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

• Class Rules 2015

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

• Tuning guides for Selden Cumulus and Super Spar M7

North Sails

• TBA

Banks Sails

• Tuning guide Stratos
• Tuning guide Epsilon/M2

UKFA Tuning Guides

• Faster Fireballs 1979
• UK fireball Tuning Guide 1991
• Vyv Townend and Stevie Morrison tuning article  

Spars

• Superspars
• Selden
• Goldspar

Rigging and Boat Building

• 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 

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