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2012 BC Championships

2012 BC Championships

3 October 2012

BC Championships, we were there, but the wind forgot us Read More >

2012 Screwball Regatta

2012 Screwball Regatta

26 September 2012

Mother Nature spoiled us with one day of light and erratically shifty conditions, followed by two days of 25-30 knot winds and some pretty nasty chop! This led to much swimming by every participant throughout the entire weekend. Read More >

UK Inlands 2012

UK Inlands 2012

25 September 2012

Mixed conditions greated the Fireball fleet for the 2012 UK Inland Championships. A star studded field assembled for some extremely tough racing. Read More >

New Web Site Goes Live

New Web Site Goes Live

21 September 2012

Welcome to the new Fireball International Web Site. Read More >

Irish Fireball Regatta Closes the Season

Irish Fireball Regatta Closes the Season

17 September 2012

The hosting of the Leinster Provincial Championships last weekend (15/16th Sept) by Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club saw the curtain down on the Irish Fireball regatta season. Read More >

Swiss National Championships

Swiss National Championships

11 September 2012

This years Swiss National Championships took place at at Estavayer. The event was also the Grand Nationals for 2012. Read More >

2012 Canadian Nationals

2012 Canadian Nationals

11 September 2012

The Canadian National Championships were sailed over two days at Nepean Sailing Club, Ottawa, Ontaria. Read More >

Blackwater Open Meeting

Blackwater Open Meeting

3 September 2012

The fireball fleet reconvened for a late summer open meeting at BlackWater Sailing Club. 18 boats made the journey and were greeted with a warm welcome and the prospect of some some close racing in the blackwater estuary. Read More >

International Regatta Dates

International Regatta Dates

30 August 2012

The members of the FI Executive who were present in Bracciano had a meeting to review and discuss a number of subjects including the future schedule of international regattas. There had been a prospect of going to Mauritius for a Worlds under a similar initiative to the Barbados Worlds of 2010, but that prospect has receded to the extent that it is no longer an option. The following report is the proposal up to 2016. A revision to the format of the two week Worlds has been suggested and will be adopted for Slovenia. This is an attempt to reduce the amount of leave that will be required to do a Worlds event. Read More >

Zhik 50th Anniversary UK Nationals

Zhik 50th Anniversary UK Nationals

19 August 2012

Sponsored by: Zhik, Harken, Pinnel & Bax, Winder, North Sails, Creation Covers, Polgoon Winery, Cornish Mead Company, Scarlett Wines Penzance sailing club warmly welcomed the Fireball fleet for the 4th time for their 50th anniversary National Championships. The 57 entries were excited at the prospect of 5 days racing in the fabulous Mounts Bay. Read More >