Irish Fireball Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
#fireball – The Fireball dinghy Open championships have been won by Barry McCartin and Conor Kinsella. Second were Kenny Rumball with Brian "Teddy" Byrne/Shane McCarthy and third were Conor and James Clancy. The Classic trophy was won by Neil Colin…
Rumball & Byrne Lead Irish Fireball Open Championships at Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club
15th June 2014 Fireball
fireball – An encouraging turnout of 21 boats made the second regatta of the Irish Fireball Regatta circuit, the Open Championship, at Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club writes Cormac Bradley. Dublin Bay had been bereft of any significant wind on…
#Fireball - High performance helm Ned Goss has been rated the fastest dinghy sailor in the world, according to Sailing Anarchy. The South Carolina-based Fireball racer was reportedly recorded by his Velocitek meter at hitting a peak speed of 36.5…
#fireball – The Irish Fireball fleet had a "soggy session" on the water last night, Tuesday 3rd June, with rain dominating the pre-race period and early part of the race and a fading breeze the feature of the race itself.Despite…
Experience Fireball Sailing–Race (a Competitive) Fireball at a Dublin Bay Regatta
28th May 2014 Fireball
#fireball – Here's a genuine offer to use a race-ready, competitive Fireball at an upcoming regatta on Dublin Bay. Applications are invited to sail a modern Wide Bow Winder Fireball, race ready and properly maintained in the upcoming Open and…
Genteel Fireball Racing on Dublin Bay, Butler & Oram Lead DBSC Series Overall
28th May 2014 Fireball
#fireball – Last night's dinghy racing in Scotsman's Bay was the first "genteel" session since the DBSC season opened on 29th April. The forecast was for 4-6 knots of Easterly at 19:00 (XCWeather) but on the water the wind was…
Butler Holds Overall DBSC Fireball Lead With Mixed Signals on the Race Four Weather front!
21st May 2014 Fireball
#fireball – Six Fireballs came under starter's orders for the Tuesday Night Series last night, under the burgee of the Dublin Bay Sailing Club writes Cormac Bradley. They encountered a different weather scenario than was predicted. The website providing weather…
#fireball – Barry McCartin and Conor Kinsella (RStGYC) became the new Ulster Fireball champions in a thrilling final day of racing at Ballyholme YC. The first regional Fireball event of the season saw fourteen entries and some really great sailing…
#fireball – With last Saturday lost to heavy weather, making two Saturdays lost in three weeks and an unseasonal Tuesday evening session last week, the weather for last night's DBSC Tuesday Series was much more in keeping with the time…
#fireball – My early afternoon check on the forecast conditions for Tuesday evening racing in Dublin Bay on the XC Weather website suggested that at 19:00 and 22:00 the winds would be 14 and 16 knots gusting to 20 and…
#fireball – With the first of the DBSC races behind us – last Saturday's blow-out and Tuesday evening's sunshine session – thoughts will start to turn to the regatta season which gets underway in two weeks' time with the opening…
The first Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Tuesday night race of the 2014 summer season was held last night in Scotsman's Bay and six Fireballs answered the call. Class Chairwoman, Marie Barry, helmed by Cariosa Power (IRL 14854) was first over…
Fireball World Championships 2015 to be Staged at Pwllheli Sailing Club, North Wales
26th April 2014 Fireball
Fireball International, the UK Fireball Association and Clwb Hwylio, Pwllheli Sailing Club have just launched a presentation announcing Pwllheli as the venue for the 2015 Fireball Worlds. The regatta will take place in Wales between 17th and 28th August 2015.It…
146kg is Optimum 'All–Up' Fireball Crew Weight, Says World Champs Gear Guide
19th April 2014 Fireball
#fireball – The table above sets out the various combinations of hulls, sails and fittings, together with crew weights of the top six boats in the recently concluded Fireball Worlds in Thailand writes Cormac Bradley. It is a table (also…
#2013 Fireball World Championship winning crew Simon Potts fulfilled the coach's role at what has now become the herald of the domestic Irish Fireball scene – the season opening coaching weekend. Potts, who won the Worlds in Slovenia crewing for Tom Gillard,…
#fireball – In what appears to have been a light wind conclusion to the Fireball worlds in Pattaya, Thailand, hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, two races have been sailed to close out the ten-race series writes Cormac Bradley. A…