The International Fireball fleet will return to Western Australia in December 2011 through to January 2012 where Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club will host the 2012 World Championships.
The Fireball fleet is opening up new locations across the world for world championships, their recent visit to Bridgetown, Barbados for the 2010 Championships proving a big hit. The 2012 championships, the first world championships to be hosted by the MOFSC at their world class facility were launched in Mandurah on the 19th of June by the Deputy Premier of WA Kim Hames.
The event opens a big year for the Fireball fleet as 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the boat first launched in March 1962.

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After a day of relaxing in the sun and watching the end of the round robin from on top of the castle in Marstrand, MRT have chosen to race the French Match Racing Team's Damien Iehl in tomorrow's first to 3 points quarterfinal.

Quarter Final Pairings:

Jesper Radich (DEN)  Vs. Francesco Bruni (ITA)
Ian Williams (GBR) Vs. Magnus Holmberg (SWE)
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Vs. Damien Iehl (FRA)
Ben Ainslie (GBR) Vs. Mathieu Richard (FRA)


Kinley Fowler

MIRSKY RACING TEAM

REMINDER, FREE BEER!!!!!

Need I say more. Well I will. It is more important to us all than just free beer, but there is free beer.

There is also a door prize being run so make sure you are there to hear of all the changes that WE as sailors have been a big part of.

Got to be there to win it!

The Doctor extends a big thank you to RFBYC and their OC for hosting this event.

Dear Sailors

Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club extends an invitation to all yacht owners & their crews in Western Australia to attend an ‘Offshore Evening’ on Thursday, 24 June 2010 from 7.30 – 9.30pm to provide details on the new tiered system which will be implemented for the 2010-2011 Offshore Sailing Season.



With the release of the survey results in January 2010, YWA Offshore Committee formed a working party to examine the composition of series, scoring systems and divisional splits. The report identified the appetite for reform of the Offshore Racing Programme in order to increase participation and better match the life commitments of owners and crews of active and potential offshore capable yachts.

Our Offshore Committee is very excited with the introduction of the tiered system which we hope will accommodate the needs of offshore sailors. We encourage you to come along and enjoy a complimentary drink & nibbles and find out what is happening next season.

If you wish to have a meal prior to the ‘Offshore Evening’, a pasta & roast dinner is available from 6.30 – 7.30pm. This is a popular evening for our members, so bookings are essential.

We look forward to seeing you on the 24th.

Throughout the week I was getting pumped to watch the TP52's screaming downwind at 22 knots as the Mediterranean mistral moved in on the weekend. The weatherman failed me, again, as the promised 18-22 knots was a little off the mark. And by little I mean he wasn't even in the same hemisphere as 30-45 knots ripped through Marseille, forcing cancellation of the last 2 days racing.

A change of format for today's racing as the fleet tackled the coastal course - a short windward leeward followed by a lap around the Archipel du Frioul and down the coast to Cassis before returning to the finish on the Rade sud. Beautiful weather again greeted Marseille, this time Huey also played his part to deliver a fresh 18-24 knot Mediterranean mistral.

Todays two races we're again confronted with light and shifty conditions, providing two awesome wins from two different teams on the second day of the second event in the 2010 Audi MedCup. A marvellously sunny day, postponement, bookends for the Argentinians, marquee teams finding form and a log jam in the hunt for the Marseille Trophy were all talking points to come out of todays racing on the Rade nord.

Light and shifty conditions prevailed on a partly cloudy Marseille as TP52 racing commenced for the Marseille Trophy, part 2 of the 2010 Audi MedCup. Quantum Racing was able to shake the cobwebs early and put on a masterclass, taking two bullets from three starts, whilst Emirates Team New Zealand and Artemis will spend the remainder of the day licking their wounds, following a less than enjoyable day on the water.

After my first day here in Marseille, I can easily say things aren't quite as expected. The weather today reminds me more of Hobart in summer – cloudy, dark and wet one minute; sunny, hot and quite pleasant the next. Then miserable again. And my misery didn't end there, I was unable to head out for the first days action and the race village was more like a ghost town. Luckily, this ended more as a blessing than a hindrance.

This coming week is Round 2 of the Audi MedCup, to be held in the Mediterranean waters off the French city of Marseille. Freodoctor.com.au will be reporting live, following the TP52 and GP42 fleets as they battle it out for the Trophée de Marseille.

In Cascais, the first round for this years Audi MedCup, it was the reigning MedCup champions who shone through in both classes. Emirates Team New Zealand continued their dominant run in the TP52 fleet, stretching their regatta win streak to 5. However, it was the German team, AudiA1 powered by All4One, who were the big story to come out of Round 1 in Cascais, finishing second overall. The newest team to the circuit, who had limited preparation to dial in the boat and crew, showed that consistency is key, edging out Artemis (SWE), Team Origin (UK) and former MedCup champions Quantum Racing (USA).

With 4 Americas Cup teams now using the MedCup as a training ground whilst awaiting new protocol for AC34, it's sure to be another tough regatta. The question still remains though; can anyone stop the Kiwi's?

Check back daily as we follow all the action from on the water and around Marseille for this years installment of the trophée de Marseille.