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.

Building breeze makes for fun and games!

Following the resignation of Chris Payne, Ben Schulz will take over as the new Rear Commodore Australasia on January 1^st 2012. Ben is a seasoned Fireball sailor. He is well known in the international Fireball community, having attended many a major events all over the world. He was secretary / treasurer of the Fireball Australia for the past 5 years.

Fireball International welcomes the new Rear Commodore Australasia and wishes him many successes in and out of the water in the years to come.