Irish Fireballs slip further in Barbados

5th May 2010

Chips Howarth and Viv Townend continue to build what looks like an insurmountable lead sailing at the Fireball World Championships, notching up two further wins in yesterday's light airs. Their scoreline now reads 1-3-3-1-1-1, putting them 11 points clear at the top as the fleet enjoys a lay day in the Caribbean. Irish interests took a knock with top-placed paddies Noel Butler and Seamus Moore dropping to 25th, with Neil Spain and Francis Rowan taking up the mantle of top Irish in 21st.

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RESULTS

PHOTOS

1st	GBR	15013	CHIPS HOWARTH	VYV TOWNEND	1	-3	3	1	1	1	10	7
2nd	GBR	15036	MATT BURGE	RICHARD WAGSTAFF	3	4	2	5	-10	4	28	18
3rd	GBR	15031	MATT FINDLAY	RICHARD ANDERTON	7	1	7	4	2	(71.0 DNF)	92	21
4th	GBR	14924	DAVID EDWARDS	SIMON POTTS	6	2	4	8	4	-9	33	24
5th	AUS	15025	ROBIN INNS	JOEL COULTAS	8	5	5	7	-16	3	44	28
6th	AUS	15027	BEN SCHULZ	PHILLIP BOWLEY	(71.0 DNF)	10	14	2	3	2	102	31
7th	GBR	15032	DAVID WADE	TIM SAUNDERS	2	6	(22.0 SCP)	9	8	8	55	33
8th	CZE	15019	MARTIN KUBOVY	MILAN CAP	11	-18	6	6	9	5	55	37
9th	GBR	14950	KEVIN HOPE	RUSSELL THORNE	5	8	-19	3	12	19	66	47
10th	GBR	14807	TIM RUSH	RUSS CLARK	4	7	-20	15	15	7	68	48
11th	AUS	15026	PETER INNS	EDWARD ALDER	(71.0 DNC)	13	10	18	5	6	123	52
12th	GBR	15020	VINCE HOREY	SAM BREAREY	18	9	11	(71.0 OCS)	6	15	130	59
13th	AUS	15011	NATHAN STOCKLEY	ALLAN BLENKLE	-21	14	9	19	7	14	84	63
14th	GBR	14977	PHILIP POPPLE	GAVIN TILLSON	9	12	18	-28	17	11	95	67
15th	GBR	14941	DERIAN SCOTT	ANDY SCOTT	10	-26	13	13	20	17	99	73
16th	GBR	14628	SIMON LOMAS-CLARKE	TIM RILEY	26	-28	12	12	11	13	102	74
17th	CZE	14979	EVA SKORAPKA	JAKUB NAPRAVNIK	-31	11	8	21	22	16	109	78
18th	SUI	14799	CLAUDE MERMOD	RUEDI MOSER	12	-31	24	17	19	10	113	82
19th	GBR	14949	MIKE SENIOR	ANDY THOMPSON	13	-24	15	10	24	22	108	84
20th	AUS	14943	HEATHER MacFARLANE	CHRIS PAYNE	19	17	-27	27	13	12	115	88
21st	IRL	14996	NEIL SPAIN	FRANCIS ROWAN	23	22	-25	14	21	20	125	100
22nd	GBR	14805	MARK MASKELL	CHRIS PROFFITT	16	23	-33	11	29	25	137	104
23rd	CAN	14907	GUY TIPTON	MATTHEW KING	22	25	21	22	-32	18	140	108
24th	FRA	14793	FREDERIC MOUCHES	JEAN-FRANCOIS NOUEL	15	15	-32	25	25	29	141	109
25th	IRL	14894	NOEL BUTLER	SEAMUS MOORE	24	20	22	16	-30	27	139	109
26th	GBR	15004	PETER GRAY	ROBIN TOOZS-HOBSON	14	16	17	36	27	-39	149	110
27th	FRA	15014	FRANCK JUIN	PIERRE PERDON	25	-36	31	20	18	23	153	117
28th	GBR	14791	ANDREW PEARCE	STEVE CHESNEY	27	32	(71.0 DNC)	24	14	24	192	121
29th	GBR	14982	MARTIN SCARTH	TONY KING	34	19	23	-44	28	32	180	136
30th	BAR	15034	COLIN SYMES	CHARLIE GLOYMEAY	20	29	28	-43	26	33	179	136
31st	CAN	15024	JOE JOSPE	TOM EGLI	17	21	30	37	-46	40	191	145
32nd	GBR	14682	JONATHAN CARTER	GARETH WILKINSON	28	(71.0 DNC)	35	23	35	30	222	151
33rd	CAN	15043	ROBERT LEVY	ERIC OWSTON	35	37	-49	39	23	26	209	160
