Up and away

Howarth and Townend lead by 28 points at the end of day three of the Fireball Worlds in La Rochelle

Rain overnight had brought cloudy conditions to La Rochelle and the fleet launched in light conditions and waited for the Sea Breeze to fill in. The race officer and his team were eventually rewarded and racing was able to start a little later than planned. This time the racing area on the Pertuis was a little further toward the shore.
Wind was 6 -10 Knots during the day.

Race 5

A two way battle between the current UK National Champions Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff and regatta leaders Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend. This time Burge and Wagstaff took the gun with Former World Champion DJ Edwards crewed by Simon Potts third.

1st Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff
2nd Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend
3rd David Edwards and Simon Potts
4th Angus Hemmings and Steve Chesney
5th Andy Pearce and Hugh Butler

Race 6

The Italian team of Maurizio Leone and Luca Campati lead at the windward mark but were eventually overhauled. Tom Gillard and Francis Rowan were showing the form that placed them third at the Europeans last week and they pulled through to take the win. Former Fireball European Champions Andy Smith and Jonny Mildred had there best race of the series so far taking 2nd. Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend consolidated their position at the top of the leader board with 3rd place. With four races left to sail they are in a strong position, but with another discard to come in things could still change.

1st Tom Gillard and Francis Rowan
2nd Andy Smith and Jonny Mildred
3rd Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend
4th Matt Burge and Richard Wagstaff
5th Angus Hemmings Steve Chesney

After racing competitors enjoyed a carribean themed evening at the sponsored by the Barbados government and Mount Gay rum. After a ceremonial exchange of burgees between SRR La Rochelle and Barbados Yacht Club, representatives from the Barbados government and tourist board and Fireball International put on a fantastic presentation about next years worlds.

Results:

