Irish Fireball Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
#fireball – Although the forecast was for 15 – 18 knots or close variations to that, the assembled Fireball fleet at the UK Nationals enjoyed slightly lesser winds on Day 3 of the regatta. "Enjoyed" is used judiciously as the…
fireball – There was no racing yesterday at the Fireball dinghy Brititsh Nationals in Pwllheli, North Wales. Sixty boats are entered in the week long competition at the Irish Sea's newest sailing centre; Plas Heli. Next week the international fleet…
#fireball – 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…
#fireball – If the upcoming Pwllheli GUL World Championships for the Fireball Class are a light weather event, four of the five Fireballs who took to the water in tonight's DBSC race had a good work out writes Cormac Bradley.…
#fireball – Tonight's DBSC racing was full of contrasts for the Fireball fleet that took to the water. The first race was sailed in rain, the second in relative sunshine! The first race was processional, the second race was a tightly…
#fireball – The Dublin Bay Sailing Club Fireball fleet had an entertaining evening's racing this past Tuesday. They were joined by an Irish Olympian, Phil Lawton who helmed Stephen Oram's 15061, the sun shone and the breeze from the west…
#fireball – After two weekends of multi-day regattas, at the Nationals in Dunmore East (10 boats) and the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta (8 boats), six Irish Fireballs had a genteel evening of racing inside the harbour last night. XCWeather was…
#fireball – The Clancy's aka Conor and James were deserved winners of the Fireball main prize in the four day biennial Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta. The brothers sailed consistently well through the lively and varied winds of the regatta. In…
#fireball – 'I see no flags' – To paraphrase Nelson, I saw no flags last night flying from the DMYC to signify that racing in the DBSC Tuesday Series was cancelled writes Cormac Bradley. This is intended only as an…
#fireball – Barry McCartin & Conor Kinsella (15114) put together an almost flawless defence of their 2014 Irish Fireball Nationals title in Dunmore East over this past weekend writes Cormac Bradley. Almost flawless? They dropped one race in the nine-race…
#fireballl – After a 2hr postponement due to the sea condition, Race Officer Con Murphy got three Fireball races completed in Dunmore East today writes Cormac Bradley. In wind conditions that peaked at just over 20 knots and receded to…
#fireball – Racing has been postponed for two hours this morning at Dunmore East in County Waterford for a combined fleet of Fireballs, Flying Fifteens and 420s. Race Officer Con Murphy says big seas running outside the harbour suggests competitior safety…
#fireball – A disappointing turnout of only ten Fireballs have made the first day of the Irish Fireball Nationals in Dunmore East writes Cormac Bradley. With the exception of young Edward Coyne out of Kinsale the home club's Mike Murphy…
#fireball – On the last Tuesday night before the Nationals (Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July, with Flying Fifteens and 420s), six Fireballs were in action in DBSC racing last night. Yet again the Race Committee…
#fireball – It would appear that the price the racing fleet pay for a day of sunshine, like yesterday, is a fickle evening of breeze. Not unexpected really! Yesterday was warm enough to warrant the generation of a sea-breeze but…
Pleasant evening, modest turnout! After the respective exploits of those who travelled to the north coast for the Ulster Championships and those who sailed south and west in larger boats from Dun Laoghaire to Dingle, it may have been expected…