Fireball International Week 2011 win to Australian duo



10:34 PM Sat 18 Jun 2011 GMT
Fireball Association
Fireball International Week 2011 has had an early halt called because Mother Nature was not able to provide adequate wind power to let the fleet go afloat. Ultimately, there was a tide of about four knots going one way and wind of two knots going the other. Friday morning had dawned bright and sunny with only a few wisps of cloud. At 10:00 the postponement was signaled as there was so little wind in parts of the race area it was mirror-like. The experience this past week has been that the wind in Sligo seems to declare its hand at ...


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