Fireball (dinghy)

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Specifications Under Current Rules
Number of Crew 2(Single Trapeze)
LOA 4938mm 16ft 2in
LWL
Beam 1371mm 4ft 6in
Draft
Hull weight (with fittings) 80kg 175lbs
Mast Height above deck 7626mm 25ft
Main Area 88sq.ft
Jib Area 35sq.ft
Spinnaker Sail Area 140sq.ft


Originally designed by Peter Milne in 1962, the Fireball is a one-design high-performance sailing dinghy. The Fireball is sailed by a crew of two, and sports a single trapeze, symmetric spinnaker and chined hull. The class is strictly controlled, but has adapted to advances in building techniques. The hulls (plywood, FRP or composite) have a strict weight limit of 175 lb (79 kg) (with correctors).

The Fireball is a highly competitive dinghy, with large fleets worldwide and state, national, continental and world championships held annually. Competitors of all ages help make this class enjoyable for everyone. The performance of the boat is very dependent on tuning, as the Fireball's rig can be adjusted in numerous ways. This makes the boat very controllable and enjoyable in winds up to and over 35 kt (65 km/h), while maintaining the speed and excitement of planing in as little as 8 kt (15 km/h).

The most recent Fireball World Championships were held on Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland, from 23 August to 1 September 2007. The 2008 Worlds will be held at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya, Thailand from 8 - 21 March 2008.


Sailing dinghies (ISAF International Classes)
14 Foot | 29er | 420 | 470 | 49er | 505 | Cadet | Contender | Enterprise | Europe | Finn | Fireball | Flying Dutchman | Flying Junior | Laser Standard | Laser 4.7 | Laser II | Lightning | Mirror | Moth | OK Dinghy | Optimist | Snipe | Splash | Sunfish | Topper | Vaurien | Zoom 8
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Classes of sailing dinghies, scows, sharpies and skiffs (worldwide)

29er skiff | 405 ("Four-oh-five") | 420 ("Four-twenty") | 470 ("Four-seventy") | 49er skiff | 505 ("Five-oh-five") | 3000 | Adventuress | Albacore | ASC | Astus 14.1 | Australian Sharpie | Banshee | Bermuda Fitted Dinghy | Blaze | Blue Jay | Bosun | British Moth | BP18 | Buccaneer 18 | Byte | C-Lark | Cadet | Cherub | Comet | Contender | Corsair | Coypu | Dabchick | Day Sailer | Drascombe | El Toro | Enterprise | Escape | Europe |Fatty Knees | Finn | Fireball | Firefly | Flying Dutchman | Flying Eleven | Flying Junior | Flying Scot | Force 5 | Frog | GP14 | Graduate | Heron | Highlander | Hornet | Idle-along | IDRA14 | International Canoe | International Twelve | International 14 | 12ft Skiff |16ft Skiff | 18ft Skiff | Jacksnipe | Javelin | Jersey Skiff | Jet 14 | Jollyboat | JY15 | Lark | Laser | Laser Radial | Laser 4.7 | Laser 2 | Laser 2000 | Laser 3000 | Laser 4000 | Laser 5000 | Laser Pico | Laser SB3 | Laser Stratos | Laser Vortex | Laser Funboat | Lido 14 | Lightning | Manly Junior | Merlin Rocket | Miracle | Mirror | Mirror 16 | Moth | Musto Skiff | Mutineer 15 | National 12 | NorfolkPunt | NS14 | O'Day DaySailer | OK Dinghy | Optimist | Osprey | Otter | P Class | Pacer | Pegasus | Pirate | Penguin | Phantom | Precision 15 | Puddle Duck Racer |RS200 | RS300 | RS400 | RS500 | RS600| | RS700 | RS800 | RS Feva | RS Vareo | RS Vision | RS K6 | Sabot | Sabre | Salcombe Yawl | Sea Bright | Scorpion | Scow (A, C, E, MC, M16, 17) | Snipe | Solo | Spiral | Streaker | Sunburst | Sunfish | Tadpole | Tasar | Thames A Class Rater | Thistle | Tinker Traveller | Tinker Star Traveller | Topper | Topper Topaz | Topper Topaz Taz | Topper Topaz Magno | Topper Topaz Omega | Topper Topaz Vibe | Topper Topaz Xenon | Turnabout | Turtle | Twinkles 10 & 12 | Vagabond | Vanguard 15 | vaurien |Wanderer | Wayfarer | Windmill | X boat | Woodpussy | Y flyer | Zeddie | Zephyr | Zoom 8


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