2010 Fireball Worlds - Two more bullets for Howarth and Townend



2010 Fireball International Week Results - Final

2:08 AM Wed 5 May 2010 GMT
'2010 Fireball Worlds - Barbados' Noah Purves-Smith
Lighter winds made no difference to Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend from Great Britain as they continued to dominate the 2010 Fireball Worlds.

Two races were held today off Carlisle Bay in Barbados at the 2010 Fireball World Championships. There were a few small showers but otherwise mostly sunny skies with winds at 12-14 knots throughout the day.

Fellow Brits, Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton kept it a closer finish for race five, battling through to the finish with Howarth and Townend, but then Chips and Vyv pulled away from the fleet to finish well ahead in race six.
2010 Fireball Worlds - Barbados - Noah Purves-Smith


After six races, Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff (GBR) are in second place, followed by Matt Findlay and Richard Anderton (GBR).

Boats with sail numbers not starting with GBR still haven't managed to crack the overall podium, but they are starting to reach the top three spots in individual races with Australian boats claiming second and third in race six.
2010 Fireball Worlds - Barbados - Noah Purves-Smith


Wednesday, May 5th is a lay-day. Racing continues on Thursday, May 6th with two races scheduled.

For more information, please go to: www.fireball-worlds.com

Rank
Nat
Sailno
Helmname
Crewname
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Total
Score
1st
GBR
15013
CHIPS HOWARTH
VYV TOWNEND
(71.0 DNS)
2
4
1
1
79
8
2nd
GBR
14924
DAVID EDWARDS
SIMON POTTS
1
3
3
3
-4
14
10
3rd
GBR
14950
KEVIN HOPE
RUSSELL THORNE
4
5
2
4
-11
26
15
4th
GBR
15032
DAVID WADE
TIM SAUNDERS
5
1
10
2
(71.0 BFD)
89
18
5th
AUS
15027
BEN SCHULZ
PHILLIP BOWLEY
2
6
5
-18
8
39
21
6th
GBR
15031
MATT FINDLAY
RICHARD ANDERTON
3
10
7
7
(71.0 DNF)
98
27
7th
AUS
15011
NATHAN STOCKLEY
ALLAN BLENKLE
7
4
13
10
(71.0 DNC)
105
34
8th
GBR
14949
MIKE SENIOR
ANDY THOMPSON
10
-16
8
11
7
52
36
9th
GBR
14941
DERIAN SCOTT
ANDY SCOTT
9
11
-19
12
5
56
37
10th
GBR
15020
VINCE HOREY
SAM BREAREY
(71.0 DNS)
8
11
8
10
108
37
11th
GBR
14807
TIM RUSH
RUSS CLARK
(71.0 DNF)
7
15
15
2
110
39
12th
CZE
15019
MARTIN KUBOVY
MILAN CAP
12
-20
17
9
6
64
44
13th
AUS
15025
ROBIN INNS
JOEL COULTAS
(71.0 DNS)
9
12
6
23
121
50
14th
AUS
15026
PETER INNS
EDWARD ALDER
-29
19
14
5
13
80
51
15th
FRA
15014
FRANCK JUIN
PIERRE PERDON
18
-28
23
13
3
85
57
16th
IRL
14894
NOEL BUTLER
SEAMUS MOORE
8
-24
22
14
14
82
58
17th
CAN
14907
GUY TIPTON
MATTHEW KING
21
17
6
21
-30
95
65
18th
GBR
14864
IAN KELLY
PETER ELVER
19
14
-28
17
15
93
65
19th
AUS
14943
HEATHER MacFARLANE
CHRIS PAYNE
6
13
25
22
(71.0 DNC)
137
66
20th
GBR
14982
MARTIN SCARTH
TONY KING
15
23
-37
19
17
111
74
21st
IRL
14996
NEIL SPAIN
FRANCIS ROWAN
14
26
16
-29
19
104
75
22nd
GBR
14805
MARK MASKELL
CHRIS PROFFITT
17
18
-24
20
20
99
75
23rd
BAR
15034
COLIN SYMES
CHARLIE GLOYMEAY
16
22
-27
16
24
105
78
24th
GBR
14628
SIMON LOMAS-CLARKE
TIM RILEY
(71.0 DNS)
25
21
28
12
157
86
25th
FRA
14793
FREDERIC MOUCHES
JEAN-FRANCOIS NOUEL
(71.0 DNS)
21
26
24
18
160
89
26th
CAN
15024
JOE JOSPE
TOM EGLI
23
-29
20
25
21
118
89
27th
USA
14846
PATRICK CRUMP
ROBERT THOMPSON
20
-34
29
26
16
125
91
28th
CZE
14979
EVA SKORAPKA
JAKUB NAPRAVNIK
11
15
9
(71.0 DNC)
71.0 DNC
177
106
29th
IRL
14990
OWEN LAVERTY
ED BUTLER
22
36
-41
27
22
148
107
30th
SUI
14890
ERICH MOSER
GERY SAUER
24
27
30
(71.0 DNC)
32
184
113
31st
GBR
14789
RHYS LANKESTER
BARRY SMITH
26
30
-36
32
27
