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The Fireball Swiss Nationals descended at Mammern, Lake Constance at the end of April. 28 teams took part including teams from 3 other nations, GER, CZE and NAM.

Conditions were pretty steady, the wind was mostly a force 2-3 but on one day a force 4 gave the teams champagne sailing.

It was a good regatta for Speed Sails with 6 teams using Speed Sails. Claude Mermod & Reudi Moser came out on top after the 12 race series, Claude & Reudi use the standard Speed Spinnaker. In 2nd place Adrian Huber & Brigitte Mauchle powered their way using a full set of Speed Sails, Adrian & Brigitte were also using the new fuller jib. Congratulations go to all teams using Speeds.

For full report and results follow the link  
http://www.fireball.ch/REGATTEN/BERICHTE/CH/SM11mamm.htm

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A light northerly shifting breeze made for tough sailing for handicap racing sponsored by Speed Sails, 2 races were sailed with the fleet split into Fast and Slow fleet starts.

In the first race the 3 Merlin Rockets and the Phantom of Mike Tustin romped ahead leaving the Slow Fleet trailing far behind as the breeze died. Matt Biggs crewed by Ben Hollis in his Merlin established a 3 minute lead over Andy and Richie Adams whilst Richard Dee and Chris duelled with Mike Tustin in his Phantom. The Albacore of Neville Herbert finished 4th on handicap.

The slow fleet had a closer tussle between the Bartley Streaker of Debbie Degge leading the Solo’s of Brian Stammers and Graham Robinson over the line.

The second race started in a reasonable breeze and Matt Biggs tussled with Andy enjoyed another Merlin benefit with a very close finish and Richard Dee followed in 3rd place. The Albacore again came through on handicap in 4th place.

The slow fleet slide further back as the wind faded after Fast Fleet leaders finished their race. This led to more mixed results in the fleet with Solo’s leading the way on handicap with Dave Brand winning race 2 from Trevor Thomas but Debbie Degge scraped in to win overall from Brian Stammers and Graham Robinson.

Mike Biggs won overall with 2 first places after a very good display of light weather sailing.

The Junior Fleet was led home by Crispin Beaumont and Nick Wilson sailing a Feva whose race included 2 Feva’s starting on an advantageous port tack on a busy start line in the first race and nearly succeeding in clearing the fleet in a slower boat. Crispin and Nick finished a creditable 8th overall.

Overall Results:

Slow Fleet

Fast Fleet

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Speed Fireball sailors Martin Kubovy and Milan Cap have won the 2009 Fireball Czech Nationals. Very tricky conditions led to only 3 races being completed in 4 days but the pair, using a full set of the latest Speed Fireball sails, handled the conditions well to successfully defend their title.

Full results can be found at http://www.yachting.cz/fireball/vysledky.php?dir=2009&name=vy_mcr.txt

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Team Speed / Gill sailors Tom Jeffcoate and David Hynes have claimed the 2008 Fireball European Championship after only 1 race was completed on the final day of racing. Held at Nieuwpoort, Belgium between the 5th and 11th July the event saw plenty of wind with 4 of the 10 scheduled races lost due to severe conditions.

The win is the latest in a string of recent victories for Speed Fireball sails at major events which also includes the 2007 National and World titles. Using an ODL06 main, the new RS4 jib and an AirX spinnaker Tom and Dave discarded a 4th place and claimed 2 race wins during the 6 race series.

As well as Tom and Dave, Speed Sails were well represented in the top 10 with Irish team Kenny Rumball and Dave Moran, recent Czech National Champions Martin Kubovy and Milan Cap and local Belgian pair B van Antwerpen and Wilfried De Backer all performing well.

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Already this summer Speed sails have been recording some excellent results at major events and last weekend was no different.

Solo Inlands at Rutland 

Speed Solo sails took an emphatic 1,2 finish at the Solo Inland Championships at Rutland and with it their 2nd Solo “major” of the year. Neil Wilkinson took overall victory in the event which saw over 100 competitors fighting it out for the title. It was only his 2nd open meeting victory with both wins coming since switching to a new Speed Solo sail only a few weeks ago. Chris Brown finished runner up also using the latest Speed Solo sail which now holds the UK National, Dutch, Welsh, Scottish and Inland Championship titles!

Merlin Rockets at Lyme Regis and Weymouth

 Speed Sails recorded another Merlin Rocket double over the weekend with victories at both Lyme Regis and Weymouth Silver Tiller open meetings. Roger Gilbert and James Stewart used a complete set of Speed Merlin sails to win both events.

Swiss Fireball Nationals 

3 out of the top 4 at the Swiss Fireball Nationals used Speed Fireball sails to achieve their results. Despite shifty conditions all 3 teams were able to consistently work their way to the front of the fleet.