Welsh Worlds Day 4
28 August 2015
Once again the forecasters got the big calls spot on. Sunny and breezy was the forecast and that was exactly what Tremadog Bay served up. One of the great advantages of Plas Heli as a Championship venue is the ease of making the race course from the sandy beach where the boats launch. It was little more than a 10 minute beach reach to the Committee Read More >
Big day for James and Fynn
27 August 2015
The day belonged to James Peters and Fynn Sterritt who scored a first and a second. When it was all over Christian Birrell and Sam Brearey had returned to the top of the leader board though. Read More >
Mixed fortunes on day one of worlds
24 August 2015
Anyone who thinks that the saying that it is always raining in England is just a joke should have come to Plas Heli, the new yachting centre at Pwllheli, North Wales. It didn’t just rain, it poured, but at least enough wind arrived for Day One of the Gul 2015 Fireball World Championships to get under way. Read More >
Bring on the Worlds
23 August 2015
Well, that are the song lyrics from 1970, but whilst the rest of the UK basks in the August sunshine (and it refuses to rain to save our embattled cricket team at the Oval) the far North West of Wales has been lashed by some severe rain shows. T Read More >
Gillard wins preworlds - now for the real action
22 August 2015
While there can be no doubting that the UK is the spiritual home of the Fireball Class, the reality is that as an international class there is a multi-national facet to the character of the class and that manifests itself even more when the Worlds are hosted in the UK. Read More >
Gillard and Anderton rule day three
21 August 2015
After the enforced day ashore yesterday as the coamers rolled in across the bay, Day 3 saw and early start with three races scheduled. Today's racing was sponsored by Hyde Sails; with some special prizes for the best performance across the three races... and no discards. Read More >
Day 2 Blown Out in Wales
20 August 2015
With a forecast of winds over 20 knots gusting to 30 it was always border line as to whether racing would take place on day two of the 2015 Fireball Preworlds and British Nationals. Read More >
2015 Pre Worlds Day One
19 August 2015
After a day of glorious sunshine on Monday which was used for measuring, boat preparation and some late afternoon sailing, the assembled Fireball fleet in Pwllheli, North Wales, was in race mode yesterday, Tuesday 18th August writes Cormac Bradley. Read More >