34th	IRL	14990	OWEN LAVERTY	ED BUTLER	32	27	-41	33	36	38	207	166
35th	GBR	14864	IAN KELLY	PETER ELVER	49	30	16	(71.0 OCS)	57	21	244	173
36th	SUI	14602	FRITZ WIDMER	NIKOLAI ALLERS	(71.0 DNC)	40	36	29	34	35	245	174
37th	SUI	14859	CHRISTINA LANDERER	CEDRIC LANDERER	-51	51	37	26	33	28	226	175
38th	SUI	14960	MELANIE LEDERER	MICHAEL SCHAEFER	36	39	26	-48	41	42	232	184
39th	SHE	15022	JOHN MANSON	STEVEN LEASK	29	34	42	38	42	-47	232	185
40th	RSA	14411	ANTHONY PARKER	DAVID LAING	30	43	29	-45	40	44	231	186
41st	SUI	14890	ERICH MOSER	GERY SAUER	40	-45	34	41	31	45	236	191
42nd	USA	14846	PATRICK CRUMP	ROBERT THOMPSON	37	33	-52	35	49	37	243	191
43rd	AUS	14972	NICK GUNNER	GLENN PEVERELL	-57	35	54	34	44	31	255	198
44th	GBR	14798	MARIA RICHARDS	GRAHAM HOY	39	41	46	(71.0 DNC)	37	36	270	199
45th	GBR	14789	RHYS LANKESTER	BARRY SMITH	42	38	38	-47	39	43	247	200
46th	GBR	14755	DAVID RYDER	MICHELLE RYDER	38	48	40	30	45	-49	250	201
47th	BAR	15033	ROBIN PATTERSON	STEVEN BENSON	33	42	44	49	38	-54	260	206
48th	IRL	15007	LOUIS SMYTH	CORMAC BRADLEY	43	50	(71.0 DNC)	31	47	41	283	212
49th	IRL	14713	FRANK MILLER	MARGUERITE O'ROURKE	47	49	-57	32	51	34	270	213
50th	CAN	14768	PIERRE CARPENTIER	TOM BIRD	50	-59	43	46	48	46	292	233
51st	GBR	14556	DEBBIE KIRKBY	PAUL DOWNING	46	47	51	42	56	(71.0 DNC)	313	242
52nd	GBR	14821	NICK HURST	ALEX DOWNING	48	-61	59	40	52	52	312	251
53rd	GBR	14964	MATT GREENFIELD	LUCY FOULDS	45	44	39	54	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	324	253
54th	USA	14968	PETER WIRTH	PETER KELLY	-56	55	55	53	43	51	313	257
55th	GBR	14873	STEVE PATTEN	BRIAN ALDGATE	44	54	-62	59	54	50	323	261
56th	SLO	14881	MIRAN GUSTIN	DOMEN KANSKY	-59	46	45	56	59	58	323	264
57th	SUI	14921	MAJA SUTER	FRANCOIS SCHLUCHTER	-60	52	47	52	60	55	326	266
58th	SUI	14896	RICHARD SCHELLER	LINUS EBERLE	54	57	-61	50	55	53	330	269
59th	GBR	14999	DAVID FESTING	KAREN FESTING	52	56	50	-62	62	60	342	280
60th	GBR	15038	STEWART SCARFF	LESLEY SCARFF	63	(71.0 DNC)	56	63	53	48	354	283
61st	IRL	14877	HANNAH SHOWELL	MARTINA MICHELS	55	(71.0 DNS)	48	58	63	59	354	283
62nd	GBR	14621	JEREMY HURST	JANE MILLMAN	41	60	63	51	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	357	286
63rd	BAR	14922	ROBERT POVEY	NEIL BURKE	53	62	53	61	-66	57	352	286
64th	CAN	14835	MIKE McEVOY	JEREMY KENNEDY	62	53	60	55	58	-63	351	288
65th	SUI	14961	DOMINIK MUELLER	CHRISTINE MEBES	(71.0 DNC)	58	71.0 DNC	66	50	56	372	301
66th	GBR	14872	BARBARA NEWSON	GUY NEWSON	58	-64	58	64	64	64	372	308
67th	SUI	14594	MIANNE ERNE	CLAY POULSON	65	65	65	57	-67	62	381	314
68th	LCA	6261	BETH LYGOE	JERRY BETHELL	61	66	64	65	-68	65	389	321
69th	JPN	1489	TAKUMI ISHIBASHI	JURJEN FEIKENS	(71.0 DNC)	71.0 DNC	71.0 DNC	60	61	61	395	324
70th	USA	14957	GRAHAM SCHAEFER	DUNCAN SCHAEFER	64	63	(71.0 DNC)	67	65	66	396	325

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