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Fireball Worlds at Barbados Yacht Club - Day 5

by Noah Purves-Smith 7 May 2010 08:46 BST 2-7 May 2010

Chips Howarth & Vyv Townend (GBR) - 2010 World Champions

Chips Howarth & Vyv Townend (GBR) won both races today, and have won the Fireball World Championships for the second year running. There are still two races scheduled to be sailed on Friday, May 7, but Chips and Vyv have been so commanding in their performance that it is now impossible for any other boats to catch them. Of the eight races sailed so far, the British duo have won six of them, finishing third in the other two.

Two races were sailed today off the Barbados Yacht Club at Carlisle Bay, Barbados, West Indies under sunny skies and winds starting at 14 knots for Race 7, diminishing to 12 knots for Race 8. After 8 races, Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff (GBR) sit in second place, and Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton (GBR) are in third place. Other countries have been coming closer to cracking the British dominance, with two Australian teams and one Czech team sitting in the top 10, but they are yet to make the podium on the overall leaderboard.

The race is now on for second and third place, and there are several teams in the running to reach the remaining podium spots.

The final day of racing is Friday, May 7th, with two races scheduled.

Results after Day 5:

PosNatSail NoHelmCrewR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Pts
1stGBR15013CHIPS HOWARTHVYV TOWNEND1-33111119
2ndGBR15036MATT BURGERICHARD WAGSTAFF3425(SCP)43425
3rdGBR15031MATT FINDLAYRICHARD ANDERTON71742(DNF)4530
4thGBR14924DAVID EDWARDSSIMON POTTS62484-97334
5thAUS15027BEN SCHULZPHILLIP BOWLEY(DNF)10142329242
6thGBR15032DAVID WADETIM SAUNDERS26(SCP)9882843
7thAUS15025ROBIN INNSJOEL COULTAS8557-16311948
8thCZE15019MARTIN KUBOVYMILAN CAP11-18669561356
9thGBR14807TIM RUSHRUSS CLARK47-20151575659
10thGBR14950KEVIN HOPERUSSELL THORNE58-193121981267
11thGBR15020VINCE HOREYSAM BREAREY18911(OCS)61512778
12thAUS15026PETER INNSEDWARD ALDER(DNC)13101856152289
13thAUS15011NATHAN STOCKLEYALLAN BLENKLE-2114919714101891
14thGBR14977PHILIP POPPLEGAVIN TILLSON91218-281711141192
15thSUI14799CLAUDE MERMODRUEDI MOSER12-31241719101710109
16thGBR14941DERIAN SCOTTANDY SCOTT10-26131320171620109
17thAUS14943HEATHER MacFARLANECHRIS PAYNE1917-272713121314115
18thGBR14628SIMON LOMAS-CLARKETIM RILEY26-28121211132123118
19thCZE14979EVA SKORAPKAJAKUB NAPRAVNIK-311182122162417119
20thGBR14949MIKE SENIORANDY THOMPSON13241510242219(DNF)127
21stIRL14996NEIL SPAINFRANCIS ROWAN232225142120-3021146
22ndFRA15014FRANCK JUINPIERRE PERDON25-36312018232016153
23rdGBR14791ANDREW PEARCESTEVE CHESNEY2732(DNC)2414241815154
24thGBR14805MARK MASKELLCHRIS PROFFITT1623-331129252824156
25thGBR15004PETER GRAYROBIN TOOZS-HOBSON1416173627-392719156
26thIRL14894NOEL BUTLERSEAMUS MOORE24202216-30272525159
27thCAN14907GUY TIPTONMATTHEW KING22252122-32182928165
28thFRA14793FREDERIC MOUCHESJEAN-FRANCOIS NOUEL15153225(SCP)293132179
29thGBR14982MARTIN SCARTHTONY KING341923-4428322626188
30thBAR15034COLIN SYMESCHARLIE GLOYMEAY202928-4326333530201
31stCAN15024JOE JOSPETOM EGLI17213037-46403433212
32ndGBR14682JONATHAN CARTERGARETH WILKINSON28(DNC)352335304229222
33rdGBR14864IAN KELLYPETER ELVER493016(OCS)57212331227
34thCAN15043ROBERT LEVYERIC OWSTON3537-493923263835233
35thIRL14990OWEN LAVERTYED BUTLER32274133363839-43246
36thSUI14890ERICH MOSERGERY SAUER40-45344131452234247
37thSUI14960MELANIE LEDERERMICHAEL SCHAEFER363926-4841423627247
38thSUI14859CHRISTINA LANDERERCEDRIC LANDERER-5151372633283342250
39thSUI14602FRITZ WIDMERNIKOLAI ALLERS(DNC)40362934354345262
40thSHE15022JOHN MANSONSTEVEN LEASK293442384247(DNF)37269
41stUSA14846PATRICK CRUMPROBERT THOMPSON3733-523549374044275
42ndRSA14411ANTHONY PARKERDAVID LAING304329454044-4947278
43rdGBR14789RHYS LANKESTERBARRY SMITH423838-4739433246278
44thGBR14798MARIA RICHARDSGRAHAM HOY394146(DNC)37364740286
45thAUS14972NICK GUNNERGLENN PEVERELL-5735543444315039287
46thIRL15007LOUIS SMYTHCORMAC BRADLEY4350(DNC)3147414436292
47thBAR15033ROBIN PATTERSONSTEVEN BENSON3342444938-544149296
48thGBR14755DAVID RYDERMICHELLE RYDER38484030454953-54303
49thIRL14713FRANK MILLERMARGUERITE O'ROURKE4749-5732SAF345548317
50thCAN14768PIERRE CARPENTIERTOM BIRD50-59434648463752322
51stGBR14964MATT GREENFIELDLUCY FOULDS45443954(DNC)DNC4641340
52ndUSA14968PETER WIRTHPETER KELLY-5655555343514838343
53rdGBR14821NICK HURSTALEX DOWNING48-61594052524555351
54thGBR14873STEVE PATTENBRIAN ALDGATE4454-625954505650367
55thSUI14896RICHARD SCHELLERLINUS EBERLE5457-615055535151371
56thSLO14881MIRAN GUSTINDOMEN KANSKY-5946455659585753374
57thSUI14921MAJA SUTERFRANCOIS SCHLUCHTER-6052475260555957382
58thGBR14556DEBBIE KIRKBYPAUL DOWNING4647514256(DNC)DNCDNC384
59thGBR15038STEWART SCARFFLESLEY SCARFF63(DNC)566353485258393
60thIRL14877HANNAH SHOWELLMARTINA MICHELS55(DNS)485863595456393
61stGBR14999DAVID FESTINGKAREN FESTING525650626260-6360402
62ndBAR14922ROBERT POVEYNEIL BURKE53625361-66576062408
63rdGBR14621JEREMY HURSTJANE MILLMAN41606351(DNC)DNC61DNF418
64thSUI14961DOMINIK MUELLERCHRISTINE MEBES(DNC)58DNC6650565859418
65thCAN14835MIKE McEVOYJEREMY KENNEDY625360555863(DNF)DNC422
66thGBR14872BARBARA NEWSONGUY NEWSON58645864646462-66434
67thSUI14594MIANNE ERNECLAY POULSON65656557-67626463441
68thJPN1489TAKUMI ISHIBASHIJURJEN FEIKENS(DNC)DNCDNC6061616661451
69thLCA6261BETH LYGOEJERRY BETHELL61666465-68656765453
70thUSA14957GRAHAM SCHAEFERDUNCAN SCHAEFER6463(DNC)6765666564454

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