Irish Fireball Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
#fireball – The penultimate Sunday of the DMYC Frostbite Series, 16th March, saw another two races sailed in a brisk Westerly which gave all the crews a good work out. The turnout may have been influenced by the fact that…
#fireball –The Irish Fireball Fleet mustered 13 boats for the Frostbite racing in Dun Laoghaire Harbour yesterday, Sunday 9th March writes Cormac Bradley. They were rewarded with a day of weather that was contrary to the BBC Weather forecast on…
#fireball – The prayers of the Irish Fireball fleet for some relief from the recent weather (of too strong winds) were answered this past Sunday, 2nd March, when 9 Fireballs were able to get out on the water for two…
#fireball – The combination of "N over A" was flying over the DMYC Clubhouse again yesterday, Sunday 23rd February, signalling that racing for the day had fallen victim to the weather. While conditions were mild, the forecast was for F4…
#fireball – A modest turnout of eight Fireballs was served a double header of two races yesterday in Dun Laoghaire though only seven actually raced. Considering the recent weather – howling gales and driving rain – the conditions were almost…
#fireball – Despite some of the most adverse weather forecasts I have heard for quite a while during Saturday, the Frostbites were sailed yesterday in almost balmy (for February) conditions, with sunshine, and a temperature of around 7 - 8º.…
#fireball – The one regatta date given out in last week's report was, in accordance with Murphy's or Sod's law, incorrect. This week that error is corrected and another two dates are added. Irish Fireball Class Association Domestic Regatta Fixtures 2014…
#fireball – After a six-week hiatus, due to gale-force winds and the scheduled break of the Sundays either side of Christmas, the 2014 half of the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club's 2013/14 Frostbite Series finally got underway yesterday, the third…
Another Winter Fireball Dinghy Race in Dun Laoghaire Lost to Blustery Weather
12th January 2014 Fireball
#fireball – As this report is being typed, racing's "flags of surrender" to the elements are flying briskly from the flagpole of the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club writes Cormac Bradley. For the second Sunday of Series 2, "N over…
First Frostbite of 2014 Goes the Same Way as the Closing Frostbite of 2013 – Abandoned!
6th January 2014 Fireball
First Frostbite of 2014 goes the same way as the closing Frostbite of 2013 – abandoned! writes Cormac Bradley. In the context of the severe storms and damage of the Christmas and New Year storms, reporting that the first Frostbite race of…
#fireball – The last Sunday of Frostbite racing in Dun Laoghaire for 2013 was brought to an early close when the Race Team decided that the combination of the overnight weather forecast (Storm Force 9) and the actual conditions meant…
#fireball – The Irish Fireball Association's Open Day on Saturday 30th November was a great success with strong interest in both the morning and afternoon sessions. We were very fortunate with the weather – sunshine and good breeze – enough…
#fireball – When taking up my station on the east pier of Dun Laoghaire's harbour to watch the day's Frostbite racing for this report, the wind direction was 289º. By the start of the Fireball race it had gone to…
#fireball – As previously reported on this website, the Irish Fireball Class is hosting an Open Day this Saturday, 30th November, to provide people who are interested an opportunity to see what makes Fireball sailing so exciting! The intention is…
#fireball – Yesterday’s Fireball Frostbite race produced a fleet that had all the appearance of being adversely influenced by the Ireland – New Zealand rugby fixture taking place a short distance away with kick-off very close to the scheduled start…
#frostbite – Mary Chambers & Brenda McGuire (14865) were the very popular winners of the Mugs in the Fireball Class on the third day of the 2013/14 Frostbite Series sailed in slightly soggy and difficult conditions in Dublin Bay yesterday…
