Irish Fireball Sailing Dinghy News & Regatta Results
A few weeks past, the Fireball Class gathered at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire Harbour to celebrate the 2022 season, to recognise the superb effort that so many people put into the Fireball Worlds in Lough Derg in…
On Monday 21st November, the Irish Fireball Class Association held its AGM on Zoom, with an attendance of twenty-six people, including a number of new faces who have made their appearance in the boat over the course of the 2022…
Fireball Dinghies in Hot Competition at the Viking Marine DMYC Frostbites
28th November 2022 Fireball
Fireballs are having a hot time of it at the Viking Marine DMYC Frostbite series in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. At the first outing on November 6th, competitors faced challenging conditions with extreme gusts in the high twenties coming from unexpected…
National Yacht Club's Butler and Oram Win Fireball Munster Championships at Killaloe Sailing Club
3rd October 2022 Fireball
Fifteen Fireballs competed in the two-day event at the completely remodelled club on the shores of Lough Derg. The class were greatly honoured to be the first class hosted by KSC since the completion of their brand-new clubhouse. On the…
Andy Thompson Is “Sailor of the Month (Dinghies)” for September
1st October 2022 Sailor of the Month
Andy Thompson (50), originally of Larne and East Antrim Boat Club, is one of the most successful international dinghy crews in the world. Yet he is equally successful at keeping himself under the radar, as he never has to spread…
What Were the Winning Priorities at the Fireball World Championships on Lough Derg? The Top Ten Answer Below
28th September 2022 Fireball
The GUL Fireball World Championship 2022 took place last month at Lough Derg Yacht Club. The event was a huge success, with 79 boats from eleven countries competing. While the Irish Nationals pre-event was distinctly windy, with gusts of over…
East Antrim Boat Club is a haven of almost rural peace and quiet on the point of land with the remains of historic Olderfleet Castle at the south side of this commercial town. For Larne is a bustling manufacturing centre…
Tom Gillard and East Antrim's Andy Thompson Win Fireball Worlds on Lough Derg
27th August 2022 Fireball
Lough Derg Yacht Club in County Tipperary, Ireland is quiet this morning! The yacht club, which played host to the 2022 GUL Fireball World Championships over the past seven days, is a scene of tents being dismantled and trailers being…
Gillard and Shandy in Control After Race 8 of Fireball Worlds on Lough Derg
25th August 2022 Fireball
Tom Gillard of Sheffield Vikings and Shandy from East Antrim Boat Club in N. Ireland dominated today’s racing at the GUL Fireball Worlds in Lough Derg in County Tipperary. Another two races were sailed today and Gillard and Shandy won…
Royal St. George's McCartin and Kinsella Lying Third at Fireball Worlds on Lough Derg
24th August 2022 Fireball
The dinghy park at Lough Derg Yacht Club, hosts to the GUL Fireball World Championship, is quiet this morning! Is that down to Irish hospitality on Crews’ Night? Or is it rather that the sixth race of the World Championship…
Royal St. George's Barry McCartin & Conor Kinsella One Point Off the Lead at Fireball Worlds on Lough Derg
22nd August 2022 Fireball
After the loss of two races yesterday, Sunday, to insufficient wind, IRO Con Murphy advised the fleet at the GUL Fireball Worlds that three races would be on the agenda for Monday with an earlier start time of 11:00. He…
There was no sailing today at the GUL Fireball World Championships on Lough Derg in County Tipperary. The Race Officer held the fleet ashore as there was no wind in the proposed race area. He went afloat in a rib…
The Pre-Worlds phase of the GUL sponsored Fireball World Championships started off yesterday morning in much the same way as it had concluded the day before – with lots of breeze, from a broadly similar direction - 240°. However, early…
Bateman and Chaix Take Early Lead in Breezy Start to Fireball Pre-Worlds Regatta on Lough Derg
18th August 2022 Fireball
If Mother Nature was considered stingy with her allocation of wind to the 5o5 Worlds recently sailed in Cork and the start of the GP14 Worlds currently being hosted by Skerries, she lavished her bounty on the Fireball Pre-Worlds and…
This morning in Lough Derg the Fireballs have grey skies and low clouds on the County Clare side of the water. A briefing is scheduled for 10:30 from Race Officer Con Murphy (IRO) who arrived on site this morning. Racing…
Barry McCartin and Teddy Byrne Crowned Fireball Leinster Champions at Blessington Sailing Club
12th July 2022 Fireball
Barry McCartin and Teddy Byrne were crowned the new Fireball Leinster champions at Blessington Sailing Club at the weekend. The pair won every race in the 19-boat fleet with top-class boat speed and brilliant picks of wind zones. Race one…
