fireballs have suffered a lot over the past 10 years, since the 92 worlds in wrightsville beach. there was a world championship in tampa in 02, but there were probably more british people than americans, at least with new, really competitive boats.

lots of people got out of it after '92

so, not a lot of people sail them. It doesn't help that there's not a domestic builder at the moment... I have been meaning to see if International Fiberglass would be willing to make a fireball (guy based on the NC coast, used to be in durham, designed the Isotope). At any rate, there are a good few around but not many people like to get out and sail them. a lot of people have 'grown out of them' as they are really really athletic boats. There is a group who builds them up north in PA but it's actually a high school program... they do good work though. they'll build them if you request them. I could see them making a comeback, especially with college age kids and high schoolers, cause they are not terribly expensive.

8/9/2005 6:17:12 PM

http://www.lo0.com/fireball/CatchingFire/CatchingFire.html

there's an article from sailing world about the high school program

8/9/2005 6:20:00 PM

size of fleets in general have gone down since the mid nineties. The fireball looks like an awesomely fun boat. Similar to the cats, you have to be somewhat athletic, i'd love to buy one if i had some money to throw at it.

8/9/2005 9:39:17 PM

riding the trapeze, getting up on a plane... and thats just the upwind part.

reaches are freakin ridiculous

8/9/2005 9:49:03 PM

throw in waves and what happens?

google stagecoach aussie skiff video

8/10/2005 1:32:30 PM

Quote :

"throw in waves and what happens?"

you get wet

really wet

hahhaha

check out this gem : the international moth

8/10/2005 6:58:22 PM

holy crap i wanna go sailing now

8/14/2005 9:00:48 PM

Let's hear it for Boating Off at Werk!!!!!

8/15/2005 4:14:19 PM

I don't care if you are a power boater,

THIS SHIT IS FUCKING COOL

http://www.multis-online.com/popup_video.php

(please ignore the boring parts, and the frenchies)

8/15/2005 6:05:18 PM

This thread still rocks.

8/15/2005 6:42:36 PM

This is definately my best thread evAr... and there's not even a trace of 'Gargs.




I'm gonna document this shit.

8/15/2005 7:59:05 PM

give it time, he'll get bored and come in here and get in some dumbass argument

8/15/2005 8:03:29 PM

Naw man... the only boat he know's it the one he rode in on... don't MAKE me start tellin' Indian jokes.

8/15/2005 8:08:27 PM

maugan: that's off the hook. those cats can fly

8/16/2005 12:25:07 PM

boat show this weekend

8/16/2005 12:27:49 PM

where?

8/16/2005 12:30:45 PM

fairgrounds


yall wanna meet up out there

8/16/2005 12:44:54 PM

Boat show this weekend

http://www.ncboatshows.com


[Edited on August 18, 2005 at 9:21 PM. Reason : I'll go tomorrow]

8/18/2005 9:21:36 PM

where and how much ?

8/18/2005 9:21:55 PM

raleigh
fairgrounds

coupon on the website

8/18/2005 9:22:30 PM

sweet call me when you go

8/18/2005 9:23:04 PM

aight, Imma go sunday or tomorrow

8/18/2005 9:24:49 PM

to make it easier

http://www.ncboatshows.com/2005-2006/rfall/coupon.gif

8/18/2005 9:25:43 PM

That show usually kinda sucks, but I'll be there anyway. lollll Anybody up for hitting a bar beforehand???

8/18/2005 9:32:58 PM

possibly

8/18/2005 9:36:45 PM

can you even tie a fishermans knot? or a blood hitch. or a turkey twat?

8/18/2005 9:53:21 PM

Or a bimini twist? Or a nail knot? lollll

8/18/2005 9:56:44 PM

I mean goddamn at the bare minimum a buntline hitch

8/18/2005 10:04:38 PM

Or an aussie braid.

8/18/2005 10:16:05 PM

someone needs to tell me if theres going to be a macgregor 26 there.

If so, drunken poses must be taken with it

8/18/2005 10:17:45 PM

I thought this said beating off at work.

8/18/2005 10:19:48 PM

That was the original... this was a parody and my most successful thread evAr.

8/18/2005 11:13:26 PM

Macgregor 26??? lolllllllllllllllllll

8/19/2005 8:04:15 AM

I'll bring a camera out there


I may go today, I have to run some errands first

8/19/2005 12:00:04 PM

Get picture of somebody poking their finger through the macregor hull. Really, it's easy, just poke it and it goes right through. Maybe you'll get lucky and catch esgrabs actually fucking it. lolllll

8/19/2005 12:01:43 PM

well who wants to go

looks like I may go tomorrow afternoon, or sunday

well theya re open until 8 tonight

[Edited on August 19, 2005 at 2:52 PM. Reason : s]

8/19/2005 2:52:03 PM

going at 6 this evening

8/19/2005 4:52:10 PM

Just got back.

8/19/2005 5:01:55 PM

how was it?

8/19/2005 5:34:28 PM

I'm gonna go back, either today or tomorrow

I found a boat that I really like out there

wellcraft 232 coastal w/cabin

8/20/2005 11:39:23 AM

That's a lot like the kind of boat I'm in the market for, but I'm wanting to go at least 25'.

8/20/2005 11:42:56 AM

I like it a lot, although I ALWAYS prefer to have a pulpit... it makes anchoring easier and I actually stand in the damn thing to cast gotchas (I may be the only one who does that, I don't know) But dude, it's nice.

8/20/2005 11:43:21 AM

the 25' version was 12,000 more

8/20/2005 11:43:39 AM

K, not worth that.

8/20/2005 11:44:08 AM

Wellcraft builds a good boat too.

8/20/2005 11:44:50 AM

How much for 23'?

8/20/2005 11:44:52 AM

they wanted 44 (otd) for that boat, not too bad for a wellcraft

it was my favorite boat there (that I could see me purchasing)

the 35' wellcraft with triple 300's was nice too

8/20/2005 11:45:28 AM

I like the fiberglass t-top too... I don't see that often. And the cuddy cabin will be nice when/if you have a family. Whe always used ours for storage... but chix like to sit down to pee (they're too good to hang it over the side )

8/20/2005 11:47:37 AM

$44K is pretty good. Welcrafts seem to hold up well. Kinda like Gradys, there's a ton of older ones still on the water.

For the price difference, I think I'd stick with the 23' myself. That's a pretty good overall boat, much like my Pursuit that just sank. lol

8/20/2005 11:48:39 AM

The Pursuit was PWNT

8/20/2005 11:50:04 AM