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:
Pos | Nat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
1st | GBR | 15013 | CHIPS HOWARTH | VYV TOWNEND | 1 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
2nd | GBR | 15036 | MATT BURGE | RICHARD WAGSTAFF | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | (SCP) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
3rd | GBR | 15031 | MATT FINDLAY | RICHARD ANDERTON | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | (DNF) | 4 | 5 | 30 |
4th | GBR | 14924 | DAVID EDWARDS | SIMON POTTS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -9 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
5th | AUS | 15027 | BEN SCHULZ | PHILLIP BOWLEY | (DNF) | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 42 |
6th | GBR | 15032 | DAVID WADE | TIM SAUNDERS | 2 | 6 | (SCP) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 43 |
7th | AUS | 15025 | ROBIN INNS | JOEL COULTAS | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -16 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 48 |
8th | CZE | 15019 | MARTIN KUBOVY | MILAN CAP | 11 | -18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 56 |
9th | GBR | 14807 | TIM RUSH | RUSS CLARK | 4 | 7 | -20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 59 |
10th | GBR | 14950 | KEVIN HOPE | RUSSELL THORNE | 5 | 8 | -19 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 67 |
11th | GBR | 15020 | VINCE HOREY | SAM BREAREY | 18 | 9 | 11 | (OCS) | 6 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 78 |
12th | AUS | 15026 | PETER INNS | EDWARD ALDER | (DNC) | 13 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 89 |
13th | AUS | 15011 | NATHAN STOCKLEY | ALLAN BLENKLE | -21 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 91 |
14th | GBR | 14977 | PHILIP POPPLE | GAVIN TILLSON | 9 | 12 | 18 | -28 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 92 |
15th | SUI | 14799 | CLAUDE MERMOD | RUEDI MOSER | 12 | -31 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 109 |
16th | GBR | 14941 | DERIAN SCOTT | ANDY SCOTT | 10 | -26 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 109 |
17th | AUS | 14943 | HEATHER MacFARLANE | CHRIS PAYNE | 19 | 17 | -27 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 115 |
18th | GBR | 14628 | SIMON LOMAS-CLARKE | TIM RILEY | 26 | -28 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 118 |
19th | CZE | 14979 | EVA SKORAPKA | JAKUB NAPRAVNIK | -31 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 119 |
20th | GBR | 14949 | MIKE SENIOR | ANDY THOMPSON | 13 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 19 | (DNF) | 127 |
21st | IRL | 14996 | NEIL SPAIN | FRANCIS ROWAN | 23 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 20 | -30 | 21 | 146 |
22nd | FRA | 15014 | FRANCK JUIN | PIERRE PERDON | 25 | -36 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 153 |
23rd | GBR | 14791 | ANDREW PEARCE | STEVE CHESNEY | 27 | 32 | (DNC) | 24 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 154 |
24th | GBR | 14805 | MARK MASKELL | CHRIS PROFFITT | 16 | 23 | -33 | 11 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 156 |
25th | GBR | 15004 | PETER GRAY | ROBIN TOOZS-HOBSON | 14 | 16 | 17 | 36 | 27 | -39 | 27 | 19 | 156 |
26th | IRL | 14894 | NOEL BUTLER | SEAMUS MOORE | 24 | 20 | 22 | 16 | -30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 159 |
27th | CAN | 14907 | GUY TIPTON | MATTHEW KING | 22 | 25 | 21 | 22 | -32 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 165 |
28th | FRA | 14793 | FREDERIC MOUCHES | JEAN-FRANCOIS NOUEL | 15 | 15 | 32 | 25 | (SCP) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 179 |
29th | GBR | 14982 | MARTIN SCARTH | TONY KING | 34 | 19 | 23 | -44 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 188 |
30th | BAR | 15034 | COLIN SYMES | CHARLIE GLOYMEAY | 20 | 29 | 28 | -43 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 201 |
31st | CAN | 15024 | JOE JOSPE | TOM EGLI | 17 | 21 | 30 | 37 | -46 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 212 |
32nd | GBR | 14682 | JONATHAN CARTER | GARETH WILKINSON | 28 | (DNC) | 35 | 23 | 35 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 222 |
33rd | GBR | 14864 | IAN KELLY | PETER ELVER | 49 | 30 | 16 | (OCS) | 57 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 227 |
34th | CAN | 15043 | ROBERT LEVY | ERIC OWSTON | 35 | 37 | -49 | 39 | 23 | 26 | 38 | 35 | 233 |
