Townend/Howarth dominate Fireball worlds

4th May 2010

Serial world champions Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend (GBR) continue to lead the 2010 Fireball Worlds after day two of sailing in Barbados. The pair have already counted a hat-trick of Fireball World Championships, winning the title in 2003, 2005 and 2009, and have already made their mark in Barbados, winning the international week. Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff (GBR) are in 2nd place, while David Wade and Tim Saunders (GBR) climbed up the rankings to sit in 3rd.

Noel Butler is still best of the Irish in 16th position.

Barbados served up another beautiful sailing day with sunny skies and warm winds. Two races were held yesterday in shifty conditions with breeze ranging from 13 – 18 knots.

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RESULTS

PHOTOS

1st	GBR	15013	CHIPS HOWARTH	VYV TOWNEND	1	3	3	1	8	8
2nd	GBR	15036	MATT BURGE	RICHARD WAGSTAFF	3	4	2	5	14	14
3rd	GBR	15031	MATT FINDLAY	RICHARD ANDERTON	7	1	7	4	19	19
4th	GBR	14924	DAVID EDWARDS	SIMON POTTS	6	2	4	8	20	20
5th	AUS	15025	ROBIN INNS	JOEL COULTAS	8	5	5	7	25	25
6th	GBR	14950	KEVIN HOPE	RUSSELL THORNE	5	8	19	3	35	35
7th	GBR	15032	DAVID WADE	TIM SAUNDERS	2	6	22.0 SCP	9	39	39
8th	CZE	15019	MARTIN KUBOVY	MILAN CAP	11	18	6	6	41	41
9th	GBR	14807	TIM RUSH	RUSS CLARK	4	7	20	15	46	46
10th	GBR	14941	DERIAN SCOTT	ANDY SCOTT	10	26	13	13	62	62
11th	GBR	14949	MIKE SENIOR	ANDY THOMPSON	13	24	15	10	62	62
12th	AUS	15011	NATHAN STOCKLEY	ALLAN BLENKLE	21	14	9	19	63	63
13th	GBR	14977	PHILIP POPPLE	GAVIN TILLSON	9	12	18	28	67	67
14th	CZE	14979	EVA SKORAPKA	JAKUB NAPRAVNIK	31	11	8	21	71	71
15th	GBR	14628	SIMON LOMAS-CLARKE	TIM RILEY	26	28	12	12	78	78
16th	IRL	14894	NOEL BUTLER	SEAMUS MOORE	24	20	22	16	82	82
17th	GBR	14805	MARK MASKELL	CHRIS PROFFITT	16	23	33	11	83	83
18th	GBR	15004	PETER GRAY	ROBIN TOOZS-HOBSON	14	16	17	36	83	83
19th	SUI	14799	CLAUDE MERMOD	RUEDI MOSER	12	31	24	17	84	84
20th	IRL	14996	NEIL SPAIN	FRANCIS ROWAN	23	22	25	14	84	84
21st	FRA	14793	FREDERIC MOUCHES	JEAN-FRANCOIS NOUEL	15	15	32	25	87	87
22nd	AUS	14943	HEATHER MacFARLANE	CHRIS PAYNE	19	17	27	27	90	90
23rd	CAN	14907	GUY TIPTON	MATTHEW KING	22	25	21	22	90	90
24th	AUS	15027	BEN SCHULZ	PHILLIP BOWLEY	71.0 DNF	10	14	2	97	97
25th	CAN	15024	JOE JOSPE	TOM EGLI	17	21	30	37	105	105
26th	GBR	15020	VINCE HOREY	SAM BREAREY	18	9	11	71.0 OCS	109	109
27th	AUS	15026	PETER INNS	EDWARD ALDER	71.0 DNC	13	10	18	112	112
28th	FRA	15014	FRANCK JUIN	PIERRE PERDON	25	36	31	20	112	112
29th	GBR	14982	MARTIN SCARTH	TONY KING	34	19	23	44	120	120
30th	BAR	15034	COLIN SYMES	CHARLIE GLOYMEAY	20	29	28	43	120	120
