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- Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:40 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Old fireball no 66 found
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5339
Re: Old fireball no 66 found
Hi Keith, Glad to hear FB66 has survived. She was indeed built by Chippendale but, I seem to recollect, decked out by an amateur. She kept her original name of 'Clickiticlick' down the years and competed in one of the early Nationals doing rather well. I owned her for a few years with a view to rest...
- Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:03 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Players Ciggy Cards
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6488
Re: Players Ciggy Cards
I think I've seen the picture you refer to (in Emsworth?). I have a framed reproduction (1997 first published in 1938) set of the cards in question - 25 in all. The series is entitled 'Racing Yachts - a series of twenty five from paintings by Charles Pears, R.O.I.' and covers dinghies, keel boats an...
- Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:17 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Enterprise 12 for sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4794
Enterprise 12 for sale
Hi all, Apologies if you know all about this particular Enterprise that's presently on the market. Enterprise K12 is being advertised on Dinghies & Dinghy Bits for Sale : http://www.facebook.com/groups/dinghies/permalink/1445203795519061/?sale_post_id=1445203795519061 I have fond memories of sai...
Re: ISOs etc
One of the largest and most active Fireball fleets in the UK is on your doorstep at Hayling Island SC. Why not pop over and have a chat? You'll find a broad mix of people: those who cruise and those who race (from beginners to serious international sailors). We also have a wide range of boats from v...
- Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:37 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Yet Another 'What is it'...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7861
Re: Yet Another 'What is it'...
"but the centreboard case dosent seem to be right (the snipe is semi daggerboard , not pivoting..." For what it's worth, the Snipe I sailed as a boy at RAF Changi YC, Singapore, had a pivoting centreboard. I believe it was built by RAF personnel so could easily have departed from the rules...
- Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:21 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Nationals Results and Participants, '50's, 60's, 70's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9283
Re: Nationals Results and Participants, '50's, 60's, 70's
I came across three full sets: one at the National Maritime Museum, one with Y&Y and one at the British Library. I used the latter but editions have to be pre-ordered for viewing as they are stored remotely.
Chris Turner
UKFA Archivist
Fireballs 6 & 15111
Chris Turner
UKFA Archivist
Fireballs 6 & 15111
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:47 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Nationals Results and Participants, '50's, 60's, 70's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9283
Re: Nationals Results and Participants, '50's, 60's, 70's
Fireball results may be found at:
http://www.fireballsailing.org.uk/results/results.php
We are missing full sets for some of the early years but are gradually filling in the gaps.
Chris Turner
UKFA Archivist
Fireballs 6 & 15111
http://www.fireballsailing.org.uk/results/results.php
We are missing full sets for some of the early years but are gradually filling in the gaps.
Chris Turner
UKFA Archivist
Fireballs 6 & 15111
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:45 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Interesting...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6952
Re: Interesting...
Nick Mason certainly sailed a Fireball. He was a member of Dell Quay SC where his father, Bill, also sailed a Fireball (FB189) and was Commodore for a period in the late 1970s. Perhaps mistakenly, I had always thought Nick's last Fireball was FB9117 'Honourback' which he bought from Ian Gray and tha...
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:16 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Fireball 66
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5553
Fireball 66
Hi all, Those of you with good memories will recall I gave away Fireball 66 a couple of years ago to a new owner who was keen to carry on light renovation required to get 'Clickiticlick' (a really original 1962/3 'transitional' Fireball i.e. fitted with trapeze in 1965 but never upgraded to carry a ...
- Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:20 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: CVRDA handicap relationship to Portsmouth.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6615
Re: CVRDA handicap relationship to Portsmouth.
Hi Wimbleball, In the Fireball world your boat will be viewed as a 'Classic' (there is a definitive list of 'classic' sail numbers on the UKFA website). Essentially, 'Classics' are narrow-bowed whilst all modern boats are 'wide-bowed' and markedly quicker. The Associaton makes no distinction between...
- Tue May 05, 2015 7:36 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: CVRDA Facebook page
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7175
Re: CVRDA Facebook page
It was taken down by the 505 Association for their own reasons.
- Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:22 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Bosham Classic Revival 2014
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15716
Re: Bosham Classic Revival 2014
No, only FBs 0 & 2 have curved inner tank sides - similar to Solos.
- Mon Sep 08, 2014 3:50 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Scoring a HIT at Clywedog
- Replies: 33
- Views: 24324
Re: Scoring a HIT at Clywedog
"There is a rather tatty and sad looking one at Copnor on Chichester Harbour! Is that in the 5 - or does that make 6?"
I saw Hit #9 sailing past Bosham SC during the weekend. Possibly the one David refers to?
I saw Hit #9 sailing past Bosham SC during the weekend. Possibly the one David refers to?
- Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:48 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Trolley wheels
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14382
Re: Trolley wheels
Hi Michael, Standard inflatable trolley wheels are best for DQ especially since you'll (most likely) be keeping your boat in the lane so it's a bit of a haul to the waters edge. You can get them quite cheaply via mail order from the larger chandlers, from Emsworth Chandlers or perhaps from the one j...
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:40 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Jollyboat
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17162
Re: Jollyboat
I presume 'Compression' refers to size of sailing water required rather than storage?! Storage is my problem and, I suspect, one shared by many others. Otherwise I'd be tempted to collect interesting examples of various classes but not necessarily with a view to racing them (bit of thread crossover ...