Technical Information
This section contains the class rules, tuning guides and many other useful sources of information. Further contributions are always welcome.
Please note we are currently replacing or updating a good number of reference sources.
Class Rules
Tuning Guides
Pinnell and Bax
- Fireball Jib Setting for Alto
- Fireball General Tuning Guide
- Fireball Jib Settings for Selden Cumulus
- Fireball Jib Settings for Super Spar M7
- Fireball Tuning Table P&B Flat Main
- Fireball Tuning Table P&B Normal Main
Hyde Sails
North Sails
- TBA
Banks Sails
UKFA Tuning Guides
Spars
Rigging and Boat Building
- Sayce-Rees pole_description_v1.1
- Draycote Fireball Fleet Rigging info
- Maintenance and Repair Winder Boats
- Gelcoat Repairs - Winder Boats 1999 Notes
- Repairing Boats by Andy Wilcocks
- Fireball Rebuild by John Piatt
- Family Fireball Blogspot
- Suppliers list - Fireball International
- Auto Pole Launcher notes
Notes from the Forum
- Forum Notes Jib Bars
- Forum Notes Chute vs Bags
- Forum Notes Novice Boats
- Forum Notes Towing
- Forum Notes Twinning Lines
- Fireball Classic Criteria
- Chocks
Reviews
Yachts & Yachting Review of Winder Fireball
Pimp My Dinghy Articles
During 2007 Yachts and Yachting magazine ran the Pimp My Dinghy competition. The winner was Kirsten with her seriously tired Fireball. The following articles kindly provided by Yachts and Yachting chart the refurbishment process from first stages through to competing at the 2007 Fireball National Championships.
- PimpMyDinghy1
- PimpMyDinghy2
- PimpMyDinghy3
- PimpMyDinghy4
- PimpMyDinghy5
- PimpMyDinghy6
- PimpMyDinghy7
- PimpMyDinghy8
- PimpMyDinghy9
- PimpMyDinghy10