The Flying Fifteen is a twenty foot long two handed keelboat. It is suited to a wide range of crew weights, and can easily be sailed by mixed crews. It was designed by Uffa Fox in 1947. The design has changed little over the years, but the rig and materials used have.

As the class has developed, the older boats have become less competitive against the newer boats in stronger winds so two "sub-fleets" have been created, the Classics and the Silvers. Classics are Fifteens with sail numbers of 2700 and below, but in addition boats built by Copland, Shepherd and Wyche & Coppock with sail numbers over 2700 are also eligible for Classic status.

The Silvers are boats with sail numbers in the range 2701 - 3200 (which are not Classics). These limits were chosen as they mark the introduction of the Windebank IV and Windebank IX designs, both of which showed significant improvements in performance on previous designs.

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