Fireball are sailed thoughout Australia

A brief history of Fireball sailing and development in Australia 
from a Fireball International magazine 1972/3 issue

Future National Championships

The next National Championship will be 28th January - 1st February 2027 at Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club, Paynesville, Victoria.

A list of events across IFAA, IFASA and IFAV 2023-24 season is published in this news item including the Nationals and World Championship held at Geelong, Victoria in February 2024.

Perpetual Trophy Winners (please contact us if you can see any mistakes)

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2026 National Championships. Adelaide SC, SA

2025 National Championships. Twofold Bay YC, Eden, NSW

2023–24 National Championships. Royal Geelong YC, VIC
as the preliminary International Regatta leading into the World Championship.

2022–23 National Championships. Somerton YC SA

2021–22 National Championships. Portland YC VIC

2020–21 National Championships were cancelled due to covid and an alternate regatta. Brighton and Seacliff YC, SA 

2019–20 National Championships. Wangi Amateur SC, NSW

2018–19 National Championships. Royal Geelong YC VIC

2017–18 National Championships. Nedlands YC, WA

2016–17 National Championships. Rivoli Bay, SA

2015–16 National Championship. Lake Cootharaba SC, Qld

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New South Wales

Fireballs sailors in NSW belong to Gosford SC and Balmain SC

2014-15 National Championship. Gosford Sailing Club 

NSW State Champions 1965–2013

South Australia

SA boasts having six boats in the top eleven at the 2012 World Championships so the level of competition is high.

South Australian Constitution

State championships are conducted over several weekends during summer at different clubs around the state.

South Australian State Champions 1968–2018

Victoria

As of October 2026 the main Fireball clubs in VIC are Warrnambool, Geelong, Frankston and Cairn Curran.

State championships are normally conducted between February and Easter

Victorian State Champions 1966–2021
The original trophy shas been found and now we can show the full list of Victorian State Champions!

Western Australia

The WA fleet is based at Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club.

There is also movement to start up a fleet in the Swan River in the next two years.

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IFAA Constitution

Fireball Class Rules

Fireball Tuning and Training including Sheet Lengths