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.
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 |