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Fireball Spring Championship at Hayling Island Sailing Club - Preview

by Derian Scott 1 May 06:44 PDT 11-12 May 2024
Fireballs at Hayling Island © Peter Hickson

HISC is hosting the Fireball Spring Championship on 11/12 May. We're looking forward to 6 classic races out in Hayling Bay.

Online entry is open on the HISC event page. They've set a closing date of 8th May, so get your entries in ASAP! Please see the Fireball website for Association membership requirements.

We've finally had some luck with the UK container that has been all the way Melbourne, Australia, and back without ever being opened! The container will be unloaded this week, so competitors will have their own boats in time to compete.

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