Fireball Sailing in Australia

Fireballs are sailed across Australia.

Click here for a brief history of Fireball sailing and development in Australia (from a Fireball International magazine 1972/3 issue)

National Championships are each year (normally over the Christmas holiday period). The next National Championship will be held at Great Keppel Yacht Club, Yeppoon, Queensland starting on the 28th December.

World Championship to be held at Geelong, Victoria in February 2024.

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

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2018 - 19 National Championships were held at Royal Geelong YC VIC

2017-18 National Championships were held at Nedlands YC, WA

2016-17 National Championships were held at Rivoli Bay, SA

2015-16 National Championship were held at Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club 

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New South Wales

Fireballs are sailed in New South Wales at Gosford Sailing Club every Saturday in summer.

The NSW state championships are held at Gosford Sailing Club.

In additional to this regular travellers races are conducted.

2014-15 National Championship were held at  Gosford Sailing Club 

NSW State Champions 1965 to present

South Australia

South Australia can boast having six boats in the top eleven at the 2012 World Championships so the level of competition is high.

South Australian Constitution

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

South Australian State Champions 1968  to present

Victoria

As at March 2021 the main Fireball clubs in Victoria are Warrnambool, Geelong, Frankston, Cairn Curran and Yarrawonga.

The state championships are normally conducted between February and Easter

Victorian State Champions 1966 to present.  Please help us locate the old trophy so 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

2020 Fireball Class Rules

Fireball Rope Lengths