South Australian State Championship 2016-17 (round 1)
12 December 2016
Our first state heat weekend of the 2016/17 season was one to remember, with great racing, great weather, and great winds. Held at Adelaide Sailing Club, 10 boats competed over 5 races. Read More >
South African Worlds Preview
18 November 2016
The 2016 Fireball World Championships are now only three weeks away. They will proudly be hosted by the Mossel Bay Yacht Club in South Africa from the 4th to the 16th December 2016. Read More >
NEW F I CONSTITUTION - OPEN TO COMMENTS
20 October 2016
Fireball International is proposing an update to the current constitution to clarify a number of items. Please review the proposed changes and feel free to comment. Read More >
Irish Nationals 2016
22 August 2016
Sunday’s forecast for the Irish Fireball Nationals was always less than encouraging and so it proved when the complete absence of wind brought the curtain down on the 2016 edition of the regatta. Race Officer Richard Kissane and Howth Vice Commodore, Emmett Dalton went out to the race area to see if there was any sense of wind developing but to no avail. Read More >
2016 UK Nationals - Hayling Island
15 August 2016
Gillard and Anderton win with a day to spare Read More >
2016 Europeans Overall
11 August 2016
Claude Mermod and Ruedi Moser from Switzerland win the Fireball Europeans at Lake Garda © Yacht Club AcquafrescThe European Champions are Claude Mermod and Ruedi Moser from Switzerland. With a spectacular scoreline and a consistency in the trying conditions that was impressive to say the least. Read More >
Not So Sunny South East Ireland
12 July 2016
A smaller than usual fleet of Fireballs travelled from Dun Laoghaire and Skerries to that part of Ireland which makes the claim to being the “sunny South –East”, Wexford. Read More >
Swiss Cup Murtensee
6 July 2016
12 boats. Saturday and Sunday stormy with strong showers. In between some wind from SE. 4 heats in windforce 2-3 Bft. Ranking: Mermod / Moser, Liechti / G. Ernst, Scheller / Eberle. Read More >
2016 Worlds and why you'd be mad to miss it
26 June 2016
Here is some fascinating information regarding the 2016 Worlds from our friends in Fireball South Africa. The executive summary is that the sea is warm, the winds are fine and the beer is cheap. What's not to like? Read More >
Dublin Tuesday Night Series
25 June 2016
At last a breeze! Although not quite up to the forecasted gusts of 25 knots plus last night's DBSC racing was held in fantastic conditions with peaks of 20 knots in Scotsmans Bay while further out the Dublin Bay Buoy recorded gusts of 28 knots. A beautiful warm evening greeted the five Fireballers which made it to the start line, just beyond the harbour entrance in a filling tide. Read More >
