Fireball Sailing in Australia

Fireballs are sailed across Australia.

Fleets race regularly in South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.

There are also a number of boats scattered throughout Tasmania, Northern Territory, Queensland and ACT.

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 Royal Geelong Yacht Club Feb 3- Feb 9, 2019.

World Championship to be held at Geelong, Victoria in Jan 2022.

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

The four main states have a state championship each year and club racing takes place each week in summer.

For all the latest Australian Fireball  news,  events,  galleries,  for sale items and results look on the Fireball International pages

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

In South Australia there are fleets at Adelaide Sailing Club, Largs Bay Sailing Club, Port River Sailing Club, Wallaroo Sailing Club and recently we have new members from Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club.

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 Committee Members 2018-19

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

2017-18 State Championship Notice of Race

Membership form 2017-18

Victoria

The main Fireball clubs in Victoria are Warrnambool, Sandringham, Safety Beach and Westernport.

The state championships are normally conducted over the March long weekend.

Fireballs also have a strong attendance at Geelong Race Week.

Victorian State Champions.  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

2015 Fireball Class Rules

Fireball Rope Lengths