Sorry to hear that Nick, But your voice has been heard, and will definitely float the idea with the guys this weekend. Good to see however that the balls are...
Hi all, A great weekends racing for the Victorian Fireball Championships, at the Royal Geelong Y.C. with 11 boats competing with some notable absences. The...
Let it be known that Mono in fact undersells himself. I must say that on several occasions we were very close to disaster but Mono's informed commentary on...
Nicholas J. Ede
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Dec 5, 2004 11:48 pm
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Yep, thanks Mono and RGYC. It was a great weekend, and I believe that we were the only club that could sail on the Saturday!! Thanks Chris & Heather...
Hey Nick, sounds like you've bought another fireball. I hope you're as happy with it as we are with Schutzenfest (nee Dark 'n Stormy). Will you be taking it to...
Hi Iain, I've bought 14722 (Paranoid). It was launched at Gosford in 2000. I have sold the contender to a younger guy at Somers. While I had some awesome...
Nicholas J. Ede
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Dec 6, 2004 9:36 pm
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Hi all, Just a quick email to inform people that Trilogy, the Victorian association boat needs a home to any club that may see a use for it. It has recently...
Nick, You're comments are too kind! With regard to the entry fees I will tee up a time next week to sort it all out to get the money out of my hands and in to...
Nick's NationalsHi all, Are there any SA guys out there who aren't going to Qld and would be willing to lend out a trolley? If so please contact Nick Martin...
B.J. Inns Pty Ltd
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Dec 8, 2004 12:01 am
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Hi Nick, Here is the club program (attached). Let me know which weekend (or possible dates) you like. I'll talk to the committee. Confirm with you. Then...
Peter Geekie
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Dec 13, 2004 9:13 am
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Hi All, Can someone confirm the dates for next years Nationals at Gosford? Cheers, Nick _________________________________________________ Nicholas J. Ede, PhD ...
Nicholas J. Ede
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Dec 19, 2004 10:21 pm
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Nick We're proposing a mixture of short and long races for the Nationals in Gosford. One advantage of this is that the sailing would run from 29/12/05 (race1)...
Robin We will be taking two trolleys to Qld. I've emailed nick, to let him know, but had no reply. If you are touch with him let him know he's welcome to...
Happy New Year & a Merry Xmas to the Aussie fireballers. For those of you who aren't here at Lake Cootharaba for the Nationals, you missed a great street party...
Hi everyone Attached is the Notice of Race for the State Championships. I hope everyone makes the effort to turn up, it would be good to get 8-10 boats. It...
Hi guys, Have you seen the pictures from the nationals? Check them out here. ... http://gallery.lcsc.org.au/Fireball-Nationals...
B.J. Inns Pty Ltd
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Jan 17, 2005 5:51 am
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Does anyone know where to get spreader length adjusters similar to the proctor/Selden ones? (http://www.proctormasts.co.uk/fittings/content.asp?Category_ID=6) ...
Andrew Binks in Adelaide stock these, and other, proctor parts. You can buy them on-line here: http://www.binksonline.com.au/store/category154_1.htm Their...
Hi Iain In our experience the heavy duty , on the water, blue ones are useful for a lot longer. Whenever we have used the screw ones they corrode or get stuck...
Heather Macfarlane
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Jan 20, 2005 10:31 am
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hello Iain i agree with heather the heavy duty on water adjusters are the ones to use have found the others to corode in a very short time cheers daryl ... ...
Hey there, More pictures from the nationals. See link below. Robin. http://www.fotofast.com.au/pro/propList.asp?1106319952...
B.J. Inns Pty Ltd
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Jan 21, 2005 5:20 am
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If that link doesn't work try this one! http://www.marinephotography.com.au/gallery.php...
B.J. Inns Pty Ltd
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Jan 21, 2005 5:40 am
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Hi all, there was some discussion at teh AGM about asking the lead boats to offer some advise to us guys at the back the fleet. Although it is only my 3rd year...
Hi all, there was some discussion at the AGM about asking the lead boats to offer some advise to us guys at the back the fleet. Although it is only my 3rd year...
Hi Dale, I can't speak for the others but my settings rarely change and when they do I always regret it. In Queensland we used 22'6" of rake, 35 mm of prebend...
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Jan 24, 2005 6:16 am
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Hi Dale et al, I apologise that the boats closer to the front of the fleet are not more forthcoming with information on sailing a fireball. I can't speak for...
Thanks Mathew, thats great. Did you adjust the strut at all? I hope you dont mind me asking these questions. What about jib cars, did you leave them at 250mm...
Hi Chris, this is excellent, this is something that I ( and I am sure others) can defininatley use. Did you change your prebend measurement when you adjusted...
Hi Dale, I hope the attached notes are of some help. There are some old training notes and an article we wrote a year or two ago about the basics of setting up...
B.J. Inns Pty Ltd
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Jan 24, 2005 11:28 pm
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I find the centreboard position is all important and when the wind increases I start raising it up to a point where the boat stops stalling / tripping over,...
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