurt Hansen and Lindsay Pike in Oscar at Salamander Bay, Port Stephens, on Saturday.
F11 Nationals - Day 3 FINALS SERIES
  Again, the expected sou’easter built just after the planned 12noon start time, so the postponement was some 30minutes. Eventually the breeze built to 10 knots. There were two races programmed for the last day...
F11 Nationals - Day 2 FINALS SERIES
  As expected sou’easter built just after the planned 12noon start time, so the postponement was some 30 minutes. Eventually the breeze built to 8 – 10 knots. Again the programme for the day was two races with the Gold Fleet start ahead of the Silver Fleet. The Gold Fleet comprised the highest placed 44 boats after the Qualifying Series...
F11 Nationals - Day 1 “FINALS SERIES”
  The expected soueaster built just in advance of the 12noon start time, and the course was set in the center of Salamander Bay. The programme for the day was two races with the Gold Fleet start ahead of the Silver Fleet.
F11 Nationals - Day 3 QUALIFYING SERIES
  Well, the weather is in sync with the new Flying 11 race format! The expected building soueaster took a long time to start up, and never really reached any significance. All part of the decaying low pressure cell that was forecast to threaten eastern NSW.
GILL® - F11 NATIONAL TITLES - Day 2 17th January, 2012.
  Today we saw two races conducted back to back. Unfortunately the most perfect noreaster on the planet didn't quite build to expectations for the second day of racing, offering strengths in the range 10-15 knots...
GILL® 2012 Australian Flying Eleven Championship - Day 1
  The GILL® 2012 Australian Flying Eleven Championship welcomed 174 young sailors vying for the ultimate Flying 11 class event of the season on the pristine waters of Salamander Bay at Port Stephens, NSW...
Hammer Time nails round one of Flying 11 NSW State Championships
  It wasn't just the 20-knot-plus southerly that gave the F11 fleet a hammering during the first round of the NSW Flying 11 State Championships on Brisbane Water, Gosford. Belmont pair Jack Buchan and Emma Jones in Hammer Time handled the tough conditions exceptionally well, winning all four opening races....
F11 Nationals - Salamander Shores & Pt Stephens Sailing & Aquatic Club Preview
  Our friends at the All Seasons Salamander Shores Resort has offer our F11 Families a special deal.....
F11 NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2011
  Winter has just about passed and we have seen a heap of activity by our vibrant F11 clubs once again including the YNSW Class Development Programs and the ETS doing their thing too to make NSW sailors the envy of all other states. The somewhat hidden and passive benefits of all this activity, participation and training are only just now presenting itself....
QLD YOUTH WEEK 2011 REGATTA A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE F11S
  It was a fiery end to what turned out to be an ideal regatta for the 2011 Queensland Youth Week’s AUS Mid-Winter Youth Championships hosted by RQYS, Manly, Brisbane....
Penultimate Day - 2011 AUS Mid-Winter Youth Championship QLD
  It actually turned out to be the most consistent race conditions of the championship so far...
QLD YOUTH WEEK 2011 - F11s Dazzle In Ideal Conditions Day 1
  The combined fleet of fifteen Flying 11s including the four local Queensland crews just revelled in the ideal conditions on Morton Bay for race day #1....
F11s Return In Force To QLD Youth Week 2011
  The Flying Eleven fleet have returned to sail in the Qld Youth Weeks' Australian Mid-Winter Youth Championships after inaugural invitation to this event last July, this time with even more boats both overall and from the budding Qld F11 fleet.
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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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2012 F11 NATIONALS

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SAIL SYDNEY 16 - 18 DEC 2011


16 - 18 December 2011

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2011-2012 NSW F11 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 3/4 Dec


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F11 EVENT GALLERIES 2011 - 2012

 2011 F11 Upper Harbour Championships
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 2011 YNSW Youth Championships
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 2011 NSW F11 Sprint Championships
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 LOA  3430mm
 LWL  3050mm
 Beam  1320mm
 Draft (Board Down)  990mm
 Minimum Hull Weight  38.6kg
 Main  6.04m2
 Jib  2.51m2
 Spinnaker  4.46m2
 Crew  2
   
 

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