News

News RSS
Irish Nationals

Irish Nationals

21 September 2017

Noel Butler and Simon Revill are the 2017 Irish Fireball National Champions winning seven of the nine races that concluded with two light air affairs on Sunday 17th September. Indeed, I think the mathematics meant that the pair didn’t have to sail on Sunday, Read More >

North American Championships

North American Championships

18 September 2017

This year's North American championship was a hotly contested regatta, which saw the fleet in a 12 way tie coming into the second to last race. Read More >

Italian Nationals

Italian Nationals

15 September 2017

Italian Nationals In warm and sunny weather and driving through the scenic countryside of Tuscany, twenty six Fireball teams including three Swiss and one Czech, arrived at the beautiful sailing club and resort of Punta Ala, just South of Piombino. Read More >

Geelong - Australia Wins 2022 Worlds Hosting Rights

Geelong - Australia Wins 2022 Worlds Hosting Rights

13 September 2017

Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) has won its bid to host a prestigious major international sailing event in 2022 - the annual Fireball World Titles. Read More >

Gul Fireball Europeans & UK Nationals - Overall

Gul Fireball Europeans & UK Nationals - Overall

30 August 2017

So Friday morning in Lyme dawned with Matt Burge and Dan Schieber the overnight leaders after the most consistent day across the 3 races on Thursday. Read More >

Gul Europeans Day 5

Gul Europeans Day 5

25 August 2017

The penultimate day of the Gul Fireball Europeans in Lyme Regis was forecast to be light and shifty, so the prospect of getting 3 races in to catch up with the schedule was considered by many to be ambitious. It was possible that Wednesday would prove to be the last day's sailing of the week. Read More >

A bit about Christine Haerdi-Landerer - Candidate for FI Commodore

A bit about Christine Haerdi-Landerer - Candidate for FI Commodore

11 August 2017

An Introduction to Christina Haerdi- Landerer Read More >

Shorham UK Open Meeting

Shorham UK Open Meeting

1 August 2017

Firstly, NEVER, EVER, believe the weather forecast. I can't recall what it said - apart from rain, but the breeze we got wasn't predicted. Read More >

Fireball Europeans - British Runners and Riders

Fireball Europeans - British Runners and Riders

19 July 2017

It's time for another big Fireball event! With 75 boats already entered from 8 different countries and the event taking place in Lyme Regis during the height of summer, it's difficult to see this event being anything other than unmissable. Read More >

Irish Leinsters at Skerries

Irish Leinsters at Skerries

17 July 2017

A variety of headlines could be given to this regatta report: "A regatta of two halves", "Consistency pays", "Minimal mistakes pays dividends", "Fireballs survive Mother Nature", "Happy return to Skerries", "17 tired bodies enjoy Fireball sailing at its best". Read More >