Fireballs head to Blackwater SC this weekend
by Mark Maskell 16 Jul 2015 11:11 BST
18-19 July 2015
Fireballs head to Blackwater SC this weekend © Guy Hawkins
This coming weekend see's the Fireballs return to Blackwater SC. The forecast looks very good F4-5 on Saturday, F3-4 Sunday, with wall to wall sunshine and temperature in the mid 20's.
With a large home fleet and a core group of regular open meeting travellers the entry is expected to be high with 30+ boats. Racing will take place out in the Estuary, a 5 race series, 3 Saturday and 2 on Sunday both days racing will be back to back with committee boat starts down river in the open estuary area.
With the National and worlds taking place in Pwllheli over the last two weeks of August this is the penultimate open in the Fireball calendar and an opportunity to get some racing in, in what will be a hotly contested Open meeting with former and current World, European and National champions in attendance.
Registration from 10am on Saturday, briefing is 12.00 and start time scheduled at 13.00 approx on Saturday.