151
115
32nd
GBR
14791
ANDREW PEARCE
STEVE CHESNEY
13
(71.0 DNC)
71.0 DNC
23
9
187
116
33rd
AUS
14972
NICK GUNNER
GLENN PEVERELL
25
-44
34
30
31
164
120
34th
SHE
15022
JOHN MANSON
STEVEN LEASK
31
35
31
(71.0 DNC)
26
194
123
35th
SUI
14859
CHRISTINA LANDERER
CEDRIC LANDERER
(71.0 DNS)
39
18
40
33
201
130
36th
SUI
14602
FRITZ WIDMER
NIKOLAI ALLERS
(71.0 DNS)
31
38
34
29
203
132
37th
IRL
15007
LOUIS SMYTH
CORMAC BRADLEY
32
38
-39
35
28
172
133
38th
BAR
15033
ROBIN PATTERSON
STEVEN BENSON
28
41
-51
31
35
186
135
39th
RSA
14411
ANTHONY PARKER
DAVID LAING
34
-45
33
33
37
182
137
40th
USA
14968
PETER WIRTH
PETER KELLY
30
-48
35
42
34
189
141
41st
GBR
15036
MATT BURGE
RICHARD WAGSTAFF
(71.0 DNS)
12
1
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
226
155
42nd
SUI
14921
MAJA SUTER
FRANCOIS SCHLUCHTER
27
42
40
46
(71.0 DNF)
226
155
43rd
CAN
15043
ROBERT LEVY
ERIC OWSTON
33
33
(71.0 DNF)
71.0 DNC
25
233
162
44th
BAR
14922
ROBERT POVEY
NEIL BURKE
40
51
-54
36
36
217
163
45th
GBR
14872
BARBARA NEWSON
GUY NEWSON
38
-54
52
38
41
223
169
46th
CAN
14835
MIKE McEVOY
ANDREY BOGUSLAVSKIY
41
52
-55
45
39
232
177
47th
SUI
14594
MIANNE ERNE
CLAY POULSON
39
53
-56
43
42
233
177
48th
SUI
14896
RICHARD SCHELLER
LINUS EBERLE
36
50
49
44
(71.0 DNC)
250
179
49th
GBR
14556
DEBBIE KIRKBY
PAUL DOWNING
37
47
32
(71.0 DNC)
71.0 DNC
258
187
50th
SUI
14961
DOMINIK MUELLER
CHRISTINE MEBES
42
(71.0 DNC)
71.0 DNC
41
38
263
192
51st
GBR
14798
MARIA RICHARDS
GRAHAM HOY
(71.0 DNS)
43
43
37
71.0 DNC
265
194
52nd
IRL
14877
HANNAH SHOWELL
MARTINA MICHELS
(71.0 DNS)
55
47
71.0 DNC
40
284
213
53rd
GBR
14999
DAVID FESTING
KAREN FESTING
35
(71.0 DNC)
71.0 DNC
39
71.0 DNC
287
216
54th
SLO
14881
MIRAN GUSTIN
DOMEN KANSKY
43
49
53
(71.0 DNC)
71.0 DNC
287
216
55th
GBR
14621
JEREMY HURST
ANDREW HURST
(71.0 DNS)
37
42
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
292
221
56th
IRL
14713
FRANK MILLER
MARGUERITE O'ROURKE
(71.0 DNS)
32
48
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
293
222
57th
GBR
14821
NICK HURST
ALEX DOWNING
(71.0 DNS)
40
44
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
297
226
58th
GBR
15038
STEWART SCARFF
LESLEY SCARFF
(71.0 DNS)
46
45
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
304
233
59th
LCA
6261
BETH LYGOE
JERRY BETHELL
(71.0 DNS)
56
50
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
319
248
60th
GBR
15004
PETER GRAY
ROBIN TOOZS-HOBSON
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
46
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
330
259
61st
GBR
14977
PHILIP POPPLE
GAVIN TILLSON
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
GBR
14964
DAVE MASON
MATT GREENFIELD
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
SUI
14960
MELANIE LEDERER
MICHAEL SCHAEFER
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
USA
14957
GRAHAM SCHAEFER
DUNCAN SCHAEFER
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
JPN
14291
TAKUMI ISHIBASHI
JURJEN FEIKENS
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
SUI
14799
CLAUDE MERMOD
RUEDI MOSER
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
CAN
14768
PIERRE CARPENTIER
TOM BIRD
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
GBR
14755
DAVID RYDER
MICHELLE RYDER
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
GBR
14682
JONATHAN CARTER
GARETH WILKINSON
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284
61st
GBR
14873
STEVE PATTEN
BRIAN ALDGATE
(71.0 DNS)
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
71.0 DNC
355
284




by Noah Purves-Smith




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