Pos	Sail	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Tot	Net
1	GBR 15013	HOWARTH Chips	TOWNEND Vyv	1	1	4	1	2	3	12	8
2	GBR 14924	EDWARDS DAVID	POHS SIMON	12	3	12	6	3	14	50	36
3	GBR 14994	BURGE Matt	WAGSTAFF Richard	2	2	41	28	1	4	78	37
4	FRA 14959	ALLEAUME Ludovic	PERDON Etienne	4	18	1	2	20	16	61	41
5	GBR 14226	LEWIS Martyn	BAILEY Richard	5	4	15	3	16	17	60	43
6	GBR 14791	HEMMING Angus	CHESNET Steve	29	14	23	5	4	5	80	51
7	GBR 14993	WAPE David	MAC GRANE Ben	3	6	42	24	6	13	94	52
8	GBR 15020	HOREY Vincent	GARDNER Rob	13	10	38	13	12	8	94	56
9	GBR 14895	SMITH ANDY	MILDRED JONNY	25	BFD	11	11	15	2	166	64
10	GBR 14636	BIRRELL NIKI	BREAREY SAM	9	23	37	17	9	7	102	65
11	IRL 14996	GILLARD Tom	ROWAN Francis	16	22	27	23	7	1	96	69
12	FRA 15015	PECULIER Martin	LE SEAC'H Thomas	19	24	2	72	13	11	141	69
13	GBR 15004	GRAY Peter	FORBES Simon	14	27	5	8	40	15	109	69
14	GBR 14949	SENIOR Mike	THOMPSON Andy	15	29	3	7	21	DNF	177	75
15	GBR 14948	FRY Ali	BIG Mac	11	30	6	19	17	33	116	83
16	GBR 14950	HOPE Kevin	THORNE Russell	34	11	36	26	11	6	124	88
17	CZE 14809	VERNER Jaroslav	WINKLER Pavel	10	13	10	20	45	35	133	88
18	GBR 14820	PEARCE Andrew	BUTLER Hugh	32	38	19	25	5	10	129	91
19	GBR 14864	CURZON John	ELVER Peter	23	9	18	32	10	38	130	92
20	GBR 14892	GIBBS PENNY	GIBBS IAN	38	25	8	4	28	32	135	97
21	GBR 14954	PRIEST Becky	SAUNDERS Tim	7	26	24	21	27	19	124	97
22	CZE 15019	KUBOVY Martin	CAP Martin	22	19	16	DSQ	23	21	203	101
23	CZE 14979	SKOREOVA Eva	TKADLEC Viktor	20	17	14	OCS	19	37	209	107
24	GBR 14977	POPPLE Philip	TILLSON Gavin	8	32	17	DNF	29	25	213	111
25	IRL 14962	RUNBALL Kenneth	MORAN David	24	8	28	35	39	20	154	115
26	FRA 14793	JUIN Franck	NOUEL Jean francois	26	12	40	14	25	41	158	117
27	GBR 14805	MASKELL Mark	MASKELL Simon	28	37	52	16	14	24	171	119
28	FRA 14925	FOUASSIER Bruno	FOUASSIER Dominique	33	31	20	12	37	45	178	133
29	GBR 14941	SCOTT Derian	SCOTT Andy	35	16	32	36	24	27	170	134
30	FRA 14803	RENON Jean Yves	LECHENE Nicolas	27	15	22	42	64	30	200	136
31	CZE 14827	KORAN Petr	KVASNIK Milan	18	36	31	18	35	48	186	138
32	IRL 14894	BUTLER Noel	MOORE Seamus	52	35	26	30	36	18	197	145
33	FRA 15005	ALLAIN Jerome	CORRE Alain	21	28	43	22	34	60	208	148
34	GBR 14976	KEARNEY Ross	HYRES Dave	49	BFD	35	39	8	23	256	154
35	GBR 14980	FOSKETT Tom	NEEDHAM Tim	31	5	44	43	32	DNF	257	155
36	FRA 14917	THUILLIER Remy	BERTHELOT Loic	17	20	53	DSQ	31	34	257	155
37	FRA 15014	GUIDEL Estelle	PERDON Pierre	50	33	25	34	46	22	210	160
38	GBR 15002	KELSALL Simon	WILLIAMSON Tom	36	21	49	40	26	39	211	162
39	GBR 14899	FINDLAY Matt	ANDERTON Richard	6	BFD	13	37	OCS	12	272	170
40	FRA 14686	BOUTAREL Frederic	MARTINEZ Jany	41	44	54	44	22	28	233	179
41	CAN 15024	JOSPE Joe	EGLI Tom	40	43	9	55	52	47	246	191
42	SUI 14802	GIOVANOLI GIAN-ANDREA	LIECHTI KURT	76	BFD	7	33	18	67	303	201
43	FRA 14823	COLLARD Philippe	THUILLIER Gabriel	45	34	39	52	54	31	255	201
44	FRA 14311	OLIVIER Patrice	PUBERT Jean Marc	58	46	58	9	58	43	272	214
45	ITA 14932	LEONE Maurizio	CAMPATI Luca	57	51	69	29	95	9	310	215
46	GBR 14935	ANDY FOSKETT Andy	FOSKETT Lesley	44	62	57	38	42	40	283	221
47	GBR 14818	BAOHAM Pete	RODHE John	54	45	94	15	50	63	321	227
48	GBR 14966	NEWTON Grahame	NEEDHAM Olivier	37	7	DNF	DNC	38	44	330	228
49	BEL 14829	LERNOUT Bert	LERNOUT Kurt	47	71	62	54	33	42	309	238
50	SUI 14896	SCHELLER Richard	EBERLE Linus	30	47	88	59	49	56	329	241
51	FRA 14973	ANSELMO Pascal	ROBILLARD Jean	67	66	29	49	53	49	313	246
52	GBR 14885	WHITE Jeremy	TURNEN Dave	73	40	47	76	30	57	323	247