31st	IRL	14990	OWEN LAVERTY	ED BUTLER	32	27	41	33	133	133
32nd	SHE	15022	JOHN MANSON	STEVEN LEASK	29	34	42	38	143	143
33rd	RSA	14411	ANTHONY PARKER	DAVID LAING	30	43	29	45	147	147
34th	SUI	14960	MELANIE LEDERER	MICHAEL SCHAEFER	36	39	26	48	149	149
35th	GBR	14791	ANDREW PEARCE	STEVE CHESNEY	27	32	71.0 DNC	24	154	154
36th	GBR	14755	DAVID RYDER	MICHELLE RYDER	38	48	40	30	156	156
37th	GBR	14682	JONATHAN CARTER	GARETH WILKINSON	28	71.0 DNC	35	23	157	157
38th	USA	14846	PATRICK CRUMP	ROBERT THOMPSON	37	33	52	35	157	157
39th	SUI	14890	ERICH MOSER	GERY SAUER	40	45	34	41	160	160
40th	CAN	15043	ROBERT LEVY	ERIC OWSTON	35	37	49	39	160	160
41st	SUI	14859	CHRISTINA LANDERER	CEDRIC LANDERER	51	51	37	26	165	165
42nd	GBR	14789	RHYS LANKESTER	BARRY SMITH	42	38	38	47	165	165
43rd	GBR	14864	IAN KELLY	PETER ELVER	49	30	16	71.0 OCS	166	166
44th	BAR	15033	ROBIN PATTERSON	STEVEN BENSON	33	42	44	49	168	168
45th	SUI	14602	FRITZ WIDMER	NIKOLAI ALLERS	71.0 DNC	40	36	29	176	176
46th	AUS	14972	NICK GUNNER	GLENN PEVERELL	57	35	54	34	180	180
47th	GBR	14964	MATT GREENFIELD	LUCY FOULDS	45	44	39	54	182	182
48th	IRL	14713	FRANK MILLER	MARGUERITE O'ROURKE	47	49	57	32	185	185
49th	GBR	14556	DEBBIE KIRKBY	PAUL DOWNING	46	47	51	42	186	186
50th	IRL	15007	LOUIS SMYTH	CORMAC BRADLEY	43	50	71.0 DNC	31	195	195
51st	GBR	14798	MARIA RICHARDS	GRAHAM HOY	39	41	46	71.0 DNC	197	197
52nd	CAN	14768	PIERRE CARPENTIER	TOM BIRD	50	59	43	46	198	198
53rd	SLO	14881	MIRAN GUSTIN	DOMEN KANSKY	59	46	45	56	206	206
54th	GBR	14821	NICK HURST	ALEX DOWNING	48	61	59	40	208	208
55th	SUI	14921	MAJA SUTER	FRANCOIS SCHLUCHTER	60	52	47	52	211	211
56th	GBR	14621	JEREMY HURST	JANE MILLMAN	41	60	63	51	215	215
57th	GBR	14873	STEVE PATTEN	BRIAN ALDGATE	44	54	62	59	219	219
58th	USA	14968	PETER WIRTH	PETER KELLY	56	55	55	53	219	219
59th	GBR	14999	DAVID FESTING	KAREN FESTING	52	56	50	62	220	220
60th	SUI	14896	RICHARD SCHELLER	LINUS EBERLE	54	57	61	50	222	222
61st	BAR	14922	ROBERT POVEY	NEIL BURKE	53	62	53	61	229	229
62nd	CAN	14835	MIKE McEVOY	JEREMY KENNEDY	62	53	60	55	230	230
63rd	IRL	14877	HANNAH SHOWELL	MARTINA MICHELS	55	71.0 DNS	48	58	232	232
64th	GBR	14872	BARBARA NEWSON	GUY NEWSON	58	64	58	64	244	244
65th	SUI	14594	MIANNE ERNE	CLAY POULSON	65	65	65	57	252	252
66th	GBR	15038	STEWART SCARFF	LESLEY SCARFF	63	71.0 DNC	56	63	253	253
67th	LCA	6261	BETH LYGOE	JERRY BETHELL	61	66	64	65	256	256
68th	USA	14957	GRAHAM SCHAEFER	DUNCAN SCHAEFER	64	63	71.0 DNC	67	265	265
69th	SUI	14961	DOMINIK MUELLER	CHRISTINE MEBES	71.0 DNC	58	71.0 DNC	66	266	266
70th	JPN	1489	TAKUMI ISHIBASHI	JURJEN FEIKENS	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	60	273	273

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