Our Italian colleagues have launched the website for the Europeans which take place between 21 and 27 July 2012. With the World Championships successfully concluded in Mandurah, Western Australia, this event, just outside Rome, is the Class' ranking event in 2012.

Specific details for the event can be found at the following website address;

New Fireball Commodore, Joe Jospe (CAN 15024), shares some thoughts from mandurah.

New Commodore, Joe Jospe of Canada presented his first Commodore's Report in Mandurah, Western Australia.

Read on! 

Results of the races in Mandurah are posted here.

Fireball International is proud to present  Joe Jospe (CAN) as the new world wide commodore.

Thank you Joe and all the best for your term(s).

Fireball International wishes all Fireball friends a very successfull and windy season. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the class by outting your boat in the water and sailing races all over the world.

Congratulations to Chips Howarth and Viv Townend for winning the International week.

John Heywood and Brett Littledike are the new Australian Champions.

Dave Wade and Tim Saxton finish third.

Check the results of the brave Fireball sailors here and read the report here (with pictures)

The celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Fireball will start in Australia. The first pre-world race of the International Week / Australian National will be started December 29th 2011 at 1 pm (local time). The World Championship will beginn Monday January 2nd. Friday January 7th we will know the names of the Fireball World Champions 2012.

Good Luck to all participants

Here is the schedule

With the last of the pre-Christmas Frostbites being sailed in Dun laoghaire's harbour yesterday, 18th December, the curtain has fallen on the Irish racing scene for 2011.