53	IRL 14938	MC GROTTY Nial	MAHON Robort	39	58	60	68	67	26	318	250
54	FRA 14838	CHARTIER Francois	ROBIN Pierre yves	51	48	34	61	60	61	315	254
55	GBR 14964	MASON David	COLLETT George	46	39	70	60	65	50	330	260
56	FRA 14693	ROTTELEUR Eric	ROTTELEUR Laurent	62	65	81	10	70	54	342	261
57	FRA 14372	LUCET Denis	LUCET Francoise	82	53	76	47	43	46	347	265
58	GBR 14909	PRIEST Ian	PEPPERDINE Richard	68	BFD	55	50	68	29	372	270
59	IRL 14877	MC NALLY Daire	O ROURKE Marguerite	66	BFD	65	45	44	52	374	272
60	GBR 15016	SLACK Peter	OGRODZINSKI Hania	43	52	73	64	41	82	355	273
61	IRL 15007	SMYTH Louis	O'REILLY Joe	63	56	66	27	72	65	349	277
62	FRA 14926	BARBIER Philippe	BARBIER Thibault	42	BFD	48	75	55	58	380	278
63	SUI 14921	SUTER Maja	SCHLUCHTER Francois	59	59	72	62	66	36	354	282
64	GER 14508	NOLLE JOVY	LEEMANN Roger	61	BFD	59	41	61	62	386	284
65	GBR 14798	RICHARDS Maria	RILEY Tim	60	BFD	51	31	71	72	387	285
66	SUI 14602	WIDMER Fritz	BENDIX Silva	71	BFD	21	80	62	59	395	293
67	FRA 14699	BIHOREAU Philippe	KRIZEK Nicolas	53	50	78	79	48	73	381	302
68	CZE 14888	JENISTA Milan	NAPRAVNIK Jakub	56	55	61	69	63	74	378	304
69	FRA 14728	BRIGAUDEAU Christophe	BEGANTON Gerard	70	41	46	88	73	75	393	305
70	GBR 14621	HURST Jeremy	HURST Andrew	65	49	71	78	57	66	386	308
71	FRA 14400	RENOUARD Serge	MILGRAM Jonathan	94	64	33	63	81	77	412	318
72	GBR 14982	SCARTH MARTIN	KING Tony	55	60	77	73	59	79	403	324
73	GBR 14755	RYDER David	RYDER Michelle	87	57	79	51	74	64	412	325
74	GBR 14635	HOWEY Paul	LANG Douglas	69	69	64	46	78	80	406	326
75	FRA 14279	AVIGNON Alexandre	ROBERT Matthieu	80	BFD	82	65	47	53	429	327
76	IRL 14990	LAVERTY Owen	BUTLER Ed	64	BFD	63	74	76	51	430	328
77	GBR 14797	DEACON John	LINGARO Lucy	DSQ	68	74	48	56	85	433	331
78	GBR 14882	WATSON Rob	WALKER Dan	88	70	50	53	82	78	421	333
79	FRA 14632	ROUDEVITCH Alexandre	ROUDEVITCH Olivier	89	63	45	70	85	71	423	334
80	FRA 15001	COQUEREL Maurice	GUERIN Claude	75	42	95	67	88	69	436	341
81	FRA 14773	BOTREL Alain	BOTREL Antoine	79	72	56	89	79	55	430	341
82	FRA 14267	RAMEZI Patrice	ROUILLE Michel	48	84	67	66	77	DNF	444	342
83	FRA 14500	LEPINAY Jean claude	COROLLER Francois	72	61	80	57	90	83	443	353
84	FRA 14677	GOGUEY Gael	PETE Denis	83	54	75	82	75	68	437	354
85	GBR 14682	WARD Katherine	TOYTON Julia	84	73	87	81	51	70	446	359
86	FRA 14671	DAGUET Alain	GAULT Philippe	78	74	30	77	DNC	DNF	463	361
87	GBR 14800	JORDAN Eugene	COLLETT Graham	86	67	84	71	69	76	453	367
88	ITA 14998	MANZI Luca	ANNRSR Alfredo	74	78	90	56	87	94	479	385
89	GBR 14999	FESTING David	FESTING Karen	81	79	86	58	83	86	473	387
90	ITA 14541	MINONI Andrea	RONDELLI Lorenzo	77	81	68	83	80	84	473	389
91	FRA 14385	VOLOKOVE Fabrice	GUILMINEAU Linda	95	80	83	87	84	91	520	425
92	GBR 14135	SCARFF Stewart	SCARFF Lesley	93	83	85	84	94	81	520	426
93	GBR 14579	WALKER Martin	CAPEY Suzi	92	75	93	85	91	87	523	430
94	FRA 14124	ANDREYS Yves	RIZET Jean	85	77	91	90	92	89	524	432
95	GBR 14872	NEWSON Barbara	NEWSON Guy	91	82	92	86	93	88	532	439
96	GBR 14887	HILL Gareth	HILL Janet	90	76	DNF	DNC	86	90	546	444
97	FRA 14583	SEPTIER Mickael	VIOLLEAU Lucie	96	85	89	91	89	92	542	446
98	FRA 14648	LECUYER Jean-Charles	BROUDIC Bastien	99	DNC	DNC	DNC	96	93	594	492
99	NED 14069	BADOUX ALBERT	DE YONG ROELAND	98	DNE	DNF	DNC	97	DNF	603	501
100	FRA 10111	CERCLERON Serge	ROJO-BLANCHARD Marie-france	97	DNC	DNC	DNC	98	DNF	603	501
---	FRA 14679	BASSET Eric	COLLIN Ludovic	DNC	DNC	DNC	---	DNC	DNF	612	510