Fireball Australia 2024-25 Season Sailing Program and Results

1 Oct 2024 - 21 Apr 2025 - State and National events across NSW, SA and VIC

Wrap up of the 2024-25 season.

One purpose for this combined program is to support people that are interested to see what is on in multiple locations. If you are travelling for work for example there might be an opportunity to hook up with fireball sailors to increase the pleasure of your weekend whilst away from home.

At this closing stage of the year results are published in this one place and accomplishments are celebrated.

4 categories are calendars are listed below: National events, Victorian events, South Australian events and club based opportunities. Scroll down to see all 4 below.

National Events

Date & Place Event Outcome Results
13th-16th Feb 2025
Twofold Bay, NSW
Fireball National Championship
in conjunction with Twofold Bay
Sailing Club Annual Regatta

Winners: Open Tom Gillard / Andy Thompson GBR

Aus Champions:
Brendan Garner / Ben O'Brien

2 race regattta - here are results
Regatta highlights
and low lights

Easter:
18th-20th Apr 2025; Lake Bullen Merri, VIC

Inaugural Fireball Australia Youth Championship
in conjunction with Yachting Western Region
Annual Easter Regatta

Winners:
Josh Garner / Ben O'Brien

1st Double youth team:
Ben Garner / Sam Williamson

Full regatta - !!
Results

High lights in Yachts & Yachting

Great competition

 

State Events - Victoria

Date Event Outcome Results
19th-20th Oct 2024;
Sandringham Yacht Club
IFAV State Titles
as part of Sail Sandy 2024
Winners: Heather Macfarlane / Chris Payne Results
23-24th Nov 2024; Cairn Curran Sailing Club Cairn Curran Annual Regatta

Winners: Phil Peverell / Bruce Shand Results
7-8th Dec 2024; 
Lake Colac
Colac Yacht Club Regatta 2 fireballs partiicipated in this country regatta resumed after 10 years of drought; Susannah Gillam / Andrew Butler & Peter Russell / Jen Russell The Teams

Combined National and State events across the season IFAV Traveller's Trophy Winner: Brendan Garner

Results  

State Events - South Australia

Date Event Outcome

2-3 Nov 2024
Adelaide Sailing Club

8-9 Mar 2025 
Brighton Seacliff Yacht Club

State Heats IFASA event 1 weekend

State Heats IFASA event 2 weekend

Close competition across the 2 weekends. Experience together as a team paid off!

Winners: Jalina Pivetta (née Thompson-Kambas) / Nathan Stockley

2nd Jess de la Perelle and James
3rd Ben Schultz 
4th Ryan Kelly

 

 

  

 Clubs with fireballs 

Contacts are listed below if you are visiting. Across this 2024-25 season we had several outstanding contributors to the #MFSMO (More Fireballs Sailing More Often) Campaign. 

Club Club Sailing day / calendar Contact
Frankston Yacht Club, VIC Sail Saturday afternoons.
Sailing calendar
Glenn Peverell
0409 949 910

Albert Sailing Club, Albert Park, VIC

See Jaemie's best post for #MFSMO

and one from his crew David

Sail Saturday afternoons
Sailing Calendar

Jaemie Wilson
0420 362 573
Royal Geelong Yacht Club, VIC  Sail Saturday afternoons mainly
Monitor the OTB Calendar
Myles Gavin
0418 109 326 

Warrnambool Yacht Club, VIC
And WYC Facebook

Jen was a prolilfic poster for #MFSMO. Here is a sample photo from a big westerly racing day at the club.

Sail Saturday afternoons mainly
 
Don Allen
0419 389 638

Cairn Curran Sailing Club, VIC

Andrew Kean kick started and helped maintain the #MFSMO campaign with his campaign to organise transfers and posting himself

 Sail Saturday

 Andrew Kean
0438 896 165

Largs Bay Sailing Club, SA  Sail Saturdays
Sailing Calendar
Nathan Stockley
0455 633 332

Adelaide Sailing Club, SA

See new to fireballer Lyndon Zimmerman sailed between Henley Beach and up to Adelaide Sailing Club 

Sail Saturdays
Sailing Calendar
Ben Schulz
0400 991 606