Welcome to the Australian FD Site - the home of all things Flying Dutchman in Australia.
The FD is one of the dinghies everyone always aspires to sail. It has a rich Olympic heritage, and is growing today as a vibrant international class with fleets throughout the world.
To check out where we are sailing this season, check out the news section for regattas coming up.
Check our latest installment of Sailing a Flying Dutchman. "Racing Away from Home" by Ian McCrossin.
Latest Bulletin (click here)
For older bulletins go to: https://issuu.com/ifdco (most recent to 2007)
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*banner photos by John Ford, Julie Fourter and Garry AndLiz Hunter
TBC Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club
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Sat 07 Dec 2024 09:00 — Sun 08 Dec 2024 17:00
Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club
Batemans Bay Marina Regatta (ANZAC weekend)
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Sat 26 Apr 2025 09:00 — Sun 27 Apr 2025 17:00
Batemans Bay Sailing Club
Australian FD 2024-2025 Season Calendar
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Congratulations to Matt Draper and Daniel Morrow for winning the inaugural Ian McCrossin Inland Cup
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Vale Three Greats from Australia and New Zealand
During the 2022-2023 season, Australian and New Zealand lost three greats of FD sailing. Vale Carl Ryves in October 2022, Ralph Roberts in March 2023, and Sir James Hardy in June 2023.
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14 Nov 2023
WORLDS 2024 ST. PETERSBURG TIME-SCHEDULE
Dear Sailors,
after some deliberations about what would be most convenient to both the St.Petersburg Yacht Club and the IFDCO we now have the final time-schedule for the Worlds 2024 in St.Petersburg:
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16 Jun 2023
Race documents now available (Ham Cup 2023 in conjunction with Symmetrical Spinnaker Challenge)
race documents available here
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15 Feb 2023
Race documents now available (47th Annual Twofold Bay Regatta)
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2023 FD Nationals Sailing Instructions now available
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2023 FD Nationals NOR available and sign up link
NOR available
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30 Dec 2022
Rescheduled (again (again)): Ham Cup 2023
The Ham Cup is on March 3-5 2023
NOR and SI to follow.
09 Dec 2022
Vale Carl Ryves
Carl Ryves, champion sailor and 1968 Olympics Flying Dutchman class Australian representative died overnight.
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14 Oct 2022