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. The next National Championship will be held at Somerton Yacht Club, South Australia on the March long weekend: 11 - 13th March 2023.

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

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

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

2022 - 23 National Championships were held at Somerton YC SA

2021 - 22 National Championships were held at Portland YC VIC

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 sailors in New South Wales belong to Gosford Sailing Club and Balmain Sailing Club.

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 October 2023 the main Fireball clubs in Victoria are Warrnambool, Geelong, Frankston and Cairn Curran.

The state championships are normally conducted between February and Easter

Victorian State Champions 1966 to present.  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

2023 Fireball Class Rules

Fireball Tuning and Training including Rope Lengths