The European championship for the Flying 15 class starts today in Puerto Pollensa, Majorca and runs through until 14 May.

Over 40 boats have registered with a strong entry of 14 from the UK including previous world champions Alan Bax and Charles Apthorp.

Representatives from both Australia and New Zealand who will be hosting the 2005 worlds will also be present.

List of entries

IRL 3753, KEN DUMPLETON AND JOHN McNEILLY

GBR 3414, CRISPIN FARRANT AND ANN MARSH

GBR 3772, JOCK MAWSON AND BEN ROBINSON

IRL 3691, IAN MATHEWS AND BEN MULLIGAN

IRL 3763, MORGAN SHEEHY AND JAN VAN DER PULL

HGK 3650, DAVID THEWLIS AND JOYCE THEWLIS

ESP 3364, FREDERIK ROEGIES AND JAQUES GANTOIS

ESP 3796, JAVIER CHACARTEGUI AND JOAQUIM COBARRO

ESP 3592, KIKO VILLALONGA AND PACO TERRASSA

IRL 3597, PAUL BOTTERIL AND WILFRED TOLHURST

IRL 3686, NIALL COLEMAN AND CHRIS DOORIHY

IRL 3688, JUSTIN BURKE AND ALAN GREEN

GBR 3699, SIMON KNELLER AND DAVID LUCAS

GBR 3279, JOHN WASHINGTON AND ANITA MORRIS

ESP 3432, TIM AISHER

GBR 3760, JEREMY DAVY AND ANDY THOMSON

FRA 3163, ARNAUD DELAMARRE AND ANTOINE LIAGRE

IRL 3763, GRAHAM PEARSON AND MARK THIAKETTLE

IRL 3773, JOHN LAVERY AND

GBR 3420, TONY LEE AND CHRIS HOUGH

GBR 3666, JAMES GERARD AND JOHN McKENCIE

GBR 3615, ROGER AND BARBARA PALMER

GBR 3211, SIMON DANGERFIELD AND MICHAEL ABRAHAMS

NZL JEFFREY MORRISON AND GRAEME ROBINSON

ESP 3610, JOHN LEAF AND ROBERTO ROMANO

GBR 3805, DAVID AND SALLY McKEE

AUS 3766, NILS BLUMANN AND RAY SEBO

FRA 3785, BASSET ERIC AND BIET ARNAUD

GBR 3725, TOM HALL AND IAN BARKER

ESP 3600, MICHAEL CLOUGH

FRA 3061, CHRISTOPHE BOUFFAN AND PIERRE SALMON

GBR 3816, NIGEL TULLET AND SAM RAYNER

GBR 3786, ALAN BAX AND PAUL BUSBY

ESP 2635, ALVARO COBARRO AND TONI SEGUI

ESP 2500, JAIME SEGUI AND MIGUEL CLAMOR

GBR 3591, CHARLES AND DAVID APTHORP

ESP 3728, PACO PALMER AND JAUME PUJADES

ESP 3804, MIGUEL GUASP AND BERNAT PASCUAL

ESP 3589, MIQUEL A. PERELLO AND ALEJANDRO PRESA

ESP 3388, GUILLERMO SOCIAS AND MIQUEL GINERA

ESP PERE A. ENSEÑAT AND RAQUEL FORTUNY