The Flying Fifteen fleet is renowned for sharing information to help each other.

Every one of the top sailors will gladly talk about tuning and technique, as will the main sailmakers and boat builders.

Two UK sailmakers that compete in Fifteens with great success have tuning guides on their web sites, these include detailed measurements for mastt rake, position, tension etc. Remember these guides are designed for UK boats most of which have their shroud plates through the gunwhales. Many Australian boats have the shroud plate further inboard, this will have a small effect on the spreader length, etc.. A former BIFFA President - David McKee also had some tuning notes published and these may be accesed via the BIFFA web site.

Suggested sites are:

• Goacher Sails
• Pinnell & Bax
• David McKee