35th | IRL | 14990 | OWEN LAVERTY | ED BUTLER | 32 | 27 | 41 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 39 | -43 | 246 |
36th | SUI | 14890 | ERICH MOSER | GERY SAUER | 40 | -45 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 45 | 22 | 34 | 247 |
37th | SUI | 14960 | MELANIE LEDERER | MICHAEL SCHAEFER | 36 | 39 | 26 | -48 | 41 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 247 |
38th | SUI | 14859 | CHRISTINA LANDERER | CEDRIC LANDERER | -51 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 250 |
39th | SUI | 14602 | FRITZ WIDMER | NIKOLAI ALLERS | (DNC) | 40 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 262 |
40th | SHE | 15022 | JOHN MANSON | STEVEN LEASK | 29 | 34 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 47 | (DNF) | 37 | 269 |
41st | USA | 14846 | PATRICK CRUMP | ROBERT THOMPSON | 37 | 33 | -52 | 35 | 49 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 275 |
42nd | RSA | 14411 | ANTHONY PARKER | DAVID LAING | 30 | 43 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 44 | -49 | 47 | 278 |
43rd | GBR | 14789 | RHYS LANKESTER | BARRY SMITH | 42 | 38 | 38 | -47 | 39 | 43 | 32 | 46 | 278 |
44th | GBR | 14798 | MARIA RICHARDS | GRAHAM HOY | 39 | 41 | 46 | (DNC) | 37 | 36 | 47 | 40 | 286 |
45th | AUS | 14972 | NICK GUNNER | GLENN PEVERELL | -57 | 35 | 54 | 34 | 44 | 31 | 50 | 39 | 287 |
46th | IRL | 15007 | LOUIS SMYTH | CORMAC BRADLEY | 43 | 50 | (DNC) | 31 | 47 | 41 | 44 | 36 | 292 |
47th | BAR | 15033 | ROBIN PATTERSON | STEVEN BENSON | 33 | 42 | 44 | 49 | 38 | -54 | 41 | 49 | 296 |
48th | GBR | 14755 | DAVID RYDER | MICHELLE RYDER | 38 | 48 | 40 | 30 | 45 | 49 | 53 | -54 | 303 |
49th | IRL | 14713 | FRANK MILLER | MARGUERITE O'ROURKE | 47 | 49 | -57 | 32 | SAF | 34 | 55 | 48 | 317 |
50th | CAN | 14768 | PIERRE CARPENTIER | TOM BIRD | 50 | -59 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 37 | 52 | 322 |
51st | GBR | 14964 | MATT GREENFIELD | LUCY FOULDS | 45 | 44 | 39 | 54 | (DNC) | DNC | 46 | 41 | 340 |
52nd | USA | 14968 | PETER WIRTH | PETER KELLY | -56 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 51 | 48 | 38 | 343 |
53rd | GBR | 14821 | NICK HURST | ALEX DOWNING | 48 | -61 | 59 | 40 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 55 | 351 |
54th | GBR | 14873 | STEVE PATTEN | BRIAN ALDGATE | 44 | 54 | -62 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 367 |
55th | SUI | 14896 | RICHARD SCHELLER | LINUS EBERLE | 54 | 57 | -61 | 50 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 371 |
56th | SLO | 14881 | MIRAN GUSTIN | DOMEN KANSKY | -59 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 374 |
57th | SUI | 14921 | MAJA SUTER | FRANCOIS SCHLUCHTER | -60 | 52 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 382 |
58th | GBR | 14556 | DEBBIE KIRKBY | PAUL DOWNING | 46 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 56 | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 384 |
59th | GBR | 15038 | STEWART SCARFF | LESLEY SCARFF | 63 | (DNC) | 56 | 63 | 53 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 393 |
60th | IRL | 14877 | HANNAH SHOWELL | MARTINA MICHELS | 55 | (DNS) | 48 | 58 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 56 | 393 |
61st | GBR | 14999 | DAVID FESTING | KAREN FESTING | 52 | 56 | 50 | 62 | 62 | 60 | -63 | 60 | 402 |
62nd | BAR | 14922 | ROBERT POVEY | NEIL BURKE | 53 | 62 | 53 | 61 | -66 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 408 |
63rd | GBR | 14621 | JEREMY HURST | JANE MILLMAN | 41 | 60 | 63 | 51 | (DNC) | DNC | 61 | DNF | 418 |
64th | SUI | 14961 | DOMINIK MUELLER | CHRISTINE MEBES | (DNC) | 58 | DNC | 66 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 418 |
65th | CAN | 14835 | MIKE McEVOY | JEREMY KENNEDY | 62 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 58 | 63 | (DNF) | DNC | 422 |
66th | GBR | 14872 | BARBARA NEWSON | GUY NEWSON | 58 | 64 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | -66 | 434 |
67th | SUI | 14594 | MIANNE ERNE | CLAY POULSON | 65 | 65 | 65 | 57 | -67 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 441 |
68th | JPN | 1489 | TAKUMI ISHIBASHI | JURJEN FEIKENS | (DNC) | DNC | DNC | 60 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 61 | 451 |
69th | LCA | 6261 | BETH LYGOE | JERRY BETHELL | 61 | 66 | 64 | 65 | -68 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 453 |
70th | USA | 14957 | GRAHAM SCHAEFER | DUNCAN SCHAEFER | 64 | 63 | (DNC) | 67 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 454 |
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