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Dublin Fireballs break out of the harbour

Dublin Fireballs break out of the harbour

19 November 2014

The third Sunday of the 2014/15 Frostbite Series saw the fleet break out of the constraints of Dun Laoghaire harbour and race offshore yesterday. Read More >

Port River South Australian State Championship Races

Port River South Australian State Championship Races

12 November 2014

Round one of the South Australian State Championship was held on Sunday 9th November at the Port River Sailing Club. Conditions in the river are typically challenging for competitors and again we were not disappointed with a good breeze ranging in strength from 12 to 22 knots and providing for some great rides! Read More >

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Rule Changes for Sail Measurment

6 November 2014

The Fireball class rules predate ISAF's SCR (Standard Class Rules) and ERS (Equipment Rules of Sailing) by a fair number of years, and we have been having some difficulties with sail measurement since the early 2000s. Read More >

Dun Laoghaire Frostbite 1

Dun Laoghaire Frostbite 1

5 November 2014

Despite a forecast on Saturday night that suggested sailing would not be an option on Sunday, nine Fireballs took to the start line for the first Frostbite race of the 2014/15 Series. Read More >

Fireball Inlands - Chew Valley

Fireball Inlands - Chew Valley

3 November 2014

The Allen Brothers sponsored Fireball Inland Championships was held at the lovely Chew Valley SC this weekend. Read More >

Slovenian Nationals

Slovenian Nationals

29 October 2014

Slovenian Nationals took place in 17th - 19th October in Portoroz bay and Czech Fireball entered to the competition with 9 Czech boats. Read More >

2015 Worlds - Find Your Match

2015 Worlds - Find Your Match

22 October 2014

This page is aimed at helping to match those crews who need a helm, with those helms looking for a crew; those people with a boat that they cannot sail, with those looking to charter a boat. Read More >

2014 BC Championship

2014 BC Championship

14 October 2014

We almost had 5 races over two days for the BC Fireball Championship at the RVYC Fall Dinghy Championships September 27th and 28th Read More >

Fireball Leinster Championships

Fireball Leinster Championships

6 October 2014

With a forecast of rising wind strengths for the day, which did manifest themselves, PRO Jack Roy and his team set three Windward-Leeward races for the Irish Fireball fleet to close out the regatta season for 2014. Read More >

Staunton Harold Sprint

Staunton Harold Sprint

28 September 2014

15 optimistic boats convened at Staunton Harold Sailing Club over the weekend – 10 sprint races were on offer, in the end 5 ambling races were achieved. Read More >